Thread:AllStarTMNT2/@comment-995426-20150424080142/@comment-995426-20150425082122

By the way, something has been on my mind since our debate earlier.

First of all, I'm sorry if you felt creeped out by what we were discussing. I know it's not pleasant to come across interpretations that differ from your own in ways you may find shocking.

Secondly, something has been on my mind that has been nagging at me, so please just listen for a moment, because I'm looking to avoid another unpleasant argument. But that may be difficult to do without appearing like I'm arguing. I am not trying to antagonize you, but there are specific things I feel you did not appropriately understand, and it may have provoked you to assume bad faith of me. I say this because that whole Leatherhead thing is going to come up again&mdash;from me or from someone else&mdash;because there are very specific American/Canadian cultural reasons why the romantic interpretation is going to be so common and strongly-rooted. If you'll let me, I'd like to explain the reasons, so you'll understand where we're coming from. I'm not asking you to personally change your mind, but it may help if we all understand each other better. You seem like an intelligent person, after all.