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Racism, prejudice, tribalism, etc, is a part of human nature, blacks included, and, in all likelihood, is not going away any time soon. The government, through affirmative action, etc, can, to some extent, help offset some of the barriers created by racism, but, at some point, and I

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On a purely technical level, sure, I would say that person is probably a better guitar player

Then does it follow to say my 13 year old nephew, who is just now learning to play the guitar, can barely form a chord, is equally as talented as, say, Eddie Van Halen? And that the tortured sounds he produces are the equal of anything Mr. Van Halen has ever produced? If I am using extreme examples, it because you are taking an extreme position.

It was intended as a joke. (**That's subjective.)

Why though? Extremes of what - good art vs. bad art?

Why though, you

As a journalism student, I imagine you are graded on the quality of your writing, writing that could be considered an art form, have you challenged your professors grading system? Why grade at all if it

I would simply say that you are allowing your personal, parental feelings to cloud your judgment - we evolved to find certain scenes, sounds, sights, etc, appealing, and others not so much. I think it would be reasonable to say you value it more, but, I think it would be entirely unreasonable to say it is better. Which is why all but a very few folks, if any, would rather have their house situated with a view of a dump or a burned barren wasteland, as opposed to the ocean or a fertile mountain landscape- we are programmed to find certain things appealing and others not or not as much.

Come on, that's a cop-out and you know it.

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So this: is every bit the equal of this:

Is Jeff Tweedy subjectively or factually a better guitar player, song writer, than a person picking up a guitar for the first time, writing their first song?

I thoroughly agree, and posted as much a page or two back. http://forums.viachicago.org/index.php?sho...4450&st=120 Reverend Wright and others who continue to propagate such baseless claims are a large part of the problem, and not its solution. And, ironically, do more harm to the black community than the imaginary boogymen they

Though I agree with much of what Mr. Kamiya is saying, the suggestion that critical views such as those expressed by Rev. Wright are somehow new or unique to the national dialog is, well, it is absurd. Hell, Bill Maher has said as much. The web is awash in similar views

I can only speak for myself

I love that song

You've chosen two bands that can actually write and play music, would your opinion hold if we were to compare Dylan to say, a barely proficient, can hardly play their instruments, high school level garage band? Please don