The history of writing.. that the poor folks never learned it, slaves were forbidden to access it, that women had to use false names in publishing inherently ties that art to class - the same with dance... the division in schools based so much along lines of class and race, and the same is said of music.
I was classically trained in ballet for a decade (due to much sacrificed on my Mother's part) and seeing how that 'training' shaped both my views on art, and 'acceptability' was frightening. There was a lot of shit I had to unpack.
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Date: 2007-12-31 05:26 pm (UTC)I was classically trained in ballet for a decade (due to much sacrificed on my Mother's part) and seeing how that 'training' shaped both my views on art, and 'acceptability' was frightening. There was a lot of shit I had to unpack.