Why is the magic community so adverse to change?
Posted: November 28th, 2009, 5:23 am
I want someone to explain something very simple to me. Besides what can be an easy conclusion to arrive to, I think there has to be something larger to it that I just don't see.
I'm an entertainer that claims to be a magician. To me, the performance is the most important aspect to a show. Over the past few years, I've created a nice following of individuals from my culture that support my career. I've been very "underground" for many years. I've also came to the conclusion that no matter what it is I do with myself within the magic community, I will never, ever, ever be taking seriously.
Mainly because I come from the Hip-Hop culture.
I have recieved some very heated messages concerning a Bill in Lemon routine that I posted on youtube. Now, I know that a lot of magicians just don't like perverted magic. They don't like cursing, and a lot of sexual refrences in a performance. But some of these messages have crossed the line quite a bit.
Not that I care about crossing the line. I am very raunchy. But even before people knew that I was so foul mouthed. They would judge me by my stage name, "Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini" and immediatly dismiss me.
I would like to open the avenues of communication so that I can realize if the magic community in general is opposed to Hip-Hop specifically. Or, they are just not used to a magician who isn't from the traditional cut.
I wear the types of clothes they were in my neighborhood, and I've been somewhat successful around the world looking like this. But why is it, that many messages and criticism about me are about my clothes and choice of music. Is it that the magic community is unwilling to accept a person playing the character of a "Ghetto Houdini", or is it just personal amongst those critics.
Thanks!
Magically,
Tomas B. De la Cruz Jr.
"Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini"
www.smoothini.com
I'm an entertainer that claims to be a magician. To me, the performance is the most important aspect to a show. Over the past few years, I've created a nice following of individuals from my culture that support my career. I've been very "underground" for many years. I've also came to the conclusion that no matter what it is I do with myself within the magic community, I will never, ever, ever be taking seriously.
Mainly because I come from the Hip-Hop culture.
I have recieved some very heated messages concerning a Bill in Lemon routine that I posted on youtube. Now, I know that a lot of magicians just don't like perverted magic. They don't like cursing, and a lot of sexual refrences in a performance. But some of these messages have crossed the line quite a bit.
Not that I care about crossing the line. I am very raunchy. But even before people knew that I was so foul mouthed. They would judge me by my stage name, "Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini" and immediatly dismiss me.
I would like to open the avenues of communication so that I can realize if the magic community in general is opposed to Hip-Hop specifically. Or, they are just not used to a magician who isn't from the traditional cut.
I wear the types of clothes they were in my neighborhood, and I've been somewhat successful around the world looking like this. But why is it, that many messages and criticism about me are about my clothes and choice of music. Is it that the magic community is unwilling to accept a person playing the character of a "Ghetto Houdini", or is it just personal amongst those critics.
Thanks!
Magically,
Tomas B. De la Cruz Jr.
"Smoothini the Ghetto Houdini"
www.smoothini.com