SWEA Vs ABSALOM - Braveheart Vs England and Catholic Church

[Anri]

Tetely - there are numerous characters throughout the film who display a tremendous amount of courage. Wallace's wife, the one princess lady (forget her name), the scotts who chose to rebel against a nation they "couldn't" win against, Bruce who took up the fight after Wallace died.

To suggest that braveheart only refers to Wallace who chose to fight the English over rage, not courage, is a little daft.

the word "Braveheart" is inscripted on Wallaces shield Palem.....

Just drop it ffs....

[tetley]

"His courage inspired a nation. His heart defied a king." Courage + Heart = Braveheart
Come on ... Braveheart not braveheartS
Its an Epic about Wallace at its core
He is THE Braveheart!!!!!
Regardless of who else it could feasibly apply to, it's obviously him.

[Brilliant]

i think superman refers to jimmy olsen

[Palem]

I haven't once said Braveheart doesn't apply to Wallace, I said it doesn't solely refer to Wallace. To suggest that the term only refers to Wallace is silly.

All this stemming from the fact that calling one's self "Braveheart" doesn't mean you're calling yourself William Wallace. I'm going to assume that by "Braveheart" Mansoor is refering to himself as Wallace's wife, who had her throat slit after refusing to be raped. This is a fitting name.

[tetley]

'I Would'

[Mansoor]

So you guys are saying i am handsome? Ehrm..thanks...i guess.

[Palem]

That was my point, yes.

[StratOcastle]

It only took 4 pages to get to 'scooting your stool up to the mic' talk.

[Anri]

SWEA FTW

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I am Mansoor. And I see a whole army of my countrymen, here in defiance of tyranny!!!!!!

[Folle]

Mansoor is deal breaker number 1. He told me he would eat pork if we got into top 10. We are there, EAT the pork Mansoor!!!

Nobody will ever make deals with you again when you dont eat pork.

[American Badass]

Potatoes gonna potate

[Lestat]

Wouldn't The Bruce be the Braveheart? I guess as far as the movie goes, probably not. Not like the lepper King is the Braveheart or anything.

In the story Mansoor is the Bravheart so that's the end of it really.

[jamin]

way to derail a thread, i guess mansoor asked for it with the fabricated story :)

[stoffi]

I haven't once said Braveheart doesn't apply to Wallace, I said it doesn't solely refer to Wallace. To suggest that the term only refers to Wallace is silly.

All this stemming from the fact that calling one's self "Braveheart" doesn't mean you're calling yourself William Wallace. I'm going to assume that by "Braveheart" Mansoor is refering to himself as Wallace's wife, who had her throat slit after refusing to be raped. This is a fitting name.

Well, Braveheart is the term the "Braveheart-generation" connects with William Wallace. If anyone says Braveheart, most of us would immediately go "Oh, William Wallace. That movie was awesome".

Braveheart can mean a lot of things, but it is so strongly associated with William Wallace by several generations that it can be seen as a synonym for William Wallace. If one wants the term NOT to refer to William Wallace, one would have to specify it. Words mean what we want them to mean.

I am a linguist, btw. :p Sociolinguist, and as such an expert on this field. I have studied how language, including words, is treated in society, and how we put meaning into words and language. Who would have thought!



Edit: Mansoor kicks a**!

[Mansoor]

Jamis...fabricated story? All of that is true!

At the moment SWEA is holding grounds, haven't made HoH grow to much.