--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Chivukula wrote: > > "Ravi, I think you should be in charge of all apologies on this forum. " > > I don't apologize to men, most anyway - sorry. But yes - I do bend over > backwards to apologize to women, well most anyway.
You crack me up Ravi. You fashion yourself as such a champion of women in the virtual world. Too bad it played out so badly in the 3D world. But of course, as you so often say, "the fault was all on my ex" > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@... wrote: > > > ** > > > > > > Curtis, I actually wouldn't have interpreted it this way. Wouldn't have > > even occurred to me, honestly. *You* are the one who asked me to pay > > "particular attention" to that verse and then put forth the "gang rape" > > description yourself as to how *you* had interpreted it, prior to showing > > it to your girlfriend who had made the point that the song could have been > > talking about "consensual" activities in where the woman was enjoying be > > attended to "down in the pines" (and I paraphrase), which is a humorous and > > more pleasant way to interpret it, I must agree. > > > > Carol also thought it was about gang rape and commented to that affect. > > > > I am glad to hear that there were and have never been any hidden messages > > and meanings in what you've ever communicated to me. I like to be > > understood as well and don't appreciate it when others' assume incorrectly > > what I am posting about without asking me. This is why I asked you - no > > harm meant, as I said in the rest of it that was embedded in my post back > > to Xeno. I hadn't thought much about it until now - "gang rape" reminded > > me of psychological rape - only because they both use the word rape and > > then I was like, wait...should I have been offended? I was just riffin' - > > don't take me too seriously Curtis. Your first appraisal of my tendency to > > amuse myself on this forum is not too far from the truth. > > > > But, do you know the history behind the song? I like the song, as I do > > appreciate and enjoy many styles of music. It was an interesting song and > > very poetic. You note below that the lyric was a misinterpretation - by > > you? > > > > Ravi, I think you should be in charge of all apologies on this forum. > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* curtisdeltablues curtisdeltablues@... > > *To:* FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > *Sent:* Friday, April 26, 2013 9:25 PM > > *Subject:* [FairfieldLife] Re: To Curtis - were you trying to PR me? > > > > > > Sensitive Ravi to the rescue. Right, got it. > > > > It was not a gang rape lyric, that was a misinterpretation. > > > > But that distinction will not interest you because you are a troll and > > your posting intentions are unfriendly. > > > > You think you are "getting" a person Judy does not like and winning her > > approval, but instead you are revealing yourself and your shallow agenda. > > > > --- 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." > > > > > > > > > > > > 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" > > > > 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" > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
