Judy Berman

Sep 12 2012
These are the same people that tried to pin the name Judas on me. Judas, the most hated name in human history! If you think you’ve been called a bad name, try to work your way out from under that. Yeah, and for what? For playing an electric guitar? As if that is in some kind of way equitable to betraying our Lord and delivering him up to be crucified. All those evil motherfuckers can rot in hell.

Bob Dylan

If “Judas” is the worst name you’ve ever been called, you are probably a rich, white, heterosexual dude.

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Yeah, I sure can’t think of anything in Dylan’s personal background that would give him cause to take great offense at being called a Christ-killer.

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Ha. True enough, but I’ve been called some Jewish names, too (not all as indirect or ambiguous in intended meaning as this one), and the gender-related stuff has always both hurt more and contained more potential to oppress.

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  1. barelyeducated reblogged this from judyxberman and added:
    turns out bob dylan is the michael jordan of music.
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    Oh boy. I started it, so I’ll take responsibility, but now we’re all taking this quote too seriously. So, while we’re...
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    In terms of actual personal names, he’s probably right (for Western history, anyway… and over the past millenia; I’d say...
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