Tag Archives: television
Quick explanation of DV laws in Texas and Fairy Tale Land
Disclaimer: Domestic violence is a big deal, and I don’t mean to make light of it. But laws, the Constitution, and criminal defense are big deals too. It’s important to write laws well so the right people are charged with … Continue reading
Friday Five: TV dads
This ad by Wells Fargos, I hates it. I like Sydney and the song. I hate the guy at the end. When the banker asks the husband and wife (assumption) what they want help financing, at the same time, the … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Five, television, Uncategorized
Tagged bumbling dad, fathers, television, tropes, tv dads
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More thoughts on ABC’s Once Upon a Time
I think I’ve written before about how I got hooked on ABC’s show Once Upon a Time. There is, however, one thing that irritates me about the show. I don’t like how the world is divided between good and bad … Continue reading
Why do we have trouble recognizing even fictional accounts of rape?
I’ve heard a lot of buzz about the TV show Girls and their was that rape scene? a month ago. I don’t watch the show, so I can’t comment intelligently on it. I am, however, newly obsessed with Once Upon … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist issues, television
Tagged feminism, Once Upon a Time, rape, rape culture, television
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A Circle of Jerks: why I hate A Song of Ice and Fire
I read A Game of Thrones almost two years ago when I was high on Vicodin after surgery. I liked it ok. I started reading the second one (whose title I can never remember) after the pain became manageable by over-the-counter drugs, … Continue reading
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Tagged a game of thrones, a song of ice and fire, feminism, television
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Buffy and the SATs
A fair amount of people have found this blog searching for “I hate Buffy” or something similar, but I don’t know who any of them are. I feel like I’m so alone. I’ve come across one other person who hates … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist issues, television
Tagged aaron spelling, buffy the vampire slayer, campires, joss whedon, kindred the embraced, television, vampires
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Friday Five: zombies
I don’t think I like zombie stories. At least, I didn’t think I liked zombie stories. I just never saw the appeal. Sure, I saw Night of the Living Dead as a teenager and was appropriately awed. But I couldn’t … Continue reading
Friday Five: the Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone is probably my most favoritest show ever. Growing up, instead of telling me fairy tales, my dad told me the plots of Twilight Zone episodes. When I learned I could watch them online, good bye productivity. Before … Continue reading
Why I don’t like Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I know my opinion is pretty unpopular, but I can’t stand Buffy. The show was on tv when I was in high school, and I tried watching it. I saw part of one episode and thought it was stupid. In … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, television, things I don't like, vampires
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Humpday Haiku
Wanting my next fix I’m shaky, anxious, sweating. Time for Breaking Bad. (I got seriously addicted to this show. I know I’m behind the times. I’m catching up through Netflix.)
emma wolf 