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The Rolling Stone co-founder apologised for controversial comments about Black and female musicians, but they exposed rock journalism’s previously unspoken biases
From the start, his Rolling Stone magazine was a bastion of white male privilege
Asked why his new book 'The Masters' included no women or people of color, Wenner said, 'Just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level,' and remarked that Joni Mitchell 'was not a philosopher of rock ’n’ roll'
In interview about new book The Masters, Wenner had said no female or Black musicians ‘were as articulate’ as white performers
The Rolling Stone founder's comments about women and Black musicians cost him a seat with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Frankly, his ousting was long overdue.