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

[Kathryn Andersen]

On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 02:40:05PM -0400, carla at bratgrrl.com wrote:
> AARRGG sorry, I meant to send this to the list. I blame Squirrelmail!! ;)

And I just replied privately because it went to me privately!
 
> > On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 09:50:58AM +1000, Mary Gardiner wrote:
> >> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007, Kathryn Andersen wrote:
> > 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?

Please don't put words into my mouth.  You *know* that that is not what
I am saying.

I am wondering aloud about the purpose of snappy comebacks.  Is it to
make ourselves just as bad as the person who attacked us, is it to grind
their face in the dirt and make us powerful with cruelty?  If so, I find
it dubious.
If their purpose is to make the other person think twice, then that's
another matter.

You want suggestions from me?  Here are a few, which, alas, I have never
been able to put into practice (they're the kind of ones that one thinks
up afterwards).

When someone calls me "girl", reply by calling them "boy".
When someone calls me "Kathy" (my name is Kathryn, dammit!) then make a
diminutive of their name, and see how they like it.

Kathryn Andersen
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