As to my listening pleasure, I built a playlist that I unfortunately lost track of later and can not report it accurately, so I am not going to try. I did start by listening to a long rant from Adam Curry (show 372) during which he brow beat Madge Weinstein (sort of a stage name) of Yeast Radio, be forewarned that the language and content is for adults, for calling him a bigot. It was very entertaining. I read the comments on curry.com. Man, some of these folks are just plain out there. I was especially entertained by the "Somebody Who Knows Better" entry. I have listened to Adam's show for a long time now. And, frankly, I don't think this person "knows better".
Adam definitely took Madge too seriously. The trigger word that fired this off is "f*gg*t". A horrible word as most trigger words of this nature are. It was in a promo for some rap stuff and not directly aimed at gays per se. But, like any trigger word like this, naturally some gay people are going to notice and take offense. Madge did. Madge has ranted. Adam has ranted. I have to say that if it is all genuine (and I think it is), it offers us all a reminder of how important words are and how important compassion and patience is. Intent does matter and Adam clearly has no harmful intent in this matter. And, Madge your language and style is so extreme that I can not bring myself to listen to you for very long. Be that as it may. If you wish to make a point about accepting and respecting folks that wish to be gay, you might do better if you don't sound so mean, mad, and crude. But, that is just my opinion. If there are tons of folks that like your style, you should give them what the want and you all have fun.
Don't scare off potential friends. And, in my opinion, we should all avoid these trigger words; all of us. F*gg*t simply shouldn't be said by anyone, IMHO.
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| Distance: | 9.3 (15K) |
| Time: | 1:25:55 |
| Heart Rate: | 168 |
| Pace: | 9:14 |
| Weather: | Clear skies, 62° |
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