I haven't seen the movie or read any of the comics, so I have no idea who Pepper Potts is. I'm just saying that in terms of sexism charges, Alfred doesn't really seem relevant. (Unless Pepper really IS Tony Stark's maid.)
Also, I can kill you with my brain.
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Jessica - May 19, 2008 7:53:34 am PDT #5799 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2008 7:53:40 am PDT #5800 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Movie-version of Mary Jane? USELESS. It pains me to say it, but she is.
Yeah, it made me wonder why her character is apparently so popular. What does she do in the comics that makes her beloved as her own person and not just Spidey's girlfriend?
(Unless Pepper really IS Tony Stark's maid.)
Well, she does take out the trash.
Ailleann - May 19, 2008 7:54:24 am PDT #5801 of 10000
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(Next up? Billionaire Playboy As [whitefont]. What will the blogs say?)
My guess? Exactly nothing.
What is a parent to do?
Mention the part about the melting Nazis?
I liked Pepper! At the end, when Stark tries to make a move on her, and she's all, oh yeah, remember how you're kind of a schmuck? Yeah, nice try. It's adorable that you thought that would work.
Sean K - May 19, 2008 7:54:25 am PDT #5802 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
he thinks the movies all look flat-out Bad and he will never, never watch any of them because of their obvious stenchy badness.
WhawhawhaaaaaAAAAA???
Bu... bu... bu...
::brain broken, please try again later::
amych - May 19, 2008 7:56:49 am PDT #5803 of 10000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm in Aillean's corner on Pepper. And in Sean's with the brain broken.
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2008 7:59:52 am PDT #5804 of 10000
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he thinks the movies all look flat-out Bad and he will never, never watch any of them because of their obvious stenchy badness.
JZ, Emmett is rapidly losing Cool Points.
JZ - May 19, 2008 8:00:17 am PDT #5805 of 10000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Sean, if you can't tell how completely lousy they are from the two-second clips on display during the ads for the completely awesome Lego game, I don't know how to explain it to you.
I think if we could just get him to stroll through the living room while we were in the middle of watching the scene where the bullwhip assassin is displaying all his flair and style until Indy gets bored and shoots him, Emmett will be good and hooked, but it'll take a little finesse because I reacted exactly the way you did and he now has an emotional investment in hanging onto his belief in their lousiness.
Frankenbuddha - May 19, 2008 8:02:56 am PDT #5806 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
...because I reacted exactly the way you did and he now has an emotional investment in hanging onto his belief in their lousiness.
*sniff* They grow up so quickly. He's acting just like a teenager, bless his heart.
Steph L. - May 19, 2008 8:03:24 am PDT #5807 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm just saying that in terms of sexism charges, Alfred doesn't really seem relevant. (Unless Pepper really IS Tony Stark's maid.)
Well, Alfred is a little more than just a butler-as-maid-equivalent.
But my point (as half-assed as it is) was that a lot of the charges of sexism come from the fact that Tony Stark's assistant is a woman; that is, it's demeaning to put a woman in the role of assistant to superhero guy. But I don't see how it's demeaning to have a woman as an assistant, but it's okay to have a man as ån assistant/butler/etc. (Alfred).
t edit I didn't try to type the weird "a" in that last sentence; I don't even know what I typed to make it so, but I'm leaving it in because it looks so cool.
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2008 8:04:18 am PDT #5808 of 10000
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People just shouldn't have assistants, Teppy. We should all be EQUAL.