![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
(no subject)
Aug. 26th, 2017 07:40 pm1. Watching an old episode of The Great British Bake-Off as I write this. It's the season with Ruby, Kimberly, Francis, Glenn, Christine, and Becca. Kimberly states at one point that she must have issues with authority because she doesn't like to be told what to do and can't seem to follow a recipe without changing or fiddling with it. Completely identify, I am exactly the same way.
After this will go back to streaming Wynona Earp which is a Syfy series adapted from a comic book. The setup: When Wynona turns 27 she inherits her family's curse. Apparently her great great great great granddad, the original Wyatt Earp, killed 77 men. When his heir or the eldest Earp turns 27, the 77 men he killed return from hell, and his heir has to kill them all off. Only Wyatt's Winchester 77 aka Peacemaker can kill the demons. Wynona's sister Waverly has done a lot of research on this and insists on aiding her. Wynona would prefer to escape back to Greece. But alas, she can't.
Stuck in the town of Purgatory and cornered by US Marshal working for a covert government agency assigned to curtail the demon threat...she must fulfill her calling. Meanwhile, a mysterious man in old Western get-up has popped up, who happens to be Doc Holliday. Not a descendant but the original.
And not a demon. (I'm watching it because of Doc Holliday, who I have a life-long fascination with. And well, the reluctant tough as nails heroine Wynona...). The series casts the male roles better than the female ones...the women, with just one exception, are twenty-something white eye-candy model types, who look a bit alike. But I'm only two episodes in, so this may change. And I like the sister dynamic, also the actress playing Wynona, not to mention Doc Holliday, who is intriguing, both the actor and the character. Wynona doesn't seem to know who he is, and it's not clear whether he's on her side or against her. Also Waverly apparently had an imaginary friend when she was younger, named Bobo, who happens to be one of the revenants or demons.
2. My mother discovered what was causing the chronic UTIs. Apparently there was a kidney stone or stone about marble size in her bladder of all places, and it was rolling around and causing irritation and bacteria to colonize in the urinary tract. I mention this because I looked up UTI's and they mention literally every single cause imaginable EXCEPT that one. LOL! Very relieved, because it can be resolved.
3. Cool Glow-in-the-Dark Bug Puppet
4. Uhm okay, just what we need, another streaming channel/service, this one is called Passion Flix and until midnight August 31, you purchase a founding member subscription for just $100 - lasts for two years aka $4.75 a month, and steam romance flicks (B list romance flicks), and
C list television adaptations cast with pretty model actor wannabees. I watched the trailers, and it really does remind me of what the Lifetime Channel and Hallmark Channels once were, particularly at Christmas time. About 99% of the novels being adapted are contemporary romance novels, the 1% are YA paranormal romance novels. So, I'll pass. Although it was tempting for a nanosecond, because I'd read one of the books being adapted and was admittedly a tad curious. Also it would feature shows concentrating on romance, no violence, and happy endings. But I tend to prefer to read this to watching it, mainly because for some reason the story works better in my head than on the screen, partly because the characters are more interesting in my head than when they are portrayed by wannabee model actors.
I think there are too many streaming channels. I'm starting to lose track of them. I'm sticking with Amazon, HBO and Netflix for now, and flirting with CBS All Access (The Good Fight, Star Trek: Discovery) and Starz ( Black Sails, American Gods).
5. While I agree that we should critique Whedon's work, and I've certainly done it, I think this is going a bit overboard.
When Whedon’s ex-wife Kai Cole wrote about the breakdown of their marriage, dozens of think pieces were published examining his most recent works and the too common trend of famous male feminists revealing themselves as manipulative and insincere. Long running fansite Whedonesque shuttered and hundreds of fans saw their affection for his work die. For many, Cole’s letter came as a shock. But not for all of us.
We Told You will look at the decades of intersectional feminist critique, and just plain disbelieving anger, that has existed alongside the narrative of Joss Whedon, perfect male feminist. Essays will include close examinations of particular works and recurring trends (waifish, emotionally vulnerable heroines; misogynistic nerds as author avatars; the racist underpinnings of Firefly), as well as his legacy as a producer and celebrity male feminist.
