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So it looks like I've got my disappearing/reappearing posts issue licked. Additionally, I've ironed out my GMail problems (I think), my Firefox problems, and my molasses-computer problems. All I've got left is fixing my Blackberry problems, and I'll be back to where I was. It'll be such a relief to not have to worry about things crashing, posts being eaten, or any of the rest of the malarky I've been experiencing lately.
Feb. 13th, 2010
So I hear this one a lot. And sorry, the idea that allies don't get called on their screw ups is ridiculous. I've been issued so very many privilege checks over the years that I can't remember all of them. Here's a recent example, if you're looking. I made a joking post about places where hateful humour can still safely find refuge (ie. what you can still get away with joking about) but my wording was utter fail, and I got called on that.* And that's as it should be. I don't know any sincere allies who think they're unimpeachable moral arbiters. I may not intend to hurt people, but when I do, I deserve to get called on it. I may not intend to do or say something racist, misogynistic, ableist, or transphobic, but when I do? I should be called on it. Nobody gets a free pass, and no one will ever have done enough to be 'above suspicion'.
* I also got called on using the term 'fucktard'. There's a subthread that goes into the whys of that exchange, but suffice it to say that it's part of an ongoing conversation about those kinds of words, and the hows, whys and whens of their social acceptability. Used context-free as it was in the linked post though, it was indeed offensive, and I apologize.
(And er, apologies to anyone posting in that thread, who wondered why it disappeared for a day. idek what happened there but I've fixed all the security settings on my entries. I think).
* I also got called on using the term 'fucktard'. There's a subthread that goes into the whys of that exchange, but suffice it to say that it's part of an ongoing conversation about those kinds of words, and the hows, whys and whens of their social acceptability. Used context-free as it was in the linked post though, it was indeed offensive, and I apologize.
(And er, apologies to anyone posting in that thread, who wondered why it disappeared for a day. idek what happened there but I've fixed all the security settings on my entries. I think).
Ah HELL YEAH, this is an insta!rec. This vid is freaking awesome. The song is Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drums, by A Perfect Circle, and the vidder is TikiTyler9.
I needed some downtime and this served perfectly. It's got tight editing, great scene choices and lots of blood, literally. go.back.to.sleep is rife with violent and disturbing imagery, so proceed with caution. It's sort of a... distillation of the violent elements of the show - none of the humour, and all of the horror.
I needed some downtime and this served perfectly. It's got tight editing, great scene choices and lots of blood, literally. go.back.to.sleep is rife with violent and disturbing imagery, so proceed with caution. It's sort of a... distillation of the violent elements of the show - none of the humour, and all of the horror.