Then, too, there seem to be issues involved other than gender -- and in fact, malely, I wonder to what extent gender even is involved. I for one wouldn't have a good word to say for Todd Gitlin thirty seconds after his last breath. And I probably wouldn't wait 24 hours to say what I really thought, either. I feel as sure the same is true for many on this list as Jesse does to the contrary. Let's hope a kind fate will soon give us occasion to test the hypothesis.
On Thursday 09 November 2006 17:32, Jesse Lemisch wrote:
> This seems fairly straightforward: a case of males expressing rage that
> somebody should criticize the rapid negative response to the death of a
> leading feminist. It is, quite simply, rage by males on a gender issue. We
> all believe in telling the truth, but I assure you I wouldn't impose my
> disagreements with Todd Gitlin, for instance, on the day of his death. And I
> assume that most people on this list wouldn't either. And I would certainly
> not express over-the-top rage if somebody else thought such expressions a
> little improper. I know that the enraged will interpret this, say, 24 hour
> hiatus as a surrender of critical faculties, but try it with whatever other
> litmus you choose. The response here has been positively shameful.
-- --Michael J. Smith --mjs at smithbowen.net
http://stopmebeforeivoteagain.org