OMG, everyone! Guess what?!
Anne Hathaway is confirmed to play Selena Kyle (a.k.a., Catwoman for those who don't keep up with Batman comics) in the new Batman movie! Is anyone else as excited about this as I am?! Anne Hathaway is perfect for the part! (And I'm not just saying that because I'm a fan of hers) Not only is she incredible beautiful (which is what Selena has to be), but if you look at the comics, Anne actually looks like her a little! But aside from that, Selena has to be hauntingly beautiful with soulful, captivating eyes, a winning smile, a charismatic nature (because let's face it, you have to stand out from the crowd if you're going to get Bruce Wayne to fall in love with you...I mean, seriously, it's not like he's going around falling in love with just anybody), and Anne has all of those qualities.
Oy, talk about perfect casting!
Now you might be worrying that they'll make Anne dye her hair blond, because Selena was a blond in both Batman: The Animated Series and Batman Returns, but to that worry, I say "fret not, my friends". Why? Well, because Selena is a brunette in the comics (always has been), as well as the other venues (the 1960's Batman television series, as well as other animated series). So, you see? No worries about Anne trading in her beautiful dark hair for a bad dye job (yes, I am referring to the blond Emma Stone debacle *groans*).
But in any case, I digress...I tend to do that when I get excited about things. Getting back to the topic at hand, I was already looking forward to the movie in any case, but now I'm officially chomping at the bit. I am so excited! We're talking 'going to see the midnight-showing' kind of excited!
Oy...this movie can't get here fast enough!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Goobye Tom Sawyer...Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow...
When in the name of all that is sacred and holy will this PC bullshit end?!
Not only are they going in and changing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but now the same self-righteous assholes are doing the same thing to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?! What is the point of writing books anymore?! Seriously...what is the point of putting any time or effort into a magnum opus or even just a novel if it's possible for anal-retentive fascists to come in behind you and change what they don't like?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't freedom of press protected under an important document? You all know what document I'm talking about...it's THE CONSTITUTION. This freedom extends to ALL printed words. Why then is this being allowed to occur? WHY is this travesty (yes, it is a travesty) being allowed to occur? As I said in my Huckleberry Finn rant, Mark Twain's writing is the very essence of the American spirit, and for this horrible act to occur is the epitome of giving America the finger.
No, they're not removing the "n" word from Tom Sawyer, they're removing the word "injun". I'm sorry, but the last time I checked, the word "injun" was not derogatory. Actually, depending on where in the United States you live, "injun" is part of the dialect. So, what next? Are these self-absorbed, self-righteous assholes going to go from state to state and force people not to speak in a way that their local society has been speaking for years?!
Where does it end?
See...this is what happens when you give a little bit of power to people who have nothing better to do with their time! The next thing you know, these self-righteous fascists are going to demand book burnings. Why? Because they were given an inch, and they're going to want to run 20 miles.
So once again...where does it end?
Seriously...WHERE does it end?!
I for one am going to refuse to let my children (when I'm finally fortunate enough to have any) read these "newer and better" versions of these two literary classics that will undoubtedly be forced down their throats in school. I'll have them read the original versions that I have in my own personal library. It will be my form of protest to this utterly retarded act.
So take that, you fascist bastards. Consider yourselves flipped off by me, and to that, I have only this left to say...
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.
Not only are they going in and changing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but now the same self-righteous assholes are doing the same thing to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?! What is the point of writing books anymore?! Seriously...what is the point of putting any time or effort into a magnum opus or even just a novel if it's possible for anal-retentive fascists to come in behind you and change what they don't like?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't freedom of press protected under an important document? You all know what document I'm talking about...it's THE CONSTITUTION. This freedom extends to ALL printed words. Why then is this being allowed to occur? WHY is this travesty (yes, it is a travesty) being allowed to occur? As I said in my Huckleberry Finn rant, Mark Twain's writing is the very essence of the American spirit, and for this horrible act to occur is the epitome of giving America the finger.
No, they're not removing the "n" word from Tom Sawyer, they're removing the word "injun". I'm sorry, but the last time I checked, the word "injun" was not derogatory. Actually, depending on where in the United States you live, "injun" is part of the dialect. So, what next? Are these self-absorbed, self-righteous assholes going to go from state to state and force people not to speak in a way that their local society has been speaking for years?!
Where does it end?
See...this is what happens when you give a little bit of power to people who have nothing better to do with their time! The next thing you know, these self-righteous fascists are going to demand book burnings. Why? Because they were given an inch, and they're going to want to run 20 miles.
So once again...where does it end?
Seriously...WHERE does it end?!
I for one am going to refuse to let my children (when I'm finally fortunate enough to have any) read these "newer and better" versions of these two literary classics that will undoubtedly be forced down their throats in school. I'll have them read the original versions that I have in my own personal library. It will be my form of protest to this utterly retarded act.
So take that, you fascist bastards. Consider yourselves flipped off by me, and to that, I have only this left to say...
Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Alas, Huckleberry Finn...We Knew Thee Well...
Have we as a society become such a generation of pandering wusses that we turn to literary classics that defined the very essence of the American spirit and rip them apart in order to make them more PC?
I am of course referring to Mark Twain's masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn. In our culture's ever-incessant need to please everyone and make everyone happy, it was decided in the infinite (notice the sarcasm?) wisdom of the powers that this American classic would fall prey to the PC guillotine. The bedrock of my point is the removal of a certain 'n' word that is used in reference to African Americans.
Now, I am by no means a racist...let me just say that right now. Ask anyone who knows me. I will go out of my way to ensure that I am friendly and polite to everyone that I come across. It doesn't matter what color skin they have, I'm nice and polite to everyone...unless you're an outright bitch or asshole towards me, in which case you're fracking dead to me. But I digress. The point I was trying to make here is that I'm not a racist, so please don't that's my reason for being angry about the changing of Huckleberry Finn, because it's not. I am not a racist.
However, as an aspiring writer (as well as a fan of the book itself), I am extremely bothered by the idea of it being possible for anyone who got the notion to go in and simply change someone's work after it's been published and in print for 126 years. When did it become okay and acceptable for people to just decide on a whim that they're going to change a book because they don't like it? Seriously...is this what I have to look forward to when I finally get published?
Seriously, people...if you don't like a book, then ban it. Don't re-write it! Ban it! That's what happened with Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange, The Witches, and several other books. No one went in and re-wrote any of those books. So why then the sudden need to tweak a classic piece of American literature? Because of 1 word? To do something as horrible as this...it's like re-writing Shakespeare or putting a fig leaf on the crotch of Michelangelo's David.
Sorry, but I'm calling shenanigans on this.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book that embodies the American Spirit. Yes, the "n" word is used, and yes, there's references to slavery, but so what? In case you've missed it people, slavery is a part of our country's history whether you like it or not. And guess what? We're not the only country in the world to have practiced it (but that's not the issue behind my rant). My point is that no amount of literary editing will change what happened in our nation's history. Even if you change an American classic to make it more PC, the very issue that you're trying to sweep under the rug is STILL going to be in our history books. Have the "all-knowing" powers that be forgotten that little piece of information?! The bottom line is that our history cannot be erased. All we can do is learn from it, and that begs the question...
How can we learn from our history, if people go in and make it more kid-friendly?
The answer is that we can't.
Yes, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn deals with slavery, but that's not the only thing that one should take from this literary masterpiece. How can one ignore the camaraderie that existed between Huck and Jim? How can one ignore the adventure? How can one ignore the manifest destiny at the end of the novel? "I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest..." That quote alone embodies what it is that America stands for and why this book is iconic of the American spirit. However, none these aspects seem to matter anymore.
If this is what future generations have to look forward to, then I truly weep for the future.
I am of course referring to Mark Twain's masterpiece, Huckleberry Finn. In our culture's ever-incessant need to please everyone and make everyone happy, it was decided in the infinite (notice the sarcasm?) wisdom of the powers that this American classic would fall prey to the PC guillotine. The bedrock of my point is the removal of a certain 'n' word that is used in reference to African Americans.
Now, I am by no means a racist...let me just say that right now. Ask anyone who knows me. I will go out of my way to ensure that I am friendly and polite to everyone that I come across. It doesn't matter what color skin they have, I'm nice and polite to everyone...unless you're an outright bitch or asshole towards me, in which case you're fracking dead to me. But I digress. The point I was trying to make here is that I'm not a racist, so please don't that's my reason for being angry about the changing of Huckleberry Finn, because it's not. I am not a racist.
However, as an aspiring writer (as well as a fan of the book itself), I am extremely bothered by the idea of it being possible for anyone who got the notion to go in and simply change someone's work after it's been published and in print for 126 years. When did it become okay and acceptable for people to just decide on a whim that they're going to change a book because they don't like it? Seriously...is this what I have to look forward to when I finally get published?
Seriously, people...if you don't like a book, then ban it. Don't re-write it! Ban it! That's what happened with Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange, The Witches, and several other books. No one went in and re-wrote any of those books. So why then the sudden need to tweak a classic piece of American literature? Because of 1 word? To do something as horrible as this...it's like re-writing Shakespeare or putting a fig leaf on the crotch of Michelangelo's David.
Sorry, but I'm calling shenanigans on this.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book that embodies the American Spirit. Yes, the "n" word is used, and yes, there's references to slavery, but so what? In case you've missed it people, slavery is a part of our country's history whether you like it or not. And guess what? We're not the only country in the world to have practiced it (but that's not the issue behind my rant). My point is that no amount of literary editing will change what happened in our nation's history. Even if you change an American classic to make it more PC, the very issue that you're trying to sweep under the rug is STILL going to be in our history books. Have the "all-knowing" powers that be forgotten that little piece of information?! The bottom line is that our history cannot be erased. All we can do is learn from it, and that begs the question...
