And it's not over yet, I call upon my patronus.


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So...I'm sure everyone's heard by now that Marvel Comics just issued a book in which it's revealed that Captain America is an agent of Hydra. Yes, Cap is, and evidently always has been, a Nazi. And I could go on about how profoundly stupid and offensive that decision is, but I just read something that says it all so much better, and it's here:

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'Tis the season of fannish manifestos.

My goal is to pick apart all of those unspoken assumptions to show how and why we don't pay fannish attention to characters of color and what happens when we do. If you wish you shipped more non-white pairings, maybe this will help you understand what's missing in your current fandoms and where to look for ( Read more... )

To all who celebrate. :)


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Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this paragraph?

Mr Baptist has not written an objective history of slavery. Almost all the blacks in his book are victims, almost all the whites villains. This is not history; it is advocacy.

It's from an anonymous review (now withdrawn)of The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American ( Read more... )

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Trying to get back in the writing groove with a tiny snippet (1000 words). In the last bit I posted (when knighthood was in flower), Sherlock drugged John so he could hare off on his own. ( cut for Jeanne-Louise expressing an unwelcome opinion )

Good: BBC Sherlock won some Emmys.

Bad: Moffat says season four will be "devastating."

May I just ask WHY? WHY must we be devastated? Is devastating your audience a THING now? Why not make them happy? WHY DEVASTATED? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????


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Bad back, bad depression/anxiety days (probably connected), therefore missing work. Also, just heard that a virulent outbreak of distemper has hit my town, so all outside cats not vaccinated are in danger. I'm sure Rory and Dancer's vacs have expired by now. *sigh* I'm overdue for my own herd, too, but at least they don't go outside and have no ( Read more... )