Commentary: Was the White Stripes’ Meg White a great, or awful, drummer? Online controversy begs question: What year is this?

What decade is this? That was my first response upon learning Tuesday that an online debate had erupted about former White Stripes drummer Meg White’s musical abilities — or lack thereof. Why this would merit widespread conversation, let alone debate, 12 years after the duo of Meg and guitarist/vocalist Jack White announced White Stripes had disbanded is a mystery. Or, rather, it would have been a mystery in the pre-internet area. You know, back when at least some topics with real-time relevance actually merited civil discourse and people could agree to disagree, without constantly hurling out…

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