How can we learn from our history, if people go in and make it more kid-friendly?
The answer is that we can't.
Yes, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn deals with slavery, but that's not the only thing that one should take from this literary masterpiece. How can one ignore the camaraderie that existed between Huck and Jim? How can one ignore the adventure? How can one ignore the manifest destiny at the end of the novel? "I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest..." That quote alone embodies what it is that America stands for and why this book is iconic of the American spirit. However, none these aspects seem to matter anymore.
If this is what future generations have to look forward to, then I truly weep for the future.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Seriously...WTF?!
Alright, because the reason for this particular rant pisses me off so much, I'm taking a break and emerging from the cocoon in which I wrapped myself so I could work on my novel. I'm taking a break so I can call shenanigans...nay...BULLSHIT on the state of New Hampshire.
So get this...
A man was issued a speeding ticket for driving on the highway at 3 a.m....driving his wife to the hospital because she was in labor. I'll say it again in case it didn't sink in the first time. HE WAS ISSUED A SPEEDING TICKET FOR DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 3.A.M BECAUSE HIS WIFE WAS IN LABOR!
The husband was apparently already driving his wife to the hospital when her water broke (the wife, not the husband...duh). Naturally, when this happened, the husband (like any decent husband and expectant father worth his salt) put the pedal to the metal and raced to the hospital for not only the safety of his wife, but for his approaching child as well. While this was going on (and remember that it was 3 a.m. and there was no one on the road), a state trooper starts chasing after him.
Now stay with me, because this is the clincher...
The husband calls 911 on his cell and proceeds to explain to the dispatcher that he's being chased by a cop and even goes on to explain the why behind it. After he gets off the phone, the cop car speeds up and gets in front of the husband's car and proceeds to provide him with a police escort to the hospital. They arrived a mere 6 minutes before the baby (a boy) was born.
Everything seems all well and good, right?
WRONG!
The cop proceeds to wait with the husband and then hands him a ticket after his wife has been checked in and taken away. "Congratulations on your son, and the bad news is that I am going to have to see you in court." That's what the cop said!
How fracking messed up is that?!
Naturally, the husband and wife are fighting the ticket, (oh, I forgot to mention that this happened on September 18th of last year, so he's been fighting it since then) but the point is that they shouldn't have to. This whole situation is wrong on SO many levels!
Seriously...how much of an insensitive prick do you have to be to pull something like that? You escort the couple to the hospital only to wait around to issue a speeding ticket?! Seriously...did the asshole have nothing else to do? Were there no more serious matters going on? Was he that fracking bored that he had to wait around and issue a speeding ticket to a man who was thinking only of the safety of his wife and child?
Seriously....
WTF?!
To read the whole story, read it here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/husband-speeding-ticket-rushing-pregnant-wife-hospital/story?id=12545830&page=1
So get this...
A man was issued a speeding ticket for driving on the highway at 3 a.m....driving his wife to the hospital because she was in labor. I'll say it again in case it didn't sink in the first time. HE WAS ISSUED A SPEEDING TICKET FOR DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 3.A.M BECAUSE HIS WIFE WAS IN LABOR!
The husband was apparently already driving his wife to the hospital when her water broke (the wife, not the husband...duh). Naturally, when this happened, the husband (like any decent husband and expectant father worth his salt) put the pedal to the metal and raced to the hospital for not only the safety of his wife, but for his approaching child as well. While this was going on (and remember that it was 3 a.m. and there was no one on the road), a state trooper starts chasing after him.
Now stay with me, because this is the clincher...
The husband calls 911 on his cell and proceeds to explain to the dispatcher that he's being chased by a cop and even goes on to explain the why behind it. After he gets off the phone, the cop car speeds up and gets in front of the husband's car and proceeds to provide him with a police escort to the hospital. They arrived a mere 6 minutes before the baby (a boy) was born.
Everything seems all well and good, right?
WRONG!
The cop proceeds to wait with the husband and then hands him a ticket after his wife has been checked in and taken away. "Congratulations on your son, and the bad news is that I am going to have to see you in court." That's what the cop said!
How fracking messed up is that?!
Naturally, the husband and wife are fighting the ticket, (oh, I forgot to mention that this happened on September 18th of last year, so he's been fighting it since then) but the point is that they shouldn't have to. This whole situation is wrong on SO many levels!
Seriously...how much of an insensitive prick do you have to be to pull something like that? You escort the couple to the hospital only to wait around to issue a speeding ticket?! Seriously...did the asshole have nothing else to do? Were there no more serious matters going on? Was he that fracking bored that he had to wait around and issue a speeding ticket to a man who was thinking only of the safety of his wife and child?
Seriously....
WTF?!
To read the whole story, read it here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/husband-speeding-ticket-rushing-pregnant-wife-hospital/story?id=12545830&page=1
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