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Posted By: Jezzika, on host 65.7.7.68
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 22:06:54
In Reply To: Re: Outside the Norm posted by jon on Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 20:27:36:

>The point is, while strange and quirky behaviour (and this guy had a lot of that) may sometimes be harmless, its sometimes just an indication of more serious problems.
>

But usually it isn't. Peter Pan is indeed very strange. But if you had read his entire site, you would have seen that he's very childlike and peace-loving. He talks about how people think he's weird, but he doesn't say anything about feeling angry towards those people or any violent sentiments at all.

And yet you judged him because he's different. You said he must be disturbed. Don't backtrack and say that sometimes strange behavior means something is wrong with someone, and sometimes it isn't. It's better to look for more solid signs of a dangerous disposition than wearing green tights and a goofy haircut.


>You don't have to make it seem like I'm attacking you personally just because I think this particular individual (Peter Pan guy) may not be all right in the head.
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I didn't take it as a personal attack. Your judgement annoyed me, and I told you what I thought of it. And I am hardly looking for a flame war, as you put it.

Though I've never taken it to the extreme that Peter Pan has, people still assume I'm psychotic because I don't talk much and I stare into space when I'm thinking. From what I've read, a few people on this board have the same problem.

So yeah, I'm going to stand up for Peter Pan. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but where is the line between respecting someone's opinion and telling them it's not a fair judgement?

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