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Re: (diffs) FAQ: rec.music.gaffa - Love-Hounds - Kate Bush

From: dfleenor@nettech.com (super dave?)
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 10:02:23 -0500 (EDT)
Subject: Re: (diffs) FAQ: rec.music.gaffa - Love-Hounds - Kate Bush
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In-Reply-To: <2pfo1d$ol7@Mercury.mcs.com> from "Jorn Barger" at Apr 25, 94 02:30:13 am

> 
> In article <m0pvIwP-000il7C@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu>,
> chris williams <chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> >   Jorn's contributions were a paraphrase of *Ron Hill's* original work,
> >which Ron had the generosity and grace to contribute freely to the
> >knowledge of all Kate fans. The only part that Jorn contributed that
> >remains essentially the same is the "Yes, she is a fox" bit, that I have
> >always considered sexist. Uli, please lose it.
> 
> This is *exactly* backwards.  The offensive 'fox' reference was Ron's
> sole addition to my paragraphs, although he did add much to the ftp section.
> 

Just a little anti-politically-correct note here: since when is it "sexist" or
"offensive" to recognize beauty? Fox is a compliment, not an insult. Just my 
.02 worth on this matter...