Michelle Obama was recently discovered to be wearing $11,000 earrings and there were a number of comments (both positive and negative) about it that I found funny. People are comparing this with the Palin wardrobe controversy (which I found slightly ridiculous on both ends of the 'debate') but I find that stupid ( Read more... )

It's so late right now, but gotta get those two damn cents in. ZOMBIE. Braaaaaaains.

I've been skimming this thread. Same old, same old. If the fandom has a 'significant' (however you choose to quantify that) female character, there bounds to be the same arguments. And I can hardly be surprised it showed up in a show that's wildly popular (um... ( Read more... )

GANKED FROM EVERYONE.

Had to do this one though. I actually reshuffle my interests every so often, so right now, Doctor Who is taking over.

So I was adding some new interests to my LJ profile (because I, uh... have some new interests. Yes.) and found myself feeling defensive every time I typed a female name, thinking, basically, FUCK YOU, SHE'S ( Read more... )

Insufficient evidence for a heinous rape case.

The post is by darkrosetiger and it links to the relevant information.

Please spread this out if you wish.

South Dakota and the official WTF of the week.

A few random facts:It is a midwestern state, located north of Nebraska and east of Montana and Wyoming. It is also, coincidentally, the site of Mount Rushmore. (yes, the irony rather burns) The population is around 775,000 people. It is a predominantly white state with a predominantly Republican base ( Read more... )