Uhm...a word of advice? (Whether you want it or not). If you want to persuade people to see things from a different perspective, this is NOT the way to go about it. I agree with them and this turned me off. It comes across as self-righteous, sanctimonious, and self-congragulatory all at the same time. Not to mention insanely preachy. They are going to turn off people.
Why not just ask for submissions to a zine that explores decades of intersectional feminist critique and reactions to Whedon's body of work, without all the finger-pointing?
I think this is a problem we currently have online...there's a lot of finger-pointing, name-calling, and righteous rage. But not a lot of thought. It's rather easy to condemn and judge someone you don't know, never met, and never will. But it's not exactly constructive. Also there are ways of doing this in which you open channels of communication to the other side, and keep them open, and possibly persuade people to change behavior. It's actually easier to get people to change how they behave than to change their minds. I know you wouldn't think so, but it is. But the above is NOT the way to do it. They pissed me off, and I agree with a lot of what they said.
Ironically, this reminds me a lot of why I began to have serious issues with Joss Whedon, Aaron Sorkin, and David E. Kelly's writing...they jumped up on a soap box and got preachy. And began to "talk down" to their audience. David E. Kelly's Big Little Lies was very preachy, like all of his television series. Joss Whedon's latest efforts felt preachy to me as well, and unsettling. Both writers seem to have issues with women. Actually all three writers have issues with women. No wait, Hollywood has issues with women...no wait, who am I kidding? Our ENTIRE society on a global level has serious issues with gender. Both genders. No one is immune. I see it everywhere, all the frigging time.
Anyhow...entitling a zine ..."We Told You"...sort of is akin to thumbing your nose at fellow fans, and saying "nyah, nyah, nyah, I told you so! You nitwit!" First off, you are assuming people are agreeing with your take on this? What if they aren't? I mean I hate to tell you this, but not everyone is going to come to same conclusions. What may be obvious to one person won't be too another. (I mean hello, people voted for Donald Trump. And he's done far worse things than Whedon.)
Second, even if they suddenly agree, why in the hell would they want to read a zine that kicks them in the face with it?
It may, however, do well based on the curiousity factor. It sparked mine. Although their self-congragulatory and somewhat sanctimonious attitude turned me off.
After this will go back to streaming Wynona Earp which is a Syfy series adapted from a comic book. The setup: When Wynona turns 27 she inherits her family's curse. Apparently her great great great great granddad, the original Wyatt Earp, killed 77 men. When his heir or the eldest Earp turns 27, the 77 men he killed return from hell, and his heir has to kill them all off. Only Wyatt's Winchester 77 aka Peacemaker can kill the demons. Wynona's sister Waverly has done a lot of research on this and insists on aiding her. Wynona would prefer to escape back to Greece. But alas, she can't.
Stuck in the town of Purgatory and cornered by US Marshal working for a covert government agency assigned to curtail the demon threat...she must fulfill her calling. Meanwhile, a mysterious man in old Western get-up has popped up, who happens to be Doc Holliday. Not a descendant but the original.
And not a demon. (I'm watching it because of Doc Holliday, who I have a life-long fascination with. And well, the reluctant tough as nails heroine Wynona...). The series casts the male roles better than the female ones...the women, with just one exception, are twenty-something white eye-candy model types, who look a bit alike. But I'm only two episodes in, so this may change. And I like the sister dynamic, also the actress playing Wynona, not to mention Doc Holliday, who is intriguing, both the actor and the character. Wynona doesn't seem to know who he is, and it's not clear whether he's on her side or against her. Also Waverly apparently had an imaginary friend when she was younger, named Bobo, who happens to be one of the revenants or demons.
2. My mother discovered what was causing the chronic UTIs. Apparently there was a kidney stone or stone about marble size in her bladder of all places, and it was rolling around and causing irritation and bacteria to colonize in the urinary tract. I mention this because I looked up UTI's and they mention literally every single cause imaginable EXCEPT that one. LOL! Very relieved, because it can be resolved.
