totally honest question

[emchy]

why is ani difranco - who is a very out bi-dyke. who is very political. who is often on the covers of lesbian magazine.

why is she considered "not hip"

in other words - i often hear of her performing at social justice and folk events. but rarely at pride / lesbian events. places that have edgier folks like bitch n animal or le tigre will often include the indigo girls or other sort of folkier people, but ani never seems to be in that crew.

am i nuts? is she invited and performs and i am under a rock? is it because she's bisexual? is it because she refuses to play or charges too much to perform?

i am serious that i really don't get it.

she play politically aware queer music, often has some good rocker fashion going on, and it just seems like...

at prides and homo a gogos and the like - donde esta ani?

anyone with insight to share, really, this is an honest question.

when did ani difranco become 'uncool' and did this ever actually happen or is it an assumption on my part that is not accurate.

Comments

[thelizquiz.livejournal.com]

you know i have never thought about this. come to think of it is kind of baffling. could it potentially be a cost issue? i mean, since en vogue was headlining, and they're fairly...well...dare i say it...yesterday's news?

i would be pretty surprised if it were the bi thing...i mean...she's all over magazines, like you said...i don't know enough about how these things are funded, but i am tempted to think it is some kind of mysterious logistical issue with booking her, maybe cuz she's her own label...makes it difficult...i guess i'm just really hoping it's not the bi thing.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

i don't really think it's the bi thing either especially with many str8 yet allies sort of folks performing at pride

maybe nadinelet is right...

more about social politics than queer politics for her...

[thelizquiz.livejournal.com]

yeah that makes sense, although in a way that's even a bigger shame than the bi thing, that pride organizers don't want social politics, and only queer politics...as if you could separate them!