tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769246818135102880.post4627585206872984106..comments2023-07-16T20:34:59.414+10:00Comments on Taking Things Seriously: Talk is cheapBruce Yabsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091471695711534450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769246818135102880.post-44887710244564041122007-11-04T23:31:00.000+11:002007-11-04T23:31:00.000+11:00I thought that in the books Dumbledore quite clear...<EM>I thought that in the books Dumbledore quite clearly freed the word "love" from the romantic/sexual box it is often trapped in.</EM><BR/><BR/>Yes, I think it's fair to claim that this statement from JKR is a descent into mere current preoccupations. For it to be an advance in the realism and complexity of the AD character --- and of course there's nothing intrinsically unbelievable about someone forever carrying a torch for a youthful love --- she would have had to, you know, <EM>shown us this sort of thing properly in the books</EM> rather than announcing it after the fact.<BR/><BR/>As for the normlessness of blog discussion affecting other conversations ... I don't know. It's tempting to speculate about this sort of thing, but I'm not sure how to test such ideas.Bruce Yabsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091471695711534450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-769246818135102880.post-22006586664614406352007-10-31T05:19:00.000+11:002007-10-31T05:19:00.000+11:00I was most surprised by the fact that Rowling labe...I was most surprised by the fact that Rowling labelled the question about Dumbledore finding love good. I thought that inthe books Dumbledore quite clearly freed the word "love" from the romantic/sexual box it is often trapped in.<BR/><BR/>Clearly the ability to respond when and only when you desire is one of the attractions of reading a blog, but probably also one of their disadvantages. I have started to wonder whether this setup not only affects the blogs themselves, but also our other conversations.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663760985851423746noreply@blogger.com