Mad Men is not a bad wacky sitcom
No, but it does have a lot of cutthroat office-politics informed by weird gender dynamics.
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 7:45:38 pm PDT #20731 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
DavidS - Aug 16, 2011 7:57:51 pm PDT #20732 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
No, but it does have a lot of cutthroat office-politics informed by weird gender dynamics.
That it does.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 16, 2011 8:29:07 pm PDT #20733 of 30001
"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
Hey folks, can I ask for some advice/suggestions on writing a response to people who are shocked and dismayed that their argument against the suggestion there should be more diversity in the characters of a comics-based RPG could be seen as in any way defensive or hostile? Here's what I have so far:
I'll come right out and say it: I DO see hostility and discrimination when a LGBT issue (or similar issue dealing with women, or African Americans, or another minority of some sort) is raised and straight men promptly come out of the woodwork to declare their belief that it's a non-issue and argue that the people who raised it should settle down and be happy with the status quo rather than asking for improvement. And do so repeatedly and vehemently, despite the alleged unimportance of the issue. It's not burning-crosses-in-the-front-yard/throwing-rocks-through-the-windows style overt hostility and discrimination, but when anybody questions the rationale behind a matter of straight white male privilege I can pretty much start a countdown to the appearance of someone who (1) feels threatened by attention being focused on a problem or inequity that he's not on the losing end of, and (2) wishes everyone would just stop talking about it.
le nubian - Aug 16, 2011 8:33:51 pm PDT #20734 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I like it!
zuisa - Aug 16, 2011 8:42:20 pm PDT #20735 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
I really like it too! Nice work!
Maria - Aug 16, 2011 8:51:56 pm PDT #20736 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Matt, that's spot on. It's pointed, but not angry. Clear and concise, and gets your message across nicely.
Cass - Aug 16, 2011 8:57:49 pm PDT #20737 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Is it hockey season yet?
No.
It's car racing season.
Consuela - Aug 16, 2011 9:05:04 pm PDT #20738 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Matt, it's clear, except you might want to rephrase the business about "privilege"--it's kind of a term of art, and if you're actually trying to convince people unfamiliar with the issue, they seem to get hung up on "privilege". "But I'm broke/poor/unemployed!" they say. "I am not privileged!"
Maria - Aug 16, 2011 9:15:07 pm PDT #20739 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Consuela, I don't think I actually said this earlier (my incredulity at asinine cow-orker's antics fried my synapses), but I am sending you all the ~ma in the world to let you get through this with your sanity intact. I'm sorry you have to deal with her.
It's car racing season.
And airshow season. I like things that go fast. If there was hockey, my sports life would be perfect.
Jesse - Aug 17, 2011 2:58:48 am PDT #20740 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Very nice, Matt.
'Suela, I swear I now want you to "sleepwalk" into her office and tell her off, pretending to be asleep.
Hahahaha!!