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From | markeichelberger@comcast.net (Mark Eichelberger) |
Subject | Re: Gabe and the airport remark |
Date | Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:30:48 +0000 |
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By my count, only 3 audities members (Bryan, Stewart and myself) reacted negatively to Gabe's posting. That hardly represents a tidle wave of opposition from the audities members. If Gabe can count that as a some sort of victory, then it is a pretty pathetic victory...
-------------- Original message --------------
From: rob@splitsville.com
> And somewhere in Argentina Gabe is laughing, as he hoped for a certain reaction,
> and he got it...in spades.
> (Tell me I'm wrong, Gabe)
>
>
> Gabe 1, Auditeers 0
>
> >----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
> >From: :audities@smoe.org
> >To: audities@smoe.org
> >Sent: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:34:34
> >
> >I was planning on just staying out of this whole
> >discussion, since as a gay man, I probably could be
> >percieved as being biased on what I think is or is
> >not a homophobic remark. I personally hate
> >political correctness, and I have to admit that I
> >chuckled *a little* when I read that Gabe's joke
> >about the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. After
> >thinking about it though, I guess I found the
> >remark more stupid than offensive. The idea that
> >gay men (or closeted US senators looking for love
> >in the wrong places) only listen to "wimpy" music
> >that doesn't RAWK is laughable.
> >
> >Don't get me wrong...I know many queens that will
> >scream themselves silly over Celine/Barbara/Judy,
> >etc. It's just that this particular queen loves
> >both the wimpy stuff AND the harder stuff. And
> >that has nothing to do with my sexual orientation.
> >
> >My 2 cents,
> >Mark E.
> >
> >-------------- Original message --------------
> >From: "Stewart Mason"
> >
> >> I'm with Bryan on this one. It's just
> >disappointing to see blatant
> >> homophobia regularly get written off as "oh, that
> >Gabe, wotta kidder."
> >> Now, maybe it's some big in-joke and Gabe himself
> >is actually gayer
> >> than Rufus Wainwright singing Judy Garland, but
> >even if that's the
> >> case, if you don't actually *know* Gabe, that
> >doesn't come across.
> >>
> >> Gabe has every right to be as obnoxious as he
> >wants, of course. But
> >> that also means that anybody who finds Gabe's
> >needling offensive gets
> >> to speak up as well.
> >>
> >> S
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bryan"
> >> To:
> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 12:00 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Suggestions for 2007 - Two top 20s
> >>
> >>
> >> > Yeah, I am just tired of people's schtick, I
> >guess. Tired of the
> >> > specific
> >> > type of insult too, as it's really an immature
> >way to be in this day
> >> > and
> >> > age, isn't it? Surely it's not something anyone
> >approves of?
> >> >
> >> > And yeah, I've been on this list for 8 years? 7
> >maybe? It's really
> >> > not the
> >> > same anymore, is it?
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >
> >> >> C'mon, Bryan, surely you've been on this list
> >long enough to
> >> >> recognize
> >> >> Gabe's schtick when you see it...
> >> >
> >>
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