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After skimming through those “Gays going to roo” and “Jesus” threads I know this is probably the last topic I should bring up….buuuut….just curious if there's any kind of ethnic diversity at roo. I mean I'm sure the people there are diverse in a lot of different ways which is awesome but as a racial minority (or any other kind), you're bound to think of it...Again, not concerned, just curious.
Tried real hard to frame this question so it can be answered without anyone offending anyone else. So bring on the love!
Well the majority is white but I've seen everything else also. Including....neon and rainbow ha. Seriously though, it's a good mix with majority being white for some reason or another... Maybe the type of music?....
I'm brazilian born coming from long island, ny, 21. As far as religion goes, maybe I'm a Baha'i, but too indecisive to stick with one. They are all so good!!
As far as the "classification" I fall into the brown group. I don't consider it negative term, It just means that I can tan for free and not waste money at a tanning salon
sorry for my drunkeness in this post, i'mm make it better tomorrow morning
id say its atleast 99 percent white. but you wont come aross any racial issues at roo. unless your uncomfortbale in large crowds of white people. its a great vibe at roo and everyone is just a person that deserves all the love and respect in the world!!!
but its just a fact of life that its 99 percent white. as almost all fests are.
Last Edit: Mar 7, 2007 22:52:22 GMT -5 by Dude - Back to Top
After skimming through those “Gays going to roo” and “Jesus” threads I know this is probably the last topic I should bring up….buuuut….just curious if there's any kind of ethnic diversity at roo. I mean I'm sure the people there are diverse in a lot of different ways which is awesome but as a racial minority (or any other kind), you're bound to think of it...Again, not concerned, just curious.
Tried real hard to frame this question so it can be answered without anyone offending anyone else. So bring on the love!
But thanks everyone who answered. Figured it would be mostly white (which is fine) but I was still kinda curious. Used to being the minority in that sense so it doesn't bother me. The music will be amazing and I'm sure everyone will be friendly regardless of race, faith, sexuality, whatever else. I cannot wait ;D
yeah....that's because that IS the only black person you SAW. SXSW is gigantic and austin is pretty damn diverse.....gotta say it was just the venue/show you were at.
yeah....that's because that IS the only black person you SAW. SXSW is gigantic and austin is pretty damn diverse.....gotta say it was just the venue/show you were at.
I hope so. I was there for three days and only remember seeing Kele...but then again, I don't really remember that weekend a whole lot, ya know?
But thanks everyone who answered. Figured it would be mostly white (which is fine) but I was still kinda curious. Used to being the minority in that sense so it doesn't bother me. The music will be amazing and I'm sure everyone will be friendly regardless of race, faith, sexuality, whatever else. I cannot wait ;D
In my experiences you'll find many more folks who concentrate on similarities opposed to focusing soley on differences at bonnaroo.
There's a simple explanation for the race difference at the festival. Same as anywhere you go. Caucasians compose a little over %69 of the US population.
Good to see more people from Long Island coming to the board. I went to High School in Smithtown. My graduating class consisted of roughly 500 kids. 3 of those black, and 6 Hispanic. After HS i moved to the Bronx in a %5 white neighborhood and started college. You just gotta find the good folks and pity the ones who live with their eyes half shut.
Would have been so nice if Bonnaroo Northeast actually happened. 2 Bonnaroos a year and one right in my backyard. It absolutely broke my f*cking heart when they canceled it. Long Island would have been a beautiful place for Bonnaroo. I only realized a few years ago how much i take this place for granted. During the summer the weather is great up here, with very bearable heat and less chance of extreme weather. A real shame most of our local politicians are..... Thats alot of writing I'm not going to do.
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!
i saw 2 green people. and a purple and green person. and ive seen orange and red rooers in pics. hows that for diversity!!
very cool - I remember seeing an orange person and a purple person - for real.
I was gonna add that there is a lot of diversity - maybe not ethnic - but in other ways - there are hippies, there are wookies, there are college kids, there are teenagers, there are people from all walks of life - all there with one purpose in mind - to have a GREAT time!
