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>    1. Re:  [EXTERNAL] Wolfe & Women (Charles Gillingham)
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> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:51:12 -0800
> From: Charles Gillingham <charlesgillingham at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: (urth) [EXTERNAL] Wolfe & Women
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> "Idiot" is an ableist slur...
>
> Some of the most vulgar societies were the most stable. Walking down any
> given street in Augustus' Rome would have disgusted us. The graffiti
> in Pompeii was worse than any I've seen growing up in the hood. Evolution
> isn't always a clean or polite process. The battle of ideas is just as
> dirty and violent as any other battle for survival.
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 10:32 AM Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If you can't figure out a way to politely tell someone that they are an
> > idiot who should go jump off a pier, your linguistic skills are sadly
> > lacking. And that is no excuse for rudeness.
> >
> > Papa Heinlein, he say: when courtesy goes by the wayside, that
> > civilization is in decline.
> >
> > Note also that "civil" and "civilization" are intimately related words.
> >
> > Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
> >
> > *Maka ki ecela tehani yanke lo!*
> > *--*T?a???ke Witk?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 9:11 AM Charles Gillingham <
> > charlesgillingham at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Controlling speech is just one step away from controlling thought, which
> >> is controlling action. Freedom of speech isn't freedom to compliment or
> >> placate or agree with the majority (or belligerent minority, in this
> case).
> >> It's freedom to disagree with authority, to be rude and controversial.
> But
> >> sure if you want to be polite when someone tells you to come with them,
> go
> >> ahead be as nice as you want.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 8:08 AM Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Rick, you got it in one.
> >>>
> >>> I'm someone who occasionally says some of those rude things. I'm old
> >>> enough to remember when it was "normal". But I come down fully on the
> side
> >>> of "political correctness", or, as it is properly know, *politeness*.
> >>>
> >>> Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
> >>>
> >>> *Maka ki ecela tehani yanke lo!*
> >>> *--*T?a???ke Witk?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 4:27 AM Norwood, Frederick Hudson <
> >>> NORWOODR at mail.etsu.edu> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In my experience, people who complain about having to be ?politically
> >>>> correct? are people who want to say rude things and are really
> complaining
> >>>> about not being allowed to be rude.
> >>>>
> >>>> Rick
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> *From:* Urth [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net] *On Behalf Of *Gem
> >>>> Caccetta
> >>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 29, 2020 2:15 PM
> >>>> *To:* urth at lists.urth.net
> >>>> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] (urth) Wolfe & Women
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed Jan 29 2020 Ab de Dos wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> "I believe the politically correct accuse Wolfe likewise of being a
> >>>> christian misogynist?"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I know Wolfe?s portrayal of women has been discussed many times on
> this
> >>>> list. I found this tidbit from my recent re-reading of Free Live Free
> >>>> interesting:
> >>>>
> >>>> Free says??You like women, don?t you, Mr. Barnes??
> >>>>
> >>>> ?Like them?? Taken off guard Barnes considered for a moment. ?Not
> >>>> really. I want them, and since I can?t have them, usually, I don?t
> like
> >>>> them. But I want them, I suppose you could say that. I admire Madame
> >>>> Serpentina.?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I wouldn?t be surprised if this was Wolfe?s own attitude toward women
> >>>> speaking through Barnes. He could find things to admire in some
> women, but
> >>>> he didn?t really like them. Just my guess, for what it?s worth.
> >>>>
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> Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:56:38 -0500
> From: Ryan Dunn <ryan at liftingfaces.com>
> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net>
> Subject: Re: (urth) [EXTERNAL] Wolfe & Women
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> My view: There is a place for courtesy, and a place for plainspeak. Just
> like there is a place for biting your tongue, and a place for tough love.
>
> My other view: We don?t get to control what someone else says, neither
> legally nor physically, so learning to deal with people who don?t follow
> your own views on speech (or anything else) is one of the most important
> skills you can obtain in life.
>
> One final view: Gene Wolfe was not misogynistic. He once started crying
> his eyes out while telling me how hard it was when he had to stop writing
> Cassie?s voice in An Evil Guest.
>
> I know that one anecdote doesn?t summarize a man, or whether a man?s views
> on women evolved as he grew older, but I find it hard to buy into any
> flippant high ground aimed at marginalizing Wolfe?s portrayal of women in
> his literature.
>
> ?ryan
>
>
> Ryan Dunn, Director
> Liftingfaces
> www.liftingfaces.com
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>
>
>
> > On Jan 30, 2020, at 1:32 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > If you can't figure out a way to politely tell someone that they are an
> idiot who should go jump off a pier, your linguistic skills are sadly
> lacking. And that is no excuse for rudeness.
> >
> > Papa Heinlein, he say: when courtesy goes by the wayside, that
> civilization is in decline.
> >
> > Note also that "civil" and "civilization" are intimately related words.
> >
> > Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
> >
> > Maka ki ecela tehani yanke lo!
> > --T?a???ke Witk?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 9:11 AM Charles Gillingham <
> charlesgillingham at gmail.com <mailto:charlesgillingham at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Controlling speech is just one step away from controlling thought, which
> is controlling action. Freedom of speech isn't freedom to compliment or
> placate or agree with the majority (or belligerent minority, in this case).
> It's freedom to disagree with authority, to be rude and controversial. But
> sure if you want to be polite when someone tells you to come with them, go
> ahead be as nice as you want.
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 8:08 AM Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com
> <mailto:danldo at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Rick, you got it in one.
> >
> > I'm someone who occasionally says some of those rude things. I'm old
> enough to remember when it was "normal". But I come down fully on the side
> of "political correctness", or, as it is properly know, politeness.
> >
> > Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
> >
> > Maka ki ecela tehani yanke lo!
> > --T?a???ke Witk?
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 4:27 AM Norwood, Frederick Hudson <
> NORWOODR at mail.etsu.edu <mailto:NORWOODR at mail.etsu.edu>> wrote:
> > In my experience, people who complain about having to be ?politically
> correct? are people who want to say rude things and are really complaining
> about not being allowed to be rude.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Urth [mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net <mailto:
> urth-bounces at lists.urth.net>] On Behalf Of Gem Caccetta
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 2:15 PM
> > To: urth at lists.urth.net <mailto:urth at lists.urth.net>
> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] (urth) Wolfe & Women
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed Jan 29 2020 Ab de Dos wrote:
> > "I believe the politically correct accuse Wolfe likewise of being a
> christian misogynist?"
> >
> >
> >
> > I know Wolfe?s portrayal of women has been discussed many times on this
> list. I found this tidbit from my recent re-reading of Free Live Free
> interesting:
> >
> > Free says??You like women, don?t you, Mr. Barnes??
> > ?Like them?? Taken off guard Barnes considered for a moment. ?Not
> really. I want them, and since I can?t have them, usually, I don?t like
> them. But I want them, I suppose you could say that. I admire Madame
> Serpentina.?
> >
> > I wouldn?t be surprised if this was Wolfe?s own attitude toward women
> speaking through Barnes. He could find things to admire in some women, but
> he didn?t really like them. Just my guess, for what it?s worth.
> >
> > The [EXTERNAL] tag in the subject line identifies emails that do NOT
> originate from an ETSU person or service. Please exercise caution when
> handling emails from external sources. Any email that is unsolicited and
> requires you to take immediate action, appears to be forged or is PHISHING
> for information can be verified by emailing the ITS Help Desk.
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