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Abso-f'ing-lutly spot on, Daisy.My 49-year-old sel...
2008-05-21 04:04:00 Abso-f'ing-lutly spot on, Daisy .My 49-year-old self is getting pretty tired of hearing "we must center the voices of young women" over and over again, as if anybody over 30 is now just fish wrap.Note to 20-somethings: Ageism cuts both ways. More About: Spot , Year
This post kick several asses, all at once!
2008-05-21 03:45:00 This post kick several asses, all at once! More About: Post , Kick
Absolutely, Daisy.One of my favorite proverbs ever...
2008-05-21 03:29:00 Absolutely, Daisy .One of my favorite proverbs ever is, "If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors."I try to remember. More About: Proverbs , Favorite
I guess we disagree. I'm not saying that this anot...
2008-05-21 03:27:00 I guess we disagree. I'm not saying that this another "look who's coming to dinner" but clearly the creators put some thought into making sure that this wasn't a propaganda piece. Also, the bad guys weren't terrorists. We were just supposed to think they were until we found out that the real villain is the military industrial complex as lead by an evil white dude. Maybe they were too subtle about it. But if it makes you feel better there are right wing blogs pissed that he 'libbed out.Regarding your question about if it's a conservative or liberal movie. I don't think it's either. More About: Guess
-- decided to fight for other women who still aren...
2008-05-21 03:18:00 -- decided to fight for other women who still aren't quite convinced that they are full and equal human beings, but who are maybe ready to have that thought ...Awesome post, Daisy, and thank you very much. More About: Women , Fight
I'm sorry, but I don't really have anything better...
2008-05-21 02:44:00 I'm sorry, but I don't really have anything better to say than... This post is awesome! Well done.
I hope you go, and I hope lots of others do, too.
2008-05-21 00:46:00 I hope you go, and I hope lots of others do, too. More About: Hope
What an idiot. Is it January yet?
2008-05-20 23:31:00 What an idiot. Is it January yet? More About: Idiot
I would not have any terrorism-related plot, which...
2008-05-20 23:22:00 I would not have any terrorism-related plot, which I think is a cheap shot during wartime. I consider it akin to "yellow peril" cartoons during WWII. This is propaganda, pure and simple. The kids will not be able to differentiate, just as I couldn't differentiate between Muslims and Arabs, above. The desert, the clothes, the weaponry, the hostage video that looked so familiar, the references to Allah... it all runs together. And this is a movie lots of children will see. I don't know how I'd rewrite the movie. That's somebody in the WGA's job. I'm sure if I was lousy at what I do, they'd complain loudly about me, so I guess I can complain a little if I think THEY are slipshod about their job. :) More About: Terrorism , Related , Plot
Joe, have you forgotten Shaun Toub, the guy who he...
2008-05-20 22:28:00 Joe, have you forgotten Shaun Toub, the guy who helped him build the first Iron Man while he was held hostage? And the light skinned vs dark-skinned villagers, upon his return?I'm talking about the scenes in Afghanistan, the interrogators, etc. I think you're being willfully obtuse now.Sorry about the short comment. My kid woke up and I had to go get her. (I do blogs before I go to work, unless she wakes up early.) I meant to cancel out the comment but, obviously, I didn’t. Shaun Toub is who I meant by “the doctor”. I never caught the characters name. My point was that there were light and dark skinned characters on both sides of the line, and in roughly equal number for the main characters. You may be right about villagers being lighter than the terrorists. I don’t really recall. They all coded as ‘dark’ to me. But I was looking more at the shiny red and gold suit than anything else. My take, and I wasn’t keeping notes on this, was that the bad guys were central Asi... More About: Forgotten
being the same age, we have experienced nearly ide...
2008-05-20 18:32:00 being the same age, we have experienced nearly identical political pasts. i was dead-set against the reagan era as well. that's where it all went horribly wrong. bush 1 came to downtown santa cruz following the loma prieta quake, and a few of us rode our bikes downtown and booed him loudly, as he toured pacific avenue. i say go get him, sister! More About: Experienced
Oh you SO have to do it. I wish I could fly out t...
