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marguerite_kruxI aced the SSHG quiz last week, and won the privilege of selecting the topic of the next quiz. But I didn't get the email til Thursday, when I wasn't at uni, and didn't have a chance to reply to it til Friday. At which time I'm told that it's too late and the quiz has already been formulated because I took too long to reply to a PM that was sent the day before! [The other time I won the quiz-selection right, I got the PM on Tuesday, so I'm thinking the lateness of the PM was more to blame than anything]
It wouldn't bug me so much if it weren't for the fact that the topic ended up being 'Major Character Death'. I LOATHE character deaths. I mean, seriously cannot stand fics that kill off one or both characters of my OTP, they rank below rape!fics, which tells you how strongly I feel about this. So yeah. Not amused.
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Ethical issues
I've read some discussion of Will's behavior towards Terri as being representative of domestic violence.
Which really threw me for a loop. Because...I didn't see it. The way people are talking, it sounds like he bashed her skull in or something. WTF? She manipulated him, she emotionally abused him- took advantage of her supposed pregnancy to wring concession after concession from him...he was rightfully pissed and I thought he controlled himself superbly, considering the circumstances.
Throwing crap around? Making her back away? If that's violence, I should call the cops and report my father. I don't get why people are overreacting so much and flailing about how Will's not a sympathetic character anymore and that he's this horrible abuser. Maybe my perception's colored by how much I hate Terri, but even if it was Emma in this position, I STILL wouldn't say it was violence.
*shrugs* Thoughts?
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Stargate Universe.
AHAHAHAA! I don't like this series at all and just watched this ep 'coz I was bored, but how fantastic! I absolutely DESPISE Rush for getting them all stranded in the middle of nowhere, separated from all their loved ones, because he couldn't bloody well dial to Earth or some other safe planet and instead took 'the opportunity of a lifetime' and totally screwed everyone over.
He's a sociopath, okay? He has no remorse, no compassion or empathy, he doesn't give a damn how his actions affect others and whether it costs lives. He was willing to torpedo Young's career all for what, the right to run things his way? His underhanded actions prove that he doesn't deserve to run the show, if he's going to sabotage the one decent guy on the crew.
Young could've arranged a military coup any time he wanted and yet he kept his soldiers relatively calm and quiescent, instead of going off half-cocked to impose martial law and remove any and all civil rights. He could've made himself GOD with nobody to stand in his way, but he did the right thing and tried to make concessions and compromise- and then Rush blithely stabs him in the back.
I thought Young was going to just turn the other cheek- so when he punched out Rush and left him stranded, I was cheering so hard! Maybe it's 'coz I love the actor [Justin Louis from Missing] but I thought this was justice of epic proportions.
I'm just disappointed that as a main character, Rush is unfortunately bound to return to the crew- super genius that he is, the jerk, he'll probably fix up that alien ship and fly back to rejoin the others. Damn.
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I read this awesome fic the other day, and as usual, I checked out its reviews to see whether other people shared my opinion.
I was startled to find that a frakking fandom war had been waged over this fic, and looked up the details, to find that people were accusing one member of my ship of raping the other. *jaw drop* I've read rape!fics, oh, too many, and this was nothing like that at all, so I was greatly confuzzled.
Hypothetical scenario:
Character X and Character Y are at a party. Both are drinking. Compelled by liquid courage, X approahces Y to engage in flirtatious banter and winds up propositioning Y. Y accepts. X pauses for a moment, shaking off teh tipsy gleefulness to consider that Y would normally not agree to such a proposition. But Y is enthusiastic and willingly consents, so X shrugs off that moment of doubt and the two waltz off to enjoy a 'private celebration'.
Is this rape?
I wouldn't think so, otherwise- considering how many people have drunken sex with unsuitable people and regret it afterwards [I know people who've done this]- there'd be a lot more lawsuits happening. The facts at the time of this incident were pretty clear: Y voluntarily agreed, X did not employ coercion or date-rape drugs, so...
[which reminds me of this off-color joke I really should be appalled by: 9 out of 10 Rohypnol users agree that the fun is not in the chase. *winces* Oh, that's awful. But- I snickered. *facepalm* I'm a horrible person]
For the curious, the fic in question is Accountable by Dyce. Super awesome. *adores it*
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Meme.
Questions from mw48:
1. If you had to choose a theme song for your life, what would it be and why?
Sia- Breathe Me.
There is something so raw and emotional about that song that sums up exactly how I feel in my most depressed moments.
'Help, I have done it again, I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today, and the worst part is there's no one else to blame...'
I've messed up, I'm wallowing in despair, and it just all feels so pointless.
'Be my friend, hold me, wrap me up, unfold me
I am small, I'm needy, warm me up and breathe me...'
I just wish for someone to be there for me, to understand, to hold me and reassure me it's all going to be okay.
And aside from the lyrics capturing my mood perfectly, the music is so gorgeous.
2. What are the best and worst Christmas presents you have ever received?
Worst- I think I received a Bible once, from my grandparents. Not only am I not religious, but it was in Samoan- a language I can't read. O.o So that was- interesting. They've given me tons of great presents, but this was not making my Top Ten Most Awesome list.
Best- dvd player! With season 7 of the X-files. It was so unexpected and thrilling!
3. If you could BE someone in HP canon and had to live the life JKR gave them- who would you choose and why?
Ooh, tough question! You HAD to stipulate canon as per JKR, didn't you? *grumbles*
Um...Luna Lovegood, probably.
Despite the Bond Girl name, she's quite cool. She marches to the beat of her own drum and doesn't care for the opinions of others, which I admire.
She must be smart, if she's Ravenclaw, and she has bizarre insight into things she shouldn't know about, which I love. She's so serene and all-knowing and I wish I had her peace and acceptance of the universe and understanding of its secrets.
She's also fairly talented with a wand, and manages to hold her own in skirmishes against Death Eaters, so her trance-like serenity doesn't hinder her from kicking ass when necessary.
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Snurched from labrt2004.
I don't really understand this, because it's basically saying what I would give myself, which makes no sense- shouldn't I see what other people would give me? But anyway, it's funny, so:
borg_princess sent to me...sunshineskys drummingwickedandcruels piping---
Vidspam.
[Not femslash, just so I don't mislead those of you who ship these two]
The music is Florence and the Machine- Blinding. Only the most awesome song EVER. Listen! *pokepoke*
