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[gwydion]

* Apparently, I missed the republicans fillabustering a jobs Bill fragment designed to prevent the firing of teachers, policemen, and firefighters, for the price of a half percent tax increase of half a percent on incomes over a million dollars, because the savings accounts of the ultra rich are way more important than jobs of ordinary people or the health of the economy to Senate Republicans.

* I haven't even started trying to catch up on lj. PM or email if there's something I need to see right away.

* neo_prodigy found, an interesting bit of history generally left out of the textbooks: http://eshusplayground.tumblr.com/post/11444478477/what-you-dont-see-in-the-u-s-history-books-poc

* All this Shakespeare not having written his plays thing always smacks of classism to me. People don't want to believe that the son of a glover could write poetry and plays that have stood the test of centuries. Instead, they want to make the "real" author a nobleman. it's creeps me out, it does.

* Walking Dead Thought: every episode, I get angrier and angrier that they seem to have taken book Andrea's awesome and given it all to Meryl. I say this as someone who loves many things about the show, including the little back story bits the comic books lack. I'm thinking they maybe took Tyresse's awesome and gave it to Meryl too when they turned him into T-Dog. At least they are leavinbg Glenn with his share of awesome, though I wish he had more spot light time.

* Tough talk oabout poverty from Mellissa Harris Perry: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#44996082

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* An associated conversation about race and occupy Wall Street (I admit, I've been uncomfortable with the occupy language, which is why I've been mostly avoiding calling it that): http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#44996131

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* Rachel Maddow explains the facts of life to Mitt Romney, who clearly isn't aware of them: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#44983707

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Comments

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

AGreed so much on Andrea. She was a kick arse devastating character in the comics - she was the best shot, she was the backup, she had your back

And now? She screams and hides

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

That's what's upsetting me. They are taking the gun away from their best sharp shooter because she's a womaan, and then she goes and does the classic screaming and helpless flailing. I want my Andrea back, damnit. She's my second favorite in the comics, following Michonne, who is my all around favorite. I'd rank them after Andrea as Glann, Tyrease, and Dale in the comic. Glenn's my top in the show so far.

I genuinely think they took all the Andrea and Tyrease awesome and gave it to Meryl, which raises some serious questions about the race and gender agenda of the show as opposed to the comic. Thee comic works really hard at diversity and sharing the awesome, down to the underwritten, but clearly seriously superhero gay male couple this year. I'm noticing some serious structural and in character sexism in the show, and it's way less racially diverse, especially when it comes to kick ass main characters. That's a problem and I'm going to be furious if it's not sorted by end of season. Andrea better get her awesome back, and they better either upgrade T-Dog or give us back Tyrease at minimum. Just saying.

I am okay with changes from the comic designed to reinject suspense for those of us who read it, but I don't like the dramatic downgrading of women and POC to make the white men look cooler.

BTW, I was amused by how many of the things in your recaps were in agreement with my opinions last year when it was new. Great minds thinking alike and all that. Shane (who is still alive)... Bwahahahaha! ;)

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

It annoys me that the numbe rof POC have been sharply declining over series 1 and also how the women and the POC both have been considerably weakened

Andrea has been largely replaced by Darryl. Tyresse has been partially replaced by T-Dog (who just kinds of hangs around) and Shane. Shane is hardly in the comics - and now he fills a co-leadershipish position with Rick - a position that Tyresse occupied in the books

And even now, if the group has to split up at all, the white men will lead. Rick, Shane, Darryl, even Dale - are considered greater authorities than Andrea, Lori or Carol.

It makes me fear the introduction of Michonne - I think she may faint at the sight of Walkers and hyperventilate and fear breaking a nail if she sees a weapon.


Great minds think alike! And Shane needs to be eaten. He so needs to be eaten.

[gwyd.livejournal.com]

Shane so needs to be eaten. Or shot. Or something.

I want Tyresse back. I want real Andrea back. I want Michonne to be a Goddess and the eidos of Survivor when she shows up, just like she was written. I'm not sure I can keep watching if they fuck up Michonne.

I want the show to rock hard like the comic does. I didn't know quite how much it mattered to me until I found myself trying to adjust to this season and not quite managing it.