On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:50 PM, Ann <awoelfleba...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> ** > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula <chivukula.ravi@...> > wrote: > > > > I think a lot of men have incredible difficulty expressing empathy but > this > > one seems very cold-hearted and dismissive, as if the person asking these > > questions had no right to these feelings and/or was irrational for even > > trying to communicate that, viz "I have no idea why you write any of > this" > > - I wonder if this is narcissism, disassociation and/or psychopathy? > > > > Anyway here's one way I would respond assuming I was innocent. > > > > "Dear Emily - I am so sorry to hear that you were disturbed by the gang > > rape lyrics. Looking back it was probably not a good idea to post it or I > > should have cautioned you that the lyrics had references to gang rape - > in > > this day and age one should always be aware that there could be some who > > would get affected by that, especially victims and family members of > > victims harmed by sexual violence. But rest assured Emily I had no > > intentions to PR you, my intentions was just to share some music with a > > fellow music-lover and in retrospect I should have known that some people > > may have found it offensive. I hope you are feeling better." > > Ravi, will you marry me? > Yes I'm honored and would love to dear Ann - but your poor hubby, we shouldn't make him sad :-) > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 8:51 PM, authfriend <authfriend@...> wrote: > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, as much as Curtis asserts that his goal is "to be > > > understood by other people here," it doesn't seem that > > > he is willing to respond to the question Emily asked > > > him: Why did he make a point of calling her attention > > > to a verse about gang rape? Instead he just wipes out > > > her context as if it had never existed. > > > > > > Obviously she found it disturbing. Why wouldn't he > > > respond--unless that's what he wanted, for her to be > > > disturbed? > > > > > > Man, there are very creepy things going on on this > > > forum lately. > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have no idea why you would write any of this. > > > > > > > > I shared music with you that I perform in my show. It has no meaning > > > directed toward you except I thought I was sharing interesting music > with > > > another music lover. > > > > > > > > To be clear: There are no hidden messages or meanings directed toward > > > you by any music I ever shared with you on this board, ever. There are > no > > > hidden messages toward you in anything I have ever written to you > here. I > > > have tried to be clear about what I meant at all times because my goal > is > > > to be understood by other people here. > > > > > > > > Lets chill on sharing music. It apparently isn't working. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "emilymae.reyn" > <emilymae.reyn@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Curtis: Hey, I was just responding to Xeno on his psychological > rape > > > > > post and this spontaneously came off my fingertips: > > > > > "nor did I [feel psychologically raped] recently, when Curtis > referred > > > > > me to the gang rape lyrics of a song he posted. I probably should > have > > > > > then, come to think about it, but I just figured I had crossed his > > > > > boundary again, unknowingly, like I did the first time. I was > teasing > > > > > him; he got angry...." > > > > > God bless it, were you trying to publicly PR me? Did I not pick up > on > > > > > that? I'm kind of slow on the uptake sometimes, it's true. You > never > > > > > did explain to me why you referred me to the lyrics you did. If you > > > > > were, than I say "Fuck you, man, fuck you." If you weren't than > maybe > > > > > you could explain it to me. Am I right in my assumption above? > > > > > I know you ain't a country guy, in terms of music, but here's a > song > > > > > from George Jones - RIP, that may bring you back to a performance > > > period > > > > > that would be best left forever. > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onfce-UNmmE > > > > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onfce-UNmmE> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
