05-04-2017, 03:00 AM
(Edited 05-04-2017, 03:08 AM by meridannight.)
Emiliano Wrote:I knew he was a controversial person when I first read that book. I didn't know about his political/racial ideas until I read that article. I still find his book and his thoughts on gender and sexuality interesting though.
Yeah, he can phrase some of his ideas very well. That much is obvious. Some of his stuff is interesting and he’s not without intelligence. But more important than that, to me, is the kind of person he is. I can’t divorce the words from the person saying them. I don’t function like that. The context of the words is important, and the speaker is part of the context and thus part of the whole meaning of what is being said.
It was not an empty read, I did get something out of it. But he lost his credibility.
''Do I look civilized to you?''