Word Play
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Incendium Amoris
"But I haven't lost the demons' craft and cunning: I've inherited
from them some useful things, but they won't be used for their benefit!"
--Robert de Boron, Merlin
- Smokestack Lightnin'
- No One Believes Me
- "I am a doctor after all..."
- All's Well That Ends Well
- Groan
- If You Call Leave A Message
- Riding Life Like A Subway
- Do A Ditty (Dumb Ditty Do)
- Travolta's Soccer Jet
- Damn You, John Gardner
13 Comments:
It is most obvious that you went to great ends to respond to that last comment.
This forum has given you the liberty to express your thoughts freely- that’s dandy- but how do you justify this “open forum” of “free speech” when you delete the free speech of others? As an aspiring writer yourself, do you not respect constructive criticism?
The comment posted 02/01 was in response to your unwarranted remarks in which you passionately derail you classmates’ opinions and contributions. I respect the argument that this online diary is a way of expressing yourself “privately”, however, I believe that as a writer, you should maintain a sense of professionalism and responsibility.
If you are going to use direct and identifying language in your commentary, you should expect some feedback. So far you have suggested that the attitudes and intelligence level of your classmates in your fourth year McLuhan and Frye class are “dampening” your usual “enthusiasm” with their “deafeningly stupid attitudes and approaches to literature”. Unfortunately, I take great offense to these remarks for one reason and one reason only:
You are, in no way, a proper authority on any matter whatsoever and I find it ludicrous that you would have the audacity to make such remarks.
And that’s it.
It would be hypocritical of you to delete this message as you did the last. I hope you reconsider and instead, learn from this exchange.
And David…if you take anything from this,
Lighten up.
McLuhan & Frye in awe.
totally
- MM
You're right. Truthfully, I thought the last comment left on my blog was a cruel prank. Coming home after a rough weekend to read that sort of comment on my dormant blog was quite shocking. But just to clarify what I'm saying - those stupid remarks I wrote for that older post was concerned with another (online) course, which had, unfortunately, gotten out of hand. I have reconsidered as you mentioned, and as a matter of fact, and whoever you are, I wouldn't mind having a civilized chat with you in person, or just before class. Once again, I'm sorry I wrote and acted the way I did. As you may have noticed I deleted the last post, and will now delete my own inflammatory post out of shame, too.
Those comments were pretty obnoxious - But I appreciate your response- I just think you're a little overly critical when it comes to the kind of conversation arenas we have in class, afterall it's supposed to be a place of learning and growing for all involved.
no worries.
I got nothing against the arena of our course. I love it. Class is great. Teacher is great. But I got this other class where this one individual loves to yammer about themselves more than the course material. No matter how much of an open mind in this other class one tries to maintain, which I had successfully until a while ago, but this one individual in particular just kept proselytizing, too, like a broken record. It's hard. I really want to keep cool, but at the same time I don't want to sit quietly, passively and let them dominate and waste class time for everyone else who might have an insightful thing (which they always have) to say, eh? I don't think that's fair either.
when that happens, just roll your eyes like the rest of us and get on with life..
In regards to this discussion on "free speech", I don't see why a blog shouldn't represent a place for people to express their opinions openly. I agree that sometimes a place of "free speech" can sound critical, but one must remember that tone cannot always be conveyed well in the written word. Also, I really don't think its fair to name the blogger here by name, while you, the critic remain anonymous.
Maybe we should all take a minute and "lighten up" and be considerate of one another. If there are problems among people, they should be discussed in person, and not in anonymity here on the world wide web.
Have a great day!
I want to jump into this heated debate to say that I think that, as a McLuhan student, you really should not delete any posts. Deleting posts is just taking away from the memory of the internet. I propose that you keep all of your perspectives on the site no matter who they upset. I think it is important to keep that record. Plus, as a writer it just shows how easily you will back down to someone else. It shows that your opinions are like a weak heart. Be opinionated. Call us stupid.
See you next Wednesday
I'll repeat once again--and I'm serious about this--I never wrote a post belittling people in our McLuhan class. The post I wrote--now deleted--was written as a complaint against a different class I won't mention, however, someone 'anonymous' in our class found this post (somehow)--which is beyond me--and thought I was talking about our class because I mentioned Frye's The Great Code.
If anything this debate started because of a stupid, mis-construed mis-interpretation--and I see no reason to stoke the fire which is not worth preserving in my eyes. I know what I said, and I know I'm not at fault--and I see no reason to egg on or encourage a fruitless, ill-founded debate. If we let ourselves get caught up in stupid feuds we waste our lives with fruitless trifles, and get dragged down to a kind of mental perdition--to the point we can't remember what we're fighting over and madly are willing to lay our entire lives down for a cause that is indifferent and inhumane to our selves.
I just want to read what the controversy is about. I was the one who spilled your blog address to a few MM students, but I didn't fully read the posts before the said post was deleted. My argument is that deleting from the blog is like blowing up a building. You put it there for a reason and I want to read it!
Now, I just want to know why you took back what you had previously published.
I took back the post because it was tactless and vile on a kind of petty, venomous level--everything from the original post to the comments and responses. Everything about it was nasty and vindictive in a way I didn't want as a friendly, psychological reminder.
This blog is a head space for me, often that provides an outlet or a place to vent my own frustrations or equally celebrate my own realizations. Besides I have enough crap of my own to deal with--and I don't appreciate, like most people, others who lash out in ignorance at what they do not understand. We can at least be civilized about it--that is the point, we have a brain, reason, and if you can't use it, or play nice in the sandbook, then keep it to yourself.
That is why I deleted even my own post...when I looked at it all I saw was how savage and unlike me it was...and unlike a good story...it was going nowhere. I had to get past it, you know?
boring. I wanted to join in your sin. We could be redeemed together!
(ps. you have to post more about the mcluhan class.)
You can still join in sin--by all means, bark and complain here as much as you want, frankly, because you, unlike me, will not be scapegoated. It's your prerogative as a guest commentator!
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