Alternate title: My friends are fucked up.

Soooo,
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First of all, this in no way changes any of my previous entry about the way the article was framed, especially in regards to the victim-blaming that I still feel was very prevalent in the NY Times article. However, more information has come to light making the reporting more complex, as there are several more issues at play.

BUT LET'S BE CLEAR. ( Read more... )

An article describing the gang-rape of an 11 year old girl.

Some responses.

If you think that the way the article was framed was somehow NOT McKinley's fault, please read this. Hat tip to lyricaldiscord Alternately, you can read this article which deals with the same case.

And another entry explaining why victim-blaming = bullshit. Thanks to mindways for permission ( Read more... )

( Until then, just skip it while I simmer here in INCOHERENT RAGE. )

*Just a warning to all of my lovely readers out there. If I hear you whining about how hard it is being white, I will have to throttle down my desire to punch you repeatedly in the face. Alternately, I will just throttle you. Ditto with how tough straight people have it, how it isn't fair that all the good parking spaces have handicapped markers, ( Read more... )

My fortune cookie from lunch: A golden egg of opportunity will fall into your lap soon.

...I fear this fortune.

murnkay, this is for you.

I blame qedrakmar completely and utterly (except for the part where I blame shogunhb for watching it near me).

Uhh...it's work safe? That's...like a positive.

It's copyright 2009 California Milk Processor Board.

I need a better 'what the fucking fuck' icon, I have now just decided.

Okay, actually, I have lots of words. Of the four-letter variety.

THINK OF THE CHILDREN: AN INTERRACIAL COUPLE REFUSED MARRIAGE LICENSE

*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

I don't actually have a comment right now. I'm too busy sputtering in not-completely-surprised-rage. bonisagus, I can't actually thank you for showing me this...

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Disney's first African-American princess turns into a frog. Hilarious! I also liked the dancing.

shogunhb and I saw Up tonight. I teared up in about five different places. They told a great story, with both dialogue and silence. Good show.

She turns into a frog!

I wish to repeat this so that there is no confusion. What follows is NOT MY FAULT; it stemmed from this comment: "Any Austen-sequel author who says they're writing something other than fanfic doesn't understand what fanfic is. We're all writing fanfic. It just has a negative connotation when you say that, because it implies you threw some Ron/Harry ( Read more... )