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Things are aardvark in a food mixer insane at the moment. I will update properly and answer comments in due course I promise.
During the meanwhile all UK flavoured people rejoice for Lo! The Texan Bar has returned to us. Verily have I missed its chewy goodness and I rejoice that I shall once again have the chance to lose a filling while munching on it's chocolatey goodness.
Oh and Darth Rich sent me another great bit of animation which I thought I'd share. It actually reminds me of my own response to post on particular subjects in fandom. Infact I could really use that as an icon for whenever I read any of the following:
1. Any description of a character's eyes which utilizes the words "jade", "orbs" "greens", "tawny", "golden" "pools", "amethyst", "moss coloured", "chocolate", "mahogany" etc etc: - Please just stop. I get that they have eyes. I get that their eyes are pretty. Now shush.
2. The assumption that being a bottom and/or submissive is a character flaw and makes you weak. Usually accompanied by the argument that writing [insert character name here] as a bottom and/or submissive is feminisation of that character and grossly OOC:- Usually spouted by people with little or no actual knowledge or experience of D/s or power exchange play. One of these days I shall write a learned response about how a preference for vanilla sex clearly indicates a repressed sexual preference for necrophilia, low self esteem as well as a delusional view of equality in relationships.
3. [insert pairing of choice] is the only possible and acceptable pairing. Any other pairing is immoral, wrong and gross character abuse: - Stop justifying your choice in porn. No one cares.
4. BDSM is abusive, unnatural and immature. All dominants are evil sadists: - I'm still at a loss as to how people can make comments like this and then be surprised when I am offended? Please also see response to Point 2.
5. [insert fandom of choice] was so much better back in the day when [insert name of various well known writers who left the fandom 2 years ago] were writing. This goes hand in hand with the 'I remember when it was all zines/mailing lists/hand carved stone tablets and I hate this move to [insert latest fandom medium]' conversation: - Just kill me now. Seriously.
6. I don't read slash for the sex:- Bzuh! No really? What do you read it for then? The relationship? But isn't that just sex with a prettier wrapper and less squelching noises? The close friendship between two men? Um, isn't that gen fic? I dunno, maybe I'm just not intellectual enough to grasp all the layered meanings behind it all..
7. Gorilla rape stories and lactating men:- I am scarred emotionally for life. Nuff said.
*grins*
And on that note I leave to go watch Whisper of The Heart
During the meanwhile all UK flavoured people rejoice for Lo! The Texan Bar has returned to us. Verily have I missed its chewy goodness and I rejoice that I shall once again have the chance to lose a filling while munching on it's chocolatey goodness.
Oh and Darth Rich sent me another great bit of animation which I thought I'd share. It actually reminds me of my own response to post on particular subjects in fandom. Infact I could really use that as an icon for whenever I read any of the following:
1. Any description of a character's eyes which utilizes the words "jade", "orbs" "greens", "tawny", "golden" "pools", "amethyst", "moss coloured", "chocolate", "mahogany" etc etc: - Please just stop. I get that they have eyes. I get that their eyes are pretty. Now shush.
2. The assumption that being a bottom and/or submissive is a character flaw and makes you weak. Usually accompanied by the argument that writing [insert character name here] as a bottom and/or submissive is feminisation of that character and grossly OOC:- Usually spouted by people with little or no actual knowledge or experience of D/s or power exchange play. One of these days I shall write a learned response about how a preference for vanilla sex clearly indicates a repressed sexual preference for necrophilia, low self esteem as well as a delusional view of equality in relationships.
3. [insert pairing of choice] is the only possible and acceptable pairing. Any other pairing is immoral, wrong and gross character abuse: - Stop justifying your choice in porn. No one cares.
4. BDSM is abusive, unnatural and immature. All dominants are evil sadists: - I'm still at a loss as to how people can make comments like this and then be surprised when I am offended? Please also see response to Point 2.
5. [insert fandom of choice] was so much better back in the day when [insert name of various well known writers who left the fandom 2 years ago] were writing. This goes hand in hand with the 'I remember when it was all zines/mailing lists/hand carved stone tablets and I hate this move to [insert latest fandom medium]' conversation: - Just kill me now. Seriously.
6. I don't read slash for the sex:- Bzuh! No really? What do you read it for then? The relationship? But isn't that just sex with a prettier wrapper and less squelching noises? The close friendship between two men? Um, isn't that gen fic? I dunno, maybe I'm just not intellectual enough to grasp all the layered meanings behind it all..
7. Gorilla rape stories and lactating men:- I am scarred emotionally for life. Nuff said.
*grins*
And on that note I leave to go watch Whisper of The Heart
