Damn you, Sytycd. I should've stuck to watching random performances instead of the whole show.

( about the group dance )

crysothemis' pictures of Joe Flanigan at the Vancouver con. Clean-shaven! \o/ He looks like Sheppard. I like Joe just fine, but Sheppard makes me weak in the knees.

wolfpup2000's pictures of Aldis Hodge being gorgeous and adorable at the SPN con in L.A.. His nose wrinkles up when he laughs omg. ♥

And to end on a less shallow note, go read the entries for the Asian ( Read more... )

2009 in fandom is starting out really awesome. I think this is going to be the best year ever.

First the SF community is having an incredibly respectful and constructive conversation about cultural appropriation. And now Criminal Minds reminds us what horrific stereotypes exist about the Romani people and how terrible it all is ( Read more... )

[via Der Schwarze Blog (German anti-racism media-watch blog)]

A.T.U, a German car supply company, put out a new TV ad to get people to come in for a checkup before driving off to their holidays. The hook: ”so that you return from holidays with a tan and not black from anger”. FYI, "Black from anger" is a common colloquial in German ( Read more... )

Oh hai SGA's skeevy race issues. I missed you. Not. (spoilers about Ronon's look in season 5)

telesilla has a good post about it.

And here is a Gateworld interview where Jason talks a bit about the whole business. (spoilers galore)

( relevant bits without plot spoilers )

Smile, jerk, you are on the internet!

*starts singing "Everyone's a little bit racist" and puts on a "Porch Monkey 4ever"-shirt* [locked now; saved thread version 30.1.08, 10:56 PM ]

For context: A Life on Mars fic wherein on character, Gene, uses the word "Paki". A reader asks if the author was aware of the demeaning connotations of that word. ( Read more... )

This was posted to fridaynight_tv today (bolding mine):

December 21st issue of Entertainment Weekly features the Top 10 Television Episodes of the year, and an episode of Friday Night Lights was chosen:

"Black Eyes and Broken Hearts," Feb. 14 (NBC ( Read more... )