I just read this post by sparkindarkness, whom I don't know but whose post resembles many a rant I have ranted myself. While I believe in the potentially transformative/political power of queering tv via certain kinds of fic/vid/art practices, it in no way makes up for the lack of real queer representation on tv (for me). I find that boyslash or femslash (for ( Read more... )

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1) The incredibly pervasive meme that says that "healthy" foods are the same as "low-calorie, low-fat, low-sugar" foods, and that "unhealthy" foods are, like, a cookie or an ice cream cone or what have you. CAN THIS STOP? Because, okay, ( three reasons: )

I've been watching Supernatural in order to vid it in this multivid I'm making. I've watched many many episodes now, or large parts of them at least.

( cut for disconnected rambling about SPN, SGA, misogyny, racism, and my own freakout )

Those of you who follow kateharding.net or shakesville or other feminist/fat acceptance websites - or who follow Kevin Smith's twitter - will have heard about Smith getting kicked off a Southwest flight for being fat. This has started up again discussion of Whether It's Too Gross To Even Deal With If I Have To Sit Next to a Fucking Fatty on an ( Read more... )

I have had it up to here with the fucking obesity epidemic. I have had it up to here with fat hatred. I have had it up to here with people who get to cover over their old-as-dirt "no fat chix plz!" assholery with a shiny new veneer of "oh we're just concerned for your HEALTH!"

Now, at Pennsylvania College: students with a BMI over 30 cannot ( Read more... )

I watched it today. Why the fuck did I do that. I should've known better after the racist rape-torture porn they aired last season. I'd post about how I'm angry and depressed and want to hit RTD in the face, but I'm too angry and depressed ( Read more... )