I know I've been AFIA for a long while, but has Minsky been gunning for fandom lately? I barely know who he is in mundane matters - some computer guy, right? - and I have no idea if he's jumped on the "Denounce Skiffy As Nekulturny" bandwagon - so many have, but I don't recall hearing anything outrageous about him. Did I miss the declaration of war
(
Read more... )
Comments 48
Reply
Reply
In any case, apologies for not reading your footnote.
Reply
Reply
Fi channel... by putting on MORE WRESTLING!
I was sooo happy when that happened - I called all the girls in my quilt guild and we sit around the TV, knitting doilies and drinking our tea in tiny china cups, while we watch ECW. (do I *need* a sarcasm tag here?)
As for the original Battlestar Galactica - some channel or other was rerunning it, and it was so cheezy it was completely unwatchable. Original Trek was always so much better (and that's got a huge camp value to it now).
Reply
(I only saw a few bits and pieces of BG back in the day (1978), but was not impressed then - the dudes were duds as far as I was concerned and there wasn't any female chara who could hold a candle to a certain Senator...)
Reply
The women on that show were completely forgettable window dressing. There wasn't an Uhura or even a Nurse Chapel among them.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
You should see the blank looks I get when I ask students if they've chosen heterosexuality (after I've been told that homosexuality is a "choice" and I tell them I don't recall choosing to be straight). Prejudice is a powerful thing.
Reply
heheheh
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Well put. That's exactly it.
I think the reason why moderate-to-liberal people believe that fiscal conservatism is separate from, and not nearly as bad as, social conservatism is that they don't realize that fiscal conservatism usually just means "fuck the poor." There are plenty of fiscal conservatives who don't actually *say* "fuck the poor". They say, "High taxes are bad for the economy," or "higher minimum wage leads to unemployment," or "government is far less efficient than private charity at providing vital services to low-income people." Some of them are even sincere when they say this and don't actually want to fuck the poor. These are the ones who end up defecting from the Republican Party and dissociating themselves from social conservatives, the ones who don't go on supporting the Anti-Sex League ( ... )
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment