Why yes there are meta & other icontests out there and here be necessary reminders

[red_satin_doll]

Your Madame Ambassador of Meta (according to punch_kicker15) and Patron Saint of Icons (per eilowyn, and when the heck did this happen anyway?) has been remiss in her duties. And is speaking of herself in third person. This cannot stand. So herewith:

** Foz Meadow's essay, Gender, Orphan Black and the Meta of Meta says everything I want to say, beautifully, cogently

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[velvetwhip]

2) Should there be a law against white, middle-aged, college-educated, working or middle class suburban women using phrases like "my peeps totally rock"? Or at least a stern warning?

As a white, private school educated woman, I say YES! Also "homies" or "chillin". We need our own catchphrases, though "Chip and Muffy are such sports" lacks punch somehow.

As to 4? EVERYONE eats cake.

Your icons are awesome!

Also, the point about gender... as someone who thought Brenda Leigh Johnson (The Closer) was AWESOME and wanted to punch everyone in the face who "pitied" Fritz for "putting up with her", may I just say that I like difficult female protagonists.

Gabrielle

[kikimay]

Sorry to butt in but BRENDA OMG QUEEN FOREVER.

Brenda seems like Buffy's cousin to me. They share some traits in common and both are difficult female characters. I love them. <3 (I also liked captain Raydor in The Closer. I know that she did a spin off but I didn't watch it yet) It's nice to see that someone else like her too!

[velvetwhip]

YES! Because Brenda is GODDESS! I love her ambition, her single-minded focus, her devious, calculating mind... and oh my stars, wasn't she marvelous with the teenage rape victim of the "cherry picking" high school students? LOVE HER!!!

Also, stay away from Major Crimes. You'll only sob your feminist heart out every time you see Nadine Velazquez in skin tight dresses playing the male gaze fantasy of a District Attorney. It sets feminism back 30 years every time she appears on screen (if she could act, that would ease the pain, but no... she can't say hello as if she's actually greeting someone). It's a betrayal of everything The Closer stood for and it fills me with rage.

Gabrielle

[kikimay]

Oh really? Pity! I liked Raydor.

But really like Brenda there's only Brenda. I mostly watched The Closer because of her. While I appreciated the whole cast, she was the main reason and the person who made the show. Plus her accent is adorable. QUEEN. <3 <3 <3

[velvetwhip]

Raydor is still saddled with that teen witness, Rusty, and all the silly domestic storylines that entails. (I no longer watch, but my mother does.)

Gabrielle

[red_satin_doll]

We need our own catchphrases, though "Chip and Muffy are such sports" lacks punch somehow.

I know people here for whom those phrases would be appropriate or who actually speak in a similar manner - and they aren't middle class. They're RICH. (Although I guess socio-economic class is in the eye of the federal gov't beholder. :p

who "pitied" Fritz for "putting up with her"

[velvetwhip]

I used "difficult" as a positive word. I myself have been labeled "difficult" since early childhood, so... (Also have known people named Chip and Muffin... eek! Let's not discuss whether I've ever referred to anyone as a "sport", shall we?)

Gabrielle

[red_satin_doll]

Oh goodness sorry hon, I should have been clearer there - I know exactly how YOU meant it! (I mean, hello? You're a Willow fan, I'm a Buffy fan, the Buffyverse is full of great female characters. People who aren't into "difficult", interesting women? I don't know why they're fans of the verse. Sorry not sorry - but there are plenty of male-dominated shows for that.)

I just meant how it gets used by the culture generally - which is to say, the opposite of how you and I mean it.

Let's not discuss whether I've ever referred to anyone as a "sport", shall we?

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