tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872389293749559815.post6857357964403641155..comments2023-10-29T03:53:14.027-07:00Comments on Becky the Ferreira: Tasha Robinsonbeckyferreirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12009383775826033862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872389293749559815.post-72505919664480907172010-03-01T12:47:05.046-08:002010-03-01T12:47:05.046-08:00Tasha, I'm sorry to say that the fact that you...Tasha, I'm sorry to say that the fact that you commented on my blog pretty much nullifies your potential for arch-rivalry with me. <br /><br />For the same reason I'm shocked that you have a Google alert for your own name (ie. that I consider AV writers to garner enough blog praise/criticism for alerts to get annoying), I'm surprised that you would care enough to defend yourself, and by proxy, the Cure (and by a second proxy, all goodness). Thanks! At least half of the stuff I would previously have found irritating due to the Pavlovian conditioning detailed in the post is going to be scaled down a bunch now. I listened to the Cop Out AV Talk today, and experienced no rage-inducing episodes.<br /><br />I say this not to be conciliatory. I say this to challenge you to continue to find ways to be my arch-nemesis at the AV. I have one for every website: Emily Yoffe for Slate has definitely incurred more wrath than you could ever aspire to, but you could make it halfway. I don't know what to do if I can't hate at least one part of everything I love. <br /><br />Seriously though, I appreciate that you read this and wrote back. Keep on being good at having a different perspective on things than me (ie. keep on avoiding the only true perspective). <br /><br />Rockets,<br />Becky<br /><br />PS. Please let me write a Classic TV Club for Futurama.beckyferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009383775826033862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872389293749559815.post-58860870016166044892010-02-25T12:40:05.711-08:002010-02-25T12:40:05.711-08:00My main problem with Tasha is her overuse of the w...My main problem with Tasha is her overuse of the word 'elide'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847352452786502402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872389293749559815.post-77222570882602543182010-02-24T12:03:18.605-08:002010-02-24T12:03:18.605-08:00Alas, I do have a Google alert on my name; I think...Alas, I do have a Google alert on my name; I think everyone at the A.V. Club probably has one at this point. Sorry!<br /><br />That said, don't feel bad. I wish all my detractors were as intelligent, cogent, and well-written as you. This is by far the nicest excoriation I've ever gotten.<br /><br />The only quibble I have with you here is this: You seem to take the "I've changed and The Cure hasn't" statement as an accusation against them, as though I was dismissing them because they haven't kept up with me. I intended that to be read in the exact opposite direction — more a strike against me than them. I'm not dumb enough to think that something I no longer find as relevant or appealing as I used to has changed in some way — the "They used to be cool, but now they suck, solely because I personally don't like them any more" argument. My tastes have changed; that's no strike against them. They're still there for the true fans.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679172218436064377noreply@blogger.com