Sidetracks - November 10, 2012
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➝ Based on this teaser posted by Suvudu they have ripped the plot of World War Z into shreds to create an action movie. Well, that will save me some money. Gross.
➝ A sequel to Boy Meets World in the form of Cory and Topanga's daughter growing up? Is it my birthday or something? The Mary Sue says, "This might be the best idea Hollywood ever had." I can only flail around in glee and hope that this is true. My childhood. Black Nerd Comedy talked about it, too:
➝ Self Care: Self Indulgence & Survival:
We're strong because we bolster ourselves up, because we know our weaknesses and where our personal patches of quicksand lie (crowded theatres, still houses) and we work through and around them. Self care isn't about hiding from your problems or giving yourself an out or acting fragile, though it might look that way to an unpracticed eye.
Self care is about knowing that what looks like self indulgence can really be survival.
➝ And yeah, there was an election in my neck of the woods. I have two comments:
1) MATH IS AMAZING as long as I don't have to do it. (link to excellent animated gif photoset on tumblr)
2) FLAWLESS FIRST FAMILY.
➝ YA Fiction and the End of Boys by Sarah Mesle would perhaps be more aptly titled, "Oh noes, hegemonic masculinity is no longer the only model we present our boys with! Surely the apocalypse is upon us!" God forbid we actually dismantle unfair social systems instead of just teaching boys to be kind, magnanimous overlords. Thank goodness for Saundra Mitchell and Kate Milford and their very smart comments.
➝ Usually I try to actually engage with articles such as the one above, because at some point or another everyone has to be told for the first time why promoting a very narrow definition of "manhood", one that's entirely dependent on privilege and social power, is a damaging thing. We live in a world that tells us that this is "natural" and "inevitable", and taking the time to carefully explain why that's not the case is necessary if you want to bring people around and enact change. However, there are times when I'm tired and impatient because I've been in bed with a fever all day, and the only way not to despair is to not hold back from openly making fun of these things. If you want to watch me and Renay get our snark on (as well as a few other people be sensible and articulate), just follow the link.
➝ The Women's Media Center has released its annual report ion the status of women in the US media and the news is not good.
➝ And speaking of depressing data, here's an old post that I'd missed: For Book's Sake on the festival gender divide. The numbers show that in 2012, the four UK literary festival analysed had far more men speakers than they did women. It would be very interesting to see this study replicated with a larger sample.
➝ War on Women, Waged in Postcards: Memes From the Suffragist Era.
➝ A belated Ada Lovelace Day link: Science for Girls (aka "Science").
➝ The F Word challenges the idea that intersectionality is an elitist concept (thank you).
➝ I shudder on the inside every time someone assumes that the fact that I'm a vegetarian and support animal rights means that I also support PETA. Here are some of the reasons why.
➝ NY Mag on the age of hispter sexism:
Like Hipster Racism, Hipster Sexism is a distancing gesture, a belief that simply by applying quotations, uncool, questionable, and even offensive material about women can be alchemically transformed.
But have we really reached this stage of enlightened irony? We think we're over sexism yet our ironic expressions of it can only reinforce the basic problem, which is that women are paid less and (degradingly) sexualized against their will far more than men.
➝ And this one is via Smuggler Ana, who correctly thought it would be right up our alley: The Royal Society's lost women scientists: "A study of the Royal Society's archives reveals that women played a far more important role in the development and dissemination of science than had previously been thought, says Richard Holmes". ! Clearly I need to read Holmes' The Age of Wonder, which has been lingering on my shelves for way too long, as well as get my hands on his new book asap.
➝ In April ITV is getting a new sitcom about an older gay couple, staring Ian frickin McKellen :D I AM AT MAXIMUM SQUEE, PEOPLE! This article also mentions that a pilot for a similar show has been developed for the BBC starring Robert Lindsay *crosses fingers that it makes it to the screen*.
➝ Hello Tailor reblogged this discussion about what the 'Teen Wolf' characters might do if they worked retail jobs and it is wonderful.
➝ Dreaming of wings. Possibly the cutest thing you'll see all week (but feel free to bring any cuteness competition in the comments. (via
➝ The Rejectionist linked to a post about an Occupy Wall Street project called The People's Bailout. Essentially people are gathering money and using it to buy debt for a fraction of its total, then erasing the debt, 'to help folks in need — to free them from heavy debt loads so they can focus on being productive, happy and healthy.' This is just…*fistpump* *tears* *messy, teary fistpump*.
➝ Really liked Amy's idea about being someone's comment angel for a month and am trying to put her idea into practise.
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Date: 2012-11-10 05:17 pm (UTC)1)Self-Care - I teared up just reading your quote, thank you for the link!
2) The best thing about links from Ms Ana is that I get to try to imagine lolcats saying "hegemonic masculinity is no longer the only model we present our boys with".
3) I LOVE the debt-buying idea! That is the MOST AWESOME EVER! I saw it online just the other day, as well (they're having a telethon to raise money. Some famous people will be going). It made me happy to realize there are still people trying things in the occupy movement, even though they are boring to the media, now.
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Date: 2012-11-11 12:59 pm (UTC)Ana should make this her new wallpaper.
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Date: 2012-11-10 05:18 pm (UTC)I am wanting this. All of this. So bad.
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Date: 2012-11-11 12:15 am (UTC)Renay Girl Meets World will be amazeballs! It is going to happen. Gawd, remember that ep of BMW where Shaun goes around in very fetching drag to see mens attentions as women do? They just don't make that kind of kids TV anymore! I am currently re-watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air and being bitter about sitcoms now though so don't mind me :D My vote for 'other show that needs a sequel' is totally 'Blossom' or 'Sister, Sister'.
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Date: 2012-11-14 07:35 pm (UTC)I would watch a Sister, Sister sequel so hard, too. ;______;
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Date: 2012-11-11 10:24 am (UTC)Renay, thank you for that self-care link - sometimes I really need to read stuff like that.
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