What an interesting perspective Raq. Thanks for that.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
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beekaytee - Jun 16, 2010 7:18:27 am PDT #9059 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
§ ita § - Jun 16, 2010 7:23:14 am PDT #9060 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm the only woman I know...the only one at work, or here, or in this movie we call Life.
More than half the population is female. If 90% of the women in 90% of the movies still have to talk about less than 50% of the population, what's that about?
I think people need to realize how hard it is to pick out which man is the "star" in order to talk about him
I don't understand this sentence. It's usually easy to pick out which man is the star. And his antagonist--it's usually one of the two that's being talked about, if not both.
When you're the only woman, there's a lot of possible protagonists to talk about.
And when we make up more than 50% of reality, how often are we the only woman? Just because you're solo, doesn't mean the rest of us are.
amych - Jun 16, 2010 7:24:36 am PDT #9061 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So I'm the only one who read Raq's post in sarcastic voice?
megan walker - Jun 16, 2010 7:24:52 am PDT #9062 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
No.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2010 7:26:05 am PDT #9063 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh. That makes more sense.
Typo Boy - Jun 16, 2010 7:27:42 am PDT #9064 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Still not seeing it as sarcastic. Does Vicodin affect the ability to perceive sarcasm?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 16, 2010 7:28:52 am PDT #9065 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
This only-one-woman-at-most-in-a-given-location thing is tough, though. How can I dash next door to provide comic relief with sassy fashion advice and commiseration about boy troubles when all the other tenants in my building are straight men?
Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2010 7:29:04 am PDT #9066 of 30000
brillig
Oh, I took it at face value, because I rarely talk to other women, except here on the board.
megan walker - Jun 16, 2010 7:31:15 am PDT #9067 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I work in publishing, where there are far too many women.
§ ita § - Jun 16, 2010 7:33:56 am PDT #9068 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Most of my conversations with women at work are about my clothes, but hey! Bechdel pass, SATC style.