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May 04, 2010 10:02

In today's news, Iowa candidate suggests microchipping illegal aliens. Microchips. I shit you not. Also, Diana Gabaldon makes known her firm stance on why fanfiction is immoral and illegal. Read cautiously, the post is full of wank and bad logic ( Read more... )

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obsessive0514 May 5 2010, 04:00:09 UTC
Iowa candidate suggests microchipping illegal aliens

I couldn't bring myself to click that link. I don't think I can handle that rage right now. That's... That's just so absurd, stupid, and disgusting... I don't see how that won't kill his reputation and political career. MICROCHIPS. Just because you call them "aliens" to dehumanize them doesn't actually make them not human. Can't wait to see The Daily Show tonight (or tomorrow?) and watch as that becomes a meme. Even with Arizona's new law, this is still too moronic... Right?

Diana Gabaldon makes known her firm stance on why fanfiction is immoral and illegalI did follow this link. Or wait, for emphasis: I _did_ follow _this_ link. (I'm pretty sure you can use italics on blogspot, right?) I wish I hadn't. I've never heard of this author before, which I guess is a good thing ( ... )

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ivy_chan May 5 2010, 04:21:20 UTC
Fanfic is on iffy legal footing, but it's definitely not as clear-cut as breaking into someone's house. And there are established precedents of fanfic being published and even being best sellers. (Star Trek/Star Wars books, Wicked, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern or dead.) And if an author uses anything based off of fairy tales or religious books, they're writing fanfic. Very criminal, yes?

If she doesn't want fic being made, she really should have just said: "Please don't write derivative works based on my stories." As it is, she's pissing off a large section of her fanbase. You do not fuck with your fanbase, woman. It's a bad idea.

She even got asexuality fail in there. I am impressed.

(What does aesthetic argument against the whole nation even mean? We're all pissed off about the shade of the curtains?)

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obsessive0514 May 5 2010, 04:31:36 UTC
She even got asexuality fail in there. I am impressed.

I had to look again to see what you were referring to, and... yeah. That's a lot of fail in one blog post.

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obsessive0514 May 5 2010, 06:18:15 UTC
That's always something that makes me twitch. Personal pet peeve. I can't stand it when I hear people talk about how ALL humanity is obsessed with sex. Just. No. I mean, I'm sure even some people with sex drives aren't obsessed with it to that extent.

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