Comments | cleolinda: Sit down and get comfortable

cleolinda

Sit down and get comfortable

Mar 25, 2011 18:23

Internets, there was a lot of jackassery today. It's kind of impressive.

The Wicked Pretty Things imbroglio: Jessica Verday explained that she was pulling out of the YA anthology because she was asked to make a story with a male/male romance into a male/female romance. No problem with the actual content, violence or language; just make one of the ( Read more... )

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Regarding Scott Adams... ladyhadhafang March 25 2011, 23:31:39 UTC

Would that be douchequake? Because I'm calling douchequake on that guy myself. :/

Re: Regarding Scott Adams... pointedulac March 26 2011, 00:07:52 UTC

As a (apparently former) Scott Adams fan, I am deeply chagrined. DEEPLY.

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Re: Regarding Scott Adams... meleth March 26 2011, 04:35:47 UTC

His blog killed it for me.

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misachan March 25 2011, 23:38:46 UTC

Holy moley, that Scott Adams thing. I can't believe he wasn't aware of the implication he was making.

(And aw. I actually really liked Sucker Punch, but I can see why others might not.)

minimanic March 26 2011, 04:05:09 UTC

(I liked it too, though the ending made me all sad inside which I was not expecting at all)

misachan March 26 2011, 06:34:54 UTC

I think I've seen so much anime with similar downer endings that I was almost expecting it. The whole movie felt very anime to me. I called it a dystopian Sailor Moon in my LJ.

minimanic March 26 2011, 16:37:18 UTC

haha thats a good point. Clearly I'm going soft. Dystopian Sailor Moon sounds accurate to me.

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evewithanapple March 25 2011, 23:40:39 UTC

I'm kind of surprised to see Francesca Lia Block's name on that anthology, tbh. Isn't she well-known for having gay characters in her books?

cleolinda March 25 2011, 23:55:37 UTC

Give her time to find out about this. Lisa Mantchev only dropped out this afternoon, IIRC. It's a situation in progress.

allthelivesofme March 25 2011, 23:51:40 UTC

Yay for Jessica Verday and all the others pulling out of that mess. That 'apology' was one of the most condescending, "tee-hee, I guess I might see why you're miffed. But you still like me, right? 'Cause I'm totes cool!" attempts at brushing someone off that I've seen.

And OMG, Scott Adams, douchecanoe of the year.

heatherbird March 26 2011, 00:25:07 UTC

I love that YA authors are a community and support each other.

ladyhadhafang March 26 2011, 01:05:53 UTC

Lulz at "douchecanoe". I love that word. XD

And Jessica Verday sounds like a brave, wonderful woman. Seriously. ^__^

allthelivesofme March 26 2011, 01:45:38 UTC

It's one of my favorite words. Comes in handy a bit too much sometimes. . .

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la_donna_pietra March 25 2011, 23:53:32 UTC

On the plus side, I see "light on alternative sexuality" as being a phrase with so many useful ironic applications.

meleth March 26 2011, 04:37:24 UTC

"I went to that cool-looking party, but it was annoyingly light on alternative sexualities, so I decided to bail and do something more interesting."

fineprnt March 27 2011, 05:30:56 UTC

Your icon, and your comment, have me dying with laughter, joy, and much hilarity.