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November 20th, 2008
We only got through two episodes this week due to chatting etc.
What: Watch the next 3 "best" episodes of Stargate: Possibly "Upgrades", "Window of Opportunity", 2010 (all S4). If we didn't watch Upgrades then "Double Jeopardy" from S5.
When: 6pm for a 6:30ish start, Wednesday 3rd December. Any time before 9:00pm is ok if you don't missing bits/being quiet as you come in.
Where: My house. If you're not on the filter for that post (and I suck at filters so that may be lots of people) email/IM/comment etc and I'll tell you my address
Who: Anyone who knows and likes me well enough to hang out for a few hours and would get some enjoyment out of watching SG1. If you haven't seen the show before you'll figure it out, it's not very deep or complex :)
What to bring: Any snack food you wish to eat, and if neccesary your own dinner. I will provide nothing but chairs and a tv(*) :P Maybe some carrot sticks and rice thins too.
Also: I've been pretty much constantly under the weather recently, so will probbaly kick people out quite sharply not long after the last episode so I can sleep. Please do not take this personally :)
(*)I'm fine with people having a mass pizza order or something, but since I have such wierd food issues will leave that to you guys to figure out for yourselves. I'll have some menus for local places to hand.
What: Watch the next 3 "best" episodes of Stargate: Possibly "Upgrades", "Window of Opportunity", 2010 (all S4). If we didn't watch Upgrades then "Double Jeopardy" from S5.
When: 6pm for a 6:30ish start, Wednesday 3rd December. Any time before 9:00pm is ok if you don't missing bits/being quiet as you come in.
Where: My house. If you're not on the filter for that post (and I suck at filters so that may be lots of people) email/IM/comment etc and I'll tell you my address
Who: Anyone who knows and likes me well enough to hang out for a few hours and would get some enjoyment out of watching SG1. If you haven't seen the show before you'll figure it out, it's not very deep or complex :)
What to bring: Any snack food you wish to eat, and if neccesary your own dinner. I will provide nothing but chairs and a tv(*) :P Maybe some carrot sticks and rice thins too.
Also: I've been pretty much constantly under the weather recently, so will probbaly kick people out quite sharply not long after the last episode so I can sleep. Please do not take this personally :)
(*)I'm fine with people having a mass pizza order or something, but since I have such wierd food issues will leave that to you guys to figure out for yourselves. I'll have some menus for local places to hand.
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I don't believe in fate, but enough "random" things have happened to point me to posting about trans* issues that I'm going to give in to destiny :)
It's the transgender day of remembrance, a day made necessary by the horrible numbers of trans* people killed just for not being cisgendered. See also this list of participating webcomics.
Also, to (afaict unrelated, though one led me to the other) articles about trans* issues I read in the last few days: Describing the "always was" gender-swap fics, on "gender-swap" fanfic which fetishes trans* issues in a shallow and exploitative way, and Rethinking Sexism: How Trans Women Challenge Feminism, on the various attitudes to trans* people in the feminist movement, from "Gender is a social construct, you're just a guy in a dress", to "It's cool when people transgress gender boundaries. So why are you wearing a dress? Be all cool and ambiguous!" etc. Some lovely examples of these attitudes can be seen in the comments :/
Thinking about it, I guess (as is so often the case with prejudice) the issue in a lot of cases is that trans people are not seen as people. Their feelings and experiences are not considered or understood, they're instead punished or praised based on whether or not they fit a given person's ideology. (Sorry, that wasn't very deep, I'm pretty sleepy. But if I wait until tomorrow it won't be the right day!)
It's the transgender day of remembrance, a day made necessary by the horrible numbers of trans* people killed just for not being cisgendered. See also this list of participating webcomics.
Also, to (afaict unrelated, though one led me to the other) articles about trans* issues I read in the last few days: Describing the "always was" gender-swap fics, on "gender-swap" fanfic which fetishes trans* issues in a shallow and exploitative way, and Rethinking Sexism: How Trans Women Challenge Feminism, on the various attitudes to trans* people in the feminist movement, from "Gender is a social construct, you're just a guy in a dress", to "It's cool when people transgress gender boundaries. So why are you wearing a dress? Be all cool and ambiguous!" etc. Some lovely examples of these attitudes can be seen in the comments :/
Thinking about it, I guess (as is so often the case with prejudice) the issue in a lot of cases is that trans people are not seen as people. Their feelings and experiences are not considered or understood, they're instead punished or praised based on whether or not they fit a given person's ideology. (Sorry, that wasn't very deep, I'm pretty sleepy. But if I wait until tomorrow it won't be the right day!)