Klarinet Archive - Posting 000088.txt from 1998/08

From: "Craig Earl Countryman" <cegc@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Classical vs. Popular
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 18:53:48 -0400

Marty wrote:

>A lot of people today are sensitive to swearing and that's ok...but a
century ago,
>homosexuality was completly unheard of. Today, they hold festivals and
>parade in the streets! And that's accepted.

I wouldn't say it is accepted, but I think the situation has gotten better.
I don't think that you can make a comparison between homosexuality and
swearing. The former is something that we are now finding out cannot be
helped, whereas swearing is something that you DEFINITELY have control over.
I wonder how many homosexuals would welcome such a comparison?

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