Oh dear, dear, dear, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Poor, poor misunderstood Caio. At exactly what point did I or Lea Ann quote his name or refer to it, or even infer it was HIM in our riposts? If the cap fits wear it! Why call the Three Tenors old Grandpas, (as someone did), to start with (or any other artist a similar derogatory name) if no insult is meant? Once an ad hominen and/or personal attack is started it is clear what intent there is behind it. By continuing it (the insult) without comment is generally seen to be condoning it isn't it?
>>>>if you bothered to thouroughly read caio's overly long, excruciatingly boring, unappealing 'manifesto wannabees', this would have been clear to you as well.<<<<
Well, that's just the problem isn't it. Why would anyone want to? I have been on the brink of leaving the list for a while now (ever since the objectionable Mr Rossi appeared I think, what a coincidence!) as the list has descended into an opinion forum for Mr Rossi with caio out-posting everyone else in a frenzy every day. Rather than leave altogether and deprive myself of the regulars and others whom I enjoy and appreciate so much, I thought I would trial a different approach and either ignore caio's posts all together or just skim them. Sometimes a REALLY off-remark has caught my eye and I have thoroughly read a post. Rather than risk censure by reacting to it, I have just let it be and ignored it hoping that others might do this to and thus take away his main interest in being here.
I still stand by Lea Ann's disgust with the particular thread she/I referred to, whether we were "mistaken" (oh yeah, that's likely, NOT) or not by the intent of some of the posters. Once you start labeling in this fashion it is a steep slippery descent to being misunderstood so one only has onself to blame when one uses subjectively nasty labels.
THIS is the essence of the matter in hand, in case you missed it in the first place >>>>it's cowardly to verbally cut people down for their physical attributes. That's what it boils down to. And lazy ignorant people always take the low road. I would never refer anyone the way people have been here...because I don't think nasty things about people generally until they open their mouths and prove to me just how hateful they are. The cowardly and stupid think it gives them more power when the can verbally attack and gang up on someone else...and they always go for their victims most tender spot....as in how fat you are, or how you wear glasses or you have a twitch or a limp or what not. Just like a school bully would. If you reread the comments that were made and insert other words, like black, or gay you can really get a feel for how ugly this is. Because the intention wasn't to comment on singing...if it were there would have been no discussion about the physical...and it's not even a matter of stage appearance...it's really about someone who "ain't got" wanting something someone else has, and being mad that they don't have it. <<<<
So, would it be possible for all of us to move on now, instead of attacking me or Lea Ann or anyone else further for what is seen as mistaken or misplaced disgust?
~Michelle
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