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Date Posted: Thu, Apr 22 2004, 20:11:46
Author: Tilly
Subject: Re: And this is called backpedaling, folks.
In reply to: MKIceman 's message, "Re: And this is called backpedaling, folks." on Thu, Apr 22 2004, 19:18:55

>I reiterate: does this mean that liking fantasy genres
>or fantasy violence will turn me into a killer? I
>don't believe so. But I am making the distinction
>between a like and an obsession.


And this relates to people who post at GAFF how?

>How does this relate to the points raised? I believe
>a simple like of a genre crosses the line into
>obsession when not one but numerous graphic sexual
>fantasies are written about criminal behavior (e.g.,
>rape fantasies).

I agree with that. But I really don't remember people who post on GAFF doing anything like that, which leads me to ask once again: your point?

>Not if they only bug him, because then it only affects
>him. But if they end up swaying entire discussions
>and sentiments toward one line of thinking, with no
>chance of disagreement from anyone who differs in
>opinion, then it becomes my business, because then it
>affects me.

I'm sorry, how was this affecting you? I seem to remember you telling other people not to take the internet seriously. If you didn't like the way Heywood was handling people bugging him, couldn't you have just, I dunno, turned the computer off? No, I'm not saying that you should, either. But you come on here writing really uncivilly to people and getting all up in everyone's business, telling them not to take everything that gets said on a bulletin board seriously, and yet here you are defending your words because how *other people* viewed some *other guy* affected you.

>When not one but numerous posts by different people
>indicate some hesitation or fear of posting an opinion
>that differs with the most vocal sentiments of the
>board (a board that upholds free-speech), then I
>consider that a problem.

WHich you have done nothing to fix (if it even your place to fix it) aside from single out a handful people people to blame and then bitch at them.

>While pointing out the problem may not be constructive
>in and of itself, I still see it as more helpful than
>merely ignoring the problem altogether.

Do you? So you think that this endless thread is an improvement?


>You don't have to read my mind when I clearly stated
>it in that thread, as I said. But you don't have to
>take my word for it: please do go back to the thread
>for reference and verification.

You know just as well as I do that you were needlessly rude in that thread, and when people pointed out, your response was basically, "Who, me? Oh, you people are so humorous."

>Regarding your private joke made in a public forum, it
>wasn't so old or infrequent as to escape notice when
>rebutting the point of self-importance.

Yes, just *your* notice. It seems to me that you just like to bitch at people, so I guess I don't count that. :/


>In fact, it's
>right here in this very thread, in your post entitled
>"STOP LIKING ME ;)".

It's called "sarcasm."

~~T

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