How "thinkin feller" can make "victimism" into "smart women" is laughable.

Smart Women are strong, vibrant, caring, compassionate, supportive, giving, tolerant, understanding, open-minded, literate, wise, inclusive, unafraid of challenges, and willing to act on what they believe.

I see little of that in this attack on the Brewery and its art display in the women's bathroom.

If people keep mentioning the "UCSC students" and "Women's Studies" classes it's because some of us have watched this contingent try to manipulate, censor and control the art, politics and cultural dialog of this town FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS! The whole Politically Correct "movement" is traceable to the campus "Thought Police" of the PC movement. We recognize it when we see it.

One of the greatest UCSC professors, Gregory Bateson, talked sometimes about the importance of "Pattern Recognition" to advanced species such as Homo Sapiens. It's the ability to create and recognize a "whole" from just a few small parts of it. It takes time, experience and a mind that's able to analyze and "connect the dots" to be able to assemble this "whole" from just a few clues.

We have more than enough clues to put the pieces together. This whole attack on the Brewery smells like UCSC Women's Studies types. The Politically Correct diatribe is self-rightous, attacking and nasty.

The blindsided personal attack you see at the top of the page was published first. Then someone at IndyMedia Santa Cruz called Charlie to tell him they had published this cheesy "article". There were no polite phone calls or "sit down and talk" with Charlie or JD. They want him to "respect females" but aren't willing to give him any respect or allow him to explain his reasons for putting up the art in the first place. Attack first -- ask questions later. Nice Politically Correct tactics. I suppose you don't need to be fair, inclusive or find out the facts when you are so perfect and Politically Correct.

Your tactics and philosophy go hand in hand. No tolerance for other's beliefs and a zelous disregard for other's rights. Not everyone is as weak-brained and inexperienced as you.

We love strong women at the brewery. Strong women don't have to be told what to believe, they can figure it out for themselves. Playing the victim is not the sign of a strong woman. The manager who designed the bathroom and put up the art is a strong woman. She just doesn't buy into your Victimist Political Philosophy.

When you view all art though the lens of your political philosophy you narrow your understanding of the world and the artist. You are like the priests of the middle ages who belived that the universe revolved around the Earth. You are Victimist-centric in your worldview. Travel. See the world. Open your eyes. Put yourself into someone else's worldview. There's a big world out there. It's not all about you.