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BTS List - That's why he goes bad, you know -- all the good people hit him on the head or try to shoot him and constantly mistrust him, while there's this vast cohort of minions saying, We wouldn't hurt you, Lex, and we'll give you power and greatness and oh so much sex...
Wow. That was scary. Lex is like Jesus in the desert.
-- pricklyelf, on why Lex goes bad
LJ - Obi-Wan has a sort of desperate, pathetic patience in this movie. You can just see it in his eyes: "My padawan is a psychopath, and no one will believe me; I'm barely keeping him under control and expect to wake up any night now to find him standing over my bed with a knife!"
-- Teague, reviewing "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones"
LJ - Beth: god, why do i have so many beads?
Jenn: Because you are an addict.
Jenn: There are twelve step programs for this.
Beth: i dunno they'd work, might have to go straight for the electroshock.
Jenn: I'm not sure that helps with bead addiction.
Beth: i was thinking more to demagnitize my credit card.
-- hwmitzy and seperis, on bead addiction
AIM, 12/24/2003 - I could rape a goat and it will DIE PRETTIER than they write.
-- anonymous, on terrible writing
AIM, 2/17/2004 - In medical billing there is a diagnosis code for someone who commits suicide by sea anenemoe.
-- silverkyst, on wtf
AIM, 3/25/2004 - Anonymous: sorry. i just wanted to tell you how much i liked you. i'd like to take this to a higher level if you're willing
Eleveninches: By higher level I hope you mean email.
-- eleveninches and anonymous, on things that are disturbing
LJ, 4/2/2004 - silverkyst: I need to not be taking molecular genetics.
silverkyst: though, as a sidenote, I did learn how to eviscerate a fruit fly larvae by pulling it's mouth out by it's mouthparts today.
silverkyst: I'm just nowhere near competent in the subject material to be taking it.
Jenn: I'd like to thank you for that image.
-- silverkyst and seperis, on more wtf
AIM, 1/25/2005 - You know, if obi-wan had just disciplined the boy *properly* we wouldn't be having these problems. Can't you just see yoda? "Take him in hand, you must. The true Force, you must show him."
-- Issaro, on spanking Anakin in his formative years
LJ, 3/15/2005 - Aside from the fact that one person should never go near another with a penis, a bottle of body wash, and a hopeful expression...
-- Summerfling, on shower sex
LJ, 7/22/2005 - It's weird, after you get used to the affection you get from a rabbit, it's like any other BDSM relationship. Only without the sex and hot chicks in leather corsets wielding floggers. You'll grow to like it.
-- revelininsanity, on my relationship with my rabbit
LJ, 2/7/2006 - Smudged upon the near horizon, lapine shadows in the mist. Like a doomsday vision from Watership Down, the bunny intervention approaches.
-- cpt_untouchable, on my addition of The Fourth Bunny
LJ, 4/13/2006 - Rule 3. Chemistry is kind of like bondage. Some people like it, some people like reading about or watching other people doing it, and a large number of people's reaction to actually doing the serious stuff is to recoil in horror.
-- deadlychameleon, on class
LJ, 9/1/2007 - If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Fan Fiction is John Cusack standing outside your house with a boombox.
-- JRDSkinner, on fanfiction
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-- Michael Sheen, on Good Omens fanfic
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From:I'm not terrified of how girls or women think. I am very comfortable with my own kinks, many of which continue to horrify other people. But it took me a while to get there, mainly because our society IS afraid of female sexual power- so yes, I am so with you there.
Where you lose me though, is the notion that because a girl is attracted to something, it must automatically be okay, and to question that is to somehow assault her rights as an individual. I mean, all I was advocating for was a discussion with my kid about the things she enjoys, which again, I consider my job as a parent, but somehow in your argument that got construed as dictating. Is it impossible to believe that kids might make dubious choices for themselves? And that adults can help them look at things from various viewpoints, without squashing their esteem, their imaginations, or their sexuality? That's certainly my goal as a parent.
I also get confused because all the things you list as so damned hard to deal with (which I agree with btw), like cheerleader uniforms, purity, etc. seem to be pretty much parallel with the messages in TL. Bella must stay a virgin until she gets married. A man (her father, Edward, Jacob) is always in charge of protecting her innocence. This guy who "loves her even though she's clumsy" is also constantly telling her and showing her how bad and wrong she is- for wanting sex, for wanting him, for wanting to be friends with another guy. I just. Dude, that is pretty much everything you are arguing against, isn't it? The fact that he say, doesn't care how he dresses really pales in comparison to me.
Finally, I don't believe that all our fantasies, at any age, translate into real life beliefs or actions. That's silly. But in our formative years, they certainly have more of an opportunity to be something we imprint on, consciously or not. No, this stuff isn't world shattering. But it is *important*. And again, as a parent, I think it's irresponsible NOT to expose your kid to counterpoints.
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