I'm trying to get hold of Glark to make Glark Strikewear. I totally think TWoP needs to jump on the bandwagon. I mean, not pitying the writers is their gig, and they have no writing to not pity.
Jimmy Olsen jokes're pretty much gonna be lost on you, huh?
Xander ,'The Killer In Me'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Allyson - Nov 06, 2007 5:23:26 pm PST #7580 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2007 5:33:43 pm PST #7581 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it's by comparing it to a low-status position that the comparison is effective
I disagree. The statement "they get as much money as a profession we all agree is paid little" is a valid one and implies nothing negative about the status of the second profession in question. In fact, by aligning with a profession that's seen to be critical and poorly paid, you can bask in a bit of the glow.
Comparing you to a fry cook is a different metaphor. Simile. Whatever. Expression.
As Kat notes, though, we don't have the context. I just feel that your statement isn't an exclusive interpretation of the text we've seen.
Strega - Nov 06, 2007 6:12:08 pm PST #7582 of 10001
Jump on the bandwagon how?
Pix - Nov 06, 2007 6:20:30 pm PST #7583 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oh, I've been meaning to ask--does someone at TWOP have a red car with the license plate "TWOPWRS"? Because I couldn't think of another meaning for the acronym, and I'm wondering if WRS is "writers" or "wars" or something else altogether.
ETA: It takes a very long time to merge onto the 405 from Sunset. Waaaaay too much time to obsess about license plates and such on that ramp.
Strega - Nov 06, 2007 6:24:37 pm PST #7584 of 10001
Hm, I don't know... where are you at?
I'd tend to read it as "two powers," although that's equally mysterious. Unless they're a superhero.
Pix - Nov 06, 2007 6:26:56 pm PST #7585 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I'd tend to read it as "two powers," although that's equally mysterious.I? Am a moron.
Clearly I spend way too much time on the Internets.
where are you at?Merging onto the 405N off Sunset on the Westside. But I think you're right--probably not TWOP. Either way, verra mysterious indeed.
Allyson - Nov 06, 2007 6:45:22 pm PST #7586 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
The SWAG Bandwagon! I see lots of LJ icons, but I feel that I can't really support the writers without an awesome tshirt and stickers.
Strega - Nov 06, 2007 6:51:14 pm PST #7587 of 10001
Even if it was a LE, I think at this point the a shirt wouldn't be sent out until Jan. Stickers might be easier, though.
I'm being a party pooper, sorry.
libkitty - Nov 06, 2007 7:21:35 pm PST #7588 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
it comes from the fact that 50 years ago, those were "female" jobs
I don't really know, but I read that after WWII, Russia lost so many men that it became acceptable for women to be doctors and almost immediately, the pay and prestige of doctors plummeted.
Polter-Cow - Nov 06, 2007 8:34:32 pm PST #7589 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!