Ann:
See Ravi's sample letter he posted yesterday
Let us changed the subject of this post. LoL!
I can see how this evokes strong images of gang-rape, the
objectification and derogatory references to women - in
the form of gang of boys, the usage of it to refer to
his wife and my kingdom that shows his sense of
portraying his wife's sexual organs as his private
property.
I think I got defensive because of my attachment to my
role as an entertainer. I can now see that you are not
questioning my right and creative expression as an artist
and an entertainer.
The fact that my GF gave a positive interpretation perhaps
shows the forgiveness, the acceptance of women. And perhaps,
sensing my initial unease - she was trying to make me feel
better.
I can appreciate your perspective of the lyrics as
gang-rape and as being objectifying and degrading to women.
I also know get a sense that you are portraying the lyrics
as being alien to modern culture and not condemning my
artistic expression.
Sorry I got off an tangent by calling you racist and I
suppose you are entitled your opinions and judgement and
call it as you see fit. We both here agree that artists
have a freedom to be provocative.
Thank you - it was good a exchange and helps me understand
where you were coming from.
Choose your answer from the following choices:
A. My statements about another poster's words, actions,
veracity, motivations, or state of mine are right, and
reflect reality. If the other poster disagrees, he/she is
wrong, and is probably lying, insane, or demonstrating
low character traits and malevolent intent towards me.
B. My statements about another poster's words, actions,
veracity, motivations, or state of mind are my opinion,
based on my purely subjective analysis. If the other
poster disagrees, he/she merely has a different opinion.
Hint: One of these answers is sane. The other...not so much.
