[Mb-hair] ugh

[Wm-A Gonzalez]

When I was about 4 (I think the year was 1969), we visited my Great Aunt 
out in LA.  During the vacation, my parents went to Vegas and saw HAiR 
(for the 2nd time).  When they came home they gave me the program, as I 
already loved the show from listening to the OBC recording, and wanted 
to see the pictures.  I remember that one was of Berger in the 
loincloth.  My cousin, who was 11 at the time, saw me with it and said, 
"Ewww!  That's nasty!  That play is dirty!"  Her father agreed.  They 
made me cry.

My mother consoled me by telling me to ignore them, because they didn't 
know anything about HAiR or it's message of love.  My cousin was only 
mimicking the attitude of her older, conservative parents (who chose not 
to go see the show).  My mother said that I was the smart one because I 
understood what HAiR was about, and that it was trying to teach peace.

Your professor seems to be of the same ilk - having ultra-conservative 
knee-jerk reactions to anything that doesn't gel with her personal 
beliefs.  You could respect her opinion if she had at least exposed 
herself to HAiR in some way.

I hope you learn two very important things from a college education:

1) How to think for yourself.

2) Teachers/professors/authors/leaders/etc. are not always right.

Believe and live your life according to your own convictions.

-Bil Gonzalez


Michael Ramirez wrote:
>  
> I'm in my second year of college
> This woman is pretty old. What makes me even more mad is how she judged 
> it when she hasn't ever seen the movie, stage show, read the pocketbook, 
> heard the album, etc. I asked her if she had, and she said she hadn't 
> but she insisted she knew what she was talking about.
> 
> peace
> mike
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