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Day: May 18, 2013

Published by NiteMayr on May 18, 2013

#1 The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Tropes vs. Women) (by feministfrequency)

Is it bad that I have met the Manic Pixie Dream Girl? I mean really met them; more than one.  These aren’t cinematic creations; I won’t name them but I have met and been inspired by women who I would describe as this; they weren’t the trope… but they were like this.

Maybe the trope exists because there are people like this (I have met the male version too; but I don’t know what the right label is maybe Candy Raver Boy Child)?  I dunno.

Then there is the sign off on this; “Women don’t exist to ….” well sure; but the mopey man boys in the example movies don’t really exist either.  These are movies; which amplify and distort themes to make them something other than a rote representation of people.  This kinda treats movies like documentaries which are something else entirely.

Hrm.  I can see her point; but I don’t agree with this.  In “women’s” movies men are portrayed as thuggish sex obsessed morons who exist as life support for a penis and violence engines that women can overcome, escape or destroy.  

So; yeah.  Movies are fiction and it’s time to stop talking about them as if they are anything more than entertainment.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Published by on May 18, 2013

#1 The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (Tropes vs. Women) (by feministfrequency)

Is it bad that I have met the Manic Pixie Dream Girl? I mean really met them; more than one.  These aren’t cinematic creations; I won’t name them but I have met and been inspired by women who I would describe as this; they weren’t the trope… but they were like this.

Maybe the trope exists because there are people like this (I have met the male version too; but I don’t know what the right label is maybe Candy Raver Boy Child)?  I dunno.

Then there is the sign off on this; “Women don’t exist to ….” well sure; but the mopey man boys in the example movies don’t really exist either.  These are movies; which amplify and distort themes to make them something other than a rote representation of people.  This kinda treats movies like documentaries which are something else entirely.

Hrm.  I can see her point; but I don’t agree with this.  In “women’s” movies men are portrayed as thuggish sex obsessed morons who exist as life support for a penis and violence engines that women can overcome, escape or destroy.  

So; yeah.  Movies are fiction and it’s time to stop talking about them as if they are anything more than entertainment.

Published by NiteMayr on May 18, 2013

“Anyways, like I said this morning, these allegations are ridiculous, another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me, and that’s all I have to say,” he said.

He then proceeded to a city hall flag-raising event held to honour the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, where he appeared shaken as he read a proclamation. As he left, he did not respond when asked twice whether he smokes crack.

Except for Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, who cast doubt on the legitimacy of the video, Ford’s messaging apparatus was also silent. His loquacious brother and fiercest defender, Councillor Doug Ford, cancelled a planned television appearance and did not return calls. In a departure from some previous controversies, neither the mayor’s chief of staff nor press secretary issued a written statement.

The Fords also cancelled their weekly Sunday radio show on Newstalk 1010.

Anyone passingly familiar with the usual Scandal-Denial phase of the Ford machine would notice the lack of the normal ferocious denial phase…. hrm

Published by on May 18, 2013

“Anyways, like I said this morning, these allegations are ridiculous, another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me, and that’s all I have to say,” he said.

He then proceeded to a city hall flag-raising event held to honour the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, where he appeared shaken as he read a proclamation. As he left, he did not respond when asked twice whether he smokes crack.

Except for Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, who cast doubt on the legitimacy of the video, Ford’s messaging apparatus was also silent. His loquacious brother and fiercest defender, Councillor Doug Ford, cancelled a planned television appearance and did not return calls. In a departure from some previous controversies, neither the mayor’s chief of staff nor press secretary issued a written statement.

The Fords also cancelled their weekly Sunday radio show on Newstalk 1010.

Anyone passingly familiar with the usual Scandal-Denial phase of the Ford machine would notice the lack of the normal ferocious denial phase…. hrm