Posted by Shar on April 10, 2002, at 15:43:28
In reply to Re: And the original post was about......., posted by mist on April 10, 2002, at 11:52:48
> > even people with 'artistic natures' or delicate sensibilities
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> the "delicate sensibilities" is sarcastic~~Telling me what I meant to convey by using a particular phrase is a little chancey. It may be that I know what was in my head better than you do. Now, I could get sarcastic about THIS pretty easily, but I will refrain.
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> > 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.
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> I agree. It's the rules (one rule) I object to, not who it's applied to.~~I'm glad we finally agree.
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> I stand by my statements about artists. I have the utmost respect for artists, including those on this board. There are several here whose writing ability I greatly admire, including one who's no longer with us. But there is nothing elite about the artists I know. Most have a very hard time of it.~~I stand by my statements as well, which were not about artists, per se, but about the practice of putting one group of people (WHATEVER the group) above others or saying a group (WHATEVER or WHOMEVER the group is made up of) should not be held to the same rules as others--that is what I see as an elitist practice. If someone thought I used the word elitist and the illustration of elitist behavior, to mean financially well-off or something of that sort, then someone did not understand what I was saying.
Peace,
Shar
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