Is the 'black designer' label there to warn everyone not to have the same level of expectations for me, or is it some type of prize? I just want to work in an even playing field where I can get press for my work and not just my race and my personal views on it.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a desire for equality in recognition and opportunities regardless of race.
Kerby Jean-Raymond's quote addresses the complexities and challenges faced by designers of color in the fashion industry, questioning whether being labeled as a 'black designer' serves to limit expectations or to celebrate diversity. He expresses a yearning for a level playing field where talent and creativity are recognized without the overshadowing influence of race, advocating for a more equitable environment in which all creators can thrive based on their work alone.
In practice
In a panel discussion on diversity in fashion, one might quote this to emphasize the necessity of equal recognition.
The work of black creatives seems to always get undermined in one way or another, and that's what this new generation is actively changing by speaking up. We aren't accepting group categorization and group classifications to describe our work anymore - it just leads to group dismissal.
Think about how much fashion profits from black culture and how underrepresented we are in the industry. If you insist on using black celebrities to peddle your merchandise and add a cool factor to your front row, it is indecent to not care about the plights of that person's community.
I always had an eye toward the stage for the story of Hamilton's life, but I began with the idea of a concept album, the way Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Evita' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' were albums before they were musicals.
Do you know, Considering the market, there are more Poems produced than any other thing? No wonder poets sometimes have to seem So much more businesslike than businessmen. Their wares are so much harder to get rid of.
You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art.
The process is the most beautiful part.
Every form is a base for colour, every colour is the attribute of a form.
For me, writing stories is one way of feeling connected to the universe and God.
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