tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post8203173440766531293..comments2023-10-17T08:04:08.714-04:00Comments on The Examined Life: Sex, Race, and John MayerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04614116686638969278noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-49468864859481429892010-03-05T11:46:33.136-05:002010-03-05T11:46:33.136-05:00I think you're giving him too much credit. He...I think you're giving him too much credit. He's a prick. What he said about that and about ex-girlfriends takes him beyond saying something stupid. Major douchebag.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718724697267800263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-36765878941766639012010-02-17T23:31:45.890-05:002010-02-17T23:31:45.890-05:00Holy crap! How did I completely miss all of this? ...Holy crap! How did I completely miss all of this? <br /><br />Years ago a co-worker ran into me and asked me who Carmen Electra's brother was. I responded by asking who Carmen Electra was. He looked stunned. I explained: "I don't get out much."<br /><br />"Get out?" he countered. "You don't need to get out. You just need to get a TV."<br /><br />But at this point I confess that I thought I "knew" John Mayer. Apparently. Not so much. It will be very hard to listen to his music in anything close to the same fashion.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-85721663334333102412010-02-15T10:12:53.853-05:002010-02-15T10:12:53.853-05:00I wondered what you thought about Mayer and his co...I wondered what you thought about Mayer and his comments. I think you are way too fair to him. Guy's a douchebag.<br /><br />Love you, Sheria.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-10185415624367001812010-02-14T14:56:30.732-05:002010-02-14T14:56:30.732-05:00Love your last paragraph !!!
I guess I am just ant...Love your last paragraph !!!<br />I guess I am just anti labels of any kind...white, black,able, disabled, fat, thin, they are just not needed. We are all people...plain and simple people..Maybe that is a bit simplistic....probably it is...but thats how I see it.<br />Much Love sybil xxSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516012178494813281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-54526517060140571212010-02-14T00:23:48.791-05:002010-02-14T00:23:48.791-05:00I remember when a friend of mine in San Francisco ...I remember when a friend of mine in San Francisco called me the N- word, and I knew that I had trully become his friend. I agree with you that a white person should never say it. <br /><br />I agree with your assessment of racism vs. prejudice.Ken Richeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425810816600512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-49916205350410015212010-02-13T15:39:25.730-05:002010-02-13T15:39:25.730-05:00I've been advocating for the word to branch in...I've been advocating for the word to branch into two concepts: hard and soft racism. Hard racism is stark, obvious and involves a real sense of superiorty; soft racism is the about entitlement, assumption, and expectations. It's much harder to parse and identify, especially within oneself.<br />I think John Mayer's worst "ism" might start with "narciss." He should never have cut his hair and started working out. Now he thinks he's all that and a bag of chips.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173711110500689117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-32478630233452393862010-02-13T10:56:34.569-05:002010-02-13T10:56:34.569-05:00as always, you discuss something very contemporary...as always, you discuss something very contemporary, very this week. but i am torn with my reaction. part of me agrees that he has made blunders and should do some pennance. but part of me gets frustrated because he is being held to standards that we don't hold the rest of our citizens. Mayer is neither a politician, public speaker, nor a policy maker. he is merely an artist- well paid, certainly-but a creative soul none-the-less who thinks and lives in lines of thought that should cross boundaries and delve into taboo territory once in a while. <br />i agree that Mayer is most likely not a racist. he was speaking from personal observation from real conversations and anecdotes from his peers. and i believe that he was sharing his views from his racially mixed experiences. and i wonder if there is a new language and permission level that needs to be considered as our cultures actually become more integrated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348613155864799387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516524448870006829.post-28365488415033111212010-02-13T10:31:52.304-05:002010-02-13T10:31:52.304-05:00Public F-ups Anonymous has a whole gaggle of new m...Public F-ups Anonymous has a whole gaggle of new members lately. You left out the SC contingent and don't forget James O'Keefe. Folks are just lining up to join PUFA. Let's keep the roll call running and see what sort of demographic we come up with, shall we? Or would that be profiling, I wonder.<br /><br />I'm always tickled to see a new Examined Life post in my reader and I'm never, ever disappointed.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.com