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To: h.a. cherev
FYI, I am a Jew who WAS offended by the Brooklyn Museum exhibit and wrote a letter to the editor about it at the time. I am impressed, however, by your bitterness and generalizations.

My comments were intended to show the hypocrisy of the elitist left who have no trouble defending as "art" the most base exhibitions even if (or especially if) it denigrates Christianity or white male european culture. The article did not mention any of these elitists saying even a single word in defense of "art" when it (rightly) offended non-Christians. A definite double standard.

8 posted on 02/20/2004 9:27:48 PM PST by Auntie Dem (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Terrorist lovers gotta go!)
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To: Auntie Dem
My comments were intended to show the hypocrisy of the elitist left who have no trouble defending as "art" the most base exhibitions even if (or especially if) it denigrates Christianity or white male european culture.

While I agree with the stated intentions above, would you mind pointing out how I could come to that conclusion based on your statement below?

That wouldn't have offended any holocaust survivors, only Christians, and we all know they don't count for anything.

I was unable to see your point because of your assumption about Holocaust survivors. Was that reasonable on my part?

The article did not mention any of these elitists saying even a single word in defense of "art" when it (rightly) offended non-Christians. A definite double standard.

True, but that's not what you said, was it? Unless you think all Holocaust survivors are "liberal elitists" by definition. Perhaps you feel that they all believe "Christians don't count for anything"?

Let's cut the cr@p. Christianity is taking a lot of loathsome abuse from "artists"...The Last Temptation of Christ" and the Brooklyn exhibit...and from other liberals. I can understand your resentment and bitterness, and agree that we all need to fight any double standards. I just think you're wrong in expressing yourself the way you did. It seems to me you're venting rather than trying to convince people of the truth of your position.

12 posted on 02/20/2004 10:17:12 PM PST by h.a. cherev
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