Originally posted by KathyM:
Kathy I am honestly hurt that you feel the need to single me out like this? Guess I'm not surprised though.
I haven't been around in FoLCdom as long as you have, but I think you can see by the postings that I've made in the past that I don't feel the need to pick or choose sides. But if a person has a strong opinion about something, and feels that someone has spoken out against them, they will usually speak out in their defence. And that's where I was last night. The truth is, [b]I felt a bit insulted by your generalization. Since I am one of those who posted comments about the movie that weren't exactly glowing, I felt that you were including me in your comments, even though I couldn't see anything that I said that was disrespectful or nasty. And as I said, I looked through the other posts here and felt that Arawn's were the only questionable ones, and that even those perhaps weren't meant exactly as they came out on the screen.
I wasn't defending his (her? - sorry, I don't know...) comments, and I did refer to them in my original post as possible exceptions. I'm also aware that you apologized in advance for making your generalization, but I'm afraid that didn't make it any easier to read when I felt it could be aimed at me. And I certainly am aware that there are
many places online where Superman fans voice their opinions. As I said, I've mostly only been reading here and at Zoom's, but I have been to a few other sites and have seen some people lash out about the movie, with all the colorful language that such posts usually entail on uncensored message boards. It should have occurred to me that you could be referring to other sites and other voiced opinions. But it didn't, and so obviously I took your comment more personally than it was intended.
Genine, once again I apologize that I hurt you with my comments. I didn't intend that; perhaps my own disturbed feelings about the matter caused me to lash out more than I should have. That's why I rarely post when I'm upset - I'll have to continue enforcing that rule.
Kathy [/b]
Kathy, I apologize. Like you pointed out, it isn't good to post when you are upset - and that is just what I did.
You have a good rule there, and I think I'm going to borrow it if you don't mind. At any rate, I am sorry.
I was not referring to you in that generalization, honest. In fact, I wasn't even referring to anyone on this board.
It is other people I find that to be true with, and Arawn just happens to fit in that category, IMHO. Otherwise I never would have even thought to mention that here.
If you didn't enjoy the movie - that is your opinion. I respect that 100%! The movie wasn't perfect, and it was never going to be able to please everyone. I enjoyed it enough to see it seven times, other people might not find it entertaining. It is true, if we all liked the same movies the world would be a boring place!
I certainly never meant to imply that you, or anyone else here specifically was being nasty. I suppose I was just "thinking out loud" in that comment - perhaps I should have kept my thoughts to myself.
This whole thing has gotten way out of hand, hasn't it? I am sorry for my part in stirring the pot - most people here know I am not a pot-stirrer by nature. I usually try to avoid it, if anything.
Still, this is a film I, and most of us - have waited for 19 years to see. It is easy to get very emotional about something we are that passionate about. No matter which side we fall on, we are all here because we enjoy Superman (in one form or another). It isn't very "Super" of us to go at each other's throats - so I am going to shut up now altogether.
LOL everyone here knows that I loved this film - so I think I have beaten that horse to death!
I'm going to stick to reading fanfic and that's it. I usually post more on Zoom's boards anyway. No big deal - I just need to back away from this thread for a while.
In the meantime, Kathy I am sorry if you feel I was offending you - believe me that was *never* my intention. And to anyone else here who found anything I said offensive, I apologize. It was never what I planned or wanted to do.
Obviously I have issues with Arawn - but I hope backing away for a while will clear that up. Reasoning doesn't seem to help, it just breeds more trouble. I've said my peace - all I can do is apologize. I hate feeling I need to defend myself against a complete stranger, but that is beside the point.
