Comment Re:Ishmael by Dan Quinn (Score 1) 1485
Why would you want a neutral reference system? Why should you even need one in this case?
It's just that I remember a part in the book where Ishmael asked the man (sorry, I can't remember his name) whether he agreed that the names "taker" and "leaver" didn't have any inherent negative or positive connotations, and the man agreed. I think that's a really biased question, and I also think that they do have inherent negative and positive connotations. It makes sense that you shouldn't need one, but you also shouldn't imply or say that it is neutral when it really isn't.
It's just that I remember a part in the book where Ishmael asked the man (sorry, I can't remember his name) whether he agreed that the names "taker" and "leaver" didn't have any inherent negative or positive connotations, and the man agreed. I think that's a really biased question, and I also think that they do have inherent negative and positive connotations. It makes sense that you shouldn't need one, but you also shouldn't imply or say that it is neutral when it really isn't.
