Posted on 09/06/2015 7:35:09 AM PDT by rktman
Burning Man founder Larry Harvey has countered criticism of the lack of racial diversity at the festival by saying that part of the reason there are so few black attendees (known as burners) is that “I don’t think black folks like to camp as much as white folks”.
In an interview with the Guardian, Harvey vowed that “we’re not going to set racial quotas”, defended the presence of rich Silicon Valley executives at the festival, and said he will personally go undercover this week to investigate the luxurious camps of ultra-wealthy tech bosses said by the New York Times to boast chefs, air conditioning and servants.
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Maybe Black Folk don’t like old stinking hippies.
Well, if they did enjoy it as much, wouldn’t they in equal numbers?
“personally go undercover this week to investigate the luxurious camps of ultra-wealthy tech bosses said by the New York Times to”
Just let that sink in. Here folks. Read it again. Slowly
“personally go undercover this week to investigate the luxurious camps of ultra-wealthy tech bosses said by the New York Times to”
Great day to stay home. Or at least off of the highways.
Something tells me that the “criticism of diversity” is coming solely from
http://www.theguardian.com/profile/steven-w-thrasher
himself - ONLY!
Yep....I was about to say that the pickings are slim when you’re trying to jack up a bunch of old white hippies and younger wannabe’s
I’ve camped all over the West for the last forty five years. I’ve NEVER seen a black person camping. I have seen Chinese and Latino, but no blacks.
I did see a few black people in the national parks at Yellowstone a few years ago. Some worked at the concessions.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve found that I love my comfort while camping. However “camping” among thousands of others in a godforsaken desert is about the last thing I want to do.
Give me a quiet underpopulated campground with showers and I’ll be OK living in a tent for a week or two.
Back in my younger days camping consisted of a beat up Boy Scout backpack, sleeping bag, and a tent. Food was as much pork and beans as I could carry.
Nowadays it’s renting a Class A and making sure I have the makings for a proper Manhattan.
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We only camp during the summer, when it’s guaranteed to be hot.
Could be an ancient fear of lions?
Burning man is a bacchanalia in the desert, provided and paid for by the “new-age” silicon valley types- so they can bang as many stoned out hippies as they can. Female AND Male hippies, hetero and non-hetero. A perv fest for solar power, mixed with pagan “Wicker Man” motif and dirt worship.
All managed and permitted and held on Bureau of Land Management overseen property.
At least the Rainbow Nation nudies don’t mince what they are about. Either way— fat stonies and dopers. Our Future!
Old folks (myself included) do not like camping either. It brings on the misery. I would like to die in my own bed.
Camping is play acting homelessness.
Most blacks are likely just happy being slightly above real homelessness.
Got to have the bitters.
More important WTH is this important?
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