Re: BOB PBC: Mistah Kurtz, He Dead. pls Read. » oracle

Posted by kid a on September 13, 2002, at 12:06:37

In reply to Re: BOB PBC: Mistah Kurtz, He Dead. pls Read., posted by oracle on September 12, 2002, at 22:58:16

> Even without the referance to rivets I knew this was "Heart of Darkness" as it was required reading in HS. Saying that one should indicate
who is being quoted seems to me to indicate Dr Bob
felt it was OK if this was added.
You see this is where I am a little confused about the policy. Does providing a source for the material immediately explain it? I would say for some people no, so you haven't gained anything... In some cases I leave this out because one, Id like people to take a chance on a guess, and I as well don't want them necisarily distracted by the source, I want the words to take precedence.
So, if you have no idea what Apocalypse Now, or Heart of Darkness is, you are no better off then when you started.
Chinua Achebe, a great writer himself, refered to Condrad's work as racist in a very famous essay. If you are familiar with that, maybe you'll take offense to Conrad in the first place, remember he did write The Nigger of the Narcissus, whose title might make some people reel regardeless if they have ever even read it; but generally thats how it works, people ignorant of the work will have a knee jerk reaction. As far as Achebe is concerned, that was just one person's opinion, granted a very important person's opinion, but it wasnt without it's detractors.
I've been accused of an anti-semite, and posting anti-semitic links, I've been accused (by the same person) of being anti-islamic, I angered someone in the same thread who incorectly stated that Afghanistan fought OUR war for us against the Soviets, when the exact opposite is true, and this is very easy to find out if you read any accurate history whatsoever...
I personally don't see how I'm going to explain every single thing I post, and I admit, I do post things that may be obtuse, but thats why I post them... Thats who I am... And I dont think adding a source reference does much of anything if you aren't even familiar with the source.
oh well, la de da... I am Dog, son of man...

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Here, here. Er--hear here. » ShelliR BeardedLady 9/13/02
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Re: BOB PBC: Mistah Kurtz, He Dead. pls Read. » oracle kid a 9/13/02
one case for citing the written word... kid a 9/13/02
Re: one case for citing the written word... » kid a Tabitha Ðòñë ƒ£îþþëÐ 9/13/02
Re: BOB PBC: Mistah Kurtz, He Dead. pls Read. oracle 9/13/02
Re: one case for citing the written word... kid a 9/13/02
Re: quotes (and apology » IsoM) Dr. Bob 9/13/02
you are quite unbelieveable. » Dr. Bob « BL Dr. Bob 9/13/02
What will be targeted next? Dark poetry? « ~Alii~ Dr. Bob 9/13/02
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Re: one case for citing the written word... » kid a Tabitha Ðòñë ƒ£îþþëÐ 9/13/02
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