Posted by AuntieMel on June 2, 2006, at 17:08:04
In reply to Re: I-statements » gardenergirl, posted by Larry Hoover on June 1, 2006, at 11:38:09
My first reaction to the block was - huh?
And I still think she was trying very, very hard not to offend anyone.
But - when I first saw it I was using my own filters, and what my head *heard* was
"The world would be a better place if not for the evil done in the name of religion"
Maybe that is what she meant, maybe not, but it's what my own particular filters interpreted it to be. And I - maybe wrongly - don't see how anyone could disagree with *that* statement.
But - I've gotten email from people who said basically what Nikki did - what if something was put in the place of 'religion' in the sentance.
I can see how that could offend some people.
BUT - she really didn't mean to offend, so I don't agree with the block.
BUT - rules is rules. And even if they aren't applied evenly, I have to applaud the effort to apply them evenly. And I really do believe that those there have the intention of fairnes.
BUT .....
Well, the last BUT is
BUT I really love Estella, and I really feel for her. She's had some rough times and what I *really* want to do is take her in and provide for her and spoil her and teach her the world can be kind and so can the people in it, and sometimes there really isn't an agenda and it's ok to relax.
and so - the head spins.
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