Comments on: Podcast Praise For CWR

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:40:37 +0000

That brings up an excellent point — how do you find out how to pronounce things you’ve only read? I had SUCH trouble the first time I met online friends in person (still do, really) because I was thinking of them as a string of letters instead of anything verbal or audial.

By: Derek Coward

Derek Coward — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:28:13 +0000

I didn’t see the suffix -centric as being exclusionist. I was using it the way it was meant to be used, denoting that something is at the center. Sorry if you took it that way. I was more worried about the “been around forever” line (which was meant with respect) and the butchering of name pronounciations.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:28:47 +0000

The way he said it, I didn’t have a problem with it, and I’m not familiar with that set of connotations for “-centric”. The part of the podcast I listened to was very conversational, so it seemed fine to me.

By: Nancy G

Nancy G — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:38:50 +0000

Or just “written by females”? Still rare, although less than it used to be.

By: Paul O'Brien

Paul O'Brien — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:52:55 +0000

You know, is “female-centric” really a good term for them to be using? The suffix “centric” is usually used these days to connote being blinkered and exclusionist – eg, “metrocentric.” To my mind, “female-centric” (or anything-centric) sounds like an insult, not a recommendation.

What’s wrong with “female-oriented point of view” – or even just “female point of view”, which says the same thing without trying to sound as clever?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 16:02:32 +0000

Thank you — the discussions are one of the things most surprising and pleasing to me about the site, actually. I have such intelligent readers, and I’m glad to see them participate and inform me and others.

By: Lyle

Lyle — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 15:50:26 +0000

I’d say the praise is also very apt… though I’d add that CWR has become a great spot for intellegent and stimulating discussions about comics (I do love that comments feed).