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need to shift things.’ What I think
we should all be trying to do – at
the very least – is asking ourselves,
‘Are we responsibly representing all
the voices that need to be in the
conversation?’”
“As complex and difficult as
they are, we have to have these
conversations,” Rayannah puts in.
“I’m well aware of my participation
in systems of oppression, as well as
the way those systems push me
down. As a woman, I face a lot of
sexism in the music industry, but I
also know that, as a white person, I
benefit from the structures that we
have in place more than others.”
With that in mind, she adds: “My
team and I have had many conversations
about how to make it very
clear to the people we work with –
be it on the industry side or musicians
I employ – that their safety is
a priority; that we are a united front,
and if anyone experiences racism
or gender- based discrimination, for
Rayannah
example, we’re going to back them
up and prioritize the person that’s
being harmed.”
“Ask yourself if you’re doing all
you can to really enact change,”
Boguski says when I ask him
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