Re: N word again

[eltyger (j.BOLt SThAR eNYCh)]

0506 EDT // Fri 18 Oct 96 // BklnNYC 
                              
JDaly - 
                                
     I meant No Disrespect (to You). 
'Course you're Right: Every 
Artist(s Work) Deserves to be Commented 
upon. 
     I Do Totally Disrespect the Notion that Any Artist Deserves to be
Criticized *for* their Work; For not saying it as I would have said it; Not
doing it as I would have done it. 
                                
     I know what is meant about the phrase *Rock'n'Roll Nigger*. I feel
like I understand the what and why of her expression; that Naivety of
Purpose. I even like to think that S/He (And Lenny) 
were Right. I wonder how much *Pop* 
music there was from Black People 
("Afro-Americans", if any prefer it), 
before PSG, talkin' about Niggers Standin' Up/...Niggers Steppin' OutSide?
Now it's there... 
                                
     With Due Respect One May Use 
The Language of the Birds. 
                                 
     Even so, I've always felt a little...Ambivalent about the phrase. 
But not so you could notice it. I wore the Button for six months or a year
all around town and only had one guy call me on it. "It's a Band, ya
Know?", I hastily assured him as I left the train. 
                                  
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Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 23:18:30 -0400 
From: JDaly <dalynyc> 
To: babel-list 
Subject: Re: N word again 
                               
                            
"... 
                                        
We are commenting on Patti and her work.  The way we always do on this
list.   
She's an artist - not a god.  Why shouldn't we criticize her when we think
she  
deserves it? Jeeeeezz. 
                                
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     Aside from all that, I just Never  
liked "Critics" Or "Criticism". 
                                 
     But sorry. Of course I know You'd 
never stoop to *that*... 
                                  ;-)                                 
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