Re: namecalling

[Jeff Scott wrote:]
>Those of you who want to insinuate that I am a
>gaybasher, a bigot, or a hate filled racist are welcome
>to come to my house and say it to my face instead of
>cowardly hiding on the internet.

Who is calling you these things?

JdL

Jeff,

--- In metatuning@y..., "X. J. Scott" <xjscott@e...> wrote:
> Those of you who want to insinuate that I am a ...

...and the rest, which needn't be repeated. You must stop to think
about what might have caused those thoughts, though I haven't seen
anyone call names. Your first post regarding the attack in New York
was not about sorrow, or the horror of the event, or the unfolding
tragedy, or a request to brainstorm about what any or all of us could
do to help in this situation. Instead, you expressed concern that we
all tend to our own needs in advance of what you saw as a new and
immediate global conflict.

To those that live in and around New York, to those who have family
or friends with the terrible fortune to be caught up in this, to
anyone who had compassion for the unimaginable struggles that were
just beginning -- imagine how those words came across.

Ditto raising Eminem to the level of Shakespeare; whatever you might
like about the instrumental portion of his creativity, the lyrical
content contains so much that is hurtful to people that any caring
person would have a difficult time publicly proclaiming
his 'greatness'.

I don't perceive you as a bad person, or one who would maliciously
post comments with the intention to hurt. That said, it always
behooves us to view and review our thoughts and words before we hit
the send button, *especially* in times that are emotionally charged,
and in subject areas where feelings are bound to be raw.

I hope that you can find calm and peace, and continue to contribute
music to a world that now, more than ever, will need every bit of the
humanity we can possibly encapsulate in our creativity.

Regards,
Jon