Hardcore/Powerviolence/(somewhat) Black metal-influenced band needs female vocalist

Chris wrote:

upthepandapunks wrote:

Chris wrote:call me a complete fucking moron, but i can see literally one way this isnt sexist, and a terrible gimmick. that would be if this is a really outspoken issue driven band that is planning on focusing on sexism, and feels a female singer would help to get that point across. please explain how a man with the same pitch and vocal abilities that a woman has wouldnt be acceptable?

i know all of these things have already been mentioned, but i thought maybe asking as direct as possible might pull out a non-dodged response from the original poster?

I'm not going to be a male and write songs focusing on sexism from a woman's perspective, for a woman. If a female who does vocals so chooses to write about sexism, or racism, or making sandwiches, or counting the tiles on the bathroom floor, that's her prerogative. The reason female vocals are the important part is, as you said, due to the pitch and vocal abilities (in this case, the sound we're looking for is similar to between that of the vocals for Sacrilege and the vocals for After the Bombs). I don't think it's at all sexist to say "We need female vocals for this" because that's the sound we're looking for which so happens to require a woman's voice. At the same time a woman couldn't do most hardcore vocals you hear today, because most women lack the ability to sound like a pitbull.

on account of your density, regardless if youre being sexist or not, i wont be listening to your band on sheer principle alone.

auntysocialdri wrote:

Chris wrote:

upthepandapunks wrote:

Chris wrote:call me a complete fucking moron, but i can see literally one way this isnt sexist, and a terrible gimmick. that would be if this is a really outspoken issue driven band that is planning on focusing on sexism, and feels a female singer would help to get that point across. please explain how a man with the same pitch and vocal abilities that a woman has wouldnt be acceptable?

i know all of these things have already been mentioned, but i thought maybe asking as direct as possible might pull out a non-dodged response from the original poster?

I'm not going to be a male and write songs focusing on sexism from a woman's perspective, for a woman. If a female who does vocals so chooses to write about sexism, or racism, or making sandwiches, or counting the tiles on the bathroom floor, that's her prerogative. The reason female vocals are the important part is, as you said, due to the pitch and vocal abilities (in this case, the sound we're looking for is similar to between that of the vocals for Sacrilege and the vocals for After the Bombs). I don't think it's at all sexist to say "We need female vocals for this" because that's the sound we're looking for which so happens to require a woman's voice. At the same time a woman couldn't do most hardcore vocals you hear today, because most women lack the ability to sound like a pitbull.

on account of your density, regardless if youre being sexist or not, i wont be listening to your band on sheer principle alone.

Density? I'm not really seeing it. Do explain, kind sir.

auntysocialdri wrote: going for something more along the lines of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is777znkRxo

Jake wrote:

auntysocialdri wrote: going for something more along the lines of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is777znkRxo

No