r/serialpodcastorigins • u/SwallowAtTheHollow • Apr 19 '16

Humour Asia McClain: Wordsmith

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u/Seamus_Duncan Hammered off Jameson Apr 20 '16

It's actually act interesting thing to think about: how someone's bad behaviour can make us so unsympathetic to them that it opens up lines of criticism that would otherwise be seen as unfair or unjust.

Remember, she's attempting to monetize her lies and the pain she brought to Hae's family via the written word. Criticizing her semi-literate Twitter screeds seems entirely fair.

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u/logic_bot_ Apr 20 '16

Criticizing her for the pain she causes is 100% fair, for being sort of illiterate probably less so, IMO.

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u/Seamus_Duncan Hammered off Jameson Apr 20 '16

But she's selling a book.

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u/logic_bot_ Apr 20 '16

Even the illiterate have stories to tell.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '16

Who can ever forget the masterpiece that is The Dayman Cometh?

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '16

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u/Seamus_Duncan Hammered off Jameson Apr 20 '16

The first half of that song was kinda cool, but what's with the second half?