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[Dec. 1st, 2008|08:11 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  ditzy | ] |
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| | Bruce Springsteen - Fire | ] |
Okay, finished watching all the Lincoln Heights that currently exists, except the Mysterious Missing Episode In Which A Lot Of Stuff Apparently Happens. So except for having a lot of final exams to worry about suddenly, I'm more... here.
Incidentally I realized I never said that I did wear a sign for my transchums, but I did. I learned two things: that people do the most amusing routine when they see a significant amount of lettering they want to read, then afterwards decide that they don't want to admit that they read it, and that the most supportive people around here when it comes to trans equality are teenagers. It's funny, really, because these kids wouldn't think twice about tossing out slurs in casual conversation, but they also clearly want to support minorities in a way older people don't, usually. It's like -- one time one of these same kids tossed a "that's so gay" and I confronted him and he seemed ashamed and apologetic, but a grown man stood up to defend him.
Kind of makes me wonder if the generational thing goes kind of like this: generation 1 embraces the concept of men and women as legal and social equals in the ideal society. Generation 2 grows up with that concept entrenched in its mindset, and thus logically takes it to the next step of households not needing the male head/female caretaker model any more, accepting working mothers, stay-at-home fathers, and same-sex couples. Then the next generation goes "well, if a person's gender role is not defined by their biology...." I mean, I'm simplifying a lot, but in terms of general worldview and what you grow up taking for granted, I think that's how it's working.
To close this post, I'd like to appeal to you to Prove My Sister Right. She considers a certain Bruce Springsteen video creepy. One of her friends thinks it's "sexy" and not creepy. I say it's sexy and creepy. (I love Springsteen anyway and don't think he's a creepy person in real life.) So here's the video:
Poll #2804 The prove my sister right poll
Open to: All, results viewable to: AllThe video is.... |
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[Nov. 28th, 2008|01:40 am] |
| [ | Feeling |
| |  awake | ] |
| [ | Listening to |
| | Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant | ] |
I expect you're all wondering why I disappeared. (Actually, I don't, but it's a good opening line.) The deal is that I got involved in this awesome if still buggy game/game engine called Dink Smallwood new discoveries, a Calculus test, and most recently trying to watch the entirety of Lincoln Heights before I have any more homework due cultural education to better fit in to American society. I'm back now. Mostly. I mean, I still have about a season and a half of Lincoln Heights to finish things to do, but I'm less involved than I was. |
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| Out of curiosity... |
[Nov. 25th, 2008|07:28 pm] |
Why is it that when someone gets murdered people say things like "he/she was such a kind, loving person. I have no idea who would murder so and so. I don't know why the person was murdered.
Why is it that when someone says, "with all dew respect," they're going to say something really, really rude?
Why is it that when people want to ask you a question, they always preface it with the words, "could I ask you something?"
Why are some movies worth watching over and over again, and others aren't?
Why is it that people find the show Seinfeld? For that matter, why is the "show about nothing" so very cool? How did it get so damn popular, anyway?Questions of the ages... |
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| Good gods! Not again |
[Nov. 25th, 2008|06:09 pm] |
Dear archivest,
When trying stupidly to justify yourself to a group of fans by posting their stuff without asking, the least you can do is use proper grammar, spelling, and the right damn words! Instead of sounding like a literate person who is trying to save her own favorite works, which can be saved on a flash drive, BTW, you're coming across as yet another of the many, many stupid idiotic trolls that seem to litter fandom every damn time I turn around! |
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| yeah, I'm still here |
[Nov. 19th, 2008|04:57 pm] |
| [ | Feeling |
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My mum and sister are still in San Francisco. The boys and Dad were up for a night, so I of course was up until 3:00 listening to loud music on the stereo that night just because I could. Now my sleep schedule's messed up.
Monday I went to hang out with a friend, who showed me an episode of "The IT Crew" and miscellaneous other stuff that he had on his hard drive. Then on the bus coming home I met a modern-day hippie who talked to me about marijuana and forming memories and the longest word in the language (he recited a poem at this point, very fast) and wanting to adopt everyone in the world. He was beautiful, and I told him so, and called him brother and shared for a moment in his enthusiastic love for the world. It was one of those moments where you just -- connect to someone intensely, you know?
Yesterday I was supposed to meet that kid Jack to resolve the matter, but he stood us up -- claimed he forgot, but he also broke his normal routine, so I don't know that I believe it.
Sweden, I see, has decided to declassify "transvestism, fetishism, fetishistic transvestitism, sadomasochism, gender identity disorder in youth, and multiple disorders of sexual preferences" as illnesses to reduce social stigma. They classify the lot as "sexual behaviors" that "have nothing to do with society." Now, I'm uncomfortable as heck with GID and transvestism being called "sexual behaviors" even in a translation from Swedish, because both have fuck all to do with sex (transvestism can be sexual, but that's the separately-listed "fetishistic transvestism," not all transvestism) but I'm rather glad of the attitude they're taking about the whole thing anyway. Because, well, illnesses are by their nature harmful, and these things -- aren't.
In other GLBT news, Nepal has gone from criminalizing homosexuality to... legalizing same-sex marriage. Rock on, Nepal. Way to brighten my year!
Transgender Day of Remembrance tomorrow. Contemplating what to do. I may take a sign to school again, something like "trans ally" or maybe just "remember." I'll certainly have a post, though I haven't yet decided exactly what I'm going to talk about. There's so much that needs saying. |
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