chrismoyles.net
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:28 pm
#418722
I know (I just read your tweets), I was referring to some of his other comments (why would he even bother arguing with those people?), although it did seem to matter to him what you thought. And I agree with your point about some of the celebs. But as a Catholic I couldn't help but find some of it hurtful, and I really shouldn't have, because I don't like the pope either.
Although this doesn't concern celebs, I've seen the same thing on "the other side" too. I came across a Catholic youth worker who was aggressively tweeting with protestors about the reports of how many there were. He/she just went on and on, and kept tweeting the BBC asking them to retract the numbers they were reporting. All I could think was, "Why should it matter to you anyway? Shouldn't the pope being there - and the fact things were going better than expected - make you happy? Just shut up."
As I said in the annoying thread, being sympathetic to both sides was mega frustrating, and I think all the commotion on Twitter did was prove that are some Catholics and Atheists who know frighteningly little about each other, and many people who are moved to anger simply at the reminder that there are others out there with different views. If celebs give me that impression of them, it really disappoints me. It's true that Stephen Fry isn't like that, and I feel sorry for him having to defend himself about it. (Also, his new book is great)
Yudster wrote:I don't have any argument with his views on the papal visit, but he and a lot of other twitterers have been a bit too pleased with themselves in the way they've expressed themselves. A bit smug. Stephen Fry has managed to avoid this.
I know (I just read your tweets), I was referring to some of his other comments (why would he even bother arguing with those people?), although it did seem to matter to him what you thought. And I agree with your point about some of the celebs. But as a Catholic I couldn't help but find some of it hurtful, and I really shouldn't have, because I don't like the pope either.
Although this doesn't concern celebs, I've seen the same thing on "the other side" too. I came across a Catholic youth worker who was aggressively tweeting with protestors about the reports of how many there were. He/she just went on and on, and kept tweeting the BBC asking them to retract the numbers they were reporting. All I could think was, "Why should it matter to you anyway? Shouldn't the pope being there - and the fact things were going better than expected - make you happy? Just shut up."
As I said in the annoying thread, being sympathetic to both sides was mega frustrating, and I think all the commotion on Twitter did was prove that are some Catholics and Atheists who know frighteningly little about each other, and many people who are moved to anger simply at the reminder that there are others out there with different views. If celebs give me that impression of them, it really disappoints me. It's true that Stephen Fry isn't like that, and I feel sorry for him having to defend himself about it. (Also, his new book is great)
