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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:02:50 +0000

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By: Danyell

Danyell — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:25:04 +0000

LOL @ goldfish

By: goldfish

goldfish — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:44:54 +0000

This thread reminds me of a joke I like.

Q. (The joke-teller should say this part with a goofy, wait’ll-you-hear-this sort of smile) “How many lesbians does it take to screw in a light bulb?

– How many? –

A. (The joke-teller should now assume an expression of deep offendedness) “That’s not funny.”

By: Danyell

Danyell — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:20:32 +0000

If she had said “Oh, Jesus!”, would it also be fair to assume that she mistook us all for Christ?

hmm?

By: mlk

mlk — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:42:49 +0000

I’m all for cutting Alison some slack on her use of “man,” simply based on who she is. that probably sounds elitist and offensive to Alison herself so let me explain: since she’s careful and thoughtful about so much of what she does, it’s acceptable (to me at least) that she be human at times, that she have unguarded moments.

and . . . I’m sure (almost!) that she’s found the whole discussion instructive.

By: mlk

mlk — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:38:11 +0000

about earrings, I remember that back in the 80′s, “left is right and right is wrong,” ie: right ear, nostril, etc. is gay and left is straight.

folks who are more homophobic are much more likely to remember this than the audience here.

as far as messing with language as a force for social change, I’m tickled by the idea of addressing a mixed group as “gals.” HOWEVER, this whole discussion brings to mind the “N-word” which is currently acceptable when used by blacks but not by whites. from what I can tell, white people who are bigoted find this to be a handy excuse to disregard anything said to them about prejudice and inequity among blacks and whites. I’ve heard that the black community is catching on that it needs to treat the issue seriously and is coming down on blacks who call each other niggers.

the connection may be obscure, but in a discussion about language I think it’s worth mentioning.

By: little gator

little gator — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:30:11 +0000

Depends on what the ashtray is full of.

By: Dr. Empirical

Dr. Empirical — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:16:47 +0000

I think MOCCA festival attracts people devoted to the art and craft of comics, and these are more open to what Alison is doing. Other comics conventions attract people who want to know about the Next Big Fight. They’re not terribly interested in a comic with no mutants.

There will probably be just as many cool people at San Diego Con as there were at MOCCA, but they’ll be vastly outnumbered by the hordes of the Fanboy Nation.

I think the success of Fun Home has brought Alison to the attention of comics enthusiasts who might not have otherwise ben exposed to her work.

And if we insist on precision of language, I’m a comic book geek, thank you, not a nerd. “Geek” describes someone with knowledge and enthusiasm about a subject that’s outside the mainstream. “Nerd” implies a concurrent lack of social skills and/or attention to personal hygiene.

By: --MC

--MC — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:56:02 +0000

Liza — no, the word isn’t devoid of meaning, but some people use it that way. I wasn’t scolding you.
Al — Lloyd Price had a hit with a song called “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” back in the 50s. It’s a great song.
As for me, I’ve reintroduced into my daily speech “Man oh manischevitz” as an exclaimation.

By: geogeek

geogeek — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:47:06 +0000

As a perpetually non-with-it person who finally managed to get old enough that no teen-agers _expect_ me to know pop culture any more, I must admit I was totally pleased when a male student in a college class raised his hand and yelled “Dude!” to get my female teacher attention. I did give him the stink-eye as a sort of “What, you can’t remember my name?” response, but I liked it.

I use folks a lot, though it sometimes feels a little forced.