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This is an embarrassment to all of Barbelith.
The man who is directly responsible for the existence of this place checked in on us, and what does he find? A demeaning comment made by a long-time member of the community. What is that demonstrating? This is supposed to be a place of intellectual discussion, not a cesspool of slander.
I think that this should be taken as a wake-up call: There is a certain level of comfort here with regards to Mr. Morrison, and Haus just drew the line in the proverbial sand. We don't know him personally. We don't hang out with him. Most of us have no real relationship with him at all, other than we are fans of his work. Haus, making that "joke" about him would be shaky grounds if you WERE friends...so to be a complete stranger and make such a statement...it's just bad form. It makes you look juvenile and unintelligent.
Mr. Morrison has been a good sport about all of the jokes at his expense, ignoring anything he could possibly take as offensive...but you do not ever speak ill of another man's wife. EVER. There should be no tolerance for that on the board...and to have to audacity to ask him for some sort of evidence that you made more than one derogatory comment about Mrs. Morrison? One was too many. He shouldn't have to PROVE to you that you were inappropriate.
And to challenge Grant Morrison...to say that perhaps he misspoke...The man is a writer. He uses words to make his living. When he wants to make a point, he does NOT misspeak.
Grant Morrison is my favorite writer, and has been a huge influence on me, and I someday hope to become a peer to him...But if he were to think that I was just passive while someone dilapidated his or his wife's character, and I said nothing...Well, that just doesn't sit right with me.
This comment reflects badly on all of us.
Barbelith is not about trash-talking our idols, it's about embracing and celebrating and discussing their intellectual products, and whether the intent was malicious or not, it was still taken as offensive, and the damage has been done.
Now Haus, my advice to you, is to apologize, and not to ask anything more of Mr. Morrison. |
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