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[asimplechord]

1. Are y'all following the Dear Author discussion about fanfiction and the pulled-to-publish mess highlighted by 50 Shades of Grey?

2. Kim Rhodes is pretty awesome.

3. I have not seen either Iron Man movie, Thor, or Captain America. Someone explain to me why I'm reading Tony Stark/Steve Rogers and Phil Coulson/Clint Barton(/Natasha Romanov) fic.

Comments

[why_me_why_not]

Mmm, nachos. And fun. And fangirls? :D

[why_me_why_not]

Oh, and are you feeling better & whatnot?

[asimplechord]

Yeah, mostly. I tried running the other night, and it was NOT a good idea - after about 20 minutes my stomach decided that it wasn't happy bouncing, or being full of water, so I slowed down and headed home. IDK what the problem is. D:

[asimplechord]

A few fangirls at least. :)

[a_carnal_mink]

Kim Rhodes freakin' RULES. :)

[asimplechord]

Truer words. :) I just wish this stupidity wasn't happening. I mean, what century is this? Margaret Sanger must be rolling in her grave.

[a_carnal_mink]

The fact that it seems so pervasive right now (not just a few fringe nutjobs) is what really makes it super-scary. All kinds of mind-warping.

[asimplechord]

I get angrier and angrier ever time I discuss it. Especially with (some older, conservative) men I know, who are like, "I don't see why I should pay for you to have sex." FUCK YOU VERY MUCH, WHY SHOULD MY INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAY FOR YOUR VIAGRA? Or, alternatively, someone else's obstetric care? If we're talking purely financially, it is WAY more expensive to bring an unwanted pregnancy to term than to prevent it in the first place.

This bullshit makes me even crankier. It's a clump of cells. It should not have more rights than the sentient, presumably productive member of society that will be forced to carry it. Also, if you're going to be pro-life, fucking support that life once it's out of the womb: pay for health care, pay for better schools. >>>>:/

[katieupsidedown]

Someone explain to me why I'm reading Tony Stark/Steve Rogers and Phil Coulson/Clint Barton

Because it is QUALITY. But you should really watch Iron Man. XD

[asimplechord]

I keep meaning to! We have the first movie our Netflix queue, I just have such a back-up of stuff to watch on the DVR that I never get to it. But given the Avengers upcoming premiere, I suppose I should get on that!

[minuet99]

http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/master-of-the-universe-versus-fifty-shades-by-e-l-james-comparison - whoa.

[asimplechord]

Yeah, it's pretty obvious that there was some find/replace going on.

[minuet99]

Get this:

http://news.yahoo.com/erotic-novel-acquired-film-producers-161726024.html;_ylt=AjUkUyrh5MHSwFmesEG9VP5xFb8C;_ylu=X3oDMTQydXBoajJvBG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBFbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50U0YEcGtnA2YyNzdmN2M0LTc2MmMtMzBkZC1iODVjLWRiYjc2Yzc1NDI0MQRwb3MDOQRzZWMDdG9wX3N0b3J5BHZlcgM2YTU1ZWM4MC03NzVmLTExZTEtYWU3Yy1iNDY2NjgzNDgyMGU-;_ylg=X3oDMTFrM25vcXFyBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnMEdGVzdAM-;_ylv=3