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WCDT: Independence Day Week (4 - 8 July, 1961-1965)
annietiger:
I suppose the forums wouldn't be nearly as interesting if we all remained fair in our judgements and actually tried to see things from other perspectives =)
idontunderstand:
--- Quote from: annietiger on 05 Jul 2011, 16:01 ---I suppose the forums wouldn't be nearly as interesting if we all remained fair in our judgements and actually tried to see things from other perspectives =)
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Behold! A sensible post!
Vista:
--- Quote from: annietiger on 05 Jul 2011, 15:32 ---Did I take out my frustrations on those who didn't deserve it? Certainly. I was hurt, afraid, confused, and had no idea what was going on with myself. Haven't we all felt this way and done/said things we shouldn't have?
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Personally, I have always been really, really careful with that sort of thing. But I have had a fairly easy life. Despite my being unable to walk the mile, I still judge others for "wronging" people who don't deserve it. Though the judgment is always tempered with the willingness to forgive upon indication of repentance or at least awareness of what one has done.
--- Quote ---It seems like most people are quick to demonize Dora and attack her for her lack of self-awareness, but can any of us honestly say we are fully self-aware?
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A problem I have with people that act like the fictional character Dora is that it seems very rare for them to try to seek a higher degree self-awareness. I am willing to deride her for that unfortunate quirk, while acknowledging that no one is even close to perfect (whatever perfect is). If our skins are so thin that we cannot be called out for even somewhat realistic interpretations of our behavior, the challenges brought to fore in the last decade were wasted on us. Which would be a shame.
--- Quote ---I would like to add that in no way am I trying to justify Dora's actions: just pointing out that perhaps a little sympathy/understanding is in order.
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I thank you for that. I'm curious why people find it so hard to simultaneously judge and empathize. I judge myself when I do something stupid, I will judge others when they do, and if they ask they will know that whatever mistake they have made is both A.) not absolute, B.) important in looking to the future, and C.) not representative of their worth as a person.
My judgment doesn't make them a worse person (or character), it's just a prescription for future personal growth, which can be accepted or rejected as is one's (or one's creator's) wont. You can't win the lottery without even one ticket.
Unless you're James Tiberius Kirk, of course.
dragontart:
--- Quote ---but can any of us honestly say we are fully self-aware?
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Funnily, I guess not even if we were fully self-aware.
--- Quote ---The question is, does Dora realize that she has to figure out her own head before she can truly date,
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Do you worry about Dora's or her date's mental health if she continues dating before she sorted her brain? Both?
I was thinking about the question if it really wouldn't work to fix her issues and still date someone at the same time, when she AND her date are aware of what she's doing sometimes. Couldn't it be of help to actually have something to work at and to apply her new (future) problem-solving-strategies to?
Well I guess it wouldn't do any good to her if it didn't work out, and also we (and she) don't really know what kind of guy Jim is.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: Tiogyr on 05 Jul 2011, 13:15 ---As long as Jeph doesn't pull a Doobl! on us, it's all good.
EDIT: For those that don't know, that webcomic author originally wrote a terrible "Christian" webcomic before going insane with his depression, having his main comic character rape and murder all the other characters, then commit suicide before committing suicide in real life.
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I thought that was the creator of Chugworth Academy?
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Oh wait, my mistake. Apparently he draws snuff porn now. Nevermind.
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