Because the crux of ‘where are you from?’ is that the person being asked is assumed to be from elsewhere. We are never allowed to belong here, and it’s only our history elsewhere, which may or may not exist, that matters. We’re always other. Upon being asked this question, I feel as though my life lived here doesn’t matter, that I’ve been presumptive in taking on any kind of identification with where I live. This town, this country: only for the white folks. Asking this question is a way of levering someone out of their space and belonging.
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Bewilderbeast // Slow It Down
Its amazing how artists like this stay under the radar for this long. Bewilderbeast from the UK has been delivering some of the bounciest, airiest 80’s themed slow motion disco pop for the last 10 months. This one comes off an EP released today. He is going with the ‘pay what you want’ option, which is not a risk, seeing as many will be willing to pay for these feel good gems. Grab the EP over at his Bandcamp, throw him some pounds. [photo]
