What Today Is...
Today is a very important day. Viz and to wit: Jack Benny's 116th Birthday. Which means that somewhere out there, he is still 39.
(A quick Google found 12 episodes of the Jack Benny Radio Show that you can download at . Very much worth a listen: the show's dated less than you'd expect, because the humour of the Benny show tended to be based on people, rather than topical gags, and I'd say that from around 1942 to ...
(A quick Google found 12 episodes of the Jack Benny Radio Show that you can download at . Very much worth a listen: the show's dated less than you'd expect, because the humour of the Benny show tended to be based on people, rather than topical gags, and I'd say that from around 1942 to ...
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You have a point when you stated that "If you accept -- and I do -- that freedom of speech is important, then you are going to have to defend the indefensible." It took me awhile to understand why you stated that, and, after going through the blog posts and articles, I see that all Handley was doing was owning the manga and anime, which he has a right to do so. I am glad for freedom of speech (I live in Canada and I think we have the same version...) but I hate that people who seem to focus just hate on people like Handley and Diana just don't seem to realize that there is nothing wrong with what they either have/create, it's those who commit the acts in real life that need to be sought after.
Anyways correct me if I twisted anything you said, I rather not misstate your true meanings. But to not ramble on, when I read your part on Lost Girls I kind of smiled because I saw a copy of it at my local comic book store, and I thought about buying it. I don't find anything wrong with such a thing as Lost Girls, mostly because I want to read all of work done by Moore, and that includes that big tome. Still, I see your point on the matter and I did go on to the CBLDF and made an account, and wish-listed a lot of cool things there; and even though I live in Canada I do hope to be a member one day.
I do support Handley and Diana, they really didn't do anything wrong. But since the system deems it so it is up to those who know what is wrong to fix it, and I hope we do someday. If I ever happen to get into an argument about the subject, I think I would point people to your take on the matter, you seem to put it more eloquently than I ever could.