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02/21/2006 Entry: "Public Writing"
Public Writing
Now I know how Michael Berube feels!
But SERIOUSLY!
A little public writing (I said a little!) goes a little way on the Web. It was interesting to see my hits triple and to get a little blogosphere action on the side, outside of the usual suspects I run with here. Some folks think I'm talking about stand-up, some don't like the word serious, some got too hung up on the context I introduced regarding being too heavy handed (being anonymous), some say, yeah, maybe, some remember their past habits as trolls and relive that experience again, some want public conversation to always be a debate (You're wrong! You're right!). No one really wanted to talk about new media (it's new cause it didn't exist before) and conventions, particularly how we are drawn to maintain conventions (or, we say, gasp! how we are interpellated!).
The disagreement is, for the most part, cool (I really don't like the debate aspect; however, regardless of which side a response takes). It's just a short piece. But you get a few folks talking that you normally wouldn't talk with, and that's not bad. Overall, public writing (outside of blog writing) is not entirely for me (because of space, form, debate responses, and language limitations), and without the invite, I wouldn't have done it. I said entirely! It was a bit enjoyable as well.
My favorite response is the one from the guy who can't help but STILL be mad that I (and someone else) told him a year ago he wasn't up to speed with current scholarship regarding his topic.
Maybe it’s as simple as meaning intended is not necessarily meaning received. My point is that we need a lot of care with humorous writing to avoid as much missing of meaning as possible. If a joke is hurtful to some people mentioned in the joke,” is it rightfully funny?
To which I say: Yes.
Replies: 3 comments
hey, that fan site belongs to someone who can tolerate a lot of pink. not me.
Posted by Swooning @ 02/21/2006 12:37 PM EST
Keep your hands to yourself, Dugdale!
Posted by jealous @ 02/21/2006 11:44 AM EST
I love it when you mention Louie Althusser. He's hot!
By the way, have you had a look at your fan's website. quite a thing.
Posted by Swooning @ 02/21/2006 08:44 AM EST