(I doubt it would have been used as an example of hypocrisy otherwise),
The drinking example was that blarghly was clearly criticizing other for their choices of what they put in their bodies because it is unhealthy while ignoring blarghly is also putting something in their body (alcohol) which could easily be criticized for being unhealthy. blarghly was demonstrating “Rules for thee, but not for me”. That rubbed me the wrong way.
I get that it’s meant to pick out hypocrisy, however I keep reading a deeper implication. Maybe I’m just reading things that aren’t there, but if drinking was virtuous, the right thing to do, would it be hypocritical for blarghly to drink? I don’t read it that way. I interpret that it’s treated as hypocrisy to mean that drinking is bad, that blarghly probably shouldn’t drink.
but if drinking was virtuous, the right thing to do, would it be hypocritical for blarghly to drink?
They are equally neutral because the choices we make for ourselves don’t affect others. blarghly chose to think the opposite of that, that those that eat sugary cereals, and the people that eat them, are making bad choices.
I interpret that it’s treated as hypocrisy to mean that drinking is bad, that blarghly probably shouldn’t drink.
Were the original subtext your only context clues, I could understand that take. However, I have repeatedly clarified that I don’t care other people drink. With that, I’m not sure why you still feel the subtextual reading is the right one. If you don’t trust my clarification, then okay, but that means there’s nothing I can say to convince you otherwise so I’m not sure if there’s more to talk about.
I get that it’s meant to pick out hypocrisy, however I keep reading a deeper implication. Maybe I’m just reading things that aren’t there, but if drinking was virtuous, the right thing to do, would it be hypocritical for blarghly to drink? I don’t read it that way. I interpret that it’s treated as hypocrisy to mean that drinking is bad, that blarghly probably shouldn’t drink.
They are equally neutral because the choices we make for ourselves don’t affect others. blarghly chose to think the opposite of that, that those that eat sugary cereals, and the people that eat them, are making bad choices.
Were the original subtext your only context clues, I could understand that take. However, I have repeatedly clarified that I don’t care other people drink. With that, I’m not sure why you still feel the subtextual reading is the right one. If you don’t trust my clarification, then okay, but that means there’s nothing I can say to convince you otherwise so I’m not sure if there’s more to talk about.
Okay, knowing that you view it as neutral helps. For some reason I didn’t get that.