tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post5393983081265704694..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Alec Baldwin: Dudgeon is Easy; Understanding, HardBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-37452594891074745772013-07-07T09:41:52.793-07:002013-07-07T09:41:52.793-07:00Evidently about a million people disagree with me,... Evidently about a million people disagree with me, but why would anyone care what Alec Baldwin has to say about anything? Besides appearing in a number of forgettable films (with the exception of "The Hunt for Red October", after which he stupidly turned down the chance to appear as Jack Ryan in more films) and shilling for a credit card, what has he accomplished? Perhaps his rants give him cred with today's celebrity-obsessed culture, but really now, why bother with him?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331368761887080168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-35996953974726316332013-06-30T07:51:47.863-07:002013-06-30T07:51:47.863-07:00Thanks so much for this post. So refreshing in the...Thanks so much for this post. So refreshing in the black and white thinking of the internet world. And thanks for the book recommendation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132241481299481313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-32186444801338264152013-06-30T02:54:22.344-07:002013-06-30T02:54:22.344-07:00Thanks for the link, Gerald. Debi, literally, no,...Thanks for the link, Gerald. Debi, literally, no, but as a term of art meaning singled out for unequal treatment, I'd argue yes. There's a fair amount of scholarship (and debate) on this question; for more, Google "Are women a minority group?"Barry Eislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-76999430816105232432013-06-30T02:42:59.005-07:002013-06-30T02:42:59.005-07:00Women are a minority group?Women are a minority group?Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661117123159459345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-54570344292081303992013-06-29T23:04:24.695-07:002013-06-29T23:04:24.695-07:00Hi, Barry.
I just wanted to second your recommend...Hi, Barry.<br /><br />I just wanted to second your recommendation of George Thompson's <i>Verbal Judo</i>. I discovered the book after Thompson's death in 2011, turning to it because I was getting into many unwanted arguments.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBw70HAys4" rel="nofollow">video</a> (90 minutes) of a Verbal Judo lecture Thompson gave to Columbia business students in 2009.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.com