Is this satire?
âProfessors stated that the classical repertoire taught at Oxford, which includes works by Mozart and Beethoven, focuses too much on âwhite European music from the slave period.ââhttps://t.co/EJmqtrTY8c
— Soylent John
(@SoylentJohn) March 28, 2021
“The Slave Period” is the new way to refer to most of your history, goy
Yes, they are literally just removing all history of white people.
That’s happening, and it is happening now, and no one is doing anything to stop it because they’re afraid of being called “racist.”
The University of Oxford is considering proposals that would remove sheet music from its curriculum over woke claims that teaching the Western form of musical notation has roots in âcolonialismâ and âcomplicity in white supremacyâ.
In response to widespread Black Lives Matter protesters and riots last year in the United Kingdom, music educators at Oxford University have joined the wider iconoclastic movement which has been sweeping through British academia.
The music department at the prestigious and ancient university has seen calls to remove music notation from the curriculum as professors seek to focus less on white European heritage and culture, according to documents seen by The Telegraph.
The woke educators went on to claim that musical notation itself is a âcolonialist representational systemâ that has âcomplicity to white supremacyâ. The claim is similar to leftist pronouncements in America that mathematics is inherently racist.
The Oxford academics went on to pronounce that teaching the piano or conducting orchestras could cause âstudents of colour great distressâ as the skills involved are closely tied to âwhite European musicâ.
Professors at the university said that the classical music which is taught at Oxford, which includes Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, among others, is too focused on âwhite European music from the slave periodâ.
The assertion is somewhat dubious, as Western classical music, as well as the practice of sheet music notation, predates the Atlantic slave trade, stemming back to musical traditions from the medieval period such as Gregorian chanting.
In response to student demands âarising from international Black Lives Matter demonstrations,â the Oxford faculty is also considering placing a heavier emphasis on ânon-Eurocentricâ musical traditions such as Hip-Hop and Jazz, as well as âAfrican and African Diasporic Musicsâ and âGlobal Musicsâ.
The curriculum could also place more importance on pop music and culture, with suggested topics including âArtists Demanding Trump Stop Using Their Songsâ at campaign rallies and âDua Lipaâs Record-Breaking Livestreamâ.
Mocking the woke push from the university, London mayoral candidate and Heritage Party leader David Kurten said: âFor goodness sake. Oxford is supposed to be one of our top Universities that promotes academic rigour and excellence. It should not be peddling woke nonsense like âclassical music is racist and âsheet music is non-inclusive’â.
Some people apparently thought this was a joke a few years ago.
Well, they’re not laughing now.
Now, they realize the gravity of the situation.
