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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'm not making the translation, but it's apparent to me here in NYC to see via Puerto Rican Pride, Dominican Pride parades. It is a vastly different attitude that St. Patrick's Day (obviously Irish) and Columbus Day parades. I dunno maybe it's because they are decades older?
Now to truly address your statement head on, if that's the case, then why seperate themselves from the Grammys themselves? Why not have a Latin music category, best Latin male vocalist, etc? Why not? Because it's about purchasing power, marketing and demographics.
So by your same thought then honoring the graduates in their own cultural ceremony makes sense too right? What about the burden of costs for assembly, chairs, speakers, AV equipment for the multiple and different ceremonies? Since it is for a select few is the cost burden distributed and divided among them? Probably not, but more than likely divided among the WHOLE student body.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "attitudes" in your first paragraph, but is it perhaps that those parades are more ethnically exclusionary than the St. Patrick's and Columbus Day parades?
Well, I think I understand your point in your second paragraph and I tend to think that the "exploitation" of ethnic differences by music companies, television networks, etc. for monetary gain is another subject completely. For example, your average Hispanic citizen doesn't have a lot of control over that other than their interest in watching or listening. Is there something inherently wrong with that? What is different about that than, say, the Country Music Awards show? It is targeting a demographic, as well. Of course, the word "white" isn't used in the title but, Charlie Pride notwithstanding, I think we all understand that 99.99999% of country singers are white and the awards show is targeted to white people who enjoy listening to country music.
As for the final paragraph, I understand this may be a problem for some people, but if I were in college and knew that a tiny percentage of my money was going to fund ethnically targeted graduation ceremonies, I could care less. eh, shrug, whatever, I understand that not everyone feels this way, though.
And lastly, what does any of this have to do with racism or pride in being an American?