Re: The most disgusting collections of posts I've seen to date here

Tom K wrote:
It seems there is no limit to the depths of depraved Yoko bashing these guys won't wallow in.

"See how they smile, like pigs in the sky, see how they snide"

I'm *not* a fan of Yoko, and I don't condone everything she says or does. but you guys are scraping the bottom.

You're fans of The Beatles? John Lennon?

Talking about the remains of John Lennon?

OMG.


I wasn't one of those posters, and maybe they won't appreciate me putting words in their mouths, but I have three responses to this:

1. Those posts were indeed tasteless. However, it seemed to me that the tastelessness in this instance was not a simple manifestation of generalized dislike for Yoko, but something more specific and to the point. Namely, the posters were commenting on what they perceived to be a pattern of exceedingly tasteless actions by Yoko (certainly not as tasteless as the invented ones in the posts, but real actions, not imaginary ones, which is a pretty important distinction)... that is, they were starting from Yoko's actual (as perceived by them) tastelessness and just taking it a few steps further. So yes, they were tasteless, but this is different from simply saying something vile about someone you don't like.

2. As a fan of John Lennon, I'm aware that he was very fond of extremely tasteless humor (at least in his early years).

3. If these are the most disgusting posts you've seen here, you must not have been around all that long! A few years back, you would have seen a lot of stuff here that makes these posts look positively G-rated. Believe me.

Chris Jepson
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