I challenge gender-neutral viewpoint. No human may write so, without lies.
Just so. FWIW, I've never met a man yet who apologized for knowing more than the people around him. But I've met a lot of women who do it constantly, including myself. It was one of the reasons I didn't feel I needed to state gender specifically in the drabble.
Sail, I would have thought the last line was to stop the excuses, not the knowing-things, if not for your intro. Ouch.
Well, in 100 words I try to get stuff across. I can see that this one was definitely in the "iffy" category. Still, I'm happy that a number of people got it and that it provoked some discussion. Gender roles can be tricky things and everyone has their own take on what those roles are. In all, I'm happy with the way this one turned out.
Well, in 100 words I try to get stuff across. I can see that this one was definitely in the "iffy" category.
If anything, it makes me feel kind of naive and/or pollyanna-ish.
Phbhtbthtbpt, right back.
deb, of course you may tag that, but it's as much Anne's as it is mine.
After all, she's the one with the viburnum meatball.
(Viburnum Meatball - band name)
I think my own experiences helped me to understand Sail's drabble. I've never once apologized for being smarter or knowing more than someone else, but I've been socially excluded (by both women and men) for it. The one part of the drabble's intent that didn't come across to me was the duration; it seemed like the guy's frustration occured after only about 10 minutes ever of trivia game, not repeated assaults.
The one part of the drabble's intent that didn't come across to me was the duration; it seemed like the guy's frustration occured after only about 10 minutes ever of trivia game, not repeated assaults.
Hee. Four days of repeated assaults. Now that I think of it, I could have worked that into the first paragraph. That would have built up the tension better. Ah, well, live and learn.
I loved Gar's. I got Sail's, and I loved ita's, too. And I enjoyed the discussion on dialog. I think it's what my first novel (the one that's in the box in the back of the closet) taught me--how to write dialog. Well, actually, how *not* to write dialog.
I heard ita's coming out of Monica Lewinski's POV. How scary is *that*?
And Raq, yep - note shiny new tagline, attributed to both.
I heard ita's coming out of Monica Lewinski's POV. How scary is *that*?
Oh, my gracious. Deb, I can always count on you for a POV I hadn't considered. Thank you for that.
