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Music Appreciation

biophile

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3. A better question is why aren't more people of color represented

Reply to Jeebo (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:01 PM

13 hrs ago

In orchestras and at classical music venues?
It’s presumptive to assume black people don’t like classical music.
I don’t have the answers to either question- I just thought there might be a better way to frame the dilemma about why PoC are underrepresented in classical music as performers and among the audiences,

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Why don't black people like classical music? [View all] Jeebo 13 hrs ago OP

Is it that they don't like it or hadn't had the opportunities to be exposed to it? hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #1

Word OC375 13 hrs ago #2

A better question is why aren't more people of color represented biophile 13 hrs ago #3

All right, I'll concede that. Jeebo 3 hrs ago #11

I wonder why you wouldn't see this as an offensive question Easterncedar 13 hrs ago #4

I find nothing offensive about my original question. Jeebo 1 hr ago #12

As a Black woman, I find this question offensive. Some of us do. I also love LoisB 12 hrs ago #5

I do too Bobstandard 12 hrs ago #6

Agreed. ZDU 11 hrs ago #9

No need for an apology. I think they just should not have applied their personal LoisB 11 hrs ago #10

My question is not offensive, but the phenomenon it refers to might be. Jeebo 1 hr ago #13

Damn. Insensitive. ZDU 12 hrs ago #7

Where is the insensitivity? Point it out to me, please. Jeebo 1 hr ago #14

Okay, let's see tonkatoy8888 12 hrs ago #8