Another Cocky Christian Fundamentalist Misunderstands Hitchens
I had to go look it up. I read the entire account where he talks about Miss Watts. At first, it did seem very out of place. He flattered her, and then insulted her, and then went back to flattering her again. But the only reason that seemed so random is because I listened to this video first; before I went to read it. By the time I finished reading that entire account, and then looked up the meaning of "old trout", his actual meaning became very obvious to me. This very gentle woman with very beautiful character became, for a moment, very un-beautiful. This happened a.) exactly when and b.) exactly because of ... allowing herself to become ugly for her religion. She suddenly fell from grace, in the eyes of 9-year-old Christopher. Middle-aged Christopher isn't calling her names. He is explaining the transformation 9-yr-old Christopher witnessed and how stark and startling it was for him at the time. In that moment, instead of her staying true to her