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Feb. 7th, 2011
Yeah, I didn't watch the Superbowl yesterday, so I'm only now catching up on the commercials from it.
Like this one, to which I can only say- FUCK YES ON A MOTORCYCLE!
Ok, this one looks like it could be interesting:
And this one has become my new response to anyone using phrases such as "clever as a fox."
And yes, START THEM YOUNG.
Like this one, to which I can only say- FUCK YES ON A MOTORCYCLE!
Ok, this one looks like it could be interesting:
And this one has become my new response to anyone using phrases such as "clever as a fox."
And yes, START THEM YOUNG.
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Feb. 7th, 2011 04:41 pmThis is posted to cap off something from a year ago.
By "cap off" I mean "get my two fucking cents in the goddamn door, because at the time, I was injured, couldn't, and then left the damn thing aside, but it's honestly stupid and I need to deal with it. "
So, let's get to it.
For those who want to see the original clusterfuck, it broke up primarily into two posts. This right here being the first one, in which I posted a silly cartoon about the recent volume in a series of books I'm rather addicted to, and wherein which I got much amazed about the level of reactions that were generated by said post. Right here is the fucking follow-up, in which my sense of male privilege is much-debated, along with sexism, grammar, and quite a few other things, in short it's the comments field of an LJ post that has gone completely off the fucking rails to some degree.
So, you ask yourself- why the fuck is Winnegan reposting this shit now, damn near a year after the fact?
Because it's been bugging me, the whole fucking time, and because I feel I need to put some goddamn pointers on things at this point, so I can finally bury this in full and move on to other things, that's why. BEcause I want to re-summarize the arguments. Because I do still partly want to talk about this subject some, and because, well, it's my fucking journal- I don't need to justify all my reasons for doing so if I don't bloody well want to.
So, in short, let us summarize.
Meet Harry fucking Dresden. Wizard, sometimes hero, and generally all around decent chap.
Dresden lives in a universe created by author Jim Butcher, otherwise known as "The Dresden Files."
And while he's a protagonist in a novel, and should be the embodiment of all that is Good and Right in the universe, Harry is at times, a bit of a sexist. He's a human being- ergo, he will have flaws, going on that "nobody's perfect" rule of life (Yes, Christ, I'm looking at you- you couldn't even stay dead properly, so can it.) The point is not that he has flaws and is lauded for them. In fact his sexism regularly gets him into far too much trouble, and is a constant thing that his nose gets rubbed in. And let me clarify slightly- we're not talking wife-abusing sexism, or ignoring the capabilities of any female around him- no, it's more the "trying to be chivalrous and failing" type. Critiques that blame the series for failing miserably because Harry's a sexist are pretty much missing the point of the fucking books.
Now, that said, I realize- I'm male. The fact that I have a penis may somehow mysteriously be affecting my judgment in that I may somehow be marginalizing Harry's sexism in a series that focuses not on his sexism but on adventures, magic, dark sorcery, demons attempting to commit mass slaughter, and the occasional zombie Tyrranosaur. Be that as it may, I stand by my earlier judgment: these books are full of win and awesome, and I heartily recommend them to just about any reader.
Anything I'm missing that needs coverage from the original arguments? New points anyone wants to add into this? Bring it on, please.
By "cap off" I mean "get my two fucking cents in the goddamn door, because at the time, I was injured, couldn't, and then left the damn thing aside, but it's honestly stupid and I need to deal with it. "
So, let's get to it.
For those who want to see the original clusterfuck, it broke up primarily into two posts. This right here being the first one, in which I posted a silly cartoon about the recent volume in a series of books I'm rather addicted to, and wherein which I got much amazed about the level of reactions that were generated by said post. Right here is the fucking follow-up, in which my sense of male privilege is much-debated, along with sexism, grammar, and quite a few other things, in short it's the comments field of an LJ post that has gone completely off the fucking rails to some degree.
So, you ask yourself- why the fuck is Winnegan reposting this shit now, damn near a year after the fact?
Because it's been bugging me, the whole fucking time, and because I feel I need to put some goddamn pointers on things at this point, so I can finally bury this in full and move on to other things, that's why. BEcause I want to re-summarize the arguments. Because I do still partly want to talk about this subject some, and because, well, it's my fucking journal- I don't need to justify all my reasons for doing so if I don't bloody well want to.
So, in short, let us summarize.
Meet Harry fucking Dresden. Wizard, sometimes hero, and generally all around decent chap.
Dresden lives in a universe created by author Jim Butcher, otherwise known as "The Dresden Files."
And while he's a protagonist in a novel, and should be the embodiment of all that is Good and Right in the universe, Harry is at times, a bit of a sexist. He's a human being- ergo, he will have flaws, going on that "nobody's perfect" rule of life (Yes, Christ, I'm looking at you- you couldn't even stay dead properly, so can it.) The point is not that he has flaws and is lauded for them. In fact his sexism regularly gets him into far too much trouble, and is a constant thing that his nose gets rubbed in. And let me clarify slightly- we're not talking wife-abusing sexism, or ignoring the capabilities of any female around him- no, it's more the "trying to be chivalrous and failing" type. Critiques that blame the series for failing miserably because Harry's a sexist are pretty much missing the point of the fucking books.
Now, that said, I realize- I'm male. The fact that I have a penis may somehow mysteriously be affecting my judgment in that I may somehow be marginalizing Harry's sexism in a series that focuses not on his sexism but on adventures, magic, dark sorcery, demons attempting to commit mass slaughter, and the occasional zombie Tyrranosaur. Be that as it may, I stand by my earlier judgment: these books are full of win and awesome, and I heartily recommend them to just about any reader.
Anything I'm missing that needs coverage from the original arguments? New points anyone wants to add into this? Bring it on, please.
(no subject)
Feb. 7th, 2011 09:14 pmARGH.
OK, anyone else watching Being Human on regular cable? If so, let's see if this is a "just Dmitri's funky eyesight," problem.
Now, Being Human has the Syfy channel's latest "SUPER BONUS EXTRA CONTENT FEATURE!" in the form of 1 to 2 frame blips that are supposed to be picked up by your smartphone's Shazam app. Problem is, the blips are in standard display, instead of the faked letterboxing that Syfy channel's shows normally play in.
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plaidbrat can't see these damn things. Me on the other hand, I can, and they're bugging the hell out of me- makes me feel like my eyes are randomly seizing up, and there's one or two blips per segment between commercial breaks.
So, is anyone else seeing/hellishly annoyed by these things, or is it just me?
OK, anyone else watching Being Human on regular cable? If so, let's see if this is a "just Dmitri's funky eyesight," problem.
Now, Being Human has the Syfy channel's latest "SUPER BONUS EXTRA CONTENT FEATURE!" in the form of 1 to 2 frame blips that are supposed to be picked up by your smartphone's Shazam app. Problem is, the blips are in standard display, instead of the faked letterboxing that Syfy channel's shows normally play in.
Now,
plaidbrat can't see these damn things. Me on the other hand, I can, and they're bugging the hell out of me- makes me feel like my eyes are randomly seizing up, and there's one or two blips per segment between commercial breaks. So, is anyone else seeing/hellishly annoyed by these things, or is it just me?
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