District of Columbia: That's the official name of the US nation's capital and the Federal District. Locals and local media call it the District or DC. What about the name "Washington?" Washington (by itself) and District of Columbia are two names for the US capital city. The point being: There is no Washington in the District of Columbia. They mean the same thing. That's why it's repetitive to say, "Washington DC." So why do the corporate media and some people say/write, "Washington DC?" To cater to stupid people in the US who don't know what the District of Columbia is or where it is. So rather than educate people and consistently use the official name — which is the District of Columbia — they use "Washington DC" which is not the official name. Look it up. It's okay to say DC, the District, or Washington, but not "Washington DC" because that's like saying San Francisco, San Francisco. I've heard political talking heads in the District on YT cater to stupid people — rather than educate them — by changing the name of the courts in DC. For example: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gets changed to the Appeals Court for Washington DC. There is no such court with that name in the District. The same for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. No court in the District ends with the language "Washington DC" because that is not the official name of the nation's capital. It is this site's goal to educate, and not cater to stupid. Not surprisingly, the 34-count convicted felon and now US dictator from the Epstein Class always says, "Washington DC". That piece of shit has lived there how long and he is still saying that? One can't fix stupid so don't bother wasting your time trying.
“The young American pianist…?”
That’s what Diane, the announcer on the classical music station, said today. To begin with, music is the international language so why is it important to know the nationality of any artist — the geographic borders they’re from — or where they were born? What does that have to do with the music? For example, a Russian born pianist doesn’t play Rachmaninov any better than a pianist born somewhere else. In fact, the Russian pianist trained in the Russian School of Piano Playing may be accused of “banging.” (My favourite performance of the Rachmaninov Third is by Cristina Ortiz, born in Brazil.) Or a German born pianist doesn’t perform Brahms any better than any other pianist. Talent and artistry are not determined by human-made geographic borders. When will the nationalistic basura in the classical music field grasp that?
I’ve never heard Diane or any other announcer say, “the old American pianist.” So why was it important to know that the pianist was “young?” And which “America” is the pianist from since there are 3 Americas? North America, Central America and South America? Of course Diane meant the United States of America, the official name. That’s the only country never having had the intelligence to come up with a real name for the name of its country. Or as some people say about the US: “The country with no name.” Exactly right. Because there are other “United States” on the planet but they chose a real name for their country other than “United States.” They didn’t arrogantly steal the name of the entire hemisphere America as the name of their country.
All Diane and others like her had to say was: [name of pianist] will play [name of piece] for us. Because since music is the international language, we didn’t need to know that the pianist is from the US or that she is “young.” So they tout “young” pianist but they never say “old” pianist or “senior” pianist. Their ageism is duly noted.
As I’ve said before, the classical music field and its annoying announcers (with few exceptions) have some really insane traditions — and that’s being polite — and classical music stations in lockstep all promote these insane traditions in order to fit in and conform so to be seen as legitimate at what they do.