Thread: Regarding the haters

shrrew wrote: Can't get there from here. That's what people will tell you. The point of the song is that you can, despite the pronouncements of "Mr. Citywide, hypnotized, suit and tied".

pilight wrote: shrrew wrote: Can't get there from here. That's what people will tell you. The point of the song is that you can, despite the pronouncements of "Mr. Citywide, hypnotized, suit and tied". lol yes I got that message. But what I was being obtuse about in a literal way is that current musicians can not go back in time and create that music. They are their own era and it shows in their music/playing. They can...

There's more to this issue than men not wanting women to play sports. I don't see white men having a problem supporting those two beach volleyball players (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) even though they're not the most attractive women around. They still flock to Anna Kournikova like flies to a hunk of shit even though she's won nothing of consequence in her entire career. But God help you if you're a black female...

X ___________________________ I haven't been around much lately...but really glad I got to see this. If there's people on this board who have not heard the general male perspective...well, if you had the opportunity to hear examples of it you would be shocked at just how true bballfan's statement is.

*applause* Well-stated.

bballfan2005 wrote: There's more to this issue than men not wanting women to play sports. I don't see white men having a problem supporting those two beach volleyball players (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) even though they're not the most attractive women around. They still flock to Anna Kournikova like flies to a hunk of shit even though she's won nothing of consequence in her entire career. But God help you if...