Series 9 Episode 8 discussion

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(03-12-2010 06:10 PM)Nitrus Wrote:  Yet another completely objective opinion from a Lucas fan. *rolls eyes*

At the risk of getting myself a slap on the wrist, I must say there is something about the tone of your comment that comes across as more than a little judgmental and nasty. If I was really going to press my point, I could go so far as to suggest there was an undertone of misogyny.

Why do you suppose that Belle's perfectly legitimate analysis of the writing of a show she likes (and has signed up to your board to discuss) conveys a less substantive or objective opinion than yours simply because she talks about a particular character or plot device? This has something about it of the kind of dismissive attitude that suggests a 14 year old girl cannot have good tasste in music, or must necessarily be a fan of a particular teen phenomenon, for no other reason than that she is a 14 year old girl.

Would you have made your comment if Belle had chosen to illustrate her point about the quality and texture of the writing this season using the example of Harry?; or Ruth? Why characterise her as a 'Lucas fan'? Can she not simply be a fan of the show?

I'm not trying to be confrontational, but I have been really impressed with the community here, and it would be a shame if members felt they could not express their opinions because someone was waiting in the background to wave those opinions away with nothing more reasoned than eye rolling.