I'm sure that's the first time I've ever read the words "twee," "meritorious," and "specious" all in one sentence. And I mean that in a good way. To weigh in here, I think hot chicks are great, but chicks who get riled up about the objectification of hot chicks are even better. Rock on, Jocelyn. By the bye, did anyone notice it's Friday and nearly time to put on our party hats? Drolly and not-in-the-least-condescendingly, Christopher -----Original Message----- From: audities-owner@smoe.org [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Michael Bennett Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 3:08 PM To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: FOW- Mexican Wine AARRRGGGHHHHH Or one could take the remarkable point of view that you could do both. But then, it's so much easier being self-righteous, isn't it? Look -- a lot of folks may think that Jocelyn is going overboard about this, but even though I recognized that the video was a parody/homage, I did think that some might find it sexist. It's a valid (but arguable beef). Fuck, we've had lengthy discussions on the meaning of 'twee' and 'power pop', so this attempt to diminish Jocelyn's meritorious point about a video by casting in a perspective that is outside the parameters of a music discussion list is fairly specious. Mike Bennett Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com >From: Stewart Mason >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >To: audities@smoe.org >Subject: Re: FOW- Mexican Wine AARRRGGGHHHHH >Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 14:24:36 -0500 > >At 11:11 AM 3/26/2004 -0800, Jocelyn Geboy wrote: > >it might sound far-fetched. but i really believe that > >people have to start somewhere in order to change a > >lot of the stuff that ills us a nation. > >You could also make a strong argument that getting into a swivet about a >silly video when there are much more important fights out there -- like, >say, a non-elected "President" trying his damnedest to fill the judicial >seats with hardcore right-wing activists in the hopes of overturning >several decades' worth of civil rights advances -- is, erm, somehow missing >the point. But then, it's so much easier to get into a swivet over a silly >video, isn't it? > >S > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new MSN Toolbar - FREE! http://toolbar.msn.com/go/onm00200414ave/direct/01/