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[gwydion]

* We are negotiating reopening our embassy in Cuba and Cuba opening an embassy in the US.

* There has been yet another burst oil pipeline, poisoning the Yellowstone and the water supply for a local town. This is the second spill in the Yellowstone in recent years.

* The House Republicans were planning to celebrate the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade by passing a federal Abortion Ban as part of their ongoing war against women. Apparently the GOP Women in the house revolted, so they are going to do some less flagrant fuck you to women instead.

* There will be no Federal Civil rights charges in the police murder in Ferguson.

* "The State of our Billionaires:"

* "Billionaires flock to Davos:"

* "President Obama Says The 'T' Word In His 2015 SOTU Speech!" http://www.transgriot.blogspot.com/2015/01/president-obama-says-t-word-in-his-2015.html

* Cat Food money finally cleared Tuesday (With less than one big can of the hated Mixed Grill left). All is right with the cats now.

* And I thought the TV show was problematic. *shudder* Trigger Warning for discussions of child abuse, IPV, and rape. "Fangs For The Fantasy: Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/01/outlander-outlander-1-by-diana-gabaldon.html

* "Fangs For The Fantasy: Sleepy Hollow, Season Two: Pittura Infamante:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2015/01/sleepy-hollow-season-two-pittura.html

* I'm not really a Disney Person. I never identified with Disney Princesses. I like some of their movies, but there are lots of them I haven't seen or haven't liked. I am too aware of the problematic. (It does make me sad I will never get to see the Haunted Mansion and the Pirates ride, but it's not the end of the world). However, the Disney Princesses and Prince fan art that endlessly reimagines and repurposes the characters that I see on Tumblr make me incredibly happy. All these people transforming the Disney characters into guises that speak to them, the endless beauty and creativity and boundless joy of it really speak to me in a way the movies never can.

* 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

Comments

[mrbumblepants]

I have trouble with the Disney stuff too, but the way a lot of other people enjoy it makes Disney less toxic for me. My favorite so far is a set of realistic, historically accurate princess. Because they have Maid Marion, who is a fox surrounded by a shredded up dress & wearing a crown.

[gwydion]

I love the set where they are all modern people (with Ariel in a wheelhair, and diverse body types) protesting for various causes together, or the set I saw recently with women from India and the outfits translated into traditional dress, or the one where they are all dangerous monsters, or the many, many racebent sets where they are more diverse and generally kick ass.

Maid Marion as a real fox is brilliant.

To me, things like this are the real magic, the taking of often oppressive imagery that people grew up with and turning it into something empowering.