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W-what?!
Disney Bought Marvel.
I have only one word: WHAT?!
Then again, imagine musicals of Spiderman and X-Men and the Incredible Hulk, where people have battles that never shed any blood while singing about their hatred for each other.
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You know what's AWESOME?
This photo-essay on "The Mutant Problem" by Peter ParkerAfter you read the main article, hit the images up on the sidebar. It won't matter if you don't know all the characters, have only seen the X-Men movies, or only seen the Spiderman movies. It's well-written, concise, and absolutely a gorgeous piece of work ( Read more... ) -
the equivalent of a thousand words
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IBARW: The Summarized Version!
I've been crazily busy this week and nearly missed out on International Blog Against Racism Week, so you lucky people are getting quick summaries of the posts that I'd been planning to write.
- Multicolorful
Firstly, Multicolorful is now up and running! For those of you who missed hearing about it before or have forgotten, multicolorful celebrates ( Read more... ) -
Rape is not the norm.
Rape is not the norm. There is no reason to assume that a fic chosen at random will contain rape or something else triggery.
When people say that you shouldn't read fic that has no warnings on it because it might contain rape/other triggers, what they're saying is that writing fic about rape is perfectly normal and a standard plot device/twist ( Read more... ) -
Why Didn't Anyone Warn Me You're A Jerk?
WARNING: Following entry contains vulgar language, discussion of possible triggers and a lot of anger, all sparked off by this post on if warnings are necessaryConfession time: I take for warnings for granted. Of course writers are going to label fics as containing rape, underage, dub-con/non-con, child abuse, character death or whatever necessary ( Read more... ) -
LGBT Pride Month = smacking around transgender kids?
Good news first: The White House announced it's LGBT Pride Month! Whoo!
Unfortunately, the transphobic idiots over at The Rob, Arnie & Dawn Show (a morning show apparently heard in Sacramento and Reno) seem to have missed that message. While discussing what to do about raising transgender children, they offered the following suggestions:
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Executive Mandate #393: All Journal Posts Must Be Made In List Form
1. a_white_rain is getting back into the YGO fandom and for the past two days, I have been eagerly egging her on in writing Rapunzel, a mangaverse/animeverse AU where Ryuuji won the Puzzle and his father killed Yugi. The Prologue and Chapter One have cracky versions written in the comments, courtesy of me, because that's how I am bribing her. Go read it! She's ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday, FIC!
For your birthday, you get a personal soundtrack, courtesy of moi! Dedicated to White Rain, fanficcer, RPer, icon artist, fangirl, political activist, fandom activist and as always, my Ficcer in Crime.
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Take Back The Night (this is MY night)
When I was younger, I used to be scared of the dark.
By younger, I don't mean five or six. I mean thirteen, fifteen -- that sort of younger. I used to be scared of the dark because I have an overactive imagination. What I can't see, I populate with horrors. Zombies, vampires, haunts and ghouls lurked in every corner, ready to snatch up me if I ( Read more... )