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<blockquote data-quote="85Escape" data-source="post: 528801" data-attributes="member: 3560"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>narrative</strong></span></p><p> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun" target="_blank">noun</a></p><p>nar· ra· tive | \ˈner-ə-tiv, ˈna-rə-\</p><p>1a: something that is <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrate" target="_blank">narrated</a> </p><p>1b: a way of presenting or understanding a situation or series of events that reflects and <span style="color: #ff0000">promotes a particular point of view</span> or set of values</p><p></p><p>-------------------------</p><p>The reason the word "narrative" is so often used is that it's appropriate way too often. Certain people have points of view that they insist upon repeating until it becomes part of what everyone believes to have been true. </p><p></p><p>For the record, I'm not pro nor anti-CPJ. I appreciate all that he contributed. I think the offense was fun to watch once you understood the subtleties. I also think that CPJ needed a serious improvement in how he represented Tech and that his behavior, while entertaining, was damaging to success. And I think it was a good time for a change. Like most things in life, CPJ's time at Tech wasn't all good or all bad. </p><p></p><p>But a few people seem to want the memory of the past 10 years to be painted in a negative light. I'm not sure I understand their motivation, frankly, but I assume it is so that they can claim to have been right on the internet. And they imply (or outright state) that those pointing out that it wasn't all bad are somehow anti-CGC and old-farts who need to go away (as that seems to be the characterization.) </p><p><em>That</em> is a narrative that needs calling out, as it is <em>unnecessarily divisive</em> and does not contribute to the unity of the fan base nor to our success as a program or an Institution. We should all celebrate what was great about the CPJ era <u>and</u> look with enthusiasm to the opportunities in front of us with CGC. The two are not mutually exclusive.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #ff0000">*</span>emphasis added</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="85Escape, post: 528801, member: 3560"] [SIZE=6][B]narrative[/B][/SIZE] [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noun']noun[/URL] nar· ra· tive | \ˈner-ə-tiv, ˈna-rə-\ 1a: something that is [URL='https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrate']narrated[/URL] 1b: a way of presenting or understanding a situation or series of events that reflects and [COLOR=#ff0000]promotes a particular point of view[/COLOR] or set of values ------------------------- The reason the word "narrative" is so often used is that it's appropriate way too often. Certain people have points of view that they insist upon repeating until it becomes part of what everyone believes to have been true. For the record, I'm not pro nor anti-CPJ. I appreciate all that he contributed. I think the offense was fun to watch once you understood the subtleties. I also think that CPJ needed a serious improvement in how he represented Tech and that his behavior, while entertaining, was damaging to success. And I think it was a good time for a change. Like most things in life, CPJ's time at Tech wasn't all good or all bad. But a few people seem to want the memory of the past 10 years to be painted in a negative light. I'm not sure I understand their motivation, frankly, but I assume it is so that they can claim to have been right on the internet. And they imply (or outright state) that those pointing out that it wasn't all bad are somehow anti-CGC and old-farts who need to go away (as that seems to be the characterization.) [I]That[/I] is a narrative that needs calling out, as it is [I]unnecessarily divisive[/I] and does not contribute to the unity of the fan base nor to our success as a program or an Institution. We should all celebrate what was great about the CPJ era [U]and[/U] look with enthusiasm to the opportunities in front of us with CGC. The two are not mutually exclusive. [SIZE=2][COLOR=#ff0000]*[/COLOR]emphasis added[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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