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Censoring an old strip?
DSL:
I'm thinking of an artist who created a public piece of work, who then decided it wasn't quite what he wanted it to be, and so took it upon himself to "edit" it.
Charges of vandalism were considered.
No, it wasn't George Lucas.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Valdís on 28 Apr 2013, 14:35 ---It isn't the word that's the problem, it's the attitude.
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That's one of the reason the change bugs me. The attitude does not change. She's still grabbing Marten and doing her thing without asking if it's ok first, because she'd assume he'd be happy with the result.
Valdís:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 29 Apr 2013, 13:09 ---That's one of the reason the change bugs me. The attitude does not change.
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Yes, it does. It's still wrong and objectionable, but differently so. It leaves it open for ambiguity and, given that it's Jeph, I am ready to read an ambiguity in this matter in a favourable light. Especially given a deliberate rewriting moving away from the horrible reading of it.
"What do you think would happen if I just grabbed him and humped him" means Marten can go "Leave me alone", where-as in the previous text that isn't possibly part of the question due to the word used. It does change the meaning. It's not acceptable to do either, but it's a change.
Method of Madness:
Interesting. Didn't think of it that way.
Storel:
--- Quote from: DSL on 29 Apr 2013, 12:12 ---I'm thinking of an artist who created a public piece of work, who then decided it wasn't quite what he wanted it to be, and so took it upon himself to "edit" it.
Charges of vandalism were considered.
No, it wasn't George Lucas.
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Hmm, did the artist just install the piece in a public place and say "Here you go," or did a city or other public organization actually commission the work and pay for it? If he received payment for it, than it wasn't his anymore to edit; if he didn't, then it was.
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