Re: For my Bompz

[Rocky Serkowney <rockys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
>Not saying that you did, but DON'T you DARE call me a nigger.  Not even as
>a joke. Anyone who knows me knows this and if you don't, I am telling you
now.
>
>You know how well I FULLY agree. It's been very difficult explaining all
>this to the children in my neighbourhood. They call each other that darned
>word, and it is meant like a swear word. It has become part of the
>unacceptable language (hey, they hang out in front of my house yelling and
>screaming so I figure I gotta right to lay down the rule, SOMEBODY's got to
>around here!!). In
>the same terms they are not to refer to me as being "white" because they
>are now using that as
>a if it were a swear word to.
>It's not about the language per se, it's about respect.
>I can't STAND the covers on those Back From The Grave's. It took me a long
>time to buy 'em.
>I was totally embarassed to take them up to the cash register.

First of all, gotta agree with the respect thing Glynis is talking about
here.  While I'm all for the raw and fun (ie. not to be taken too
seriously) underpinnings of rock & roll, there's nothing wrong with lettin'
each other know when we're really steppin' over the line to offensiveness.
So right on, Brian.  I don't even know (or care) what those BFTG albums
look like and I've had 'em all for about 13 years (shows I couldn't see all
that well in the eighties either!).  And hopefully, people that dig garage
music won't take Tim's rants too seriously.  yeah, we should take things in
the sometimes funny (often for shock value) spirit in which they are
intended, but let's also be mindful of what we write and how it might
affect or offend each other.  I don't like the names of some comps, but I
can recognize tongue-in-cheek or twisted  terms of endearment when I hear
'em.  On the other hand, it's good to keep each other in line when
potentially hurtful things appear to be said on the list just to provoke
reaction.  Common courtesy and rock & roll aren't mutually exclusive.

Rocky.