Called a low-life, a reactionary, an obstacle to progress, racist, anti-woman (and even, pro-rape), in an environment where offering anything other than a loud cheer (or should we just say, offering up a Jeffrey J.!--Great stuff, Tyee!) when encountering any subject matter which comes within a thousand miles of what might be construed, even in a thick, pea-soup, foggy day, as PC, is hunting death-smack, Patrick McEvoy (-Halston) could not be broken: taking heart in others -- such as Emma Arabella -- who kept going (when others might not have) despite the daily cruelties the cruel world offered her, Patrick kept hope that he might one day succeed in showing future would-be low-life, anti-progress, reactionist, racist, anti-woman (and even, pro-rape)ists, how, with a strong belief in yourself, and a little pluck and luck!, you really can succeed, despite it all.
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You know M2, this could work for me: I think you might be right that narratives like this one -- despite their evident silliness -- can help those struggling for fair recognition keep on at it. (Anyway, I certainly hope so, for it would be a pity if the world wins and we are left with only one acceptable/permissable narrative line, and with true progressives left on the out by properly "clothed" conservatives [if Harper could transmogrify himself into a black woman, he would], wondering what the hell just happened.)
Link: The Tyee
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