scheherazadesghost Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 42 minutes ago, 2000Cadet said: Imagine, for a moment, that you are a kid auditioning for your favorite corps. You take look around as you stand in the horn arc, drumline or guard line and realize you’re the only kid of that ethnicity standing in that hornline; no one else there with whom to talk about your background, no one else who identifies with the struggles you’ve had to get to the point where you can actually AFFORD to march; hardly any instructors, staff members or caption heads who identify with your background. This isn’t exclusive to one demographic; in fact, this exists with many different people. THAT was what it was like for me. Same. This made it all the more difficult for me to feel safe when I wanted to address issues that came up. Representation matters beyond checking off some imaginary box labeled "diversity." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwillis35 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) On 3/22/2024 at 11:27 AM, cixelsyd said: Meanwhile, I imagine that DCI and their corps believe that the current activity is "educational". To be candid, though, the "curriculum" is now analogous to masters and PhD programs, while the elementary education which the drum corps activity formerly provided is now delegated to literal K-12 schools. Good analogy. This is very true of the top 12, top 15 corps. The music books are difficult. The visual programs are advanced. Recruiting is on a national level. Many of the top 12 corps are 75% or more college kids. Edited March 28 by jwillis35 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 It just occurred to me that religion is not mentioned anywhere in the report. Anyone know why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 48 minutes ago, cixelsyd said: It just occurred to me that religion is not mentioned anywhere in the report. Anyone know why? As a professor of religion and interfaith studies I presume it isn’t because whatever consultant they’re using as they develop this doesn’t have it on their radar. Which is something that would be a red flag to me for any diversity and inclusion work. There are surely marchers who need as the least dietary considerations for religious reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terri Schehr Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 1 hour ago, KVG_DC said: As a professor of religion and interfaith studies I presume it isn’t because whatever consultant they’re using as they develop this doesn’t have it on their radar. Which is something that would be a red flag to me for any diversity and inclusion work. There are surely marchers who need as the least dietary considerations for religious reasons. They have that pretty well covered in most organizations. I know the Cadets did ten years ago when Jim toured with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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