Comments on: Lynchburg: Cultural Wasteland?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:48:32 +0000

I go to Liberty, and I don't really take any offense at what the original wording said. People do stereotype the school as a monastery of sorts. But, if anyone goes to Liberty and sees how it really is, they realize that LU kids like to get off campus, see sights, and shop & dine as much as anyone else. Often times, we go to Charlottesville or Roanoke just to get out of town. Why don't we have stuff to do in Lynchburg? Nobody really knows.

By: Q

Fri, 29 May 2009 16:26:30 +0000

Since this blog has degraded to counting one's postings per week, let's get back to the article. My mere comment here was that ever so often writers make too many assumptions and fall into basic stereotypes. Those stereotypes, or biases if not carefully checked misinform readers and distort the facts. Lynchburgh was thriving long before Jerry Falwell was born. Instead of a blanket comparison to an urban area, maybe just maybe, they don't WANT a nightlife as they want their town to be unique in another way. That neither makes is conservative or liberal, but Satran has linked the two. I know by saying all this I've added more to my comment's average. Don't blame me for the First Amendment or the somewhat ridiculous state of affairs in the DC Metropolitan area that people need to speak out on. Silence is DEATH! Finally, while I may have you beat this week, my 37 postings over a two year period still make you the Commentor of the Year per capita, Your Highness! :)

By: sara.h

sara.h — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:02:51 +0000

that's over like a year and a half!! not all in one week, Q.

By: Ted Scheinman

Ted Scheinman — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:49:23 +0000

OH IT'S ON

By: Q

Fri, 29 May 2009 15:23:45 +0000

LOL. Not hardly sara.h. After doing a search on "sara.h Says:" you aren't too shabby in the comment category yourself. 77 and counting!

By: Waldo Jaquith - Is “conservative nightlife” an oxymoron?

Waldo Jaquith - Is “conservative nightlife” an oxymoron? — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:56:56 +0000

[...] The Washington Post is in a bit of trouble for disparaging Lynchburg, although really it’s for disparaging religions conservatism. A freelancer promoting Lynchburg wrote of her low expectations, writing that “its reputation as home of conservative Christian-oriented Liberty University and the late Jerry Falwell hardly bodes well for style, culture and night life.” The ombudsman thought this was unfair. [...]

By: sara.h

sara.h — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:44:06 +0000

i think "Q" is trying to get the title of "commenter of the week" based on sheer volume of comments.

By: Q

Thu, 28 May 2009 17:50:31 +0000

Satran was biased and showed her ignorance. Sounds almost like Bill O'Reilly's comment when he had lunch with Al Sharpton at Sylvia's.

By: Mr T in DC

Mr T in DC — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:35:32 +0000

Yeah, I don't have a problem with the original wording - it's obvious without going into great detail why a town in a conservative Christian area is unlikely to have a vibrant nightlife.

By: Reid

Reid — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:01:10 +0000

Who cares whether a travel essay is biased? It's supposed to be opinionated. You might as well call out a movie review for being judgmental.