Comments on: COUNTERING THE NARRATIVES http://mith.umd.edu/digitalstorytelling/2012/10/14/countering-the-narratives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=countering-the-narratives HDCC 208B / Seminar in Digital Cultures and Creativity / Fall 2012 Mon, 11 May 2015 07:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Gregory http://mith.umd.edu/digitalstorytelling/2012/10/14/countering-the-narratives/#comment-77 Gregory Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:32:05 +0000 http://mith.umd.edu/digitalstorytelling/?p=1025#comment-77 Benjy makes a logical argument, his train of thought is clear and his arguments transition smoothly from one to the next. In spite of his clarity, the arguments lack veracity, possibly due to my own vagueness in the description. Allow me to extrapolate on the description in order to address his concerns. The first claim he makes is that he cannot understand how one could ascribe the term "angel" to Lily. Trying to literally promote her as an angel would be utterly ludicrous, and contradictory to both my religion (and presumably his). The issue here arises from when I say "She is my angel". This ought to be interpreted in the metaphorical sense, not the literal. The common mythos surrounding the angels is that they are sweet, loyal, and loving beings, and their demeanor is reflected by their physical appearance, both literally and figuratively. Angels in the Bible, and in both art and literature in the ancient and modern eras, are typically characterized to be glowing with health, and usually feature some golden article or attribute. The term "angel" actually describes Lily's mental and physical characteristics quite well, considering that she is a loyal, gentle golden retriever. The latter of Benjy's concerns is a much more simple one to address. He asserts: "The only other description Greg provides, is that this dog is his “puppy.” I am neither a vet nor a biological anthropologist, but I have never seen a puppy of that physical magnitude before." Again, Lily is a golden retriever. She is small even by the breed's full grown standard. She stands under two feet tall from her feet to the tip of her head, and weighs close to 70 lbs. In addition, though it is distorted by the camera, but that is actually a close up shot, taken from about 2 feet away in order to keep her attention. Size is relative, so the question of her "physical magnitude" is invalid because it was not considered in relation to Lily's particular breed. Furthermore, Lily is 3 years and 4 months old. Strictly by the veterinary definition, which usually ranges up to 5 years of age for sporting breed dogs, Lily is a puppy. End response. Benjy, "If this animal is neither of the things Greg has described it to be, I must conclude that the love and joy it allegedly brings him is equally fabricated. I am happy that Greg sees himself as happy, but do not think that this dog, if it exists at all, belongs to him." I do not know where this came from, or how you got to it. That is low. Benjy makes a logical argument, his train of thought is clear and his arguments transition smoothly from one to the next. In spite of his clarity, the arguments lack veracity, possibly due to my own vagueness in the description. Allow me to extrapolate on the description in order to address his concerns. The first claim he makes is that he cannot understand how one could ascribe the term “angel” to Lily.
Trying to literally promote her as an angel would be utterly ludicrous, and contradictory to both my religion (and presumably his). The issue here arises from when I say “She is my angel”. This ought to be interpreted in the metaphorical sense, not the literal. The common mythos surrounding the angels is that they are sweet, loyal, and loving beings, and their demeanor is reflected by their physical appearance, both literally and figuratively. Angels in the Bible, and in both art and literature in the ancient and modern eras, are typically characterized to be glowing with health, and usually feature some golden article or attribute. The term “angel” actually describes Lily’s mental and physical characteristics quite well, considering that she is a loyal, gentle golden retriever.

The latter of Benjy’s concerns is a much more simple one to address. He asserts:

“The only other description Greg provides, is that this dog is his “puppy.” I am neither a vet nor a biological anthropologist, but I have never seen a puppy of that physical magnitude before.”

Again, Lily is a golden retriever. She is small even by the breed’s full grown standard. She stands under two feet tall from her feet to the tip of her head, and weighs close to 70 lbs. In addition, though it is distorted by the camera, but that is actually a close up shot, taken from about 2 feet away in order to keep her attention. Size is relative, so the question of her “physical magnitude” is invalid because it was not considered in relation to Lily’s particular breed. Furthermore, Lily is 3 years and 4 months old. Strictly by the veterinary definition, which usually ranges up to 5 years of age for sporting breed dogs, Lily is a puppy.

End response.

Benjy,

“If this animal is neither of the things Greg has described it to be, I must conclude that the love and joy it allegedly brings him is equally fabricated. I am happy that Greg sees himself as happy, but do not think that this dog, if it exists at all, belongs to him.”

I do not know where this came from, or how you got to it. That is low.

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