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I ask you to please read this.
Below Kelly Brady's introduction are the words of prominent drummer Hilary Jones.
This racist piece of trash needs to be exposed for the garbage that she is.
And yes I have confirmation from multiple sources in the industry who know Hilary personally saying these are 100% her words... I just spoke to a very prominent Jazz drummer that you all know of who said via text that he is not surprised at all and has seen stuff like this from her before.
Please publicly shame this horrible human being and spread her message of hate as far as it can be spread.
You are exposed Hilary and the drum and music community wants nothing to do with you.
SHE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM DRUMMERWORLD AND STRIPPED OF HER ENDORSEMENTS IMMEDIATELY
if you cannot open the link it says this....
Kelly Brady
22 hrs ·
EDIT: I did not post the author’s name because the purpose of this post is to focus on the behavior, not a singular person, though they provided a sadly relevant example. Sending hate back to the author (however warranted the outrage) is unlikely to change their mind, as they later doubled down and “stand by every word”.
Dear drum industry brothers and sisters,
We need to talk.
Below are the words that a reasonably well known caucasian drummer publicly sent to a fellow musician over the weekend. I want you to read those words.
Though I removed this casual acquaintance from my “friends” list some years ago, I still have 242 mutual Facebook friends with the author. That’s 242 professional drummers, drum teachers, fellow drum manufacturer industry personnel (including A&R reps), magazine editors, drum technicians and drum store owners and managers.
All persons should be judged by the content of their character. But we are also judged by the company we keep. So, to my 242 mutual Facebook friends, and to my industry friends at large, I ask this:
If you become aware of any type of discrimination against any member of the human race being aimed towards your colleagues, artists, or clients, speak out against it. Now is not the time to be silent.
BUT - if, on the other hand, you see any type of discrimination against any member of the human race PERPETUATED by your colleagues, your endorsers, or clients, in addition to the above, take all steps to personally and professionally remove yourselves and your businesses away from it.
Can we, as humans, continue to justify rewarding shitty humans that degrade others with free gear, and public visibility, and even with our time, just because they have musical talent?
Take action to create meaningful change. Now is not the time to be silent.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE RECEIVED:
“You were never a slave. You’ve had tremendous advantages in this country, with Affirmative Action, the lowering of standards to accomodate those of you who couldn’t measure up, simply to give you something you didn’t deserve, and still you complain. The excuses you make for your shortcomings are pathetic but have ZERO to do with racism, slavery, or any of the popular copes you invent.
Your people kill more of my people than the other way around. You rape, pillage, and pilfer, And everyone knows it. You ought to thank your lucky stars that you live in the greatest country in world history, but you are too stupid and ungrateful to acknowledge it. So, you don’t deserve it.
Property rights is a key foundational principle in our society, and Constitution, so in that you obviously don’t concur, you’d do well do repatriate yourself to that shithole motherland, where thuggery and theft rule the day.
That kind of behavior has NO PLACE
in the Untied States of America, as the rioting and burnings is for the savage, the primitive and the low IQ, which is anti Anglo Saxon culture; Anglo Saxon culture is responsible for the invention of America, and why you enjoy the freedom that you do today.
So you can just say thank you.
Or get the hell out.
Wakanda awaits. Let’s see how that works out for ya.”
Below Kelly Brady's introduction are the words of prominent drummer Hilary Jones.
This racist piece of trash needs to be exposed for the garbage that she is.
And yes I have confirmation from multiple sources in the industry who know Hilary personally saying these are 100% her words... I just spoke to a very prominent Jazz drummer that you all know of who said via text that he is not surprised at all and has seen stuff like this from her before.
Please publicly shame this horrible human being and spread her message of hate as far as it can be spread.
You are exposed Hilary and the drum and music community wants nothing to do with you.
SHE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM DRUMMERWORLD AND STRIPPED OF HER ENDORSEMENTS IMMEDIATELY
if you cannot open the link it says this....
Kelly Brady
22 hrs ·
EDIT: I did not post the author’s name because the purpose of this post is to focus on the behavior, not a singular person, though they provided a sadly relevant example. Sending hate back to the author (however warranted the outrage) is unlikely to change their mind, as they later doubled down and “stand by every word”.
Dear drum industry brothers and sisters,
We need to talk.
Below are the words that a reasonably well known caucasian drummer publicly sent to a fellow musician over the weekend. I want you to read those words.
Though I removed this casual acquaintance from my “friends” list some years ago, I still have 242 mutual Facebook friends with the author. That’s 242 professional drummers, drum teachers, fellow drum manufacturer industry personnel (including A&R reps), magazine editors, drum technicians and drum store owners and managers.
All persons should be judged by the content of their character. But we are also judged by the company we keep. So, to my 242 mutual Facebook friends, and to my industry friends at large, I ask this:
If you become aware of any type of discrimination against any member of the human race being aimed towards your colleagues, artists, or clients, speak out against it. Now is not the time to be silent.
BUT - if, on the other hand, you see any type of discrimination against any member of the human race PERPETUATED by your colleagues, your endorsers, or clients, in addition to the above, take all steps to personally and professionally remove yourselves and your businesses away from it.
Can we, as humans, continue to justify rewarding shitty humans that degrade others with free gear, and public visibility, and even with our time, just because they have musical talent?
Take action to create meaningful change. Now is not the time to be silent.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE RECEIVED:
“You were never a slave. You’ve had tremendous advantages in this country, with Affirmative Action, the lowering of standards to accomodate those of you who couldn’t measure up, simply to give you something you didn’t deserve, and still you complain. The excuses you make for your shortcomings are pathetic but have ZERO to do with racism, slavery, or any of the popular copes you invent.
Your people kill more of my people than the other way around. You rape, pillage, and pilfer, And everyone knows it. You ought to thank your lucky stars that you live in the greatest country in world history, but you are too stupid and ungrateful to acknowledge it. So, you don’t deserve it.
Property rights is a key foundational principle in our society, and Constitution, so in that you obviously don’t concur, you’d do well do repatriate yourself to that shithole motherland, where thuggery and theft rule the day.
That kind of behavior has NO PLACE
in the Untied States of America, as the rioting and burnings is for the savage, the primitive and the low IQ, which is anti Anglo Saxon culture; Anglo Saxon culture is responsible for the invention of America, and why you enjoy the freedom that you do today.
So you can just say thank you.
Or get the hell out.
Wakanda awaits. Let’s see how that works out for ya.”
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