That is very well-said. I usually ignore all the post-battle trash-talking, as most of it is... well... trash. It takes talent to write a really good insult that's more than the usual "that's what she said" or "yo mama" joke.
As you say though it takes talent. Should everyone be considered vulgar because they can't or don't want to spend the time to make their insults witty enough? Also, related to Bowie, you mentioned Shakespeare and that there were times that the characters in his plays were vulgar. Do you consider Shakespeare vulgar because of it? I doubt it, and that should also be applied to Bowie's situation.
