Georgia high school choruses reportedly not diverse enough to perform with Atlanta orchestra

FoxNews.com ^ | August 17, 2012 | FoxNews.com

[Ron C.]

Two high school choruses will reportedly not perform with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra this year because their groups are not racially-diverse enough.

WSBTV.com reports that the Walton and Lassiter High School choruses in Cobb County will not get a chance to perform with Atlanta’s professional this fall as a result of the determination.

"This year, the schools were informed by symphony officials that their choruses are not diverse enough, and that the symphony would be inviting a third, more diverse chorus," Cobb County Schools spokesman Jay Dillon told the website.

[Ron C.]

Just not enough black faces in their choirs! (Too many of them don't want to do the work it takes to do the job!)

[wastedyears]

Diversity will be the end of a lot of good things.

Then, there’s people like me that don’t have a musical voice. It’s definitely not pleasant to listen to.

[BitWielder1]

Just imagine if they had been rejected for being too black.

[School of Rational Thought]

Southern racism? (sarc)

[fwdude]

All black or hispanic would have been considered “diverse.”

What a bunch of racist morons.

[Georgia Girl 2]

You have to understand what Atlanta is. In your face diversity day and night.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Well we can scratch the atlanta orchestra off of places to go this year and next.

[Jim Scott]

Affirmative Action in the high school chorus and rank discrimination in Georgia. Apparently, the fact that the rejected high school choruses weren't 'diverse' may be based on the members talent and ability, not race. Something that probably never occurred to the egalitarian-minded honchos running this program at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Stupid decision for a stupid reason and why the left is losing credibility. They take everything, such as 'diversity', to absurd lengths, alienating everyone in the process.

[MrB]

The working definition of “diverse” is as follows:

A group is “more diverse” if it contains fewer white people.
An idea is “more diverse” if it is less influenced by Western Culture.

“More diversity” = fewer white people and less Western Culture

[mrsmel]

But Melissa A.E. Sanders, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's senior director of communications, wrote, "It is against our policy to share the race and/or ethnicity of our musicians, so I am unable to share that information."

Also, I'd bet money that the majority of the orchestra patrons are white. It's rhe usual case of wanting whitey's money(and in this case, whitey's musical heritage) while excluding whites from sharing in the benefits.

OT-I have wondered if there is any other case besides that of "white flight" where those who claim to be oppressed by a group, follow that same group's every step and will even sue for the right to live amongst their "oppressors".

[Gene Eric]

Absolutely disgraceful, and someone should be brought up on charges of racism. And it matters not what the predominant color is.

[mrsmel]

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[stormhill]

Just imagine if they had been rejected for being too black.

The very thought that crossed my mind upon reading this.
Certain expressions have acquired specific meanings in our culture. The language is being bastardized and bent to the service of the socialist/liberal agenda.

[2ndDivisionVet]

When I taught Iowa welfare and food stamp recipients how to look for work in the 80’s and 90’s, the brighter, more ambitious black individuals were either talking about Atlanta, planning on moving there or in the process of moving there. It's the Mecca for the black middle class and those who want to join it.

[ryan71]

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra doesn’t see the irony in their own racist policy.

[tapatio]

Lassiter Choir a few year ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v42MjuVHC4o&feature=related

[Zionist Conspirator]

Just not enough black faces in their choirs! (Too many of them don't want to do the work it takes to do the job!)

I actually don't think any high school chorus in Georgia (maybe outside the tiny Appalachian part of the state) would lack Black faces. Most likely they want to represent all the ethnic groups of the world (something only America is supposed to do).

American Blacks, especially in the South, are simply not exotic enough to qualify as "diversity." Now, hindus . . . !

[max americana]

Can’t they simply recruit from the hood’? Oh right, it will turn into a rap group instead of an orchestra.

[red-dawg]

The last time I flew through Atlanta airport, I had a layover of about 2 hours. I sat there and people-watched and noticed something peculiar. EVERY single person employed by the airport, not the airlines, but the airport, was black. The security guards, the cleaning people, guys driving the golf carts, food servers at those enormous food courts, everyone.

I guess in Atlanta "diverse" means black.

[BobNative]

Your comments are probably correct.

I would like to see a “diversity study” of the make up of the Orchestra.

I’ll bet that it is heavy white and Pacific Rim membership!