I considered the "lacking empathy" remark a dis, by all means,
and found it an unusually strong reaction to a discussion of the
phone as a medium. But hey, I guess you can pull that off when
you're a list owner.
In my experience I have been the target of several prank phone calls,
including and not limited to threats of local gang members, jealous
former boyfriends of girls I was dating, and the random, useless
drunken prank of a random number.
The horror, for me, is interesting in that it does serve as an
uncomfortable invasion of personal space- the most intimate of spaces,
in fact, the ear. To me this proves that the intimacy of the telephone is a
very delicate thing; and that which is delicate is a good source of inspiration.
If it can provide horror, it should be able, as a medium, to provide bits of
beauty as well.
I have no idea what that had to do with me being a sociopath, but hey.
-e.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Eryk, I didn't see Ann's post as dissing you at all, I think she was just
> saying prank phone calls don't seem as artistically interesting to women
> who've experienced the violence and hatred aimed at them. I don't think she
> was calling for your rape either, just asking that you -- who seemingly do
> have a large and wonderful capacity for imagination -- imagine what it would
> feel like to actually be the target of such violence and hatred . . .
