[Fwd: Re: [Courses] [Spineful Living, lesson 3: 101 Satisfying Retorts For All Occassion]]

[carla at bratgrrl.com]

AARRGG sorry, I meant to send this to the list. I blame Squirrelmail!! ;)

> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 09:50:58AM +1000, Mary Gardiner wrote:
>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007, Kathryn Andersen wrote:
>> > (b) If one does come up with a satisfyingly scathing retort at the
>> > time, one then feels bad afterwards, for not treating the person like
>> > a human being, but an object.
>>
>> Snappy comebacks are a weapon. It's true that it's at best mean and at
>> worst rather evil to use weapons on people indescriminately, but I think
>> comebacks have a use in situations where another person is treating me
>> as an object. In an ideal world, I wouldn't treat other people like
>> objects, but in situations where they treat me like one, I feel it's
>> important to defend myself against them and break the power they're
>> trying to establish over me.
>
> I guess it depends on whether the person in question is an enemy or
> someone one has to work with.  Whether it is better to parry or wound
> with this weapon.
>

So I'm confused what your point is- do you have some actual suggestions,
or only objections? Are you saying we should accept mistreatment and not
stand up for ourselves?

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Carla from a nice hotel with painless wireless Internet. w00t!