[NewMusic] raphe malik 'sexist' CD

[Chris Broderick]

Thank you, Weasel.

Much love,
Chris


--- weasel walter <weaselw at juno.com> wrote:

> improvisation is stupid. you all suck.
> 
> ww
>  
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:16:53 -0800 (PST) Chris
> Broderick
> <elsuperfantastico at yahoo.com> writes:
> > 
> > --- andrew wilshusen <liberatednsf at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > i did not get any emails from guys saying "yeah,
> you
> > > tell 'em" which i think says a lot about the
> scene
> > > (in
> > > a good way).
> > 
> > Did you really think that was going to happen?
> > 
> > > i find the heterophobes intriguing: those who
> find
> > > it
> > > repulsive that a male might actually find a
> female
> > > body attractive.
> > 
> > What?
> > 
> > > you know what i do for a living?  i'm a MAID. 
> you
> > > think i don't encounter sexism?  puh-lease!  but
> i
> > > don't take offense every time i hear "you make
> beds
> > > like a guy" or "can you really iron?"  i accept
> the
> > > element of truth in what they say.
> > 
> > Nope. Still sexist, like assuming that a woman can
> do
> > all of those things.
> > 
> > > it did refer to a woman as a B&#&#& or whatever
> > > which
> > > we all know is substitute for bitch.  although
> this
> > > term does have a gender bias, i take it as
> > > descriptive.  let's face it, some people are
> > > bitches. 
> > > i just assumed the woman Young was referring to
> was
> > > one, although maybe that's what he calls all
> women
> > > which is offensive.
> > 
> > The quote wasn't referring to a particular woman. 
> It
> > was using the term as a categorical, which as you
> say,
> > is offensive.
> >  
> > > i did not mean to imply women are
> over-sensitive.  i
> > > did mean to imply people are over-sensitive.
> > 
> > What I'm oversensitive about is how much bandwidth
> > we've wasted on something so ridiculous.  Marco
> has
> > long since apologized (at least to Ava) for his
> > remarks, so can't we all just accept that they
> were in
> > poor taste?  Can someone please mock improvisation
> so
> > we can get back to our regularly scheduled
> flamewar?
> > 
> > -Chris
> > 
> > 
> > 
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