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Sex in YA Novels: General Thoughts
So ceilidh_ann 's Sparkle Project has re-sparked my thoughts on Sex in the YA novel. Last November, I found myself participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and bringing up the question- "Why is it so hard to find healthy sex and relationships in YA Novels?"
It's a really good question- the only suggestions I got for "healthy/positive sex" was ( Read more... ) -
UHM, GUYS AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER WAS AMBIGUOUS~
I MEAN HELLO, IT IS AN ANIME AND ALL ANIMES ARE AMBIGUOUS.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "CONTEXT" WTF ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT. WHY WOULD THE "DEFAULT" RACE CHANGE WITH THE PLACE IN THE WORLD IN WHICH THE ART PIECE WAS MADE? ART AND LETTERS AND CULTURE AND CRAP DOESN'T MAKE IT LESS AMBIGUOUS!!!!1111
DUH, AANG REFLECTS WHATEVER YOU WANT HIM TO BE, GAWD.
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The Karate Kid [2010] - Dre & Mr. Han - Your Focus Needs More Focus
Medium: Film
Fandom: The Karate Kid
Subject: General Kickassery; Dre & Mr. Han
Title: Your Focus Needs More Focus
Warnings: Language; Spoilers (Nothing you haven't heard in the promo-song)
Notes: I knew right away I wanted to do a Fanmix for this film. I loved the fact that they were taking it to China- so I tried to make the mix reflect that- a ( Read more... ) -
Avatar: The Last Airbender - We're Crazy Cool [Cyan/Touda]
Medium: Television; Roleplay
Fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hou Tian Roleplay
Subject: Touda/Cyan
Title: We’re Crazy Cool
Warnings: Language/ semi-suggestive backcover
Notes: Hou Tian is an Avatar: The Last Airbender roleplay set about seven years after the final battle against Ozai. Touda and Cyan are a ship with a heaping of sexual chemistry ( Read more... ) -
Adult Books Suck. (Mostly)
When I was a wee reader, I couldn't wait until the day that I would be allowed to read adult books- literature with a number on the NYT Bestseller list and blurbs that touted the books as "FASCINATING.", "THRILLING", and "A NONSTOP ADVENTURE."
Now that I can read these books, I can think of only one thing: Adult Books suck. Not all of them, but a ( Read more... )
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