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Jun. 13th, 2011 03:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gwydion* They've just sent a directive for the VA to stop discriminating against trans and intersex veterans and actually provide appropriate health care, you know, instead of the usual practice. As usual, not enough, but it's a big step forward, especially since it's essentially unprompted and completely unexpected.
* I missed the Tracy Morgan thing breaking what with everything else going on. Thank you, neo_prodigy for your excellent piece on what happened.: http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/958290.html
* To be clear, Tracy Morgan is an individual asshole, and I've seen plenty of white queer folk saying racist crap and generally being assholes to other marginalized folk. I'm done with Tracy Morgan, just like I'm done with a whole list of racist, homophobic, and/or misogynistic comics, celebrities, and performers of a variety of races. Tracy Morgan does not speak for all POC, just like Dan Savage does not speak for Queer Folk (speaking of racist white gay men). Let's remember that one person being a jerk doesn't mean that a whole group is entirely made up of assholes. Let's not have one guy be an occasion for labeling a whole group of people, some of whom are also members of the very group Mr. Morgan was attacking, homophobes. Let's not repeat the ugliness over Prop 8, where people throw out truth and reality based thinking in favour of playing yet another round of let's scapegoat a whole race of people who didn't have the power or the numbers in California to grant marriage equality even if every single one had voted for equality.
Let's not make civil rights a race to the bottom with all sorts of marginalized people pissing on each other and trying to kick each other down instead of raise each other up. Let's not take this occasion to drag out nasty stereotypes, further marginalize already marginalized folk who had nothing to do with the incident, and generally be tremendous assholes ourselves on a larger scale in response.
* I do admit, my opinion of Tina fey is significantly lower now for her defense of Mr. Morgan, much as my opinion of Jodi Foster has dropped over her championing of Mel Gibson.
* Word: http://uryel.tumblr.com/post/6457784529/yes-anthony-weiner-lied-about-something-that-is
* Game of Thrones:
Dungeon scene: Ned, he told you what he wants, just like Littlefinger told you not to trust him. You still haven't learned anything? They tell you outright, you listen, duh. I keep thinking of the stoooopid Aeneus wind up toy my favorite college Latin teacher postulated.
The Crossing Castle: I guessed the terms, and they look to be as good as Cat was likely to get. Point to Cat.
Tywin and Tyrion scene: I know Tywin's a villain and all and I love me some Tyrion, but Tywin's orders and what he said to Tyrion about commanders and men, was right and clever. I love me some Tyrion, but he has a bit of growing up to do, and the political/military situation requires that, really.
Jon Snow and Maester Aemon: Maester Aemon for the win. Talk about needing to grow up, I'm running short of patience with Jon's whining. Time to grow up and pick a side darling. do or don't do, but stop threatening to leave every episode, please.
Tyrion Tent scene: As I said, I love me some Tyrion, but he really, really has some growing up to do. Point to the lady who's name I didn't catch, but whom I heartily approve of.
I have nothing much to say about the Dothraki stuff.
Scene in the square: There is no way they will let you live whatever you do. Just tell the truth out loud in front of everyone, so when they kill you, your honor is intact and the truth is out. Oh look! I was right. Um, duh. I see Sansa inherited her Father's brains. Well, it wasn't as if he was using them. (I am very much going to miss Sean Bean, though, as the acting was brilliant and he is still a ridiculously sexy man).
General note: Rob is turning into a man. This pleases me.
* Summer Cake: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunday-sweets-summer-lovin.html
* I blame Lalena for this. (NWS). Seriously, Karjack and Ninjakitten, check this out: http://youtu.be/w5U-YT-mRmI
* I missed the Tracy Morgan thing breaking what with everything else going on. Thank you, neo_prodigy for your excellent piece on what happened.: http://neo-prodigy.livejournal.com/958290.html
* To be clear, Tracy Morgan is an individual asshole, and I've seen plenty of white queer folk saying racist crap and generally being assholes to other marginalized folk. I'm done with Tracy Morgan, just like I'm done with a whole list of racist, homophobic, and/or misogynistic comics, celebrities, and performers of a variety of races. Tracy Morgan does not speak for all POC, just like Dan Savage does not speak for Queer Folk (speaking of racist white gay men). Let's remember that one person being a jerk doesn't mean that a whole group is entirely made up of assholes. Let's not have one guy be an occasion for labeling a whole group of people, some of whom are also members of the very group Mr. Morgan was attacking, homophobes. Let's not repeat the ugliness over Prop 8, where people throw out truth and reality based thinking in favour of playing yet another round of let's scapegoat a whole race of people who didn't have the power or the numbers in California to grant marriage equality even if every single one had voted for equality.
Let's not make civil rights a race to the bottom with all sorts of marginalized people pissing on each other and trying to kick each other down instead of raise each other up. Let's not take this occasion to drag out nasty stereotypes, further marginalize already marginalized folk who had nothing to do with the incident, and generally be tremendous assholes ourselves on a larger scale in response.
* I do admit, my opinion of Tina fey is significantly lower now for her defense of Mr. Morgan, much as my opinion of Jodi Foster has dropped over her championing of Mel Gibson.
* Word: http://uryel.tumblr.com/post/6457784529/yes-anthony-weiner-lied-about-something-that-is
* Game of Thrones:
Dungeon scene: Ned, he told you what he wants, just like Littlefinger told you not to trust him. You still haven't learned anything? They tell you outright, you listen, duh. I keep thinking of the stoooopid Aeneus wind up toy my favorite college Latin teacher postulated.
The Crossing Castle: I guessed the terms, and they look to be as good as Cat was likely to get. Point to Cat.
Tywin and Tyrion scene: I know Tywin's a villain and all and I love me some Tyrion, but Tywin's orders and what he said to Tyrion about commanders and men, was right and clever. I love me some Tyrion, but he has a bit of growing up to do, and the political/military situation requires that, really.
Jon Snow and Maester Aemon: Maester Aemon for the win. Talk about needing to grow up, I'm running short of patience with Jon's whining. Time to grow up and pick a side darling. do or don't do, but stop threatening to leave every episode, please.
Tyrion Tent scene: As I said, I love me some Tyrion, but he really, really has some growing up to do. Point to the lady who's name I didn't catch, but whom I heartily approve of.
I have nothing much to say about the Dothraki stuff.
Scene in the square: There is no way they will let you live whatever you do. Just tell the truth out loud in front of everyone, so when they kill you, your honor is intact and the truth is out. Oh look! I was right. Um, duh. I see Sansa inherited her Father's brains. Well, it wasn't as if he was using them. (I am very much going to miss Sean Bean, though, as the acting was brilliant and he is still a ridiculously sexy man).
General note: Rob is turning into a man. This pleases me.
* Summer Cake: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunday-sweets-summer-lovin.html
* I blame Lalena for this. (NWS). Seriously, Karjack and Ninjakitten, check this out: http://youtu.be/w5U-YT-mRmI