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Originally Posted by camchristo
^I'm with ya. I stumped as to why people were getting upset in the Philly thread. Hejeira was just posting his observations, as far as I could tell. Anyone who takes a moment to observe the crowd at FM, SN or LB shows can see that it is mostly a white (and old) crowd. I can't recall ever seeing a black person in the audience at any of the Mac, Stevie or Lindsey shows I've been too. Oh wait, there was a black girl at Stevie's soundstage taping. However, she was a model who was being paid to be there and admitted to me that she had no earthly idea who Stevie Nicks was and had to look her up online. She mentioned that she was really looking forward to the Earth, Wind and Fire show she was going to be paid to attend a few weeks later. Different demographics have different interest. I'm not saying those demographics don't overlap on occasion.
I don't think it's being racist to notice that. It's not like anyone said that black people aren't welcome at FM shows. They just commented that the usual suspects are old and white.
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When I saw Stevie in Vegas a few years ago, there was a young black woman in my row who brought her kid. She was singing and dancing along to every song! I remember being surprised to see a black person there. I agree with you both, I don't think it's racist to notice things like that.