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by aeeeee
5205 days ago
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If Daisey's story wasn't politically charged, if it was just a whimsical autobiographical human interest story I wonder if people would care as much? I think everything I've read indicated that most if not all things he described actually happened, just not in the way he described or to him. Does it matter that much how he tells it? I don't really think it does personally, to me it was just an enjoying story and even now it didn't sound like he was creating fabrications out of nothing. Ira wants him to to be more explicit about what is truth and what is fiction but does he demand it because this crosses the line from theater into journalism? Since these autobiographical dramatic performances are a regular occurrence on the TAL maybe they should start putting disclaimers on each one? I wonder how much Sedaris and other contributors exaggerate and invent for the sake of comedy and drama? |
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Did you listen to the TAL retraction? Some of the key points retracted make all the difference between complete outrage (employment of 12 and 13 year-olds) and disappointment. Did you hear the most emotional scene in his story, of the man with the crooked hand, is a complete fabrication? Did you read the NYTimes article by Duhig and Barboza, which was factually correct, and think that was not enough exposure of the harsh working conditions at these factories? And if you heard the TAL retraction, you surely must've heard the bit where many workers do want to work over 60 hors a week, to make more money. That surely is an interesting factual point that splashes some gray into the black and white matter presented by Daisey.
All works of fiction on TAL are identified as such. IME when Sedaris et all retell their stories, they add comedy and drama via colorful descriptions of their feelings or using exaggerated analogies. However, they don't lie.