It's probably 99.5% white. Even at New Orleans Jazzfest, in a city where a HUGE percentage of the population is black ans so are are HUGE percentage of the performers, the crowd is almost entirely white.
The type of music is really only going to draw white people. I goto a HBCU (Historically Black College/University) college, and I just can't see my roommates jumping at the bit to goto a "rock and roll concert" (as they like to call Bonnaroo).
If there was a separate Hip-hop stage you would probably see more African-Americans, but even then the "rock" part would keep them from most likely not going unless it (The Hip-Hop stage) had an all star lineup (pretty much some friends sentiments).
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain. So hit me with music. Hit me with music, now, yeah. Hit me with music. Brutalize me with music.
The type of music is really only going to draw white people. I goto a HBCU (Historically Black College/University) college, and I just can't see my roommates jumping at the bit to goto a "rock and roll concert" (as they like to call Bonnaroo).
If there was a separate Hip-hop stage you would probably see more African-Americans, but even then the "rock" part would keep them from most likely not going unless it (The Hip-Hop stage) had an all star lineup (pretty much some friends sentiments).
You couldn't be more wrong and pigeon holing. just because someone is black doesn't mean they even like hiphop, much less only like hiphop. That just as ignorant as saying that if there were more fried chicken more black people would come. I know a number of black people that go. I know even more that would go if they felt they could afford it.
So do you want me to submit a works cited next time with the people behind the quotes? I guess I didn't make it clear enough that these were opinions of some of my roommates (who aren't white).
Besides. What your talking about is a very small minority of a segment of a population. Don't attack me because I call it as I hear it.
Since were off subject now back to the original posters thought. You should come if you love the music and not worry about who is around you (leave that to Paranoid Schizophrenics). I goto Florida A&M University which is a HBCU, and NEVER ONCE have I felt out of place or been discriminated against. In fact it's awesome being the minority there. Seems like more people know you I've even met some lifetime friends who I now live with, and we discuss issues of race all the time without someone spazzing on someone elses opinion. Let alone on someone conveying others thought.
I agree that it is a mostly Caucasian populated festival. But I see tons of different people from different places every year.
Last year there weren't nearly as many Rastafarians present as the year prior. I think a lot of that had to do with the more indie vibe Bonnaroo picked up.
More so that diversity in race, I love the diversity in cultures and sub-cultures. In '05, we camped next to some guys from NYC, and hung out at our camp until the wee hours of the morning, just talking about stuff.
Post by stuckinutero on Mar 8, 2007 17:16:46 GMT -5
killface said:
mokane said:
The type of music is really only going to draw white people. I goto a HBCU (Historically Black College/University) college, and I just can't see my roommates jumping at the bit to goto a "rock and roll concert" (as they like to call Bonnaroo).
If there was a separate Hip-hop stage you would probably see more African-Americans, but even then the "rock" part would keep them from most likely not going unless it (The Hip-Hop stage) had an all star lineup (pretty much some friends sentiments).
You couldn't be more wrong and pigeon holing. just because someone is black doesn't mean they even like hiphop, much less only like hiphop. That just as ignorant as saying that if there were more fried chicken more black people would come. I know a number of black people that go. I know even more that would go if they felt they could afford it.
blah, blah. Afford it? What are you saying all blacks are poor?
Chill out dude. People are way too sensitive. I dont care what kind of flak I get for this.
Look, stereotypes become what they are because FOR THE MOST PART they hold true. You can NEVER put an absolute on anything pertaining to the human race because there's always a fathomable variable.
Simply the most effective way to deal with racism and more specifically hate is to simply ignore it unless physical violence is involved. Look at the Jews and all the persecution and hate they've received for centuries. Talk about a culture that has progressive thinking pounded into it. Things like Forgive but never forget.
This can be very long, but Im a little shot so ill make it short. All races need to start being progressive on this front. All the progress we've made on the front of human rights will be lost if future generations are taught to hate others based on the past.
Just chill out. He was very careful with his statement. He cited an observation of his which is very valid.
I was born in the back seat of a Yellow Cab in a hospital loading zone and with the meter still running. I emerged needing a shave and shouted 'Time Square, and step on it!