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"Reading" Audiobooks
Feb. 23rd, 2009 10:17 amI know there are a lot of avid readers on my flist and I'm curious to know how you view audio books.
[Poll #1354148]
I generally say "I did the audio thingy of it" and then mumble some embarrassed justification about how busy I am. I have this deeply-embedded feeling that audio books don't count, which I am trying to conquer, since I have a lot more time for listening than for reading. Also because I don't like to be a prig, although I lean strongly in a priggish direction.
[Poll #1354148]
I generally say "I did the audio thingy of it" and then mumble some embarrassed justification about how busy I am. I have this deeply-embedded feeling that audio books don't count, which I am trying to conquer, since I have a lot more time for listening than for reading. Also because I don't like to be a prig, although I lean strongly in a priggish direction.
Please try not to argue with definitions that people post in the comments. However, posting your own definition is highly encouraged, even if it's just tweaking the wording of something in the ticky boxes.
Edit: I really want this post to stay on topic, that topic being people's own definitions of these terms. This is not about whether it's ok to call someone a racist or accuse people of racism--there's no way to answer that question without having a sense of what the terms mean to people, and I'm not the right person to host that conversation anyway.
I want this post to be 1. a safe space for people to say what they think these words mean 2. a multi-definition glossary of two terms that are used in a lot of conversations. That will only happen if it stays on topic, so I will politely freeze or re-direct conversations that are off-topic. If I freeze a comment, it does not mean I think you're a jerk or that I want you to get lost; please don't take it personally.
Thank you to everyone who is helping to build this resource, and I appreciate everyone's tolerance of the heavy moderation. If you want to talk (a little) more freely, there are other posts under my anti-racism category tag that may interest you.
Another Edit: discussion of how to define "Race" starts with Bluefall's comment here.
[Poll #1340724]
Edit: I really want this post to stay on topic, that topic being people's own definitions of these terms. This is not about whether it's ok to call someone a racist or accuse people of racism--there's no way to answer that question without having a sense of what the terms mean to people, and I'm not the right person to host that conversation anyway.
I want this post to be 1. a safe space for people to say what they think these words mean 2. a multi-definition glossary of two terms that are used in a lot of conversations. That will only happen if it stays on topic, so I will politely freeze or re-direct conversations that are off-topic. If I freeze a comment, it does not mean I think you're a jerk or that I want you to get lost; please don't take it personally.
Thank you to everyone who is helping to build this resource, and I appreciate everyone's tolerance of the heavy moderation. If you want to talk (a little) more freely, there are other posts under my anti-racism category tag that may interest you.
Another Edit: discussion of how to define "Race" starts with Bluefall's comment here.
[Poll #1340724]
So now that we have wonderful baby #1, we're starting to think about baby #2. There are various things pulling us toward adopting another child , but now that we have Charlie we're starting to think that we might all be happiest as a family of three. So, my first ever poll! And I'd love to hear about your own experiences in comments.[Poll #1295231][Poll #1295231]
