Here are the last two episodes in this part of the series, and I think they're especially interesting. In this one we have a very clear statement of "the narrative," followed by a very clear statement of ... well, something that isn't the narrative. As for this one--what do you think this pretty young woman is getting at?
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May '10
Re: Murky in Turkey--What do the Dogs, the Crazy Women, the Pretty Girls and the Football Fans Think?
Does anyone get the sense that the young woman didn't really know what had truly gone on in the episode? I mean, her references to two conflicting points- 1) be more tough, insistent, and 2) make sure that the aid gets through.
If there is an obvious and easy path to getting the aid through- dock at this particular port, submit to inspection, all humanitarian aid goes through- it would seem that that is the simple solution, wouldn't it?
Then she refers to Ataturk as the luminous ideal, he who was the antithesis of this religiously-based outrage that seemingly drives other aspects of her comments.
She does sound to me a lot like US college-aged activists. Concerned about every injustice, outraged at times, and usually woefully ill-informed.
May '10
Re: Murky in Turkey--What do the Dogs, the Crazy Women, the Pretty Girls and the Football Fans Think?
Crap. I had a great 200-word comment here, and the system logged me out. Oh well. Basically: Beşiktaş guy so close to getting the big picture. Hottie entertainingly Kemalist (Atatürk was a famous neutralist, but hey, if something was good, he must have done it!), and headscarf lady is clearly the AKP voter of the three. Hottie's outrage isn't phrased in religious terms and seems to be more a confused mélange of "Israel's the villain, poor Gaza, what a typically Turkish cluster-flotilla." AKP lady expresses pan-Islamic solidarity (but it sometimes seems Turks—not necessarily her—use that as a way to knock Israel by sympathizing with her "victims"…without actually expressing enthusiasm for the Arabs).
Re: Murky in Turkey--What do the Dogs, the Crazy Women, the Pretty Girls and the Football Fans Think?
Headscarf lady could well be Saadet Partesi, actually. I should have asked. You still had a great 200-word comment. Sorry about the glitch.
May '10
Re: Murky in Turkey--What do the Dogs, the Crazy Women, the Pretty Girls and the Football Fans Think?
Ooh, Saadet. Forgot about them for a minute. Good call.