3. Cool Glow-in-the-Dark Bug Puppet
4. Uhm okay, just what we need, another streaming channel/service, this one is called Passion Flix and until midnight August 31, you purchase a founding member subscription for just $100 - lasts for two years aka $4.75 a month, and steam romance flicks (B list romance flicks), and
C list television adaptations cast with pretty model actor wannabees. I watched the trailers, and it really does remind me of what the Lifetime Channel and Hallmark Channels once were, particularly at Christmas time. About 99% of the novels being adapted are contemporary romance novels, the 1% are YA paranormal romance novels. So, I'll pass. Although it was tempting for a nanosecond, because I'd read one of the books being adapted and was admittedly a tad curious. Also it would feature shows concentrating on romance, no violence, and happy endings. But I tend to prefer to read this to watching it, mainly because for some reason the story works better in my head than on the screen, partly because the characters are more interesting in my head than when they are portrayed by wannabee model actors.
I think there are too many streaming channels. I'm starting to lose track of them. I'm sticking with Amazon, HBO and Netflix for now, and flirting with CBS All Access (The Good Fight, Star Trek: Discovery) and Starz ( Black Sails, American Gods).
5. While I agree that we should critique Whedon's work, and I've certainly done it, I think this is going a bit overboard.
When Whedon’s ex-wife Kai Cole wrote about the breakdown of their marriage, dozens of think pieces were published examining his most recent works and the too common trend of famous male feminists revealing themselves as manipulative and insincere. Long running fansite Whedonesque shuttered and hundreds of fans saw their affection for his work die. For many, Cole’s letter came as a shock. But not for all of us.
We Told You will look at the decades of intersectional feminist critique, and just plain disbelieving anger, that has existed alongside the narrative of Joss Whedon, perfect male feminist. Essays will include close examinations of particular works and recurring trends (waifish, emotionally vulnerable heroines; misogynistic nerds as author avatars; the racist underpinnings of Firefly), as well as his legacy as a producer and celebrity male feminist.
Uhm...a word of advice? (Whether you want it or not). If you want to persuade people to see things from a different perspective, this is NOT the way to go about it. I agree with them and this turned me off. It comes across as self-righteous, sanctimonious, and self-congragulatory all at the same time. Not to mention insanely preachy. They are going to turn off people.
Why not just ask for submissions to a zine that explores decades of intersectional feminist critique and reactions to Whedon's body of work, without all the finger-pointing?
I think this is a problem we currently have online...there's a lot of finger-pointing, name-calling, and righteous rage. But not a lot of thought. It's rather easy to condemn and judge someone you don't know, never met, and never will. But it's not exactly constructive. Also there are ways of doing this in which you open channels of communication to the other side, and keep them open, and possibly persuade people to change behavior. It's actually easier to get people to change how they behave than to change their minds. I know you wouldn't think so, but it is. But the above is NOT the way to do it. They pissed me off, and I agree with a lot of what they said.
Ironically, this reminds me a lot of why I began to have serious issues with Joss Whedon, Aaron Sorkin, and David E. Kelly's writing...they jumped up on a soap box and got preachy. And began to "talk down" to their audience. David E. Kelly's Big Little Lies was very preachy, like all of his television series. Joss Whedon's latest efforts felt preachy to me as well, and unsettling. Both writers seem to have issues with women. Actually all three writers have issues with women. No wait, Hollywood has issues with women...no wait, who am I kidding? Our ENTIRE society on a global level has serious issues with gender. Both genders. No one is immune. I see it everywhere, all the frigging time.
Anyhow...entitling a zine ..."We Told You"...sort of is akin to thumbing your nose at fellow fans, and saying "nyah, nyah, nyah, I told you so! You nitwit!" First off, you are assuming people are agreeing with your take on this? What if they aren't? I mean I hate to tell you this, but not everyone is going to come to same conclusions. What may be obvious to one person won't be too another. (I mean hello, people voted for Donald Trump. And he's done far worse things than Whedon.)
Second, even if they suddenly agree, why in the hell would they want to read a zine that kicks them in the face with it?
It may, however, do well based on the curiousity factor. It sparked mine. Although their self-congragulatory and somewhat sanctimonious attitude turned me off.