Posted by Shar on April 10, 2002, at 11:07:00
In reply to Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words » Shar, posted by Zo on April 8, 2002, at 4:54:17
What I've posted, in summary, is that IMO writers here on Psycho-whatever, even people with 'artistic natures' or delicate sensibilities, all need to play by the same "rules." That is, IMO an "artist" shouldn't get a special dispensation from following "rules" about language or civility.
My comment about elitism was based on statements such as the following, that seemed to put "artists" in a special category as compared to people in general (PIG). I felt a "yes, but" coming on. Yes, the rules here make sense for p.i.g., BUT.....
...in general it's more important to the artistic personality type to express themselves authentically...
...self-expression would take a higher place in a hierarchy of values/needs than it would for others...
...with this personality type having to suppress their self expression can be extremely painful....
...they have to say what they have to say in the way they have to say it or die inside....
...original self-expression is a much stronger need and value among artists than among other personality types....
Maybe it would be easier to apply that kind of "yes, but" if the consequence was more visible. Like if it was truth that "artists" who don't get to swear in their posts at this site will balloon up and then explode.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I wanted to respond to Trouble's post separately because it was of a different nature than the others.
Trouble: Your response seems to want to wend its way into a personal (not really attack, let's call it) lecture toward me. And it doesn't seem to have much to do with what I was talking about. Ie,
...but you got it girl, no dispensations for anyone and that includes, well, you.
...if you see no courage, no beauty in the boldness of putting yourself on the line like that, so be it. Snub me.
...but I'm still looking for the public privilege and adulation, please someone show me what you see in the lives of these people that I have missed.
...The only one here who seems to be abdicating their responsibility as an artist is, you.
...have you "used up" too much of your slice?
...enlighten me about these spoiled and over-indulged aristo-brats, b/c in my personal pantheon all of 'em lived lives of sheer and unrelenting and yes, self-pitying nightmarish hell.
-------Trouble: I don't Even know how you managed to come up with this. A dispensation from Social Custom (eg, getting to use 4-letter words here at Psycho-whatever because one is an artist) does not even brush up against a suggestion of spoiled, over-indulged, aristo-brats, public privilege, or adoration.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To folks who took my comments about something on this site and expanded them exponentially after a little massage on them, Color us Not on the Same Page, k?
Thanks!
Peace and love,
Shar
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