RTP-area local music and culture

["Todd Morman" <tmorman AT nc.rr.com>]

Yeah, I was using Sasha's logic on Rick S.'s statement, which I would have
thought most folks here would have the, er, brain power to notice. Never
thought Rick S. would think I was seriously aiming that kind of thing his
way. Kind of surprised he took it that way, but oh well.

todd chill rick the point was that it's moronic to make those kinds of
statements morman


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Hepler" <jameshepler AT yahoo.com>
To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: "Is Stephin Merritt a racist because he doesn't like hip-hop?"


> This is how I read it.
>
> --- Chris Rossi <nospam AT spacelabstudio.com> wrote:
>
> > Actually, Rick, I think if you go back and reread
> > what Todd said, you'd
> > realize that he was actually making fun of the
> > writers in question, not
> > actually saying you were a homophobic prick.  You're
> > only a homophobic
> > prick if you follow the logic of frere-jones, et al,
> > which is what seems
> > to be under attack.  It was typically sarcastic, but
> > not actually a
> > swipe at you.  Unless I'm reading it wrong.
> >
> > rossi
> >
> >
> > rick sawyer wrote:
> > > bo's right.  i hereby retract my statement about
> > todd morman's brain
> > > power.  in an ideal world, one where my therapist
> > holds sway, my
> > > response would have been more like this:
> > >
> > > On 5/13/06, Todd Morman <tmorman AT nc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >> > i despise stephin merritt and his music,
> > >> > and maybe there's a political dimension to my
> > >> > feeling
> > >>
> > >>Yeah, it means you're a homophobic prick.
> > >>
> > >>That *is* how this kind of smear works, right?
> > From the Slate article:
> > >
> > >
> > > todd --
> > >
> > > thank you for your contribution to our discussion.
> >  your inflammatory
> > > words have gone a long way toward elucidating the
> > nature of a "smear,"
> > > which, unfortunately, i was not defending.  i'd
> > venture to say that
> > > your insult is a bit out-of-line.  this, and
> > other, similar
> > > self-important acts of condescension (previously
> > referred to as "your
> > > schtick") have grown tiresome in the six years i
> > have been reading
> > > this mailing list.
> > >
> > >
> > >>todd Sasha Frere-Jones has been a shit of a writer
> > for a long time morman
> > >
> > >
> > > also, may i suggest that you lay off the haterade?
> > >
> > > sincerely,
> > >
> > > rick sawyer
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> >
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