I've deleted the other post, 'cause you're right, we've been over it a thousand times, and any way my point's not about me, it's about Alison. So I'll try again, logically and simply. And maybe you'll get it.
The problem with what you've said isn't because it's your opinion, but because you've made an assumption right from the start that makes you look like an insensitive arse. You've assumed that the scars are body art, something Alison did on purpose. But what if they aren't? What if they're like mine, something someone else did to her to hurt her? And she's been hiding them for the same reason I used to hide mine, because they identified her as a victim, and would make people pity her? Wouldn't make getting over that, walking around in a backless shirt, the same as me going out to the pool in a swimsuit that first time? I'm guessing the feelings you could pick up were sort of the same - nervous, but bloody proud of myself for being that brave and getting over something pretty big. So you saying that it's ugly, that you're repulsed by Alison, well, it could be a bit like you saying the same thing about me when I first came down to the pool in Lee's bikini. And if you think someone wouldn't be hurt by something like that, then you really don't know people at all.
Now, maybe you don't care about hurting Alison's feelings or making her feel like shite. But maybe you should remember this is the same person who helped you last year when you couldn't get anyone else to. You needed someone to practice your powers on, and she stepped up. So you owe her. An apology, at the very least.
And if you can't see what I'm getting at after all that... then you really are an ass and I wash my hands of you.
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Trying again. One last time.
Date: 2005-09-01 09:32 am (UTC)The problem with what you've said isn't because it's your opinion, but because you've made an assumption right from the start that makes you look like an insensitive arse. You've assumed that the scars are body art, something Alison did on purpose. But what if they aren't? What if they're like mine, something someone else did to her to hurt her? And she's been hiding them for the same reason I used to hide mine, because they identified her as a victim, and would make people pity her? Wouldn't make getting over that, walking around in a backless shirt, the same as me going out to the pool in a swimsuit that first time? I'm guessing the feelings you could pick up were sort of the same - nervous, but bloody proud of myself for being that brave and getting over something pretty big. So you saying that it's ugly, that you're repulsed by Alison, well, it could be a bit like you saying the same thing about me when I first came down to the pool in Lee's bikini. And if you think someone wouldn't be hurt by something like that, then you really don't know people at all.
Now, maybe you don't care about hurting Alison's feelings or making her feel like shite. But maybe you should remember this is the same person who helped you last year when you couldn't get anyone else to. You needed someone to practice your powers on, and she stepped up. So you owe her. An apology, at the very least.
And if you can't see what I'm getting at after all that... then you really are an ass and I wash my hands of you.