Re: Kim's Musical "Anti-Spouse Forces Theorem"

[Jeff Duke <jmar@bellsouth.net>]

Yeah,I'm not gay but I do have some gay friends and this line was even 
making me
uncomfortable.However the three paramedic lesbiens that live next door 
thought
the whole thread was hilarious.
Jeff

Kim Flint wrote:

> Yes, I totally agree. What started as rather warm and light-hearted
> complaints about people we care about has frequently devolved into
> uncomfortable stereotypes that don't belong here. Same goes for the gay
> thing. I probably provoked both threads for a moment of levity, although 
>I
> certainly didn't expect them to drag on this long. Nor did I expect them 
>to
> become offensive, so I apologize for the list to anybody who was bothered
> by it. Once again, let's move on.
>
> And thanks for speaking up Corynne. Feel free to kick butt anytime. :-)
>
> kim
>
> At 5:20 PM -0700 8/11/97, Goddess wrote:
> >  You know, it's really making me uncomfortable to be present on this 
>list
> >when all I'm hearing lately is "my girl friend does or doesn't do 
>this", or
> >the implication that all women love Tori or something like "yuck!  girl
> >germs!".  This type of thing is really getting irritating.  Did it ever
> >occur to those of you who are complaining about your partners to a 
>mailing
> >list of people across the world who you don't even know, to get to know 
>the
> >people whom you're dating before you started dating them?  If these 
>issues
> >are really as important to you as you've been saying, then you might
> >consider doing something about it.  The fact that I am a woman doesn't 
>stop
> >me from liking or performing many different types of music and creative
> >expression.  I enjoy music which I think is music of quality, whether 
>it is
> >in a major or minor key, in an "odd" time signature and so on...  Many 
>of
> >my close friends like very similar music and art...  We do exist!  we 
>are
> >out here!  we are quite a bit more plentiful than you think...
> >
> >Now, since I was hoping that this thread was pretty much on it's way out
> >and because I favor Kim's suggestion to leave this and move on to the
> >"future loop music" topic, I'll not speak on this again unless someone
> >addresses me personally.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Corynne
>
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