I thought the woman posting about Bert and Ernie simply meant that it's good to show kids you don't have to follow traditional expectations.

And that you can still lead a happy life without being part of a couple if you have good friends.

it's good to show kids you don't have to follow traditional expectations.

I'm never going to argue with that, but when you use the word "equality" near "queer", you're bringing some baggage along. if there's not parallel to that, I'd think there are better ways to phrase it.

And saying that Ernie and Bert can show that is different from saying that's what Ernie and Bert are. And I got the latter more than the former, inasmuch as we sexualise or at least adultify everything we see. I also think "fundamentally good" cries out for an "as opposed to what?" clarification, but I am overfond of weighing every phrase.

I have to pick a book character to illustrate. I don't actually have a favourite book character (anymore--this would have been dragons or laran-wielding twenty years ago). And I really don't have a visual of these characters. So far I'm tossing around Vlad Taltos (or a friend) and Lilith or Anyawu from Octavia Butler's work. Ugh. Read more, ita !

I told someone at work that I wanted to replace my surname with a punctuation mark (I haven't forgotten my de la O dreams, but these were easier to yell over the divider). He thinks I'm really mean. However, he's named the same thing as his brother and sister, so he doesn't understand my life.

As a kid I thought Ernie and Bert were kids and that it was weird that they lived together without parents but, hey, you can do stuff like that on tv. The nature of their relationship was never a consideration.

Was it someone here who explained "Top" and "Bottom" using them as examples? It was helpful, but I don't think I pondered their relationship before that.

Speaking of Muppets...

Cookie Monster charged with assault after pushing child in Times Square - Boing Boing

Cookie Monster was arrested Sunday after allegedly shoving a child in New York's Times Square when his mother did not tip him for posing with the boy.

Monster, 33, was charged with endangering the welfare of 2-year old Samay Katkar, who had wandered over to the blue-furred beast when his parents ventured into town for a weekend trip. "The next thing I know, Cookie Monster had already picked up my son and was like, 'Come on, take a picture!'", Kurada told the New York Daily News.

Someone posted a really awful story on FB this morning, and I am a bad person because my first reaction was to the victim's name. Rehtaeh, really?

Rehtaeh

Rehtaeh? Is this an "alternate" spelling of Rita?

I think it's Heather backwards. Which you should know, Torymmot.

Oh dear.

I like Torymmot. Better than Mot or Samoht.

At least it wasn't "heaven" backwards...hate those people. (How could a girl be named that and not be a beast? Seriously.)