Dumb Bitches

I hate them.

Conversation in Theory and Literature this morning: Is the authors intention, the text itself, or the readers interpretation most important part of a piece of literature?

Now, I'm not going into the actual debate because it is undeterminable and strictly to your own opinion. However, I am going to tell you a brief little tale about a girl in my class who A. never grasps concepts, B. Never understands anything anyone says, C. Constantly misinterprets things, D. HAS TO RAISE HER HAND AND MAKE THIS ALL INCREDIBLY APPARENT TIME AND TIME AGAIN! Staying silent may make people assume that you are dumb, but this girl opens her mouth and removes all doubt.

The annoying part of it is that she takes up class time trying to understand very simple concepts, and trying to relate things that don't relate like......... Harry Potter Fan Fics. Which brings me to this morning.

Take back into account the original topic of the conversation. She raises her hand, everyone (including the professor) let out a sigh, and this is what she has to say today:

"It's kind of like how JK Rowling meant Dumbledore to be gay, right?"

Teacher: "No."

Mehgan: "Well, but like, Time Magazine had this article about how Dumbledore wasn't gay because it didn't say 'Dumbledore is gay' in any of the novels, but then, like, why would it say that, right? I mean--

Teacher: "Possibly, but what we're really trying to focus on here is the motives, and themes of--

Mehgan: "No, but see, then in most fan fics, Dumbledore is ~clearly~ gay (class snickers). So it's obvious that the readers' interpretations--

Teacher: "Be that as it may, Mehgan, the point of this discussion is not whether the authors intentions hold true, or if people write about how they view a piece. It's much more basic than that. We're simply looking at which view point is more important. All are equally true, that's not the debate.

Mehgan: "But they're not. I mean just because Time Mag--

Teacher: "Please understand that fan fiction will rarely, if ever, apply to this course. You may or may not be right, but you are very much being irrelevant."




....owned, bitch. Shut up and go read some R rated fan fics. Don't sign up for courses you can't handle.