Comments on: The 201 Greatest Singles of the Decade, Part 5: #120-#101

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:08:00 +0000

Shania Twain is waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy too low

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:34:49 +0000

…i agree with you entirely, tara. when it comes to albums, kenny chesney leaves a lot to be desired but there’s a small number of songs i wouldn’t necessarily want hear from anybody else but him. then again, if you blink you might miss them.

By: Tara Seetharam

Tara Seetharam — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:32:47 +0000

…seriously?

K – I’m far from a Kenny Chesney fan, but a handful of his singles over the past ten years have been great. I think when he gets it right, he really gets it right.

By: Cutting the Treacle

Cutting the Treacle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:01:18 +0000

Maybe so dear. Maybe so.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:59:13 +0000

All right, so we’ve established that Cutting the Treacle likes certain things to be patronized and not others. Oy.

To wrap the question of whether the original joke is patronizing or not, we’ll just have to agree to disagree. I think most gay people are well aware that there are many who oppose marriage equality, and I think most of them can stand to see that attitude be mocked. It might have even been a gay person who made the original joke, for all I know.

By: Cutting the Treacle

Cutting the Treacle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:55:13 +0000

And by the way, I am patronizing. A lot. There’s a lot in the world to which one’s approach should be patronizing.

By: Cutting the Treacle

Cutting the Treacle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:53:19 +0000

It’s a line from Cheaper by the Dozen (book – not movie). Lillian Moeller Gilbreth – tired of arguing with some family member – finally responds “Maybe so, dear. Maybe so.” It concedes nothing but it at least draws the conversation to a close.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:48:35 +0000

“Maybe so, dear. Maybe so.”

I don’t appreciate the patronizing tone.

By: Cutting the Treacle

Cutting the Treacle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:45:22 +0000

“And, for the record, I also know people who are gay who like country music.”

Drag in the South depends on it.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:41:26 +0000

And, for the record, I also know people who are gay who like country music.