B
Bumbling Bee
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This might sound a bit snide, but I'd like to throw it out here anyway. There are some of you out there in Mozzaland who simply seem to be unable to accept anything other than the strict caricature of Morrissey presented to us either by the press or by the yen of our imaginations, and anything that runs contrary to these harbored images is considered hypocrisy or lies or whatever else is in that vein of lexiconical words.
I don't see why some of us hold Morrissey up to such impossible expectations of absolute consistency that, frankly, no human being would ever be able to live up or according to. I don't know which dystopian universe the guilty ones expect Morrissey to live within, but as far I know, he is just a man who lives in Los Angeles who used to sing quite a bit but now doesn't as much. He's entitled to be inconsistent under scrutiny, as we all are.
Well, below is the comment that sparked this post of mine...
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From the main page, under "Nine Perfect Minutes with Morrissey":
"I think it was a pretty good interview. I am happy to see Morrissey still has his wits about him...and his wit! But I do dare ask, if he doesn't go out and "mingle" then why has he been spotted at the PETA event and the Moby concert? For someone who doesn't get out...it's suprising he went to two major events knowing full well he'd be spotted!"
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I don't mean to place such a harsh spotlight on the person who made this comment, but it seemed to be representative of so many others' approaches (that I've heard or read here) when critiquing Morrissey and his behaviour. As long as there are so many people who retain such inanities, I don't believe we have the right to castigate the musical press for promulgating them. Those articles are usually only generalized representations of our notions anyway.
I'd love to hear anyone's opinion on whether or not I'm just barking up an empty tree (which is a strange perversion of an expression, but it's applicable if you think about it). Much ado about nothing?
Kisses.
I don't see why some of us hold Morrissey up to such impossible expectations of absolute consistency that, frankly, no human being would ever be able to live up or according to. I don't know which dystopian universe the guilty ones expect Morrissey to live within, but as far I know, he is just a man who lives in Los Angeles who used to sing quite a bit but now doesn't as much. He's entitled to be inconsistent under scrutiny, as we all are.
Well, below is the comment that sparked this post of mine...
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From the main page, under "Nine Perfect Minutes with Morrissey":
"I think it was a pretty good interview. I am happy to see Morrissey still has his wits about him...and his wit! But I do dare ask, if he doesn't go out and "mingle" then why has he been spotted at the PETA event and the Moby concert? For someone who doesn't get out...it's suprising he went to two major events knowing full well he'd be spotted!"
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I don't mean to place such a harsh spotlight on the person who made this comment, but it seemed to be representative of so many others' approaches (that I've heard or read here) when critiquing Morrissey and his behaviour. As long as there are so many people who retain such inanities, I don't believe we have the right to castigate the musical press for promulgating them. Those articles are usually only generalized representations of our notions anyway.
I'd love to hear anyone's opinion on whether or not I'm just barking up an empty tree (which is a strange perversion of an expression, but it's applicable if you think about it). Much ado about nothing?
Kisses.