tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post2903294413250039253..comments2023-05-30T06:28:00.876-04:00Comments on Father Nature's Corner: Please Keep Your Impure Thoughts To YourselfG. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-10613823421661429352014-11-03T20:44:17.466-05:002014-11-03T20:44:17.466-05:00S.R.: Sadly, this wasn't a college student, bu...S.R.: Sadly, this wasn't a college student, but someone closer to my age (49) who was frothing at the mouth. G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-65033279471808706142014-11-02T17:32:52.964-05:002014-11-02T17:32:52.964-05:00Yes, college students do froth at the mouth over s...Yes, college students do froth at the mouth over such things. I have to admit that I was a bit like that for a while, after I'd taken my first (and last) women's studies course. In time one gains perspective, hopefully.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-56934255405526710842014-10-29T07:04:16.591-04:002014-10-29T07:04:16.591-04:00Lynn: A good chunk of the time I usually have a fe...Lynn: A good chunk of the time I usually have a few c.d.'s in my car, so when radio gets extremely toxic/annoying, I'll push the play button to be brought to a world of my own choosing.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-47766046721159712182014-10-29T06:13:17.621-04:002014-10-29T06:13:17.621-04:00I agree with you - that's why I listen to book...I agree with you - that's why I listen to books on CD during my commute (mostly).Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-25884303604384774372014-10-28T19:04:29.564-04:002014-10-28T19:04:29.564-04:00G.A.: Thanks.
Belittling the past seems to be the...G.A.: Thanks.<br /><br />Belittling the past seems to be the fashionable thing to do nowadays. It permeates so much of every day life that it's quite difficult to enjoy the stuff that you grew up on it.<br /><br />And perhaps John did pull Maureen's hair just a tad too much, but it was all in good clean fun.<br /><br />Fil: 5 minutes is the absolute maximum I can deal with at a given time when it comes to political radio. It's so polarizing that more often than not, I go days w/o listening to it (there is a lot of conservative leaning talk radio where I live).<br /><br />Old music is fun, and studying the history behind the lyrics is a great way to learn about the past.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-50263847132533988232014-10-28T18:00:11.382-04:002014-10-28T18:00:11.382-04:00I love listening to Political Radio in America - I...I love listening to Political Radio in America - I could not believe what those guys were saying!! They'd be taken off the air here. It was really fun to listen to .. for 5 minutes or so anyway. <br /><br />It's such an interesting subject - the relevance of the language of the time .... I have a young student who has to sing an early 20th century song for an exam - try describing spoon and june!!! <br />I wonder what they'll make of early 21st century music and writing in another 100 years time. Filhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027496923235464642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-80102397998055802722014-10-28T08:24:12.086-04:002014-10-28T08:24:12.086-04:00I agree with you my friend. Growing up in the 60&...I agree with you my friend. Growing up in the 60's I was never a bra burner but always a feminist. However I agree that there are better things to do going forward than belittle the past. We can learn from it but not linger there. I still love John Wayne though he grabbed Maureen O'Hara by the hair quite often. It's a lot like the Bible. Yikes, talk about a source of discrimination against women!Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-91174372585428947612014-10-28T06:03:47.020-04:002014-10-28T06:03:47.020-04:00M: This is very true.
I'm not sure about that...M: This is very true.<br /><br />I'm not sure about that. He rarely plays classic rock on his show as it's mostly folk/acoustic music with a left-of-center bent to it.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-91488795575154303832014-10-28T02:05:26.205-04:002014-10-28T02:05:26.205-04:00People never stop and think that maybe the artist ...People never stop and think that maybe the artist is trying to tell a story. I doubt very much that Jimi Hendrix advocated killing your partner if they cheated on you - I take it this guy doesn't like Neil Young either?Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-12494645856164191762014-10-27T14:49:44.969-04:002014-10-27T14:49:44.969-04:00Debra: Excellent point. Too bad people like you an...Debra: Excellent point. Too bad people like you and I are in the minority with that opinion.<br /><br />Which is why book banning always bothered me. Even if I didn't agree with some of the content, I still would want the book available for my children to read and experience. Same goes for music.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-81301041409841061822014-10-27T14:34:34.329-04:002014-10-27T14:34:34.329-04:00I agree that we can't impose our modern values...I agree that we can't impose our modern values on cultural items from the past (music, books, plays, whatever) by censoring or suppressing them. But I do think we have to make an effort to place them in their historical context and note that it has changed. Sort of like when theatres these days stage "The Merchant of Venice," they often have an educational aspect explaining the historical context of anti-semitism. Because of course some people still today would take the play at face value and assume that its anti-semitic values are still culturally valid and/or desirable.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-42263072635745893972014-10-27T11:32:02.620-04:002014-10-27T11:32:02.620-04:00Fundy: Thanks.
I definitely agree, if you want to...Fundy: Thanks.<br /><br />I definitely agree, if you want to stay absolutely true to what you're writing, you have to use what was common for the time period.<br /><br />At my first state job, I used to work with old newspapers from the 18th thru early 20th century, and let me tell you, what was common back then would probably make your jaw drop now.<br /><br />Alex: Exactly.<br /><br />I enjoy reading Mark Twain immensely and in order to appreciate, you have to understand how it was back then. Plus, most people don't know that a lot of the time, he was also making fun of people in the way they talked as well.<br /><br />ABFtS: I did not know that. I did know that for a good chunk of the Looney Tune cartoons, but again, people have to remember that cartoons back then were simply a reflection of what life was like.<br /><br />I think deep down, we're really just people who grew up normal and everyone else under the age of 35 is built screwy.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-70811742715219117822014-10-27T11:09:29.846-04:002014-10-27T11:09:29.846-04:00You know, I just learned the other day that Tom an...You know, I just learned the other day that Tom and Jerry was wildly racist. Did you know that? Because when I was a kid, I didn't see racism in the slightest. I still don't. But that's probably also because I'm a racist misogynist. Or so society would tell me.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-7228166994728133732014-10-27T10:45:50.105-04:002014-10-27T10:45:50.105-04:00Then don't play it - well said!
It's like ...Then don't play it - well said!<br />It's like all the people who want to ban Mark Twain. The way he wrote was just a sign of the times. And we can't go back and change history.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-69938955286633201792014-10-27T10:20:41.714-04:002014-10-27T10:20:41.714-04:00Right on! I think you made valid points in your p...Right on! I think you made valid points in your post. I'm working on a memoir of the North right now, and even though it isn't PC to refer to Canadian first nations people as Indians, I couldn't be true to the times a half a century ago, if I didn't use the words that were used then. Btw, I have always loved the music of Jimi Hendrix and the song "Hey Joe." When I taught third grade (I'm retired now ~ well, I'm a writer now!), most years I showed a video of Jimi Hendrix playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" when we learned about the national anthem. I showed it to my kiddos in many forms. Have a good week!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com