Jacqueline Thijsen wrote:
Can't speak for Neil, but it's not the seeing of Avon's good points I object to. It is the fact that some people persist in seeing/portraying him as having no bad points.
I've been on the lyst for almost three years now, and I don't remember ever seeing that portrayal. I've seen several people explaining specific bad behavior in a good way and in some cases I even agreed with them, but I don't think anyone on this lyst ever called Avon a saint.
Well, we did agree he's not a sunbeam. Possibly a Jesuit, though.
<shrug> I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that Avon has no flaws, or that Blake has no strengths. People simply don't always agree on what those respective flaws and strengths are.
Actually, IMHO most people have characteristics, and how they are applied turn those into flaws or strengths. Blake has focus. Sometimes it makes him a brilliant planner, other times it makes him bloody-minded. Avon is cautious. Sometimes it keeps him out of trouble, other times it keeps him from trusting when he should. And so on.
Anybody else wanna add anything to that? Or tell me that I'm out off my mind? The latter isn't necessary, BTW, I already know that.
I don't worry about your being out of your mind; it's when you start mucking about in mine that it gets a little scary.
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