I loved seeing the video for Janelle's song "Tightrope" because it shows she's an absolutely kickass dancer too.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
DavidS - May 10, 2014 11:03:26 am PDT #27421 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - May 10, 2014 11:08:46 am PDT #27422 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Plus she totally brings it live.
I think she's the true heir to Prince/James Brown as a band leader and front person.
§ ita § - May 10, 2014 11:19:11 am PDT #27423 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I loved seeing the video for Janelle's song "Tightrope" because it shows she's an absolutely kickass dancer too.
The choice of shoes for all the major dancers in that video emphasises how mesmerising the footwork is.
Typo Boy - May 10, 2014 11:59:46 am PDT #27424 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.
I don't even get the Beyonce/Slave thing from that picture. Beyonce was wearing a mostly transparent shift with underwear under it to keep anything from showing that would require a brown paper wrapper. Is that a takeoff of what actual slaves wore? Or is Bell Hooks saying that dressing scantily is promoting enslavement of women? An objectification thing?
Jesse - May 10, 2014 12:12:46 pm PDT #27425 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Phew! I just did an hour+ of yardwork, and pulled up most of the volunteer maples and mulberry bushes, some of which had been there for years. It does feel good to do physical work you can see the results of right away.
Steph L. - May 10, 2014 1:09:05 pm PDT #27426 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
We head over to Chez flea in a little bit to hang out with tommyrot and the family flea! We bought snacky-type food at Trader Joe's to take over, mostly so I had a legitimate reason to buy the white cheddar puffed corn (I cannot buy it for us, because if it is in our house I will eat the whole bag in 2 hours, maybe less).
§ ita § - May 10, 2014 1:22:53 pm PDT #27427 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or is Bell Hooks saying that dressing scantily is promoting enslavement of women? An objectification thing?
I'm guessing you didn't listen to the talk, but they go into a fair amount detail about the infantilisation and disempowering of that picture, and also assert she has more control over the final picture than I was saying. So she's complicit in undermining the thesis of her power, and offering herself up as a treat, and not a powerful one.
While you might not agree, they discuss it quite a bit, and I don't do it justice.
Jesse - May 10, 2014 1:33:23 pm PDT #27428 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
erika! You're in Oprah magazine!
Strix - May 10, 2014 1:41:32 pm PDT #27429 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
whut?!
flea - May 10, 2014 1:41:50 pm PDT #27430 of 30000
information libertarian
Is it TJ's version of Pirate Booty? If so I guarantee we will eat in in 2 hours, tops. (Have I had dinner yet? Nope. Am I about to eat one of my children? Yep.)
erika! You're in Oprah magazine!
Wait, what?!?