i'm just a little confused by this recent meme of rem being the whitest music ever.
not that there isn't some gleam of truth to it, or that it would be terrible if it were true.
but, i think that the idea of pigeon-holing their music by race would strike them as a revolting one, and i think there's plenty of potential for cross-cultural enjoyment of their music - especially, as it would be, with hip-hop fans. there's actually legitimately some very serious crossover potential, there.
it's sad to me that people don't see that, and are willing to jump to what are blatantly unsupportable conclusions based on minimal exposure.