maybe Yes, Maybe No
Vivien wrote:'rampant egotism' - lovely phrase and very accurate - Wilde took a pose and deliberately made provocative outrageous statements - ideal for provoking a discussion such as this.
Vivien,
I am in total agreement that Mr. Wilde made outrageous statements, particularly within his time frame.
What I question, wonder about, is if his statements and behaviour were *deliberately* different? Yes, I agree there are people who say or do outrageous things, simply for the reason of being noticed as outrageous. A contemporary example that comes to my mind, is "Madonna', the *celebrity*. It appears to me that her behaviour and the course of her career has been quite calculated, with some spontaneity.
Yet, are there not people who are just outrageous, with no attempt to be so? That is their true selves.
I wonder where Oscar would fall in the frey of the truly outrageous and , then, the posturers?
bogowo... quite a succinct observation!
Thank you.
fatima10
