The old "tone" argument.
The old "tone" argument.
Poster 1: "For me the big weakness was Character A's reactions. If he found Character B's scheme for the girls offensive, he should have been out of his mind with anger once he knew that The Bad Guy was claiming the girls as his own property."
Me: "I kind of see it as Character A being angry at Character B because he expects better of him. Whereas Character A probably considers The Bad Guy bound for hell and evil as sin. Yelling at him about equality wouldn't really accomplish much."
Poster 2: "Maybe so. There's certainly a better way to get Character B to ... believe in his better angels than a self-righteous rant that offered no better alternative, though. Perhaps if Character A hadn't been screaming and pointing and name-calling and hurling accusations and insults it would have come across that way."
Ah yes. Because it's up to the person of colour to speak very gently and be sensitive about his friend's delicate feelings when calling said friend on his shitty behaviour.
Poster 1: "For me the big weakness was Character A's reactions. If he found Character B's scheme for the girls offensive, he should have been out of his mind with anger once he knew that The Bad Guy was claiming the girls as his own property."
Me: "I kind of see it as Character A being angry at Character B because he expects better of him. Whereas Character A probably considers The Bad Guy bound for hell and evil as sin. Yelling at him about equality wouldn't really accomplish much."
Poster 2: "Maybe so. There's certainly a better way to get Character B to ... believe in his better angels than a self-righteous rant that offered no better alternative, though. Perhaps if Character A hadn't been screaming and pointing and name-calling and hurling accusations and insults it would have come across that way."
Ah yes. Because it's up to the person of colour to speak very gently and be sensitive about his friend's delicate feelings when calling said friend on his shitty behaviour.