RE: epithets

["Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>]

Greetings Visionaires -

May I offer another option to Mr. Harrell's "performance"?  As was suggested
earlier today, simply apply your delete key on your keyboard.

All options (those offerred by Douglas Wilson and the option I explained
above) possess their own degree of appeal.

Liking what I like and disliking what I dislike (without the use of
profanity),

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas [mailto:dougwils@moscow.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:52 AM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: epithets


Dear visionaries,

The reason we are all getting tired of the discussion surrounding John
Harrell's epithet is not because the discussion is over. Not at all. We are
simply approaching half time when we all have to switch directions.

Not many of you knew this, but Mr. Harrell is actually a performance artist
funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. His use of the word
slut was primarily being applied to the various sexual tensions and
dichotomies within the Virgin Mary -- on the taxpayers' dime. Now this kind
of language may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it is the role of the
artist in our mass consumer society to comfort the afflicted and afflict the
comfortable. After all, the First Amendment is precious, and so we have to
defend Mr. Harrell's upcoming readings at the Prichard Gallery, and we
should be outraged that anyone would want to silence this lonely voice in
the wilderness.

Okay! Everybody switch sides!

Cordially,

Douglas Wilson