Because expressing a point of view someone does not agree with is not a personal attack against them. Vehemently disagreeing with a political party is not a personal attack on every member of that political party. Expressing disgust with a politician is not an attack on those who admire that politician. And if someone tries to make you feel like those things are personal attacks, tries to make you feel guilty for expressing a legitmate point of view - shame on them.

Hmmm. "The guy you support eats dead baby harp seals for breakfast! But it's no reflection on YOU! Honest"

As for me, go forth and sin no more?

Ho-kay.

t bites back urge to rejoice that Jesus Himself has joined us on the boards, shuffles out of Bureaucracy

One of the reasons I'd asked about a movies thread was because I noticed the EC is going to be in a movie pretty soon ("Darkness Falls" I think the title is, but don't quote me (unless this post turns out funny, and you're quoting me for COMM (aren't all these paranthesis remarks confusing?))).

Then I thought... "These people like LotR. I like LotR! There are probably other movies that we could talk about!"

I wouldn't want to spoil anything for anyone, of course, or read spoilers to movies I didn't want spoiled. With white fonting, I'm sure a movie thread could exist without an excessive amount of kimchi.

Or, I could just wade through Natter.

"The guy you support eats dead baby harp seals for breakfast! But it's no reflection on YOU! Honest"

I think eating animals for food is cruel, but I don't think that everyone who does it is a bad person.

There's no contradiction there.

Anyone not a registered buffista is fair game.

See, I'm just really uncomfortable with this articulation of our policy. It suggests that we're constantly virulent against anyone who is Not Like Us, therefore hostile to outsiders, therefore hostile to newbies; and it, slightly less pressingly, suggests that we've also got loads and loads of unexpressed poison buried in interBuffista communications, just hidden, because you're not allowed to say it out loud.

That makes me actually very unhappy.

Respect and a willingness to back down and be Doblerized.

Yes.

RL, do you see an overwhelming hostility to others here? Or a huge undercurrent of tension?

It's just a painting of reality. The Buffistas snark on people.

I think it boils down to "don't get ad hominem here".

I'm sorry if the semantics upset you, but how else would you state it?

RL, do you see an overwhelming hostility to others here? Or a huge undercurrent of tension?

Well, no, of course not, that's my problem with that articulation!

I'd rather just have the "respect and politeness" or "willing to be Doblerized" blah blah blah fishcakes.

So...

Buffista Music 1: The Music Swells (and who can blame it...) Here Buffistas discuss their favorite jeep beats, twangs, riffs, funk 45s, burns, mixtapes, club hits and Sondheim. Sarah Vaughan to the Mekons - all welcome.

But again - it paints the reality. We speak disrespectfully of George Bush here. We speak disprespectfully of Julia Roberts. We speak disrespectfully of annoying coworkers, and evil ex-bosses. And that is not a violation of Buffista courtesy. That is the reality of the actual Buffista practice.

Sounds good, Hec. I'll set it up.

t Tapping foot

What's taking you so long...