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Comment on Nabari No Ou, Vol. 3 by Bookshelf, a cartoon from Atlantic Magazine at Thomas W. Johnston

Bookshelf, a cartoon from Atlantic Magazine at Thomas W. Johnston — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:06:56 +0000

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Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:49:08 +0000

Hey, thanks for coming back and saying this. I was all angsty and tormented and you have healed me. :) And I don’t want you to feel that you’re not *allowed* to say what you think about a link that I post. Usually I’d be all about that. I think with the unexpected troll action going on, I just felt a bit beaten up.

Anyway, thank you for being such a generous reader. Seriously.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Jade

Jade — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:44:23 +0000

Sorry, Melinda. I really wasn’t trying to argue, I just have a bad habit of looking at article links in blog posts as, ‘Hey, look at this, what do you think of it?’ I think my way writing can also come off as a lot more confrontational than I at all intend, but I’m not really sure how to fix that.

Anyhow, I only meant to ‘keep in mind’ not to take something like that as personally as I did, but I realise, now, how that comment could be taken and apologise.

I hope you feel better soon! I didn’t mean to pile on the blahs.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:41:22 +0000

You know, I really appreciate you as a thoughtful reader and participant in the greater conversation of the manga blogosphere. People like you are why I blog. But I’m not in a position to defend someone else’s articles, especially when they are written by someone who knows a lot more than I do.

If you, Kris, or anyone has a real issue with Jason Thompson’s knowledge, research, or assumptions, it seems like you’d get a lot more out of it talking about it with him instead of me. My level of knowledge and experience when it comes to manga is truly miniscule compared to his. I can defend what *I* thought about the articles and the fact that I enjoyed them, but I’d be idiotic to try to go any further than that. It’s out of my league.

If my initial response seemed short, I apologize. I’ve had a very difficult week on several fronts and had confronted some nasty comments from obvious trolls just before reading yours, which found me in a weary, emotionally vulnerable state. But seriously, I don’t know what to say at this point.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Jade

Jade — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:59:55 +0000

Right, I’ll have to keep that in mind.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:11:16 +0000

I’m really not disregarding your comments. I just disagree. I don’t know what else to say about it without getting into a lengthy debate.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Jade

Jade — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:01:09 +0000

I wasn’t really trying to stir up an argument, but if that’s how you choose to disregard my comments, fair enough.

Comment on DMP rescues Finder by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:40:26 +0000

I find that depressing. One of the things I appreciate about June releases is the trim size. Oh well. :)

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:53:09 +0000

I totally disagree, but I really don’t feel like arguing about it.

Comment on Lunchtime Link-blogging by Jade

Jade — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:37:30 +0000

I have to agree with Kris. A glance at any western fanfic site or a certain erotic literature site shows that there’s plenty of ero interest for incest in the west for as many examples of otherness one can dredge up.

Both of the Thompson articles you linked seem to bring up all of these tangentially connected cherry-picked comparisons that support the title, but never really come to any real point. They’re hard to argue for their lack of any real presence.