Angel: Just admit it: you think you're gonna ride in, save the day, and sweep Buffy off her--Spike: Like you're not thinking the same thing. Angel: I'm already seeing somebody. Spike: What, dog girl?

'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.


Steph L. - Feb 03, 2012 7:38:57 am PST #19956 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

So far I haven't set foot in Justice

I feel like a store with that name should be totally KICK ASS. I assume it's not?


DavidS - Feb 03, 2012 7:41:17 am PST #19957 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And I'm not even a parent: I can't imagine what it must be like to be raising a daughter in this commercial environment.

There's a lot of pink. And as Amy notes, there's lots of Sassy princess/Diva graphics, and vaguely age inappropriate designs.


Jessica - Feb 03, 2012 7:42:36 am PST #19958 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

She should have the option of dressing like a tomboy, you know?

Honestly, though, girls dressed as pirates have much greater societal acceptance than boys dressed as princesses. If I dress Aeryn in Dylan's hand-me-downs, nobody says a word. If Dylan wants to dress up as Abby in pink fairy wings and a tiara, it's immediately a topic of conversation.

I think it's important that we, as a society working towards equal treatment of the sexes, not let feminism turn into a knee-jerk demonization of anything feminine. The pink Legos aren't inferior in construction to the old school primary colored ones - except for the minifig redesign, everything in the Friends series is still completely interchangeable with any other Lego set.


le nubian - Feb 03, 2012 7:42:59 am PST #19959 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

here's a Mother Jones article about Komen in case anyone is interested. Sorry if I missed it linked above.

This part concludes the piece:

The outcry seems to have helped fundraising at both organizations. On Thursday, both Komen and Planned Parenthood announced large donations, with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledging $250,000 to Planned Parenthood and Brinker saying that contributions to Komen were up "one hundred percent."


tommyrot - Feb 03, 2012 7:45:23 am PST #19960 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

A minor story, but good news, and evidence how times have changed:

JC Penny Is Standing By Ellen, Ignores Anti-Gay Group

JC Penny is standing strong against an anti-gay group calling on it to terminate its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres, Andy Towle reports. “In an emailed statement to Yahoo Shine, J.C. Penney confirmed it “stands behind its partnership with Ellen DeGeneres,” as do most Americans. More than 10,000 people have “signed a petition drawn up by GLAAD to support Ellen, and 95 percent of the L.A. Times readers supported JC Penney hiring Ellen in a poll.” The company’s commitment is just another indication of how times — and attitudes — have changed. Back in 1997, JC Penney did respond to pressure from the American Family Association and pulled its sponsorship of The Ellen Show after DeGeneres and her sitcom character Ellen Morgan came out as gay.


erikaj - Feb 03, 2012 7:46:05 am PST #19961 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

If I had worn anything across my ass, it would have a footprint on it, too. Felicia Pearson needs to sponsor the breast-cancer-pink nailgun. (Wait...this is why I'm not in PR, isn't it? Well, that and the four million tells.) "How my hair look?"


msbelle - Feb 03, 2012 7:49:36 am PST #19962 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I think everyone should use "for the cure" in everything possible.


brenda m - Feb 03, 2012 7:50:07 am PST #19963 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Good on JC Penney.

Brinker saying that contributions to Komen were up "one hundred percent."

Uh huh. Not that I doubt that wingnuts love a give "piss off the liberals" cause, but I'd like to see some numbers on that.


tommyrot - Feb 03, 2012 7:50:17 am PST #19964 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think everyone should use "for the cure" in everything possible.

I'm about to go to the bathroom for the cure.


Amy - Feb 03, 2012 7:50:52 am PST #19965 of 30001
Because books.

Justice is what used to be Limited Too!, and is, as far as I can tell, excessively glittered and pink and mini-adult (if you're the kind of adult woman who would likely audition to be on The Bachelor -- ahem). I could be wrong, but my reaction to walking by the window in the mall is to RUN.