Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:47:18 -0500
From: "George Y. Trail" <gtrail-AT-UH.EDU>
Subject: Re: PLC: Fairness to Faulner


I think, Michael, for the fairly evident reason that you and others are
of the notion that "races," which are social creations, have odors. 
That "black" researchers and others who are institutionally tied to
racism as a way of living in the world ("black is beautiful," etc.) are
looking sympathetically at the question demonstrates nothing. Identity
politics. To accuse Howard of hysteria is itself an indication of how
blind you are to the problematics of the whole mess. You are not only
gender confused but are writing about the calmest, the most patient, and
most considerate member of this list.  

Tell me, Michael, what does Tiger Woods smell like?  

Some of my best friends are Faulkner scholars. I am a Lawrence scholar.
I think Lawrence did a great deal that was important in the
foregrounding of human sexuality. I think Faulkner did a great deal in
foregrounding many of the problematics of racism and treating with great
sympathy a profundity a hugely divisive issue. Both writers are, in my
estimation, terribly important. Lawrence is a sexist. 
Faulkner, and my friends the Faulkner scholars would agree, is a racist.

g     

Michael Harrawood wrote:
> 
> At 12:38 PM 8/8/00 -0400, hh wrote:
> 
> >Of course. And Faulkner is not the only one people might rush to
> >judge in such matters. Hitler comments on the distinct odor of Jews in
> >Mein Kampf.
> 
> This seems completely hysterical to me.  Thanks to Pat for asking for the
> citation on this and the Faulkner claim.  More importantly (to me at least)
> -- what's the point of going on with this kind of exchange at this level?
> 
> Michael Harrawood
> 
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