54. "I'll respond to this cause I respect you." In response to In response to 53
but you're outta line and offsides.
>The sig in my quote is by a white man (duh) and he's simply >(and cleverly) encapsulating the notion that America's unique >notion of "hipness" is rooted in the cultural complexities >resulting from the trans-atlantic slave trade. I think it is >quite apt... however, if you want to start picking it apart in >literal terms, be my guest. I just don't understand why any >person of wit would do that.
That only makes that quote worse. It's patronizing. America's notion of 'hip' is alot more complicated than simply being of african origin.
>Finally... The reason I cal you willfully ignorant is because >you have a habit of coming into posts to make some definitive >pronouncements like "Michael Jackson is gay and Human Nature >is evidence of that" and I'm thinking "wow... this kid must >have done that super-heavy research or have some inside >source," just to find out that all you have is your >opinion--and not even one that is at least nominally supported >by any objective evidence, or that is even reconcilable with >known facts (eg the fact that MJ didn't write "Human Nature" >and the straight man who did write it didn't write it with him >in mind).
I never spoke of MJ being gay in direct relation to my understanding of 'human nature'. But MJ was gay. And so was Human Nature. That's how I said it.
>Or your hilariously ignorant arguments in the Fela/JB thread >(which I've already alluded to) which did not so much upset me >as they amused me. (Comparing Fela to Osadebe as an example of >"NIgerian music before James Brown"? I'm like--what?)
If I remember correctly...I asked if that was a fair characterization. That Osadebe could stand as an example of Nigerian pop music before JB and Fela after JB's influence.
>I mean, right here in this discussion, you could have said "I >don't think the Jacksons wrote these songs because _______" >and it would have been cool... But instead, you come in saying >"THEY DIDN'T WRITE THEM! Anybody who thinks otherwise, >including those who have inside sources and have written >extensively about such things? Those people are fools! My ears >tell me that they didn't write them because they were not >songwriters!"
Man...read my post. "Only speculating here but......" You're trying to paint me into something I'm obviously not. I don't search the internet for information....I don't have the facts. I've always indicated when I'm speculating.
>(Never mind that you admit you have no Jacksons compositions >from the same period with which to compare the songs >stylistically... but hey: you have EARS!)
Yah well hopefully we'll all learn the truth. You ask me? The J5 did not write those songs.