There's been quite a to-do here about music, the arts, and funding. It all started in good faith and good spirits, with everybody joyous about the brilliant protest in St. Louis. There are two great diaries about it on the Recommended List, both Stunning, Creative, Effective Protest for Mike Brown at St. Louis Symphony #RequiemforMikeBrown by Jardin 32 and Requiem for Mike Brown protest in the St. Louis Symphony exposes both white privilege and support by Shaun King. But then it got weird, with lots of comments about support for classical music and the arts, 'for rich old white people.' MichaelNY wrote a great response, Stop attacking musicians.
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