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May222013
May212013
Ruby Rhod is one of my favorite characters in sci-fi ever because he is Luc Besson’s vision of the hetero sex symbol of the future: a flamboyant, emotionally labile man who wears skin-tight leopard print or decks himself in roses, a man who accessorizes with big jewelry and dabbles in cosmetics. And the ladies love him. Everything about him screams “gay” according to our stereotypes, but he’s portrayed as a 100% straight sexual dynamo.
Besson is one of the few directors I’ve seen who actually recognizes that our ideas of sexuality and gender performance might have changed drastically in the future.
what is this from and why aren’t i watching it now and forever
L.LOOSHAN this is from ‘the fifth element’ and I absolutely recommend it, for it is silly and perfect c:
May192013
In which John Green is, as always, wonderful.
*prints this onto a hammer and uses it to smash the heads of anyone who complains about this ever*
I strive to be as a good a person as John Green is.
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12AM
“If two women kissing offends you, then… You need to grow up.”
Graham Norton, the human.
May182013
It's Okay To Be Smart: Let's agree that we're in agreement about the climate and move on
An international team of scientists recently surveyed almost 12,000 climate science research publications to gauge the consensus on manmade global warming among people who know lots about climate science. They did this because some people still like to pretend like there’s plenty of skepticism…
May162013
THE REALLY BIG DIANA ALLERS META POST
*omg princess space-femme look at your shit all together let’s do this
OH MAN WHO’S THIS it’s Diana Allers, ANN reporter and babelet extraordinaire - so right off the bat okay if you don’t like her I am gonna guess you would like to skip over this post and THAT IS TOTES FINE? I didn’t like her either my first playthroughs and I guess after examining that, I decided to flesh her out because man it is WEIRD how much vitriol she gets and, how in a fanbase that like lives off of fleshing out minor characters she’s gotten almost no love. DANG HECK LET’S CHANGE THAT!!!
ON THE NORMANDY
So there is a whole lot of grumbling about what the dang heck Diana is doing on the Normandy in the first place; the simple version is she is a way for people around the galaxy can see Shepard (literally called the spearhead/flagship of the Alliance) in action, and how Shepard can have an inspirational voice to desperate, scared peeps who lbr here have had their own gov’ts decentralized, are probably mad suspicious of the council, and have little hope left. Maybe a good metaphor here is that she’s the radio for Shepard’s Fireside Chats, she’s the method for Shepard to reach out and show why hoping and fighting matters, and just how shit is getting done. There are also some pretty crankipuss complaints about her not moving around on the Normandy or doing much and man! Wouldn’t that be great if she did? There’s two approaches here: recognize that game devs took some shortcuts, and to incorporate these details into her character so let’s do BOTH:
May132013
The Freak: girlwhowalkedtheearth: I love Life on Mars SO much and it is brilliant...
I love Life on Mars SO much and it is brilliant and perfect and a bloody national treasure on every level but it’s also super problematic and ugh
no
don’t you DARE shoehorn Social Justice nonsense into LOM.
If you’re talking about Gene Hunt then you’re missing the…
I’m sorry, but to use your own declaration —- no. No. You don’t get to tell someone how to view a TV show. And it is hardly shoehorning social justice into a show that’s basically all about social justice. Every episode revolves around one form or another of questioning the existence of social freaking justice. There are the non-consent episodes, the racism episodes, the classism episodes, the falsely accused episodes, the child abuse episodes, and every single episode has some aspect of sexism held up to the light —- issues are presented and pored over and interrogated.
I would say to girlwhowalkedtheearth that yes, there are definitely aspects of the show that aren’t as carefully thought over as others. That the way the media reported around Gene Hunt was, ahuh, problematic. And the fact that the writers —- particularly Matthew Graham —- by S2 bought into that and exacerbated the glorification of ‘unreconstructed man’ had elements of ick. But the show itself, for the most part, undercuts and explores a lot of the bullshit. It basically comes down to this —- how much are you willing to look beyond the surface? What aspects are you going to concentrate on? Can you still enjoy something that has problems?
Life on Mars isn’t black and white and it’s far from easy to see who the good guys and bad guys are, who to trust and why to trust them, whether the 1970s are presented as being truly better than the modern day because of the lack of rules and regulations, or whether the red tape is often necessary to maintain a fairer and more just society, but Life on Mars has always been about provoking questions. I think it’s the nature of the questions you ask that determines how you ultimately view it.
May112013
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May102013
Sometimes, they’re just adorable
So cheesy, and yet as a teenager I was ALL OVER THIS SHIT
May92013
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His heroic actions cannot be overstated. When faced with a presumed incidence of domestic violence, he responded by attempting rescue. When he realises the true gravity of what he’s stepped into, he helps Amanda Berry contact the police and get help. And when faced with a barrage of reporters asking inane questions and literally fighting over each other in order to get his attention, he makes one of the most astute sociological observations that I have ever heard:
“Bro, I knew something was wrong when a little pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms,” he said. “Something is wrong here. Dead giveaway. Dead giveaway. Deeeeeeeeeeaaaaaad giveaway. Either she’s homeless, or she’s got problems. That’s the only reason she’d run to a black man.”
”Reactions to Cleveland hero Charles Ramsey show America’s race problems
The neighbour who saved the kidnapped Ohio girls has been celebrated and laughed at for his speech and mannerisms
(via guardian)
I had a really interesting chat with some of my American friends about this. In Britain we don’t talk about race in the same way, it’s frowned upon. I can’t say whether that helps or hinders us racially speaking, but I was very startled when I heard that part of a hero’s interview.
May82013
I was tiredly farting around in Minecraft, fussing outside of my house, when I heard the telltale ‘whatwhat’ of a nearby Enderman. I ran around trying to find him, then finally went inside, only to discover the Enderman standing in my living room next to a fresh block of dirt.
AN ENDERMAN TELEPORTED INTO MY HOUSE AND CRAPPED ON MY CARPET.
I flooded my underground labyrinth quite recently. Sad.
1PM
Why The Mandarin needed to be portrayed as he was in Iron Man 3
or, why the MCU didn’t ruin your favorite supervillain.
below the cut: Iron Man 3 spoilers, discussion of cultural appropriation, narrative arc, and analysis of how ridiculously, wonderfully meta the advertising scheme of IM3 was.
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