Dear Ms. Gershon,
After reading your article “Fifty
Ways to Leave Your Lover: Media Ideologies and Idioms of Practice,” I agreed
completely with you in the fact that the ongoing changes in communication and
technology have made the comprehension of messages more complex. I know one of
my biggest peeves when communicating through text messages is conveying
sarcasm. Sometimes it is understood, but most of the time the recipient takes
it to heart creating problems that shouldn’t exist making me yearn for more
face-to-face interaction. However, in your article, you bring up the
interesting question of why this yearning is taken to a new extreme when
dealing with the ending of relationships through text messages, email, social
media, etc.
I think it is not surprising that
when dealing with a situation like that, none of us want to experience
that. As humans with our wide
range of emotions, not meeting face-to-face is seen as low and cowardly, but
also the reasoning behind the break up would be better understood as emotions
and expressions are visible.
I understand the reasoning behind
why some people do this, thinking it is easier as they won’t have to deal with
the guilt and it’s acceptable the recipients cut off communication from that
point on. I personally think it is wrong as people just want to be treaded
honestly in life, so why is it such an issue to speak the truth? If you’re
confident enough to date, you shouldn’t be afraid to live with your own
decisions and be disrespectful to other people’s feelings.
- Kyle
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