Because you didn't want to go in for all that testing?
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
Discussion of episodes currently airing in Un-American locations (anything that's aired in Australia is fair game), as well as anything else the Un-Americans feel like talking about or we feel like asking them. Please use the show discussion threads for any current-season discussion.
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sumi - Feb 02, 2003 5:34:54 pm PST #1416 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Zoe Finch - Feb 02, 2003 5:38:30 pm PST #1417 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
crammed with popular culture references which are primarily US-based
Yes, based on a reworking of mythology which is 100% European. It would do no harm to acknowledge your sources. I'm not getting my "knickers in a twist" I commented is all. It is not the most active thread on the board which I find surprising because there are many unAmerican fans of the show. IJS.
Fay - Feb 02, 2003 5:39:08 pm PST #1418 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
No, damn it, I can't let this lie. I just totally don't agree with this interpretation of the thread title:
Might as well say: poor, perverted, annoying people you're not one of us! I was hoping for a more friendly title, maybe for the next thread?
Zoe, I'm sorry I'm being a cow here, but I really don't agree with you.
sumi - Feb 02, 2003 5:41:19 pm PST #1419 of 9843
Art Crawl!!!
Zoe, not all the un-Americans are European so that the mythology and language wouldn't have derived from them either.
Zoe Finch - Feb 02, 2003 5:42:34 pm PST #1420 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
Zoe, I'm sorry I'm being a cow here, but I really don't agree with you.
I know. I am not saying that this is the message you ARE sending, just what the words are saying. It was a snarky comment by Anya, a wonderfully written, brilliantly delivered comment but still a snarky one.
Betsy HP - Feb 02, 2003 5:43:14 pm PST #1421 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
Buffistas are all about the snark, Zoe. Seriously. That's our unifying value.
Okay, snark and politeness.
Okay, snark, politeness, and cheekbones.
Penny B. - Feb 02, 2003 5:44:29 pm PST #1422 of 9843
Nobody
Our four greatest assets are. . .
Also, wrod on the mention that not all Un-Americans are Europeans.
Zoe Finch - Feb 02, 2003 5:44:47 pm PST #1423 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
I'm no marketing expert and I don't want to launch a huge campaign. The matter bugged me so I raised it.
Hil R. - Feb 02, 2003 5:45:42 pm PST #1424 of 9843
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I didn't see the comment, as Anya said it, as snarky at all. In her mind, it made perfect sense, and she was just stating a fact. Then, when we were looking for a new thread title, and we were using the word "Un-American" already, it seemed perfect and took on some irony in our context. (And yes, I know that that's not quite the proper definition of "irony," but it's a lot closer than Alanis Morisette's was, so I'm leaving it.)
Zoe Finch - Feb 02, 2003 5:46:27 pm PST #1425 of 9843
Gradh tu fhein
Also, wrod on the mention that not all Un-Americans are Europeans.
Yes, also not all the mythology is European in origin, just most of it, so the hey! that's my culture! isn't 100% justified.