Mental note, no borderline jokes on physical presence of Fay, unless wearing a cup.
Inara: So. Would you like to lecture me on the wickedness of my ways? Book: I brought you some supper, but if you'd prefer a lecture, I've a few very catchy ones prepped. Sin and hellfire... one has lepers.
'Serenity'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
omnis_audis - Dec 17, 2008 10:55:08 am PST #4828 of 10000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Atropa - Dec 17, 2008 10:56:24 am PST #4829 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I like Fay's answer.
Sparky1 - Dec 17, 2008 10:56:36 am PST #4830 of 10000
Librarian Warlord
Here's a blog to start to the discussion of privilege - I have to go to the Dean's holiday party in another few minutes, unfortunately:
Trudy Booth - Dec 17, 2008 10:57:43 am PST #4831 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
"I was JUST KIDDING! Geez, can't you TAKE A JOKE???"
"Only funny ones."
Was it last week on SNL when they were picking on the Governor of New York's blindness? Dude, NOT COOL. Holding things upside down? Facing the wrong camera? Wandering back on stage? SRSLY? BLIND jokes? Did their third grade teachers not GET that memo?
Now, "I'm a blind man who loves cocaine who was suddenly appointed governor. My life is an actual plot from a Richard Pryor movie." was actually funny. And it wasn't mocking a DISABILITY.
In other NY politics news, looks like we're getting Caroline Kennedy-Wheredidtheschlossberggo. I could not be more pleased. Loves me some carpbagging Kennedys.
Trudy Booth - Dec 17, 2008 10:58:37 am PST #4832 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
As much as I enjoy ranting, Fay takes it with the cock punch.
Anne W. - Dec 17, 2008 11:00:41 am PST #4833 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
"I was JUST KIDDING! Geez, can't you TAKE A JOKE???"
"No. And I also don't like pathetic little ploys to get out of taking responsibility for one's own words."
Aims - Dec 17, 2008 11:03:50 am PST #4834 of 10000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My favorite justification is, "Well, I make fun of everybody, no matter their race, ethnicity, heritage, whatever. People are people and I make fun of them all."
rolls eyes forver.
Trudy Booth - Dec 17, 2008 11:04:20 am PST #4835 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
EMPRESS!!!!!
t tacklehugs
Emily - Dec 17, 2008 11:05:59 am PST #4836 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
http://mmcisaac.faculty.asu.edu/emc598ge/Unpacking.html
Here's the Peggy McIntosh article about white privilege. It wasn't until I'd read that* that I felt on firmer ground responding to the inevitable "Well, jokes about white people don't bother ME" argument. As for the whole "people within the group telling the joke" thing, that's another battle in the same war.
I've had to try to explain this to teenage boys a LOT. At least grown women are likely to be able to consider the idea of privilege, whereas to these boys the very words "white privilege" are like a dog whistle -- they can see that something's happening but are totally unable to hear a sound.
(*Read and, actually, did a little activity where we got to stand in a line according to our degree of privilege, which I've gotten to do TWICE now -- NOT an ideal teaching tool, in case you're wondering. But writing a paper on some other form of privilege was kind of interesting. I wrote one on female privilege, and another on ability privilege.)
Okay, now I'm just babbling to keep from leaving.
Emily - Dec 17, 2008 11:06:39 am PST #4837 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
"No. And I also don't like pathetic little ploys to get out of taking responsibility for one's own words."
PERFECT. Now, if only I can retrieve that next time I need it.