Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
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>> If you are dying to post a criticism of Roy, post the one that is
> informative, not a sexist raving like this.
Marianne Moore, as an editor, preferred long reviews of good books, short reviews of so-so books, and no review at all of bad books. Too many posters on this list are much more interested in kvetching about what they don't like -- probably because they are afraid of exposing themselves if they dare to argue for what they like. Pointless negative judgments are so much safer for one's self-love.
And naturally, a habit of broadcasting negative literary or musical judgments will eventually slip into sexism or racism.
Carrol