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1.( Buffy meets the comics, or what Buffy has in common with Watchmen, yes, I'm flogging the Watchmen horse again, and why tv translates poorly into comic books for me )
2. ( UK government vs. New York State Government....guess who wins? )
3. ( Public Support of Arizona Immigration Law is 59% according to the news. )
4. ( That bizarre Newsweek article on how gay actors are distracting when they play straight roles? )
5. Another oddity that I stumbled upon during a lunch break at work, but didn't, thankfully, have much time to really investigate - the Wincon/SPN kerfuffle that took over a bit of the general fandom and found it's way onto Buffy fans posts on my flist. I caught smatterings of it, and folks - just so you know - vague allusions to fan kerfuffles are only clear to people who are actually reading the kerfuffle, the rest of us are sort of scratching our heads in bewilderment.
This brings up another question that I've been pondering of late, which really has zip to do with said kerfuffle - and this is, are you aware of who may be reading your post when you post on your lj? And by who may be reading - I mean the vast array of readers, not just the fifty people who you read and chat with. And if so, to what degree do you write with them in mind? Do you edit things that you think may piss them or someone off? Do you care? Do you forget they exist? Are you careful? Does it depend on mood? Is this even a question you can realistically answer?
(For myself? Most of the time. Yes, the vast array - which makes posting difficult, because I've got people reading me who basically fall across a wide spectrum of tastes, cultures, genders, politics, etc...as a result, while I do edit with their blood pressure in mind, often cut-tagging and warning them to stay away from posts that may make them nuts, I also tend to not worry too much over things - because otherwise I wouldn't be able to post about anything but well what I did each day and the weather - which isn't all that interesting to me, and I can't really post about work - since a) I'd get fired (and sorry no interest in that, blogging ain't worth the risk) and b)it is work and I don't want to dwell. So, am careful, but within reason, am polite, also within reason, does depend on mood, often screw up and misjudge/misread audience, and no, it's not a question I think anyone can realistically answer.)
Back to the kerfuffle - because I'm willing to bet there's someone out there reading this, thinking, kerfuffle? what kerfuffle? what the heck is Wincon? You hypocrite! Explain yourself. (OR maybe not. One never can tell, little Johnny may have died and then fell in the well...oops sorry, channeling my Granny there for a moment.)
( that Wincon Kerfuffle, you know the one about sexual consent that may have fired up a segment of your flist this week? yeah, that one. Also about figuring out facts from friction on the internet. )
2. ( UK government vs. New York State Government....guess who wins? )
3. ( Public Support of Arizona Immigration Law is 59% according to the news. )
4. ( That bizarre Newsweek article on how gay actors are distracting when they play straight roles? )
5. Another oddity that I stumbled upon during a lunch break at work, but didn't, thankfully, have much time to really investigate - the Wincon/SPN kerfuffle that took over a bit of the general fandom and found it's way onto Buffy fans posts on my flist. I caught smatterings of it, and folks - just so you know - vague allusions to fan kerfuffles are only clear to people who are actually reading the kerfuffle, the rest of us are sort of scratching our heads in bewilderment.
This brings up another question that I've been pondering of late, which really has zip to do with said kerfuffle - and this is, are you aware of who may be reading your post when you post on your lj? And by who may be reading - I mean the vast array of readers, not just the fifty people who you read and chat with. And if so, to what degree do you write with them in mind? Do you edit things that you think may piss them or someone off? Do you care? Do you forget they exist? Are you careful? Does it depend on mood? Is this even a question you can realistically answer?
(For myself? Most of the time. Yes, the vast array - which makes posting difficult, because I've got people reading me who basically fall across a wide spectrum of tastes, cultures, genders, politics, etc...as a result, while I do edit with their blood pressure in mind, often cut-tagging and warning them to stay away from posts that may make them nuts, I also tend to not worry too much over things - because otherwise I wouldn't be able to post about anything but well what I did each day and the weather - which isn't all that interesting to me, and I can't really post about work - since a) I'd get fired (and sorry no interest in that, blogging ain't worth the risk) and b)it is work and I don't want to dwell. So, am careful, but within reason, am polite, also within reason, does depend on mood, often screw up and misjudge/misread audience, and no, it's not a question I think anyone can realistically answer.)
Back to the kerfuffle - because I'm willing to bet there's someone out there reading this, thinking, kerfuffle? what kerfuffle? what the heck is Wincon? You hypocrite! Explain yourself. (OR maybe not. One never can tell, little Johnny may have died and then fell in the well...oops sorry, channeling my Granny there for a moment.)
( that Wincon Kerfuffle, you know the one about sexual consent that may have fired up a segment of your flist this week? yeah, that one. Also about figuring out facts from friction on the internet. )
