An open letter

Hey Matt. I just read your piece on Friday's show at Gilman. I appreciate you coverage of the show, but I am not cool with your attitude towards the queer band that played. I understand that you may not like their music (and I'm inclined to think I wouldn't either), but I think that your attitude towards them is dismissive (at best) and mocking (at worst). All this in an article where the premise is the diversity of the bands. Does that not seem a little strange to you? Between this and the internet war a few months ago about "there's no racism in the Bay Area punk scene," I get the strong impression that you have a hard time relating to people who aren't like you. And your attitude towards these people, as well as those who question it, comes across as particularly arrogant. All of which is terribly unattractive and is going to get you nowhere. I'm not passing judgement and I'm sure that your heart is in the right place. But I think you have a lot to learn about the world and how to interact with the people in it. So the next time before you speak or write, I suggest you try to be a little more humble and remember, it's not all about you. Jason

All crusties spending stomp night with Messiah Marcolin