Today I Cussed, Swore Or Used Profane Languange Because...

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Neesy

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I've been very, very good today, but it was a close shave a little while ago--arguing WITH A WRITER about how what a writer thinks/believes personally is not always germaine to character development. Sometimes what a character says or does is abhorrent to a writer, but is true to the character and the story. So frustrating. I held my tongue, but I really wanted to call her a stupid (Miss HollyGolightly 's favorite curseword ;D). Equating a writer's personal beliefs to what a character says or does is like saying Nabakov must have been a pedophile because he created Humbert Humbert, or Mr. King is okay with child murder (or is a secret killer sewer clown) because he wrote IT, FFS!

Now I'm getting mad all over again--lol
Can you possibly post this in the Themes and Politics thread? I think you have said what I was trying to express to the original poster (but doing a terrible job of it!)

Here is a link, in case you feel so inclined, but it seems to be degrading into a silly fight after 4 pages of arguing, unfortunately.

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