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Jan. 18th, 2015 02:06 am* An innocent teen with autism is facing ten years in prison because someone decided that as he was an African American in a hoodie waiting for a library to open, he was by definition suspicious and therefore had a gun and the police decided to repeatedly brutalize him as a result. "Teen With Asperger's Arrested: Were Callers Racial Profiling?" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ken-reibel/teen-with-aspergers-arres_b_610530.html?ref=twitter
* "The climate is ruined. So can civilization even survive?:" http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/14/opinion/co2-crisis-griffin/
* "Notes From A Boner:" http://captainawkward.com/2014/06/06/notes-from-a-boner/
* "10 things every parent of a transgender child needs to know:" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/10-things-every-parent-of-a-transgender-child-needs-to-know/
* Glee 6.3: "Jagged Little Tapestry:"
( Cut for your pleasure: )
* Penny Dreadful 1.2-3: Episode two really got my attention. Damn! I think the theme of the importance of naming and story in episodes 2 and three is really interesting.
1.4 "Demimonde:" And the theme of this one seems to be truth, illusion and their relationship to art. This show is speaking my language on so many levels for all it's flaws. The use of theater, the use of violence, Dorian with his perfume masks.... Damn. I am fascinated by the narrative ruthlessness of the show runners and the way violence and poetry interact. The visual and linguistic textures entrance. I am also impressed that for once they didn't straight wash Dorian Gray out of his bisexuality. I am concerned that they have whitewashed London generally and the only Poc character is foreign, a servant, and nearly silent. It needs to change. I know I shouldn't expect historical accuracy from something like penny dreadful, but London has been a multiracial city since the Roman Invasion and was particularly diverse in the Victorian era. It is weird to see all white background players and it makes me wonder about their racial agenda in general when you add in the near silent cipher as the only character of colour in the main cast.
* Help my friends adopt two cats: http://djinni.livejournal.com/516743.html
* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com
* "The climate is ruined. So can civilization even survive?:" http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/14/opinion/co2-crisis-griffin/
* "Notes From A Boner:" http://captainawkward.com/2014/06/06/notes-from-a-boner/
* "10 things every parent of a transgender child needs to know:" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/10-things-every-parent-of-a-transgender-child-needs-to-know/
* Glee 6.3: "Jagged Little Tapestry:"
( Cut for your pleasure: )
* Penny Dreadful 1.2-3: Episode two really got my attention. Damn! I think the theme of the importance of naming and story in episodes 2 and three is really interesting.
1.4 "Demimonde:" And the theme of this one seems to be truth, illusion and their relationship to art. This show is speaking my language on so many levels for all it's flaws. The use of theater, the use of violence, Dorian with his perfume masks.... Damn. I am fascinated by the narrative ruthlessness of the show runners and the way violence and poetry interact. The visual and linguistic textures entrance. I am also impressed that for once they didn't straight wash Dorian Gray out of his bisexuality. I am concerned that they have whitewashed London generally and the only Poc character is foreign, a servant, and nearly silent. It needs to change. I know I shouldn't expect historical accuracy from something like penny dreadful, but London has been a multiracial city since the Roman Invasion and was particularly diverse in the Victorian era. It is weird to see all white background players and it makes me wonder about their racial agenda in general when you add in the near silent cipher as the only character of colour in the main cast.
* Help my friends adopt two cats: http://djinni.livejournal.com/516743.html
* Our Financial Situation continues Scary: http://www.gofundme.com/cuovws or Lethran@gmail.com