Strangely Brown wrote:Some of us will have been brought up with the phrase, "sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me". Whatever happened to that?
Because people finally realised that actually, verbal abuse is incredibly damaging to someone's mental health. I've been bullied in the past for being overweight, and it took me a long time to move on from it. I suffered from very bad self esteem and I had absolutely zero confidence when interacting with others, and preferred to disappear into the anonymity of the internet, or the seclusion of a book.
It's only in the last few months that I got myself together, lost some weight and worked on building up my confidence.
TripleS wrote:All I'm trying to do is to suggest that all opinions are valid and we should all be free to express them, but we should also be willing to keep them under review and be prepared to adjust them in the light of new and better knowledge.
I am glad we can agree on things.
TripleS wrote:When Insanity says that young people will have greater knowledge of the LGBT community and their feelings rather than will the older generations, I don't doubt that is true. Having recognised that, I imagine the LGBT community will tend to look at things from the viewpoint of their own community, and their own feelings and interests, whereas the older generations are more likely to have concerns about where we as a society are going in overall terms. No matter how clear and valid are the feelings within each of those two groups, that amounts to a considerable difference of perspective.
Says the one who comes from a generation which utterly destroyed our economy...
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But seriously, I'd argue that the younger generations are also concerned about where society is going. It is after all, the young 'uns that have to live in it for however many years they'll live for, whereas the older generations can look forwards to expiring in a few years
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TripleS wrote:I'll now shut up - for a short while.
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P.S. Actually, I'm surprised this thread hasn't been chopped off by now.
Please don't, your opinions are lovely, they provide a source of much amusement
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(Only joking. As you say, all opinions are valid, and I would hate to prevent anyone from expressing their opinions just because I'm loudmouthed and can argue for hours on things).
I am happy to put my hands up and admit that I may have dragged things on for longer than they should've, but at the same time, I'm not surprised the thread hasn't been chopped, as it is encouraging lively debate with a good amount of opinions being exchanged!
fungus wrote:TripleS wrote:Strangely Brown wrote:It was also the codeword that Gibson used to report a successful dam breach. So the film now has not only an important character missing, but also an important historical element. Papering over the parts of history that you don't happen to like is no better than sticking your fingers in your ears and singing la-la-la-la.
Gibson's dog wasn't only one either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigger_(dog)
Hmm, interesting references, Mark, thank you.
Correction: for 1953 read 1955. Memory again!
Whinge time:
Is it just me, but do others also find it easier to hear what the actors are saying in the old films? I know I do.
With a lot of modern films I find it difficult to catch all the dialogue, and I don't think my hearing is seriously defective. The reasons appear to me to be that the actors do a lot of mumbling, muttering and whispering, overlaid with breathy noises but not much clear speech.
Then there is the question of incidental music, which might be appropriate, but this is often too loud in relation to the dialogue. Then there are scenes filmed in noisy surroundings which again might be necessary within the plot, but they ought to at least make sure the actors speak clearly so that we can tell what they're on about.
American films seem to have had these failings for many years, and some of the more recent British films seem to be similarly bad.
D'you know, with a bit of encouragement I could easily become quite a grumpy old sod.
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Having lost some of my high pitch hearing about 15 years ago due to a virus attacking the inner ear, I sometimes have difficulty hearing conversation. The main problems are not so much local accents, but poorly pronounced words, eg. not sounding consonants, and in particular the fact that, and I'm not being agist here, many younger people talk too fast. My daughter who is 33 this year is a prime example of this. She just doesn't seem to have enough time to blurt out all that she has to say.
Nigel.
None of that bothers me at all.
Try being profoundly deaf for 18 years, and come back to me with your complaints
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