nothing to see here, move along.

[lyssie]

1. Doctor Who fandom is all about race right now. It's long, boring, and infinitely pointless as far as I can tell. But then, I'm white, so of course I can't see the racism inherent in the series (or in Torchwood). If you feel the need to tell me how wrong I am, simply defriend me instead. It's easier.

2. In a side-bar of that, however, I am sad that there isn't more variety in the casting of Painkiller Jane. But Seth could read the phonebook and I'd listen. And I'm really really glad they didn't cast Connor King with a black man. (or even a woman) (The cries of "only black people are protrayed as cons!" would have deafened Skiffy) (Although, Marc Andre could have been black. I would have just called him Nick....)

3. antiwesley I swiped the sunglasses. Sorry 'bout that.

4. I should really get round to writing my reviews for SFF from two weeks ago. And also hunting up last week's PKJ.

5. I really really hate my job.

Comments

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

Oh, gods. Could you point me to the DW wank please, I think we've established I have no sense of self-preservation.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

here. there's some here. also some up at metafandom, apparently. http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1091135.html

[endis-ni.livejournal.com]

Thank you, hon! Wish me luck, I'm going in. Or at least lurking while wearing a rictus of disbelief.

[gordon-r-d.livejournal.com]

Wait a minute, did I miss a memo? I thought Who fandom was all about half of us flouncing off vowing to never watch the show again due to the whole casting things? :P

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I've seen more tl;dr about race than I've seen "omg hate new companion" sadly. ALSO. The youngsters need to step off Kylie.

Bitches and whores, man.

[timjr.livejournal.com]

...Dr Who fandom is so dumb, sometimes.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Yus. This is not to say I don't occasionally get too ranty about, say, being a chick. But. Dude.

[paigedayspring.livejournal.com]

All the Transformers reviews I've read are all about the OMGAWDS the racism!

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

.........

THEY ARE GIANT ROBOTS. WTF.

[antiwesley.livejournal.com]

Fandom: yes, you know my opinion.

Sunglasses: yeah, I realised when I hit the airport that I had forgotten to grab them. The missus is upset. :(

PKJ: I still haven't gotten around to watching... :(
(You may have to flog me for this.. or make me watch Farscape or something)

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about that, btw. I almost left them in the van, and then forgot when I got here. And told myself "remember the glasses" and. sigh.

That's ok. I'm an episode behind now. Although I'm watching tonight's, anyway.

[dkphoenix.livejournal.com]

There should be some kind of corollary to Godwin's Law invoked whenever "You can't possibly understand because you're X/not Y" appears in an argument, because it is always ALL downhill from there.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHAH. Yes. I was noticing that.

So, if my opinion that it isn't racist doesn't count because I'm not black/etc. Then my opinion that it is racist ALSO shouldn't count.

You can't have your double-standard both ways.