tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post2410116514773038990..comments2024-03-13T03:16:31.400-04:00Comments on Pushing Rope: Great Moments In Conservative Punditry Part 2Michael Husseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10798917783817126218noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-29680607399052914082007-02-12T16:49:00.000-05:002007-02-12T16:49:00.000-05:00Come on, Mark Steyn is a well known racist a littl...Come on, Mark Steyn is a well known racist a little to the right of Tom Tancredo. This is the same Mark Steyn who referred to most Mexicans as rapists and murderers. It is not a stretch to assume that he is homophobic as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928176070246275155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-78479125216605075052007-02-09T16:09:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:09:00.000-05:00Mark did his best to bring a little humor into our...Mark did his best to bring a little humor into our lives and while he may not be the funniest guy or know his musical instruments all that well, we'd all do well to remember what the Zen philosopher Basha once wrote: "A flute without holes is not a flute and a doughnut without a hole is a Danish". Funny guy.Bthinkingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317498410287626580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-70864365895449527232007-02-09T15:44:00.000-05:002007-02-09T15:44:00.000-05:00Ah, so it's guilt by association. Is that one of t...Ah, so it's guilt by association. Is that one of the tenet's of liberalism?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466208237725454169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-71460350430287639722007-02-09T14:33:00.000-05:002007-02-09T14:33:00.000-05:00by my assessment. The National Review isn't known ...by my assessment. The National Review isn't known for their love of gays and lesbians. See <A HREF="http://www.boifromtroy.com/?p=2088" REL="nofollow">John Derbyshire</A>.Michael Husseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798917783817126218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-6579491638576851652007-02-09T10:59:00.000-05:002007-02-09T10:59:00.000-05:00How silly.Bone flute didn't have any double meanin...How silly.<BR/><BR/>Bone flute didn't have any double meaning.<BR/><BR/>In my opinion, you're going off half-cocked on this.lumberjackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00526686322561961481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-45438865720729156512007-02-09T09:52:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:52:00.000-05:00Bone flute seems like a musical instrument right o...Bone flute seems like a musical instrument right out of the ethnomusicology handbook--just like Howard Banister's igneous rocks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616478278670308461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-67982619592906159452007-02-09T09:30:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:30:00.000-05:00You *might* have a point had Steyn said "I'll play...You *might* have a point had Steyn said "I'll play it on YOUR bone flute," which would be a reference to Sullivan's homosexuality. But he didn't. He said *my* bone flute which, if anything, would be a reference to autofellatio. <BR/><BR/>You're really looking too hard for subtext. A bone flute is a crude musical instrument, and just the type of thing that an ethnomusicologist would study. Just Google "ethnomusicologist 'bone flute'" and you'll see.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12246503046888508894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-6439661990883254582007-02-09T09:14:00.000-05:002007-02-09T09:14:00.000-05:00Silly me! Here I am, thinking "skin flute" and "fl...Silly me! Here I am, thinking "skin flute" and "flesh horn" the only musical instrument-inspired replacements for penis... and invoking such was obviously homophobic? Well shut my mouth! I never knew that.<BR/><BR/>As Freud wanted to say, "sometimes a FLUTE is just, well, a flute."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120638692370357030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-40507919934883965522007-02-09T08:20:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:20:00.000-05:00American idol and Celine Dion are pretty gay.American idol and Celine Dion are pretty gay.monet1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17834446846499410550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-1782734810033684432007-02-09T08:07:00.000-05:002007-02-09T08:07:00.000-05:00So any reference to homosexuality is by definition...So <I>any</I> reference to homosexuality is by definition homophobic? That is, if it's coming from someone you disagree with?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398730540934226860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-75165806858947810732007-02-09T06:57:00.000-05:002007-02-09T06:57:00.000-05:00Q: How many enthnomusicologists does it take to th...Q: How many enthnomusicologists does it take to thumbscrew in a lightbulb?<BR/>A: THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!! <BR/><BR/>Once again, liberals are proving John Podhoretz's point in his joke above that they are a bunch of humorless harpies. I suppose Mark Steyn should have just ignored Andrew Sullivan (like I do), but he took the bait.<BR/><BR/>You moonbat lefties should look for thinly veiled traces of racism in Steyn's joke too. I'm suuuuure it's there.Fargin_Bastagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249815247115381391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-44764353749577017112007-02-09T03:41:00.000-05:002007-02-09T03:41:00.000-05:00FYI, "bone flute" has an alternative meaning in so...FYI, "bone flute" has an alternative meaning in some circles (NSFW): http://www.urbandictionary.com/<BR/>define.php?term=bone+flute<BR/><BR/>Now the question is, did Steyn know about this alternative meaning when he wrote the original post (thereby getting a "homophobic" double entendre in), or did the critic assume he knew this meaning and meant it in that vein when in actuality he simply chose an "unfortunate" instrument with respect to his subject's proclivities?<BR/><BR/>As both craig & april apparently were unfamiliar with this jargon by their posts, it is indeed a vivid lesson in perception based upon one's culture (or lack thereof).plf5403https://www.blogger.com/profile/03149741678434631050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-31687176865741016362007-02-09T03:23:00.000-05:002007-02-09T03:23:00.000-05:00The "do you know..." question was interpreted by t...The "do you know..." question was interpreted by the ethnomusicologist as a "do you know the tune..." It's an old joke. Conservatives - they can tell jokes! Surprise!<BR/><BR/>This is one of those classic hoping-to-be-offended moments, isn't it? Although I'm sure you were on the front lines defending Kerry during his botched-joke disaster.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466208237725454169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-91280270194103735432007-02-09T03:10:00.000-05:002007-02-09T03:10:00.000-05:00Craig--I'm with you. I'm still looking for the hom...Craig--<BR/>I'm with you. I'm still looking for the homophobic content in Steyn's post. And here I thought it was just some wacky ethnomusicologist humor that I wasn't getting. Silly me.April Gavazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381762755629233170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22468479.post-64658820685800562782007-02-09T02:10:00.000-05:002007-02-09T02:10:00.000-05:00What does anything in Steyn's posting have to do w...What does <I>anything</I> in Steyn's posting have to do with homosexuality? Are all ethnomusicologists, you know, "playing for the other team?"<BR/><BR/>I guess this is what passes for keen observation on Pushing a Rope.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299928837574797419noreply@blogger.com