Re: Script Shadow in the NY Times!
I don't think anybody really meant that about the screenplay (at least I didn't), it was just sarcasm.
But, honestly, an article is "like a good screenplay"? "He couldn't include every thought everyone has ever had about Scriptshadow"?
Emily's quote isn't "an accurate statement"; it's been manipulated (taken out of context) to make it sound like Emily's POV on the whole subject is much more supportive than it actually is. And then manipulated a second time opposing it to August's, clearly negative, implying Emily isn't.
The subject of the article doesn't deserve much discussion because it's been discussed plenty already, but the article itself is very questionable in the way it portrays some opinions and in the picture it paints on the whole debate. And it's also very superficial.
I'm sorry, man, but with arguments like those I've quoted above... what did you expect? The journalist wasn't "building a narrative" as much as he was lying. The least he should do is represent the different opinions fairly and accurately; if he's into "building narratives", maybe he should try writing fiction.
I don't think anybody really meant that about the screenplay (at least I didn't), it was just sarcasm.
But, honestly, an article is "like a good screenplay"? "He couldn't include every thought everyone has ever had about Scriptshadow"?
Emily's quote isn't "an accurate statement"; it's been manipulated (taken out of context) to make it sound like Emily's POV on the whole subject is much more supportive than it actually is. And then manipulated a second time opposing it to August's, clearly negative, implying Emily isn't.
The subject of the article doesn't deserve much discussion because it's been discussed plenty already, but the article itself is very questionable in the way it portrays some opinions and in the picture it paints on the whole debate. And it's also very superficial.
I'm sorry, man, but with arguments like those I've quoted above... what did you expect? The journalist wasn't "building a narrative" as much as he was lying. The least he should do is represent the different opinions fairly and accurately; if he's into "building narratives", maybe he should try writing fiction.
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