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[Zippergirl]

Rosalinde wrote: "What?? That's how Old Yeller ends?

Damn, WTF?"

Whoopsy: spoiler.

[Jay]

Rosalinde wrote: "You're right, James. I'd probably find more uses out of Multiple Man anyway ;)"

O_O

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Right. Not going there either..

[Mike (the Paladin)]

The thing is...female villains are always beautiful in movies, comics, TV shows, books...everywhere. I mean almost every novel where you first meet the "femme fatale" you get some monologue like "she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen"...

I mean I was just wondering.

[Jay]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "The thing is...female villains are always beautiful in movies, comics, TV shows, books...everywhere. I mean almost every novel where you first meet the "femme fatale" you get some monologue like "s..."

With the femme fatale archetype, it's because of temptation. The protagonist allows his groin to overrule his sense, and is thus led to his doom. Beauty makes sense there.
Movies and TV have issues with hiring ordinary looking women for ANY role, villains included.
The video game industry has MASSIVE sexism problems, gamergate being just one recent example.

[Tessa]

Heh. I love that shade of red, but still...

[Chris , cookie guilt]

James wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "The thing is...female villains are always beautiful in movies, comics, TV shows, books...everywhere. I mean almost every novel where you first meet the "femme fatale" you..."


Really, though it's common to raise issue with the sexism and the female being objectified, you bring up a good point. It's the man the most often ends up looking like a dumbass, due to his own weakness.

[Jay]

Well, defending noir is easy: Everybody is frigging lousy.

[Becky]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Maybe I'm not making myself clear. Reading is my entertainment. It is what I do for pleasure. It is also what I do when I want to escape things. That means that I turn to reading specifically when things are bad in my life. So, yes. I want to avoid that shit. Life is bad enough right now. It's a little insulting to call it "infantilizing" - it's allowing me to make a choice and I am then free to exercise that choice or not. "

I don't think I'm making myself clear either. (I tend to have the same kind of issue with my boyfriend all the time, where I'm talking about a greater scope of things than he is, and we don't see eye to eye because we're not talking about the same things.)

I'm not saying that you should not have the choice of what to read for entertainment. Nor am I saying that you not wanting to read about rape or abuse or whatever is silly or wrong or anything. You're entitled to read whatever you want to read and I fully support that, as well as being able to know what is in what you're interested in. I just think that it should be more individualized for you, rather than blanket warnings.

My issue is with the TREND and SCOPE of trigger warnings, and how, in my opinion, they are refocusing responsibility away from the individual and onto the entity making the content available, or onto society. Yes, I think that's infantilizing. To me, that's an assumption that people have to be protected from content by some arbiter who presumably knows better what people are able to handle.

My issue is exactly the fact that we are all different and unique, and there's an infinite possibility of potential triggers. Who makes the call as to what should be warned? How specific does it need to be? Where do the warnings stop? Do we need to start warning that there will be warnings which might contain triggery words? I'm not even being facetious or sarcastic - this is a legitimate question because the whole thing just seems like a slippery slope.

I just don't think that trigger warnings on content are the way to go about allowing people to make the choice as to what to consume.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

[Nyssa]

Tessa wrote: "What is review floating?"

I'd like to know what this is as well.

[Jay]

Chris said:
Tessa, review floating is a common thing you might see on GR where somebody writes a review and posts it. They then later "edit" and submit it again so that it will float to the top of the status updates. This is done to increase the number of "likes" they could get on the review, as they float it for more people to see it.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Nyssa wrote: "Tessa wrote: "What is review floating?"

I'd like to know what this is as well."

Tessa Nyssa, review floating is a common thing you might see on GR where somebody writes a review and posts it. They then later "edit" and submit it again so that it will float to the top of the status updates. This is done to increase the number of "likes" they could get on the review, as they float it for more people to see it.

Oh wait. Did I just float my explanation?

[Jay]

Lol

[Nyssa]

James wrote: "Chris said:
Tessa, review floating is a common thing you might see on GR where somebody writes a review and posts it. They then later "edit" and submit it again so that it will float to the top of ..."

Oh. Thanks.

Only time I've done that is when I've noticed an error of some sort (usually typographical in nature) that was egregious enough to either change the meaning of the review or just bug the ever loving life out of me.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

It happens.

I'm talking more about the ones that you see every time you log on GR for about a week.

[Nyssa]

Chris wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Tessa wrote: "What is review floating?"

I'd like to know what this is as well."

Tessa Nyssa, review floating is a common thing you might see on GR where somebody writes a review and..."

I looked twice and didn't see your response. Sorry.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

It's also done when you find a typo or error when looking at it again...

