I never said that Phil Ochs was a bad guy, and certainly his music speaks well on his behalf. But that doesn't mean we should worship him as a saint and exempt him from criticism. Phil had a nasty streak, which he could turn into something positive and creative, as his did many times with his sarcastic wit in songs such as Small Circle of Friends. Or he could express it as he did in that homophobic and misogynistic remark about the Dykes of the American Revolution. There is nothing wrong with looking at the totality of the man rather than glossing over his shortcomings.