Comments on: We’re being erased… http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/ The Royal Joyfulness Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:27:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: neil http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-335 neil Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:44:04 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-335 "No, Neil. I’m not engaging with you..." That's exactly the part that I feared. “No, Neil. I’m not engaging with you…”
That’s exactly the part that I feared.

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-334 Joy-Mari Cloete Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:42:50 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-334 No, Neil. I'm not engaging with you on this. Dissect my post instead of Thabo's trollish and passive-aggressive comments. No, Neil. I’m not engaging with you on this. Dissect my post instead of Thabo’s trollish and passive-aggressive comments.

]]> By: neil http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-333 neil Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:39:02 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-333 Fair enough. But let's dissect that. Here's what Thabo wrote: "I think we need more bloggers who understand the importance of grammar in bringing across a point… Regardless of their (perceived) race." Whose dignity is affronted by this? And how? Fair enough. But let’s dissect that. Here’s what Thabo wrote:

“I think we need more bloggers who understand the importance of grammar in bringing across a point… Regardless of their (perceived) race.”

Whose dignity is affronted by this? And how?

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-332 Joy-Mari Cloete Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:13:11 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-332 Neil, this is neigher high school nor a democracy. This is my blog and I'll disemvowel when I see fit. Freedom of speech is a wonderful concept but it's only freedom of speech when you're not attacking the other person's dignity. Neil, this is neigher high school nor a democracy. This is my blog and I’ll disemvowel when I see fit. Freedom of speech is a wonderful concept but it’s only freedom of speech when you’re not attacking the other person’s dignity.

]]> By: neil http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-331 neil Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:18:02 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-331 Joy, lemme state upfront that you're growing on me. I now need more regular, real-world contact, and this Internet separation is becoming increasingly untenable. It's getting to the point where soon I'll have to be admitted to one of those institutions with group activities and regular mealtimes. Concerning Thabo, I think that you have to thicken your skin somewhat. If you allow the debate to flow freely, then if he (or anyone else) says something untenable, it'll get refuted in the debate. See e.g. SnowDropExplode's reply to me in the <i>'Don't dis Your Own People.'</i> thread. If the remark isn't refuted, then it probably has merit. If you censor contributions, then you align yourself with the very illiberal attitudes that you decry. Joy, lemme state upfront that you’re growing on me. I now need more regular, real-world contact, and this Internet separation is becoming increasingly untenable. It’s getting to the point where soon I’ll have to be admitted to one of those institutions with group activities and regular mealtimes.

Concerning Thabo, I think that you have to thicken your skin somewhat. If you allow the debate to flow freely, then if he (or anyone else) says something untenable, it’ll get refuted in the debate. See e.g. SnowDropExplode’s reply to me in the ‘Don’t dis Your Own People.’ thread. If the remark isn’t refuted, then it probably has merit.

If you censor contributions, then you align yourself with the very illiberal attitudes that you decry.

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-330 Joy-Mari Cloete Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:08:08 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-330 Neil, Thabo is a troll. That's why I delete his comments that are trolling. Would you rather I mark his comments as spam? Cause I've been tempted to do so. Neil, Thabo is a troll. That’s why I delete his comments that are trolling. Would you rather I mark his comments as spam? Cause I’ve been tempted to do so.

]]> By: neil http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-329 neil Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:58:27 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-329 Ya gotta love this blog. The first comment on an article about censorship is disemvoweled! "'It's nice to be nice' I said to him Well it is And that's a fact. I smiled At Henry Davenport I think Henry Davenport Smiled Back. Well from the position I was sitting The strangest thing I ever saw The bullet entered Through the top Of Henry's chest And blew his vowels Out on the Floor." -Cave, <i>O'Malley's Bar</i> Ya gotta love this blog. The first comment on an article about censorship is disemvoweled!

“‘It’s nice to be nice’
I said to him
Well it is
And that’s a fact.
I smiled
At Henry Davenport
I think Henry Davenport
Smiled Back.
Well from the position I was sitting
The strangest thing
I ever saw
The bullet entered
Through the top
Of Henry’s chest
And blew his vowels
Out on the Floor.” -Cave, O’Malley’s Bar

]]> By: Thabo http://joy-mari.com/2009/12/08/were-allowing-our-own-erasure/#comment-328 Thabo Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:49:42 +0000 http://joy-mari.com/?p=922#comment-328 thnk w nd mr blggrs wh ndrstnd th mprtnc f grmmr n brngng crss pnt... Rgrdlss f thr (prcvd) rc. thnk w nd mr blggrs wh ndrstnd th mprtnc f grmmr n brngng crss pnt… Rgrdlss f thr (prcvd) rc.

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