Brian May - Another Rant

So, Brian believes not casting a white singer in a black role is a form of racism, eh?

Dear Brian.

I am creating a musical about a herd of cattle. They are cows.

Should I cast a badger in one of the roles so as not to appear to discriminate against our TB riddled friends?

What a fucking idiot this bloke is. Maybe they should have cast a bald, black drummer in his role in the upcoming Queen movie to placate him eh?

Please read again what Brian writes.
It's not about casting, it's about someone NOT allowing to perform a song because of that person being white.

Brian is far from an idiot. Please enhance your reading skills before ranting yourself.

Agreed, a song is a song, and is not solely determined by race. I have had students sing this song with as much character and emotion as any other. The emotions are universal.

You are way off sorry to say.

source would be appreciated...

on my way up, re:

>It's not about casting, it's about someone NOT allowing to perform a song because of that person being white.

If allowing someone to sing a part is not casting them in the role of a singer, then what is it, pray tell?

Cruela de Vil, re:

>Agreed, a song is a song, and is not solely determined by race.

Bollocks. A song is NOT *JUST* a song. Can you imagine "Little Girl Blue" sung by anyone other than a woman; is it sexist to expect a woman only to sing it? Or "Exodous" by anyone other than someone affected by Colonial rule?

[QUOTE] [b]The Fairy King wrote:[/b]

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coops, re:

>You are way off sorry to say.

He'll be railing at the fact there are no badgers singing Simba's parts in "The Lion King" next......

So why is there no black man taking the role of Freddie Mercury in the new film then?

happystar, re:

>So why is there no black man taking the role of Freddie Mercury in the new film then?

Not sure what your point is there.

But it'd be pretty funny if they'd cast RuPaul as John Reid to keep the PC brigade happy.

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b]

So, Brian believes not casting a white singer in a black role is a form of racism, eh?

Dear Brian.

I am creating a musical about a herd of cattle. They are cows.

Should I cast a badger in one of the roles so as not to appear to discriminate against our TB riddled friends?

What a fucking idiot this bloke is. Maybe they should have cast a bald, black drummer in his role in the upcoming Queen movie to placate him eh? [/QUOTE]

This is what Brian May wrote on instagram:

"brianmayforrealShould Mazz be refused permission to sing a song – because she's white ?
It seems that some theatre impresarios, out of fear of being branded discriminatory to artists of colour, are making decisions that discriminate against white artists, which are being perceived by some as a unpleasant new kind of race-based injustice.
This lady has been denied permission to sing a song at the Albert Hall, apparently for racial reasons.
She's white and Jewish, and one of the most electrifying singers in Britain. Her name is Mazz Murray @mazzwoman, and Queen fans will remember her incredible 8 year run playing the part of Killer Queen in our musical We Will Rock You. She's currently starring in Chicago, the musical, in London's West End.
Mazz was booked to headline a concert at the Albert Hall (Oct 8th) – the planned highlight being her outstanding performance of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”. This is a song featured in the successful musical Dreamgirls, currently at the Savoy Theatre, London. When the producers of the Albert Hall show asked for permission for Mazz to sing the song, they were told that Dreamgirls is an “African American Musical” and they did not think it appropriate for a non-BAME company to perform the songs from it. So Mazz has been denied permission to sing the song because she’s not black.
Does anybody out there find this shocking ? Unjust ?
As a writer of songs myself, I'd be horrified if any singer were denied the right to sing one of my songs because he/she was ‘from the wrong ethnic group’. Surely it’s insane that, while the musical Hamilton has been applauded for putting black artists on the stage to play famously white historical figures, and soon we will have a black Emily Pankhurst, this fabulous white singer is banned from singing an “African American” song in a concert ?
What a strange world this is becoming.
What think you, folks ? Do you think musicals should henceforth be identified with one ethnic group, and nobody who doesn’t belong to that group should be allowed to perform the songs ?
Or should Mazz Murray be given the chance to perform this excellent torch song at the Albert Hall ? Photo: Darren Bell - Bri"

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b]

So, Brian believes not casting a white singer in a black role is a form of racism, eh?

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See my previous post and read again what Brian's 'rant' is about. Pay special attention to these words:

"Mazz was booked to headline a concert at the Albert Hall (Oct 8th) – the planned highlight being her outstanding performance of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”. This is a song featured in the successful musical Dreamgirls, currently at the Savoy Theatre, London. When the producers of the Albert Hall show asked for permission for Mazz to sing the song, they were told that Dreamgirls is an “African American Musical” and they did not think it appropriate for a non-BAME company to perform the songs from it."

As you can see, if you can read, this is NOT what you are saying: "not casting a white singer in a black role"

If you still don't understand that Brian is completely right about what he is saying, I feel very sorry for your lack of intelligence.

In another rant.
Under another sky
i see another story waiting to be told.

I agree with Brian. Btw.

Music should be for all no matter what colour or culture one is, we all love music and people should not be barred just because they look different etc....