tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post6143745250605999275..comments2023-08-01T08:29:19.880-05:00Comments on Atlanta ROFTERS: When Christianists attackThe Sanity Inspectorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-29338953284049725232007-04-25T07:31:00.000-05:002007-04-25T07:31:00.000-05:00I can see & respect that reasoning. I'm kind of a...I can see & respect that reasoning. I'm kind of a prudish (though not censorious) type to begin with, so I had to smile at the look on Daisey's face. "My God! They're flouting the conventions of flouting convention!"The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10927300.post-67545744617820593912007-04-25T04:40:00.000-05:002007-04-25T04:40:00.000-05:00I've got to say that I don't really get it. I mea...I've got to say that I don't really get it. I mean, this was supposedly a Christian High School group, but they didn't seem to be protesting anything that was overtly anti-Christian. He was talking about having sex with Paris Hilton, and, while that is probably a sin on a number of levels, I'm sure there are probably a number of more offensive theatre acts out there as far as Christians are concerned. <BR/><BR/>If it was just the salty language (which they were supposedly warned of ahead of time), well, I guess I'm going to hell for that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>And while I've never heard of Mike Daisey--and he may be a profanity-spewing waste of time (after all, he's sitting at a table, delivering a monologue, and he refers to himself as an <I>artist</I>--ugh) and I'm not in a position to defend him--pouring water on his original notes was kind of a douchey thing to do. I think doing that subtracted from any of the dignity those kids may have felt they were showing in walking out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com