tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post6972231881302222048..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: #622Jim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-21077674373690699982016-03-01T11:45:29.361+00:002016-03-01T11:45:29.361+00:00I do understand, Kass, and that’s certainly one wa...I do understand, <b>Kass</b>, and that’s certainly one way to read the poem. Yes, many women (and a few men too) have been objectified but many have also become objects of affection. That’s the problem with words—and, for me, the beauty of them—that they refuse to sit still and be one thing or another.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-75291311706917601082016-02-29T16:38:07.221+00:002016-02-29T16:38:07.221+00:00Jim, I might be a touch sensitive since I, along w...<b>Jim</b>, I might be a touch sensitive since I, along with a lot of other women have been objectified.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-25212171730550398362016-02-28T23:56:28.036+00:002016-02-28T23:56:28.036+00:00It’s quite common to talk about people as things, ...It’s quite common to talk about people as things, <b>Kass</b>, as in “living thing” or “you poor thing”. As for whether a word can be a thing the full definition of what a thing can be does include abstracts hence the expression, “Say something.”Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-27355189842841462822016-02-28T14:47:34.659+00:002016-02-28T14:47:34.659+00:00Are words "things"?
If I was identified...Are words "things"? <br />If I was identified as a thing, <br />I might lie about my name too.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.com