{"id":2121,"date":"2013-07-03T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T20:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/?p=2121"},"modified":"2013-07-03T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T20:14:20","slug":"its-only-ugly-because-its-new-and-you-dont-like-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/paperbacktheology\/2013\/07\/its-only-ugly-because-its-new-and-you-dont-like-it.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s Only Ugly Because It’s New and You Don’t Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>It\u2019s only ugly because it\u2019s new and you don\u2019t like it\u2026 pretty brilliant statement that I need to at least attempt to hear. It\u2019s only ugly because it\u2019s new and you don\u2019t like it<\/em>.<\/p>\nHow many of my current opinions, dispositions, or judgments fall under that rubric: same = good, change = bad? And, isn\u2019t that always what the powerful tell themselves in order to create the rationale for why they must continue to run the world? Isn\u2019t that also how every oppressive hierarchy ensures that the way things are is the way things have to be?<\/p>\nI\u2019m sure this could be said of the music my kids listen to, the shows on network television prime time, or the ever-changing English language. How about theology? Doctrines? Isn\u2019t this simple idea the whole basis for why art and music is so powerful?<\/p>\nLanguage is powerful stuff. It\u2019s good to love it. It\u2019s healthy to care about words and sentences, ideas and form. However, it\u2019s easy to lose the forest for the trees.<\/p>\nStephen Fry goes on a bit of a rant here, but it\u2019s lovely and I like it. He challenges me and my penchant for rule following and conformity to conventions. He reminds me that working with words is really good work \u2013 important work. If you are just a snobby-logophile, an English teacher, a book reader, or even just a rule follower, I think his admonition is worth considering. I\u2019m trying to let it challenge me today.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s only ugly because it\u2019s new and you don\u2019t like it\u2026 pretty brilliant statement that I need to at least attempt to hear. It\u2019s only ugly because it\u2019s new and you don\u2019t like it. How many of my current opinions, dispositions, or judgments fall under that rubric: same = good, change = bad? 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