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- Path: sparky!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Furr
- From: Furr@cup.portal.com (George Dalton Madison)
- Newsgroups: soc.motss
- Subject: Re: Bears and Lookism (was: Marky Mark)
- Message-ID: <69793@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 18:46:39 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <69666@cup.portal.com>
- <1992Nov17.213558.4677@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca>
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- Anthony Berno writes:
- >Furr@cup.portal.com (George Dalton Madison) writes:
- >> Well, not quite. He's an ugly white boy who thinks he's
- >> black and does rap music to prove it..... *UGH*.
- >
- >Interesting discussion. How about the perspective of someone who is ugly?
-
- Point taken. However, "ugly" in this case goes beyond simple
- physical appearance. He might be (marginally) gay friendly, but
- even though I'm not fond of rap as a genre, I find his
- capitalization on it something of a travesty. I will grant you that
- "ugly" was a very poor word choice for the feeling I was trying
- to express.
-
- >But saying "ugh" is just plain cruel.
-
- Maybe if I said it to his face, perhaps. Otherwise, I don't
- think so. As I just said, I find him rather repellent for a
- variety of reasons, and I think I -- as well as anyone else -- are
- entitled to my REACTIONS. That doesn't mean I don't think his
- recordings should be sold, or any nonsense like that. When I am
- exposed to him, "ugh" is my reaction to him.
-
-
- () When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle
- () of the thing, it's the money.
- () -- Kin Hubbard
- -----
- [> George D. Madison | NBCS: B8f+t+w-e+s+k+a!cv | Just say NO to razors! <]
- [> It's a BEAR thing -- you wouldn't understand. <|> furr@cup.portal.com <]
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