Hey man, she called that guy a dumbass, when right in the FAQ she quoted it
says basically ALL ARE WELCOME, that's pretty hypocritical, and just
downright mean, maybe the guy is trying to learn more about Modernism, maybe
he is an artist, maybe he owns a scooter, or maybe he is just pulling your
chain. And if he is pulling your chain, you gotta give him credit for
pulling a mighty big chain.
MM
>From: "Becky L. Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Dear X X and Co.
>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 10:39:22 -0800
>
> >>From: x x <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Subject: Re: don't understand
> >>Date: Wed, Feb 9, 2000, 12:18 PM
> >>
> >
> >>so what's the subculture about? no one has explained it yet. for that
>matter
> >>what are the tastes involved?
>
>Hey, dumbass! Why would you join a mailing list if you didn't know what it
>was about? Just for the purpose of posting high volumes of one-liners,
>insipid questions, assorted drivel and arguments much to the annoyance of
>the many other members of it?
>Or were you sent by the Demographic Research department of Target
>Corp./Spin
>Magazine/MTV/VH1/Mountain Dew/Gap?
>
>Read this, clipped from the Modslist Home Page FAQ, which I don't regard as
>gospel, but for an idiot such as yourself, it's a good start.
>
> >What is a mod?
> >
> >In the late 50s and very early 60s, the term "mod" (or "modernist", for
> >long) was given to a hip cat or kitten who listened to modern jazz. The
>term
> >was co-opted by a British youth movement in the early to mid sixties.
>Art,
> >drugs, fashion, and music were at the core of this early mod movement;
> >though political and social ideologies were later attributed to it. The
> >wild clothes, music, and art produced and consumed by these kids inspired
> >later "mod revivals". Each local and national revival produced music and
> >art which was patterned on the 60s mod aesthetic; from loosely to quite
> >strictly. Each scene and individual created their own lifestyles which
>fit
> >their definition of what it is to be a mod. Many people who currently
> >consider themselves mods model their lifestyle after the mods of the
> >sixties; including the clothes that they wear, the scooters they ride,
>the music
> >they listen to, and the books that they read. Others believe that being a
> >mod today means keeping abreast of contemporary developments in the arts
> >and music. Of course, many mods live a lifestyle which fits neither
> >extreme. There are people from all groups on this list.
> >
> >THE IMPORTANT PART:
> >
> >Do you have to be a mod to be a member of modslist?
> >
> >No! Anyone is welcome to be a member of modslist provided that they
> >acknowledge that the purpose of this list is to discuss topics which are
> >likely to be of general interest to others on the list. People who cannot
> >appreciate the mod aesthetic will probably not enjoy the list.
>
>Damn, this list has degenerated since moving to Topica. Between the new
>crop of strange, uninformed nitwits that have seemed to wander in off the
>Topica site list search, to this out of control and RIDICULOUS
>unsubscribing
>nonsense, I think a full-on e-mail revolt to the list owner is in order.
>There are some great people on this list who are too disgusted with it
>lately to even want to post, and that's a shame. Flame me if you will, but
>I know I'm not the only one who's sick of it.
>
>
>
>
>
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