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<A title=AlvaxmaAOL.COM href="mailto:AlvaxmaAOL.COM">Xosé Manuel Alvariño</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 23, 2003 2:42
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Vulgarities-Rossina #
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">(I gotta tell you, Rossina, many fellow Latinamericans
think that Spaniards are the most "mal hablado" folks in the Hispanic world (
I concur). And my fellow galegos are, in my opinion, an excellent example
(with which I don't have any problems). After all these years in living mostly
in the US, I am many times taken aback when I travel the peninsula
&LA, and hear "bad" words so naturally spoken by academics and what
is considered high class, including other sectors (would u believe
priests/monks?). <BR><BR>Anecdote: I once attended a reception in Madrid in
which Cayetana, la duquesa de Alba, very naturally threw coños here and there
as one may with serpentinas at a carnival.<BR><BR>Recognized writers
(Hemingway, Zoe Valdez, Baudelaire, Zorrilla, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Wolf...)
have used at one time or another terms which may be considered unacceptable,
like a "damm, " here &there. Yet, they are considered classical
writers, some of which I believe are read without taking words that may be
considered "bad," out of context (Imagine censoring the above because
of objectionable linguistic terminology we may personally have),
invalidating their greatness.<BR><BR>Many people think that San Juan de la
Cruz' poetry is highly erotic (I agree) &indecent (a Trappist monk I had a
conversation with, recently, actually used those terms, within the context of
the man's life). One of the ways my friend Tere was enamoured by her late
husband was through his verses-well, some times taken out of context. Figure
that one out!<BR><BR>We have spoken in this forum about Rosalia (boy, would my
gallegazos feel insulted in her being refered to as a Zsa Zsa Gabor!), Lorca,
Lope de Vega, Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz, Hernandez, Machado....All acceptable,
recognized, classical writers, which we admire perhaps because their work lies
e within our safety box. Stepping out into today's world and facing reality,
such as the one where "bad" words are heard, is essential-gotta keep up with
what's changing &happening...Life has many facets and the world is more
than the secure heaven in which many of us grew up.<BR><BR>Come on Rossina,
lighten up! We're setting out to walk more than 500 some miles. I expect that
we will be speaking/listening different languages in the Camino, with
"bad" words included. Let's get ready, don't stop at GO!, and
collect/experience as many beautiful conversations as we may have, with the
great folks we're certainly going to meet, without objections,
unconditionally, acceptance, understanding, non-judgemental and, that which
summarizes it all, love.<BR><BR>Finally, I really do not want to start an
e-mail polemic regarding this issue, which will detract us from our main
interest, the Camino. So, for myself, I lay the matter at rest.<BR><BR>Abrazos
d Xosé Manuel<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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