Reply #24: As intended

[OldLeftieLawyer]

I take posts as I read them, for the content there. I cannot know what is in another's mind, and that's what I would have to know if I were to attribute other characteristics to the post or the poster.

My experiences have been different than yours, I suspect, so we approach a message board with different perspectives. To me, the message is what I find interesting.

If you take my posts as some sort of personal affront to you - and I do not know you, so I don't know why you would think that - then perhaps you should not read my posts.

As for the subject at hand, the matter of ordinary people, working-class people, people like so many Americans not being portrayed in a "realistic" manner by the media, I can speak somewhat for the television and movie industries and say that there's not much that's entertaining about poverty and the business is entertainment.

There are, though, some terrific documentaries that have been done about different areas in the country where poverty abounds. Appalachia - which is home to me - is one of the places that's been extensively documented, to prize-winning effect.

As for publishing, there was a remarkable book out a few years ago - http://tinyurl.com/9ybla - that you've probably read. I had my own thoughts on the project, but it did manage to open some eyes. Not enough, alas, in today's world, but some.

To repeat, if you are offended by my posts, I would urge you to ignore them. Above all, we have free speech. Above all, we have choice.