To Anonymous

G's posting about female musicians has brought up a long-standing theory of mine that the smart-assed "anonymous" commenter has brought to light. I know many of you were initially astounded at the apparent stupidity of drawing a label of racism out of a post that was self-defining in its sexism, but I have long held the belief that females are indeed a separate race and not just a separate "sex." So much of the equality that has been granted to women is based on the commonly held belief that women are also human beings and therefore entitled to the same rights as human males. I have the belief that women are inferior musicians in the same way that chimpanzees are inferior carpenters (though their ability to paint with their feet is superlative.) So just as I wouldn't invite a chimp into my home to build a nice set of Japanese maple cabinets in my kitchen, I wouldn't hand a woman a guitar and expect her to write a compelling song that didn't have something to do with putting on lotion.