Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Class and the politics of writing

     This story overall was not great i did not find any interest while reading this story about writing.The author said " i never really heard anyone from a privileged background talk about self-censorship that emerges from fear that writing certain experiences will lead family and friends to break ties.", but I believe that anyone even from a privileged family can get in trouble for writing experiences without consent from the other person. A bad experience can really hurt someone even if there from an elite background or a poor background it can show a whole different side of a person. I felt like the text was very dry and it was not a good read i found it to be quite boring but understandable.When someone says something about another person in a negative light no matter who it is they will be hurt. Trying to ruin someones reputation is horrible it can completely ruin the person or even hurt them so much they will end up doing harm to themselves. Stories like this should be asked to the person if its okay to write about , writing without permission can destroy a person if the story if bad enough.Like many people say if you don't have something good to say about a person don't say anything at all, this also goes for writing because writing is a form of expression that can be used to help or hurt a person. Even though i didn't like this story it does put out a good message and helps people understand that writing about someone can be bad and disastrous.Writing was also meant for the elites the author talks about but i also disagree, anyone can write not just the elites . Even if people didn't know how to write it is there privilege to write as human beings we all write, we express our thoughts and ideas through writhing throughout time and we will continue to do so. 

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