Huh?

[doronjosama]

Sony to start gay & lesbian record label.

Um, maybe I am missing the point here, but why can't gay & lesbian musicians continue to be on the same record labels as everyone else? This seems like a bad idea to me. On the one hand, it would be a clear label gay people could look for when shopping for CDs, but on the other hand, it could also be a clear label that could prevent other people from buying the CDs. "Hey, don't buy that, that's from that queer record company!" "Shoot, yer right Virgil, I don't wanna support no faggots!"

I don't see why gay or lesbian artists would need to be segregated onto their own label. It seems like it would marginalize their work. But maybe that's just me.

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[spotweld.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of a common issue with comics that advertise themselves as being a specific genre (or medium, but that's another argument).
Someone who wished to be critical could state that since there is a customer base that could be construed to be motivated to purchase simply becuase the content falls under a certain "heading" it removes the possibility of consumer responce due to quality of content. Specifically, "You're only buying it because it's (insert genre here) ". (Insert derivse comparison to Hot Topic Here).

It's a rather viscious cycle becuase any well deserved prominance will be only urge other to copy at a bargan rate. (While this label may truely be interested in finding the best of thier listed community, there are certainly other out there for the quick dollar.)

Such is the state of the free market I guess.