[thechat] what does "inde" mean?
Erika Meyer
emeyer at lclark.edu
Tue May 1 11:27:16 CDT 2001
okay, since this came up on the previous thread, I have to ask, wtf
does "independent"mean?
I think of it as meaning "non-corporate." Like an independent movie
theater is the theater owned by Joe, who lives locally, or something.
But I've heard people talk about "independent music." Is that music
NOT signed on a major label? Or what? I hear people talk about
"inde" bands. Are these bands that are making records with
non-corporate labels?
I've even heard reference to an "inde poet" -- to which I asked "is
there any other kind of poet?" and was told, curtly, "yes." So I'm
mystified. What poets are not independent poets? Ted Hughes?
Is "independent" an economic or a social state of being?
I'm confused.
Erika
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