[78-L] covers

[Julian Vein]

DAVID BURNHAM wrote:

Was it you or someone else who was taking us to task a few months ago 
for using the term "cover" at all?  Insisting that it was a racist term 
since it referred to white versions of black hits.

I've asked several collectors and musicians since that discussion about 
the term and none of them had ever heard of it in that context.

But when it comes to the sensitivity of some folks, I was jumped on 
several months ago for referring to a common Canadian road hazard as 
"Black ice".  This person insisted that it's only called that because 
it's dangerous and that it's a racist term.  She said it should be 
called "clear ice".  If anyone has ever hit "black ice", they know how 
appropriate the term is.  I gained a point in the argument though by 
offering that "White-outs" aren't much fun either.

db
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My step-daughter, who is black, has made some recordings. When she spoke 
about doing a"cover" I thought she was referring to the artwork for the 
sleeve!

As for "black" being used as a derogatory manner, how about "white 
elephant"? However, "whited sepulchre" is racist towards blacks because 
it means someone who appears virtuous on the outside (i.e. "white"), but 
evil on the inside.

      Julian Vein


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