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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Sure, but actions bring reactions and we're reacting to an article that labelled popular genres as "downmarket" and scorned them in favor of "future classics". A bit of scorn as a reaction is not out of line, so long as we don't bring out the torches and pitchforks, is it? 
(Some of us have been know to crack the odd Nobel or Pulitzer winner from time to time.)
We're not out to lynch anybody here, just roast'em a bit.
Fair enough? |
Very fair.
Critics deal in the coin of scorn, and so should expect to be repaid in kind. I only protested the scorning of the readers and the writers. As both myself, I have a thin skin. As a critic though, I expect pitchforks, and burning pitch and feathers, and finally a short rope.