Damn, Tom, I'm sorry. At least it looks like you can get some recharging done.
Burgers and beer shortly. Or wine, for me.
Wesley: And how does your kind define love? Demon: Same as all bodies. Same as everywheres. Love is sacrifice.
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 31, 2012 1:32:03 pm PST #19378 of 30001
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2012 2:18:18 pm PST #19379 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Articles like these are why my sister keeps shouting at me about arguing with Brian Moylan, and why I fully expect to get banhammered from Gawker one day. Seriously, jizzing about the sexuality of a fifteen year old? How is that not disturbing? Especially when said fifteen year old hasn't identified his sexuality? My god, that's so vapid and creepy.
eta: Ack, even the brother who's out of the closet is underage in most states.
le nubian - Jan 31, 2012 2:19:07 pm PST #19380 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Scola,
I'm sorry to hear it. Ugh.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2012 2:50:07 pm PST #19381 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"I was a little afraid, as an African American. I mean, I knew where my family tree might end up. But I went on ancestry.com anyway. And I found out my great great grandfather was born a slave--but died a businessman. And that was worth finding."
You know what? Fuck you. Seriously. Are you implying that slavery is shameful for slaves and their ancestors? That not dying free was not just a personal failure, but something to be transmitted to your progeny? Seriously, fuck you. Every forefather (and mother) of yours that died in chains should be more than a little ashamed of you right now. They didn't do anything wrong.
Sorry, that ad just set off a whole bunch of triggers for me.
Anne W. - Jan 31, 2012 2:53:26 pm PST #19382 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Tom, I am so sorry. I'm glad you've got some time with the severance package, though.
sumi - Jan 31, 2012 2:53:31 pm PST #19383 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
le nubian - Jan 31, 2012 3:05:27 pm PST #19384 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita,
I see that fucking ad every fucking day. I have the same fucking reaction.
To be fair, the ad with the White woman is just as bad.
Vortex - Jan 31, 2012 3:08:01 pm PST #19385 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Tom, sorry to hear about the layoff, but remember that I got laid off and am now in a job I love with better pay. So, this could be a good thing.
JZ - Jan 31, 2012 3:12:37 pm PST #19386 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
God damn, ita !, thank you. I'd seen that ad and just thought it was cheesy and crass, but I totally missed just how seriously fucked-up it was. I feel like a totally privilege-blind dumbass now. But it's a good thing. I want all my blind spots kicked to pieces.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2012 3:18:40 pm PST #19387 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
To be fair, the ad with the White woman is just as bad.
I only saw that because my fingers were too slow on the remote. What's the white chick's spiel?
I am not only certain to never use ancestry.com, but I'm going to work out where to write to complain about that. I think it's horrific, and I want to get that on their record.