tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post4983611584878944888..comments2023-10-20T06:31:29.919-05:00Comments on The Logic of Long Distance: Suzy Favor Hamilton -- An Attempt to UnderstandJeff Edmondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-62087140440793446492013-01-08T11:25:21.395-06:002013-01-08T11:25:21.395-06:00I would like to know her beliefs, I can guess and ...I would like to know her beliefs, I can guess and would likely be correct. <br /><br />It's great that I learned at a good young age that suicide is the ultimate selfish act (A. Pettigrew). Also great that I learned that sex is sacred, worse you become a very shallow person if it's used the wrong way. <br /><br />On the topic of not judging, I would like to say that I think that has become a warped philosophy. Christ said go and sin no more. But people always leave that part out. So if I say those very words from Christ then I'm Judgy Judgy. 1. Look where not judging has gotten us as a society. 2. Right this moment you, the reader, of my comments are likely judging me, it's probably brutal. <br /><br />70% of Blacks are born to an unwed mother - ssshhhh, don't judge. <br /><br />But there is also another idea of interest. This idea that you don't know what you are capable of in the future. This idea is mostly believed by secularist, the non-theistic. <br /><br />One guy actually said how does he know if in 10 years he will or will not be a homosexual. What the?<br /><br />It's about your legacy. What will you be know for, what will you leave behind. <br /><br />"In eulogy, I'd like to share that his last days were spent in Miami where he slept with the town, lots of strapping hunks in Miami."<br /><br />You have free will. <br /><br />About Suzy Favor Hamilton, don't put anyone on a pedestal. Man will fail you, God won't. <br /><br />I once read a distance runner say that her BF dumped her telling her to "pack her sh*t and leave." What behavior instigated that request, probably extreme selfishness on the runners part. A BF and future husband likely wants to get married, have kids and settle down. <br /><br />I think it's in the realm of possibility, "perhaps", "I posit", that Suzy is very selfish person. <br /><br />Does she have 6 kids? Prolly not.<br />Idle hands drive you and your car to sin city. :)<br /><br />But again, I think that we have free will and that is the perfect universe, else we are robots. So she can do what she wants. If she is really God defiant then I say "live it up because this is as good as it gets.". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-32302215645725590022013-01-07T06:09:53.920-06:002013-01-07T06:09:53.920-06:00Jeff,
Have not read in a while and somehow t...Jeff, <br /><br /> Have not read in a while and somehow thought you might write about this topic. I found your take interesting but I do wonder if this mentality is more common in everyone else than we know. It reminds me of that saying, " The only difference between "addiction" and "success" depends on what you fixate on." Such quips are extremely reductive but they do point out that compulsive behaviors can be interpreted as positive so long as their focus is on something culturally acceptable. <br /><br />-KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-56373753865612095212012-12-26T22:45:19.608-06:002012-12-26T22:45:19.608-06:00I'll say five things in reply:
1. As I mentio...I'll say five things in reply:<br /><br />1. As I mentioned in the post, Suzy herself called her actions irresponsible.<br />2. Whether she liked what she was doing or not seems to me to have little to do with whether what she did was right or wrong.<br />3. Being irresponsible is not the worst thing in the world, and in fact I talk about it as a positive quality in the post.<br />4. I think what most people find irresponsible is not the act of prostitution (which I think can be irresponsible in some cases and absolutely responsible in other cases), but the fact that she did it while being married.<br /><br />I also think you miscontrue my argument in the post above. I will concede, though, that my story here is highly speculative and probably misses the mark. That's why I call it "An ATTEMPT to Understand." This is what we do as human beings. <br /><br />All that said, I appreciate the passionate reply, Finally, an argument around here! <br /><br />I do agree that most people tend to judge prostitution as wrong without thinking about the fact that you have two consenting adults and there is no harm done. But when one of those adults has a marriage and a family and a professional image that is jeopardized by engaging in prostitution, there is quite a bit of room for harm to follow as a result of these actions. We are seeing it right now.Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-10642675159008900032012-12-26T22:01:46.358-06:002012-12-26T22:01:46.358-06:00you are assuming that what she did was wrong and t...you are assuming that what she did was wrong and trying to understand why a good person (in your mind) would end up doing what she did, thus inherently apologizing for her. ie she's had a rough time adjusting to being a normal person after being a world class athlete so she became a prostitute. <br /><br />But implicit in this argument is the judgment that what she did was wrong and that she really didn't want to do it. I think many might agree with you. but what if in truth she really wanted to continue doing it? then your search for the reasons why, and giving her an out are pointless, because she still secretly wants to be a hooker. get it? <br /><br />you are judging her as making a mistake because you think being a prostitute is a mistake. and then you are judging those who are being judgmental of her as being hypocritical and not understanding because they can't walk a mile in her shoes. <br /><br />i think there is a possibility that there are no mistakes in this story. she liked what she was doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-7750027119674825382012-12-26T17:53:36.935-06:002012-12-26T17:53:36.935-06:00Thanks for the comment, but I am not sure you got ...Thanks for the comment, but I am not sure you got the meaning of the post. <br /><br />I also don't see how you can claim that I am judging on the one hand and that I am an apologist on the other hand. Aren't these opposite rhetorical positions?<br /><br />I'd appreciate more actual engagement with the piece rather than direct attack because it's difficult to know how to respond as I don't see where this comment actually touches the piece I've written here.Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-63041572143825750142012-12-26T17:12:42.800-06:002012-12-26T17:12:42.800-06:00you guys are judging her. and you're judging e...you guys are judging her. and you're judging everyone else you think is judging her. <br /><br />she enjoyed what she was doing. she said so, numerous times. she advertized, she kept doing it. she was scheduled to be in vegas from Jan 5 thru Feb 5. she advertised all the things she would do for money. there were a lot.<br /><br />So you're judging her by assuming she made a mistake, and you're admonishing everyone else not to judge her too harshly, but you're missing the point.<br /><br />she would still be doing it if she hadn't been caught. she liked being a hooker.<br /><br />i don't have a problem with that. but YOU apologists apparently do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-86960970643133038492012-12-25T11:43:43.856-06:002012-12-25T11:43:43.856-06:00great article - second decent comment i've rea...great article - second decent comment i've read - just livin' large i guess - shake your fist at the godsTom Darninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750652838285329747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-22382219269344884532012-12-24T11:16:53.042-06:002012-12-24T11:16:53.042-06:00Thanks for the comment, Danny.Thanks for the comment, Danny.Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-73787010350272720232012-12-24T11:16:37.131-06:002012-12-24T11:16:37.131-06:00Ha ha -- nice.Ha ha -- nice.Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-18388223066715845562012-12-24T11:10:08.429-06:002012-12-24T11:10:08.429-06:00Wow, helluva zinger at the end. Nice one. Wow, helluva zinger at the end. Nice one. Junk Milerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03723994360604534157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-2734085841151497102012-12-23T23:55:16.633-06:002012-12-23T23:55:16.633-06:00Everyone knew her as a Middle Distance Runner, but...Everyone knew her as a Middle Distance Runner, but now it turns out she was a Pole Vaulter.<br /><br />Emma Caulfield.Adidas Golf Training Tophttp://www.apparelnbags.com/adidas-golf/index.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-80885278911731719922012-12-23T00:10:51.261-06:002012-12-23T00:10:51.261-06:00I have had similar thoughts about Suzy (and other ...I have had similar thoughts about Suzy (and other un-imaginable events). I am always a little dismayed when I hear someone say "I can't imagine..."<br /><br />Part of me wonders if others really can't imagine it, or are just being dis-honest in their public persona. <br /><br />I am very intrigued on this whole topic of imagination. Thanks for writing this thoughtful piece. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com