What's wrong/right with being pc

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Craig Clark wrote:

> I'd agree generally that these debates are unlikely ever to be 
> resolved, particularly not through a forum whose contributors are as 
> diverse as this one; and that therefore the continuation of this 
> debate is probably futile. On the other hand, issues of language and 
> power which are at least corollary to the issue of political 
> correctness are very central indeed to discussions of Pynchon. At 
> times we may find it necessary to depart from the minute discussion 
> of the text to illustrate our understanding of these issues with 
> personal anecdotes. I don't think that is entirely alien to the 
> spirit of the texts themselves.
> 
> Craig Clark

I weigh in on Mr. Clark's side here.  I for one enjoy many of the
discussions that are, at best, peripheral to Pynchon.  If the list were
limited to in-depth analysis of the meaning of TRP's work, it wouldn't be
near as fun and I would bet that many current participants would lose
interest. I (generally) enjoy reading the opinions of such a diverse and
interesting group.  The occasional nastiness is, I guess, unavoidable,
given our simian ancestry. Now, if we were descended from phlegmatic
bovines... 

	Steve Maas