Make up your mind either its snobbery or it Aspies!Terrapin Station wrote:That would be an Aspie approach. A characteristic of Asperger's is that Aspies have trouble parsing non-"literal" language.Hobbes' Choice wrote:This is not snobbery. CA is not an opera star;Terrapin Station wrote:If someone is acting Aspie-like, do you feel that one shouldn't say as much out of some PC politeness or something?
And enough with the snob crap re Christina Aguilera and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Arnold is one of my favorite actors, actually.AS is not much of an actor, certainly does not do theatre.
Fact is no one in their right mind would ever call Arnie a thespian except with irony, most would call him a pretty poor actor - though I have to say after 35 years trying he has covered some good roles that are not challenging, but effective.
When he walks the boards and provides a decent performance on stage, I'd be the first to consider the word Thespian.
As for Christine - whatever he name is - I'd never heard her sing an operatic aria so I don't know if she deserves 'diva'. But I'd never describe her singing ability in the same vein as Leontine Price.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYbtRWGtZ9U
There is a high note in this song at around 3:30 that some singers cannot reach. For me having the title "diva" can predict high for this ability.
So bite me!
You are the pendant here. A classic case of projection.