links and things

[lampshade_days]

• The Guild: Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?. ♥♥♥! There just aren't enough hearts in the world for Felicia Day.
• PETA is gross and infuriating. Surely there are better ways to promote animal rights, ones that don't involve preying on the self-esteem of women. P.S. - The billboard, in addition to being offensive, is a lie, or, at least, not a

Comments

[poetic_wonder]

Neil's the best.
I like the book much more, since Coraline does it all by herself, Wybie never existed. God forbid Hollywood lets a young girl be strong all by herself.

[lampshade_days]

I read about that difference in the Wikipedia entry for the film and had a similar thought.

[poetic_wonder]

I normally don't really care about how Hollywood portrays things, because let's be honest, most of what comes out today isn't worth seeing, but that one bothered me. Mainly because the essence of the story is there was a girl who was brave enough to fight something much bigger than her, and strong enough to succeed all on her own. The courage is the essence of the story.

[celtic_flicka]

I'm with you about PETA--ever since those "I'd rather go naked" ads, they've just gotten worse.

[bkm5191]

god peta shoot themselves in the foot on a semi-constant basis don't they?