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> Should people just not be allowed to meet each other face to face? In some cases, when making some kinds of selections, this is entirely reasonable. For exam
by derleth 14y ago
> Should people just not be allowed to meet each other face to face?
In some cases, when making some kinds of selections, this is entirely reasonable. For example, in auditions for certain orchestras:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audition#Instrumentalists_2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audition#Instrumentalists_2
> In many major orchestras, a cloth screen may be used at some stages of the audition process, to protect the audition panel from allegations of favouritism or sexism.
So they don't see the musician. They hear the music. Which is what the orchestra is about, right?
- happyrock 14y agoI suppose that is the crux of the issue. If the orchestra is just about the music, why not listen to a recording instead? The people performing the music are just as much a part of the performance as the music itself.
- derleth 14y ago> If the orchestra is just about the music, why not listen to a recording instead? The social experience. The experience of going someplace special, outside the normal orbit of your life, and being That Person for a while. That Person being your mental image of the kind of person who goes to a concert played by a live orchestra in a concert hall. Maybe, on the other hand, it's a warm and homey return to a younger time, when your grandfather took you to that one performance of Mahler which you will never, ever forget. Lots of reasons, really. > The people performing the music are just as much a part of the performance as the music itself. But is it vital that they be white? Or Jewish? Or perceptibly taller than average even when sitting down?