Comments on: I Love Yous Are for White People http://www.gilesli.com/blog/2009/10/23/i-love-yous-are-for-white-people/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:29:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: giles http://www.gilesli.com/blog/2009/10/23/i-love-yous-are-for-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-374 giles Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:27:15 +0000 http://gilesli.com/blog/?p=360#comment-374 yeah Tracy, I think you're totally right that the intention makes a world of difference. I think though, that I've heard it thrown out lazily or used as a means of manipulation so often that I've developed a visceral dislike. As I really think about it, there are really only a few people I know who truly overuse and misuse it - but just those few people can set a bad precedent you know. And I can't help but let that affect the way it plays out on the rest of my world. yeah Tracy, I think you’re totally right that the intention makes a world of difference. I think though, that I’ve heard it thrown out lazily or used as a means of manipulation so often that I’ve developed a visceral dislike.

As I really think about it, there are really only a few people I know who truly overuse and misuse it – but just those few people can set a bad precedent you know. And I can’t help but let that affect the way it plays out on the rest of my world.

]]> By: chuck.kim http://www.gilesli.com/blog/2009/10/23/i-love-yous-are-for-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-373 chuck.kim Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:46:39 +0000 http://gilesli.com/blog/?p=360#comment-373 the second to last line... hilarious. the second to last line… hilarious.

]]> By: tracy http://www.gilesli.com/blog/2009/10/23/i-love-yous-are-for-white-people/comment-page-1/#comment-372 tracy Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://gilesli.com/blog/?p=360#comment-372 As an Italian-American, being vocal and expressive is a very big part of our culture. While I agree that there is definitely an over use of "I love you," I also feel in this broken world, any way to connect and heal for people is a good thing, even if it is the sometimes trite, "I love you." Maybe at that moment it really is sincere. Words, like actions, are full of intention and that is where the focus should be. I really do like how you tie your review into that one of the functions poetry is to use precise language. Well done! Will comment again, once I have read the book. Ciao! As an Italian-American, being vocal and expressive is a very big part of our culture.
While I agree that there is definitely an over use of “I love you,” I also feel in this broken world, any way to connect and heal for people is a good thing, even if it is the sometimes trite, “I love you.” Maybe at that moment it really is sincere. Words, like actions, are full of intention and that is where the focus should be.

I really do like how you tie your review into that one of the functions poetry is to use precise language. Well done!

Will comment again, once I have read the book.
Ciao!

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