2008-05-20 17:31:00 Oh you SO have to do it. I wish I could fly out there and protest with you!
Joe, have you forgotten Shaun Toub, the guy who he...
2008-05-20 14:33:00 Joe, have you forgotten Shaun Toub, the guy who helped him build the first Iron Man while he was held hostage? And the light skinned vs dark-skinned villagers, upon his return?I'm talking about the scenes in Afghanistan, the interrogators, etc. I think you're being willfully obtuse now. More About: Forgotten
There were 4 good guys Tony, Pepper, Rodney, and t...
2008-05-20 12:30:00 There were 4 good guys Tony , Pepper , Rodney, and the doctor. Neither Rodney or the doctor were "light." More About: Guys , Good , Good Guys
Hillary for Supreme Court? Isn't she pro-death (as...
2008-05-20 11:45:00 Hillary for Supreme Court ? Isn't she pro-death (as in penalty?)So who should be Obama's running mate, Daisy? More About: Death , Hillary
Yeah, I realize. I should have said "dark"--or Mu...
2008-05-20 06:42:00 Yeah, I realize. I should have said "dark"--or Muslim. I used the word "Arab" erroneously when I really meant either one of these terms or both. My bad! *Official apology.* As Ms Clinton would say, I misspoke. :DIt seems terrorists are (in the West) stereotypically Arab or Muslim, which is one point I was attempting to make (badly). If it was supposed to be an "international gang"--then that's even worse. Because the bad guys were dark and the good guys were light. And it's very obvious. More About: Dark , Yeah
The reason they were speaking Hungarian is because...
2008-05-20 03:38:00 The reason they were speaking Hungarian is because it was an international gang. Before that scene the ally (can't remember his name either) explains this to Tony. Also, the people who live in Afghanistan aren't Arabs. The Madarin is another Iron Man villain. depending on which version you're reading he was or wasn't involved in Iron Man's origin. More About: Reason , Speaking
I think most of Clinton's nasty side has come out ...
2008-05-20 03:01:00 I think most of Clinton's nasty side has come out because of the need to play politics, the race baiting, the multiple personalities and multiple messages, the pandering and lying, etc. But if she had a position for life none of that would be necessary. That's why I would trust her so much more as a Supreme Court Justice. I think Obama should tell her that her name is at the top of the list for that position. We need more women on the court, and I believe she would be a good one. More About: Side , Nasty
beautiful! everyone deserves the right to one.
2008-05-19 21:16:00 beautiful! everyone deserves the right to one. More About: Beautiful
Shush..y'all so know I'm dude, an honorary one an...
2008-05-19 19:03:00 Shush..y'all so know I'm dude, an honorary one anyway, what with my raunch and power play sex and evil male centric shit and all, thus, Nina who I think is damn cool must also be a dude. I mean come on, it makes total sense, yeah? More About: Dude
Anonymous, I just posted about Nina Hartley. Does...
2008-05-19 18:51:00 Anonymous, I just posted about Nina Hartley. Doesn't she count as a female?And yes, Natalia is one of my heroes, particularly when she writes fairy tales!For the record, I don't supply 'serious' replies to people who don't have the guts to post under their real identities, sorry. I consider it trolling.And particularly when they come over from RMildred's blog. ;) More About: Anonymous
I thought having Hilary as his running mate was a ...
2008-05-19 18:24:00 I thought having Hilary as his running mate was a good idea at first, but then I realized that either a Clinton or a Bush has held the #1 and #2 spots since before I was old enough to vote in the 80's. Enough is enough. More About: Running , Thought , Mate
As a scholar of religion in unreal genres, all I c...
2008-05-19 08:48:00 As a scholar of religion in unreal genres, all I can say is this is an objectively amazing quote from the Vatican ^_^ More About: Religion , Scholar , Unreal
I'm Daisy's hero and I ain't male!(She's my hero t...
2008-05-19 07:32:00 I'm Daisy's hero and I ain't male!(She's my hero too) More About: Male , Hero
Why are your heroes/favorites always male?
More articles from this author:2008-05-19 07:26:00 Why are your heroes/favorites always male? More About: Heroes , Male , Favorites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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