Re: [News] Japan's New Export

"Fata Morgana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in 
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:

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> "S.t.A.n.L.e.E" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> To call manga 'Japanese comics' is like calling a painting
>> by Michelangelo a picture.  Both are true statements and both
>> are utterly insufficient and degrading.
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> Pshaw.  There's nothing insignificant or degrading about the word 'comic.'
> 
> Fata Morgana

Please *read* the original statement, before replying in such a way.
Nowhere has been said that "comic" is degrading or insignificant. The word 
"insignificant" does not even appear in the statement. Read the text 
carefully, there's not a single negative comment on "comic".

I actually completely agree with the original statement and couldn't have 
said it better.

Why do you think this group is called rec.arts.MANGA instead of
rec.arts.comics.japan?

I'll give you a hint: it's not because we think "comics" as a word or as a 
genre are insignificant.

-- 

Peter
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