Perhaps someone didn't actually listen to the lyrics.
Oh, and the scandal deepens, since Ed Hamell was, as it emerges, the entertainment at the last EschaCon, and was selected as such by rank Hillary-hating misogynist MollyI. Egads. Oh, and woman-hater Ani DiFranco produced the record this song is on.... Which is only to say that people making snap judgments about what a fucking misogynist I am might want to fucking think for a fucking minute that maybe things are more fucking complicated than they want them to be.
Anyway, sanctimonious knee-jerkery is irksome, especially on the part of people clearly not reacting to the entire song and the actual point being made by yes, the artist. It is annoying when Bill Donohue does this, and it's no less appetizing when gratefully oppressed leftier-than-thous pull the exact same shtick.
What I'm saying is, bite me.
MORE. Sad. The update:
NOTE Wow, Thersites actually responds to a C list blogger. I am s-o-o-o-o-o honored. Shorter Thersites: Hey, come on, where's your sense of humor? Even shorter Thersites: "Bite me!" Thanks for the offer, which reminds me of The Moustache of Understanding's "Suck. On. This" but ... No thanks.
The "C-List blogger" thing is embarrassing; see what I meant by "gratefully oppressed"? Making oneself small and weak as a mode of attack repulses me.
Anyhow, Lambert's "sense of humor" retort is just wrong -- that's not what I said. I said he hadn't actually listened to the song, which he still obviously hasn't. If he wants to argue that Ed Hamell's song is sexist and so horrible it can never be listened to, and anyone who links it hates women, OK... but make the fucking argument. Lambert has not done this, cannot do this, and won't do this.
Am I putting myself above criticism? No! But will I let myself be smeared? Nope.