Warren the Inconsistent
Elly of For Better or For Worse has now leveled her guns at Warren and declared him to be inconsistent. In case we need to be reminded, this makes him the opposite of Anthony.
John's Letter, December 2006
Anthony has certainly come through, though. He always was incredibly reliable. Maybe that's why Liz never appreciated him. He was too reliable, and treated her too well. I am always amazed how girls seem to prefer guys who mistreat them. I suppose it is more exciting! There's always lots of drama! It makes me glad that Elly fell for a dull, reliable (but incredibly good looking) guy like me!
The presumption is that if Anthony cancelled a date at the last minute, it would bother him. It doesn’t mean he wouldn’t do it, but he would have remorse. He would feel guilt at having broken a date with Elizabeth. Liz would have no problems winning arguments with Anthony if she could invoke the guilt, because Anthony probably would remember each of his failed moments also. In Elly-land, this makes for a perfect, easy-to-manipulate husband.
When this particular letter was written, I thought it was aimed at Constable Paul Wright, Liz's boyfriend at the time. The implication that Paul somehow mistreated Liz was distressing, and even with it reinterpreted for Warren Blackwood, it is also distressing. You have an interesting kind of reverse discrimination which says only men who work steady 9 to 5 jobs are acceptable. Men who work any kind of other hours are considered to mistreat their wives. And there is the whole sequence where Mike Patterson did exactly that, but now he no longer has to as a second example. Mike can stand outside and rake the leaves during the daylight hours at his leisure. He has been turned to good and should get a great house as his reward.
I have spoken at length about the number of kids’ movies where one of the main points is that either dad needs a new job or to cut back the hours on his old job, because having a demanding job is bad. Here we have it blasted back at us again via criticism of Warren. If you’re not feeling guilt or being bothered by canceling a date with Liz, who lives almost 3000 miles away from you, then good for you, Warren. Guilt is not a healthy thing for someone who has done nothing wrong. I salute your inconsistency and hope you bring it on. Show us just how stupid and insecure Elizabeth Patterson is. I think you are just the fellow to take Liz to new lows, and I am looking forward to it.
John's Letter, December 2006
Anthony has certainly come through, though. He always was incredibly reliable. Maybe that's why Liz never appreciated him. He was too reliable, and treated her too well. I am always amazed how girls seem to prefer guys who mistreat them. I suppose it is more exciting! There's always lots of drama! It makes me glad that Elly fell for a dull, reliable (but incredibly good looking) guy like me!
The presumption is that if Anthony cancelled a date at the last minute, it would bother him. It doesn’t mean he wouldn’t do it, but he would have remorse. He would feel guilt at having broken a date with Elizabeth. Liz would have no problems winning arguments with Anthony if she could invoke the guilt, because Anthony probably would remember each of his failed moments also. In Elly-land, this makes for a perfect, easy-to-manipulate husband.
When this particular letter was written, I thought it was aimed at Constable Paul Wright, Liz's boyfriend at the time. The implication that Paul somehow mistreated Liz was distressing, and even with it reinterpreted for Warren Blackwood, it is also distressing. You have an interesting kind of reverse discrimination which says only men who work steady 9 to 5 jobs are acceptable. Men who work any kind of other hours are considered to mistreat their wives. And there is the whole sequence where Mike Patterson did exactly that, but now he no longer has to as a second example. Mike can stand outside and rake the leaves during the daylight hours at his leisure. He has been turned to good and should get a great house as his reward.
I have spoken at length about the number of kids’ movies where one of the main points is that either dad needs a new job or to cut back the hours on his old job, because having a demanding job is bad. Here we have it blasted back at us again via criticism of Warren. If you’re not feeling guilt or being bothered by canceling a date with Liz, who lives almost 3000 miles away from you, then good for you, Warren. Guilt is not a healthy thing for someone who has done nothing wrong. I salute your inconsistency and hope you bring it on. Show us just how stupid and insecure Elizabeth Patterson is. I think you are just the fellow to take Liz to new lows, and I am looking forward to it.
posted by howard at 10:04 PM
2 Comments:
Run, Warren--or, rather, fly--far away from Liz, while you have a chance to dodge the crazy. ;)
Nice thought. But we know Liz will have the last word---over her shoulder, or as she drops the phone receiver down.
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