Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Choosing Your Language

Tags: ethnic studies, linguistics, networking, writing
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msstacy13

Re: Hmm...

msstacy13

October 14 2010, 20:44:03 UTC 10 years ago

I hadn't meant to ignore you,
but OTOH, there's nothing left to argue about, either.
The only thing-I'm not fond of Ayn Rand's crap work,
but it's not the "Stand up and fight" aspect of Robin Hood
she wanted to destroy; most of her protags are that type.
What she was ranting about in this instance
was the willingness of so many to wait for someone else to stand up for them.
That's what she wanted to destroy.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Hmm...

ysabetwordsmith

October 14 2010, 21:34:52 UTC 10 years ago

>>but it's not the "Stand up and fight" aspect of Robin Hood
she wanted to destroy; most of her protags are that type.
What she was ranting about in this instance
was the willingness of so many to wait for someone else to stand up for them.<<

Ah, that makes much more sense in this context! It's the kind of thing I consistently tend to miss, because I'm so assertive myself. Thanks for explaining.
msstacy13

Re: Hmm...

msstacy13

October 14 2010, 21:41:31 UTC 10 years ago

It took me years to grasp it,
and her tendancy to rant maniacally
(not unlike my own, I must admit)
makes it even harder to notice the occasional nuance.
I wouldn't have seen it if it hadn't been for Micky Mouse.

  • Poem: "A Strong Set of Collective Values"

    This poem is spillover from the April 6, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by librarygeek. It also fills the "Social…

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    This poem came out of the June 1, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Wings"…

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