Re: Perspective on Julia's position
> I agree with many of your points. I do get tired of everytime anyone
> criticises anyone else, everyone yells "jealousy"! There are a
> lot of reasons people slag others off, and it's not always jealousy. I
> think many people resent Julia for a very valid reason, she gets special
> treatment from Moz because she's rich enough to follow him around, simple
> as that. If everyone here had as much money and as few time commitments as
> she has, I think a good percentage of them would also follow him to every
> show.
> To put this in perspective, she can afford to do it, therefore how is it a
> sacrifice on her part? If Bill Gates gives $5 million to a charity but it
> has no impact on his life because he's got so much more money, is that
> being more geneourous than a poor person giving $50 that they really
> couldn't afford to? Of course not, the person who could least afford their
> contribution was the more generous, and made the bigger sacrifice. That's
> what annoys me, Moz equates her dedication to her ability to afford to go
> to all his shows. Someone who struggles get the money together to go to
> one show, may well be far more dedicated to him than she is, going to all
> the shows. It really is just wealth at the end of the day. She doesn't
> endure any kind of hardship to see him.
> And you brought up a good point Jolly, I really think David T deserves far
> more recognition than Julia. She puts out a crappy fanzine twice a year
> that she SELLS, how does this help Morrissey? David is here working on the
> site every single day, and it must cost him a lot of money in addition to
> his time. And, importantly, it provides a service to Morrissey, and if
> David didn't have this site Morrissey would probably have to get an
> official website. I think this website helps keep his career alive and
> well when he's not doing anything for years and years. So, if anyone out
> there is really helping him, and deserves a thank you on the albums and a
> chat at the shows, I vote for David!
> But, we should also realize that this isn't Julia's fault, it's
> Morrissey's, he's the one who singles her out. If people get mad about her
> cutting in line or anything else she may have done to them, that's fair
> enough, but we can't blame her for Morrissey's actions. And at the end of
> the day, we don't really know what he thinks of her or why he does what he
> does, it's quite possible he's scared to death of her and thinks she's a
> totally creepy psycho, but still feels sorry for her so gives her some
> attention.
Golly. Perhaps if I made my point as well as you, with such eloquence (i.e. sans the sailor mouth)...people would take me more seriously. Very well-put comment, here!