[Becky]

You can not float them by unchecking the "add to my update feed" box when you save them after making changes.

[Nyssa]

Yeah, I usually uncheck the box for minor changes, but I purposely resend the review for major ones. Just didn't realise it was a "thing".

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I generally don't think about that, or see why it's a thing. (Well unless it's being done on a daily basis). I just updated an old review that someone "liked" and it brought my attention back to it and I fixed a couple of things. Thus I'm like being sensitive.

Sorry.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Nyssa wrote: "Yeah, I usually uncheck the box for minor changes, but I purposely resend the review for major ones. Just didn't realise it was a "thing"."

A review update/fix is one thing. We're talking about the folks that intentionally repost a review 20 times a day without changes for the sole reason of gleaning more "likes".

[Chris , cookie guilt]

[Nyssa]

Chris wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Yeah, I usually uncheck the box for minor changes, but I purposely resend the review for major ones. Just didn't realise it was a "thing"."

A review update/fix is one thing. We're ta..."

I know. I read what you said the first time. I ws responding to those who were explaining how not to "review float". I was also stating that it never occurred to me that people "review-floated". No need to bang your head on the desk.
Obviously there are massive communication issues here today.

[Becky]

I dunno... I think the hair jiggle is worth that head-desk gif.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I'm just getting ready for the Better Call Saul premiere tonight.

[Becky]

Chris wrote: "I'm just getting ready for the Better Call Saul premiere tonight."

Oooh! I really like that show. Not that that means I'd watch it, but it means that I MAY watch it when the next season is on Netflix.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

LOL. Whatever works.

Did you watch Breaking Bad?

[Valerie]

I didn't even know that edited reviews floated to the top. Sometimes I edit reviews, especially after a re-read. Do people think I'm "that girl?" Oh, my face is red.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

There she is!!!!! That girl.

No, Valerie. You'll know them when you see them. :)

[Becky]

Chris wrote: "LOL. Whatever works.

Did you watch Breaking Bad?"

Some of it... 2 1/2 seasons before my "Ehh... TV" thing kicked in.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Becky wrote: "Chris wrote: "LOL. Whatever works.

Did you watch Breaking Bad?"

Some of it... 2 1/2 seasons before my "Ehh... TV" thing kicked in."

Ahh, ok. You wouldn't really have to have seen it to enjoy BCS, but Easter Eggs.

[Jay]

Rosalinde wrote: "Ya'll, maybe we should go back and talk about the many uses of Multiple Man.

Where's James gone off to?

*wiggles brows*"

(blushes furiously)
I'm still here...

[Valerie]

Chris wrote: "We're happy because our Broncos won the Super Bowl. We might not be as silly if the Carolina Pussycats had won."

Now, wait a gosh darn minute! Pussycats?!? Did you just call Carolina Pussycats???

I give credit where it is due. Your number 1 defense in the league is an title well placed. The Denver D not only mauled our offensive line making Cam eat turf and shutting down both our running and passing game, but BOTH of your touch downs were the result of huge defensive plays.

Had it not been for the awesome Denver D, Carolina might well have earned their 1st Super Bowl victory . We may have been trampled, but we remain predatory Panthers. Rawr!

[Jay]

Hey now, felis domesticus is a highly successful predator in it's own right as well.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Oh no. As a rule I generally don't trash talk after the game.

And this is why.

I'm sorry, Valerie. Carolina had an awesome season and played a great game.

Yes, our D was crucial, and was a lesson hard learned two years ago when Seattle torched us.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Thanks for the backup, James. I was afraid you'd gone all Multiple Man with Rosa and left me out to dry.

[Jay]

Chris wrote: "Thanks for the backup, James. I was afraid you'd gone all Multiple Man with Rosa and left me out to dry."

(sigh) If only...

[Jay]

I had nothing to add to the floating convo, so I lurked.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

[Jay]

On that note, I am going to bed. Have to work tonight.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Take it easy, James..

[Valerie]

No worries, Chris. I wasn't really offended. But, that doesn't mean I won't stick up for my boys. :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I figured as much. Just had to get a little nervous when I saw Hulk there beside you looking all angry. :)

[Valerie]

Ha!

[Mike (the Paladin)]

She also has Darth Vader with roses...

[Becky]

LOL Isn't that from the music video that Funny Or Die (or one of those sites) made?

[Becky]

OH, it's from Conan's show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lle4t...

But here are some:

http://nerdist.com/nerdist-presents-g...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXSSB...

[Becky]

They are pretty fantastic. :D

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Nicki wrote: "George R. R. Martin hard at work on the new book"

This is hilarious.