tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post5493068530661413283..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Not enough good Native news?Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-82286266232942310922009-02-05T09:58:00.000-08:002009-02-05T09:58:00.000-08:00Incidentally, saying my tone is grating isn't what...Incidentally, saying my tone is grating isn't what I'd call "constructive criticism." If you want to criticize me constructively, 1) quote the lines you find grating, and 2) rephrase them to convey the same message in a less grating tone. Then we can discuss how your version is different from mine.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-31491533398768771332009-02-05T08:19:00.000-08:002009-02-05T08:19:00.000-08:00The occasional criticisms and attacks I receive ar...The occasional criticisms and attacks I receive are starting to grate on me. When they stop, so will responses such as this one.<BR/><BR/>My writing style is what makes me an effective advocate for the things I believe in. The choice is whether you accept it or not, not whether I change it or not.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, but nothing in this posting is paternalistic. I implied that I'm good at what I do, but not that I'm better than Native people. <BR/><BR/>I constantly quote passages from Native writers because they're the people we should be listening to. I chime in only when no one else is making a point I consider important.<BR/><BR/>In this case, the point was the dearth of critical analyses. We need more of these analyses, in my opinion, not fewer.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-89821714665338819152009-01-30T05:50:00.000-08:002009-01-30T05:50:00.000-08:00Your tone is starting to grate on me. This postin...Your tone is starting to grate on me. This posting comes across as so defensive. I think there is a way you could say all of this while still being respectful. I hope you don't mean these things the way they come across. I've been reading your blog for a while now and does seem like every now and then you go off the deep end and come across like you think you know better than Natives do what's best for Natives. I'm sure you've criticized paternalism often, so I know you can't possibly really think that, but posts like this really do make it seem that way. I would like to continue reading this blog, but not if you continue to come across like this. Please accept my constructive criticism and try to change the tone of your writing, or I am afraid you will lose the Native portion of your audience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com