I never go out for new year's, so the rest of us losers can read a page in which woman haters get owned.

I've put new things on my 43 Things.

This new year's eve I'm dedicating to hating everyone and bitching about how 2005 blew donkey balls. I have to admit that this stupid so called humor article is the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my life. Oh, NOES, women don't dress up in costumes for your pleasure! *gasp* They have the NERVE to wear whatever they god damn please even if they are 300 pounds. Look, dumbass, cosplay is for fun, not so some dumbass can ogle. Also, I hate people who are like "ha ha, fun is for nerds". Hey, at least I can talk to people I don't have to funnel a keg of everclear to be able to stand.

This guy is too stupid to deal with, so I'll make a list of weird stuff that has been stolen from my parents: a mantle, aluminum siding, plaster, paintbruses, dishwasher space(some guy washed his clothes in the dishwasher of a house we were saving to rent),etc.

Someone's Japan pictures! It seems like she hit all the great gothic lolita stores! Also, Vivienne Westwood got damed.

Great Art. Intro to African Lit on blackfolk. Just ignore the first two posts.

Tip: Don't be racist on the train.

I got an A in European History, a B in African Art History, a B+ in Psychology of Religion, an A in Beginning Swimming, and a C- in methods. My GPA remains a 3.2.

P6 notes the sympathy given to drug dealing, criminal white teens.

Peach Girl has regained it's momentum in episode 8. It's odd to see how the character of Sae gives it its strength. She's so spoiled and jealous! I like the wacky animation too. A perfect vacation anime.

The debunkingwhite skinhead Kwanzaa thread has now spun out to valuable reflections on being critical. It's worth your while to visit it. I need to read Killing Rage too. Maybe when school starts again, and I can get it from the library. One comment on the thread that really struck me was about the eurocentric ethic of saying one thing, and doing another. I have to admit that I do associate this with white people, and I find it very confusing. If you say you care about the poor, then do things to improve their situation. Don't take away food from poor kids' mouths, and say you are helping because they'll be 'self reliant'. Like WTF? Also, if you say you care about babies, then don't only talk about them when they are in somebody's womb- help them after they are born! I just don't get it.

I saw ParaKiss Episode 10. It's great! I always have loved Isabella's speech in which she talks about how George gave her the courage to dress as a woman. It's beautiful to me, because maybe if a boy can become a girl, a shy person can become a confident one. And I loved to see the dress finally animated. It was almost as good as when I saw a reproduction of the dress at AWA. Now that's love for a series- to reproduce an entire elaborate dress. Someday I'll learn to sew!

Point of fashion: thrift store finds.

Paradise Kiss 10 is out! And I'm glad I had the energy to blog today, but I'm tired now.

Molly gives some cogent points on the shitty role models teen girls have today. However, there are magazines that aren't totally terrible for teens. For example, BUST occasionally drags out those shitty role models, but mostly focuses on women doing rather than women appearing. (because of frank sex talk, it's for over 16s or so). For lovers of crafts, there's Readymade. For younger girls, there is New Moon magazine(full disclosure- I had an article published in New Moon some years ago). Also suitable for girls under 16 is blackgirl magazine. Of course, the best way to know what magazines a young girl wants is to tailor them to their interests.

Everyone Hates Chris is actually a fun show, but I'm shocked that anyone would allow their kids to watch it.

Nubian has a beautiful post with great comments on racism. One commenter asks why we don't talk about complicity much. I think it's because they are dangerous waters. You say something about complicity around the wrong person, and your conversation gets the tone of "whites aren't to blame for slavery because Africans sold slaves". (as if the evil evil Africans made them buy them and treat them poorly).

I was amused by the fark stuff. The first comment was kinda dumb, but I loved the reply:

2005-12-29 09:35:18 AM IamPatSajak


"You've got the top PennDOT engineering brains looking at it," Mr. Bonstedt said. "I'm sure the post-mortem will tell us exactly what went wrong."

There is so much wrong with that statement I'll just leave it at this: I have been to numerous PennDots, and every single one hires two types of people:
1. Mentally Retarded (seriously)
2. "Shaniqua" the biatchy woman that won't even look at you or talk to you as she is supposed to be helping you out. She's too busy talking to the person next to her about what her baby daddy is up to, or who got shot.

Also- in PA more then 80% of bridges are not up to standards. Penn Dot takes an average of 5-7 years to complete any road work. (seriously) I moved to MD and between June and October they had built an entire new overpass by my house, and it is beautiful! Stone accents, iron decorative gaurd rails.. and they were working on it EVERY DAY! It is not uncommon to see a PennDot project get started, then go untouched for up to a year. (See: Leader's Heights exit on 83, or the 81/83 split as examples)



2005-12-29 11:56:08 AM control


IamPatSajak
Umm.. when did I make a racist comment?

I am shocked, shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you, that using terms like Shaniqua and "baby-daddy" would be considered racial stereotyping. This whole Political Correctness thing has gone too far. Can't we make our implied denigrations in peace?

Of course, someone else explained it straight:

2005-12-29 01:20:27 PM neven


IamPatSajak
Umm.. when did I make a racist comment?

You described in offensive terms and tone a woman with traits associated in our culture with the character of a poor, uneducated, self-righteous black woman. Absolutely no one here will believe for a second that you had in mind a white or race-neutral person.

Out of all the characters you could have picked, you picked her. Your list contained all of two entries, and lumping your stereotypical Shaniqua in with the retarded is a strong implication of how you feel about her.

Not that I needed to explain any of this to you. You think that there's nothing wrong with pointing out "the truth", only "the truth" is, in your case, a racist stereotype.

You made a racist statement, QED.

So don't use racial sterotypes, dumbasses.

On Alas a Blog, there's a big argument about whether we should have radical feminist only threads. I'm mostly in favor, although I think people of all genders should be able to participate. As a race woman, I understand how annoying it is to have a conversation of importance derailed because of some jackhole wondering why us uppity colored folk think we need to have rights. Basically, these threads are where grown folks can talk. It's hard to argue theorectical questions, when people are still questioning whether you are a human being or not.

That's also the source of much of the anger that some people have remarked on coming from actual feminists. When you're reacting to something like a woman being accused of a crime for reporting a rape, then is not the time to hear about how all women are evil liars who pretend to be raped for shits and giggles. It's hard to get much serious discussion done when the people talking are not arguing in good faith. When people are not being honest about themselves and their positions, and spending a lot of time in passive aggressive attacks, the people who really are interested in feminism, rather than bothering people on the internet get distracted.

There are many many spaces where rank idiocy will not be challenged. I'm glad for the spaces in which they are challenged and the ones that are mostly moron free. The trolls often complain "Can't you take someone disagreeing with you?" The problem is that this is not like disagreeing on whether the 'new look' style or gothic lolita is cuter- this is about people's real lives, and real suffering is caused by the lies these trolls spread. A lot of the arguments the trolls waste time with are like people arguing that the earth is flat. Not everything is up for debate- and I think some of these are the needs for every human being for rights and dignity.

Here's how I keep my vagina smelling fresh without douches. I sleep without underwear. Apparently the extra air circulating keeps everything smelling good. I also recommend cotton panties and the occasional bath. If your vagina continues to smell like a buffalo died in it, go to the doctor.

Lately if someone tells a joke with a stereotypical premise (like the Japanese mispronounce their Rs) I've started to be like HUH? What? I don't get it. Hopefully folks will get the message.