I hate seeing the bad guys win

Posted by Cathy Maxwell on April 15, 2002 at 20:13:34:

In Reply to: Re: An article about Robin Lee Hatcher that may surprise you posted by Barbara Samuel on April 14, 2002 at 10:57:51:

I want to second Barbara's thoughtful words. Robin has proven her respect for the genre through years of dedicated service. I know her well and have *never* heard her speak dispargingly of romance, the readers, or her fellow authors.
Her comments were taken out of context, many of them given a completely different meaning. Unfortunately, too many of us have had the bitter experience of having our words twisted by reporters in search of an "angle."
And of course, the reporters win every time because there is little we can say in our defense. Out of respect for
the service Robin has given to RWA and to literacy over the years and for her courage in standing up for writers' rights when others wanted to pretend nothing was wrong, I believe
we should give her the benefit of a doubt. She is a person I truly admire.
And I hate the idea that a reporter's misquotes could ruin her reputation.

Follow Ups:

• Re: I hate seeing the bad guys win LLB 21:06:29 04/15/02 (3)
  • "No conclusions, just further ruminations". Corey 12:51:06 04/16/02 (1)
    • Re: "No conclusions, just further ruminations". Carolyn 14:09:25 04/16/02 (0)
  • Re: I hate seeing the bad guys win Cara 21:39:55 04/15/02 (0)

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: I want to second Barbara's thoughtful words. Robin has proven her respect for the genre through years of dedicated service. I know her well and have *never* heard her speak dispargingly of romance, the readers, or her fellow authors. : Her comments were taken out of context, many of them given a completely different meaning. Unfortunately, too many of us have had the bitter experience of having our words twisted by reporters in search of an "angle." : And of course, the reporters win every time because there is little we can say in our defense. Out of respect for : the service Robin has given to RWA and to literacy over the years and for her courage in standing up for writers' rights when others wanted to pretend nothing was wrong, I believe : we should give her the benefit of a doubt. She is a person I truly admire. : And I hate the idea that a reporter's misquotes could ruin her reputation.