Thorns

I don't pay much attention to the film industry, but I've seen a bunch of people complaining (rightly) about the way that when the media talks about Kathryn Bigelow, who is apparently really awesome and might end up the first women to win an Academy Award for Directing, they keep focussing on the fact that she's James Cameron's ex and also pretty.

So, inspired by this conversation: Name some directors who in your opinion are:

• Male and attractive (regardless of talent)
  
• Female and talented (regardless of attractiveness)
  
• Not binary gendered and awesome in any way
  

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So:
Any thoughts?
Anyone want to run the panel with me? (I'd prefer someone who identifies as disabled or at least has a moderate amount of experience with disability/chronic illness, but I'm somewhat open)

(nb I deleted the original lj version so I could use the "comments on dreamwidth" counter)

EDIT: But it didn't work! Clearly I need to play around with the crossposter. Anyway here is the lj post and here is the dw one (cross posted since lj is more swancon-ish and dw more disability-ish)

I thought about posting this to gynaecon but I feel my ideas are still too brainstormy and vague at this stage, also there's just not many people on that comm! I'm definitely not meaning to talk about them behind their backs, what with all but three of them being on my friends list :D¹. If I feel like I've poked at the idea enough to make a coherent point I'll post it.
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I've made them. How on earth do I view them??

EDIT: Yay yvi, now I can do them, see the comments. I shall now go make myself a locked post with all my filters on, huzzah. (And wonder when they're going to institute the handy drop down menu. I assume it's in the works)

I just finished episode 4 of the six part miniseries "Being Human". For those who've watched it: does it continue having all the women fall neatly into one of the Victim/Evil Whore/Hag categories? Should I go ahead and not let myself get attached to any female character ever?

Overall I'm really liking it (Think "Spaced" crossed with "Ultraviolet"(*)) but the gender roles are bugging me, I'm starting to assume it won't be long before The Nice Nurse (who doesn't fit any of them) is knocked off tragically since it seems unlikely that she'd turn evil. I guess there's always the killed-and-then-vamped double whammy :/

The two main female characters are the worst: the ONLY female vampire constantly teeters dramatically between the two "dangerous woman with power" extremes of "Miserable uncontrollable victim of her power" and "Slutty and evil". Meanwhile Annie the ghost is basically a likeable affectionate but somewhat moody 12 year old girl minus the sex drive. I think the clincher was the episode where the two guys are all "I want intimacy, but my dangerous urges may kill any woman I touch!" while she's all "I miss my fiance. I know! I'll make him a casserole! That's JUST like being his wife". Her whole identity seems to revolve around How It All Went Wrong in a very passive, traditional gender roles-ish way.

That and episode 4 took me like 2 weeks to finish once I realised there'd be bad stuff happening involving a kid (vampires=sex goes to weird places when you involve children. It didn't go dirtybadwrong but still squicked me) Blarg.

I'm going to go wash my brain out with Chuck: it may objectify it's female characters, but but least they get some agency to go along with their skimpy outfits. Plus it's cheerful cheese and I'm a sook :)

(*)The english miniseries about vampires, not the terrible movie.

Right! So I finally got around to making a real locked post that wasn't about sausages.

Since a couple more people have subscribed since I last asked: if you want to read my locked posts and are willing to abide by the comments policy say so here and I'll give you access. I don't mind if I don't have you subscribed, or you don't offer me access (if you're not subscribed to me I'll wonder what the point is, but that's your business :))

This took a few days since I have been stymied by a killer headache which has largely kept me offline (It SEEMS to be going away but who knows). On the plus side, I got around to various mopping/reading etc that I had been putting off.

You can see my locked posts here (unless you can't :) And if not you're not missing that much)

I left the masquerade early because I was feeling Very Crap (if I wasn't in a group I probably wouldn't have gone to the masquerade at all) and Cam didn't end up getting any good photos (here's what we have, I have a couple more from the next day to put up).

So does anyone have any? Of course leaving early means not many other people took photos either :( (Including the other Delirium)

So, who else has a paid account and wants to test out the pingback feature? If you do, give me a link to one of your public posts and I'll add it.

http://ilumiari.livejournal.com/123891.html

So this wednesday I think I'll just discuss possibilities with whoever turns up. But after that, my options are open. Personally I'm thinking Buffy but am open to suggestions.

EDIT: Forgot to say, this would be every second Wednesday

[Poll #1350080]

So at this point only one person is really turning up to Stargate, and he doesn't even like the show. It occured to me that if I changed the format I might get to see other people as well. I do Not Get Out Much so this would be nice.

Please only choose options you would ACTUALLY TURN UP TO. Not necessarily every fortnight or whatever, but not never or only once either. Keep in mind I live in Bayswater.

And I understand many of you would come if you had the time/lived on the right continent etc, no offense taken :)

[Poll #1345300]

Options for "Something else" to be decided if enough people seem interested.

I feel pretty crap right now but am feeling very Disclaimer 4aish and this seemed the safest thing on my to-do list.