April 2011
10 posts
OK... this might warrant an unfollow, go ahead...
silentpunk:
malarchi:
silentpunk:
malarchi:
silentpunk:
I dislike everyone on the internet today (i.e. just FACEBOOK, you tumblrers are off the hook for now).
People are scum, they are sycophantic, they are SO transparent.
I feel like either I’m in an emperor’s new clothes scenario* or everyone really is so self-obsessed they are really clueless**.
ARG FACEBOOK. You see your friends...
Various things and certain other stuff:... →
silentpunk:
malarchi:
silentpunk:
I really wanna get into Fringe but I hate that whacky-mad-scientist-father and sarcastic-irreverent-son duo, THEY SORT OF SUCK.
Especially when the ‘mad’ scientist always invents things that could never exist in the place of actual plot points and mystery.
Oh man, Walter, and…
I love Astrid, I’m following her on tumblr… (the actress…)
Ooh she has a...
silentpunk:
I really wanna get into Fringe but I hate that whacky-mad-scientist-father and sarcastic-irreverent-son duo, THEY SORT OF SUCK.
Especially when the ‘mad’ scientist always invents things that could never exist in the place of actual plot points and mystery.
Oh man, Walter, and Astrid, are totally the best characters in it! Olivia and Peter aren’t as awesome as a lot of people...
Feminism's failings?
silentpunk:
malarchi:
silentpunk:
hmm..
seems to me that when we bring up the supposed failings of feminism, they are eerily similar to the pitfalls of the patriarchy.
I mean, the criticism that feminism comes under from its own side (i.e. not the nonsense spat out by sexists) is usually centred around how individuals who call themselves feminists have either failed to be feminist enough...
OK... this might warrant an unfollow, go ahead...
silentpunk:
malarchi:
silentpunk:
I dislike everyone on the internet today (i.e. just FACEBOOK, you tumblrers are off the hook for now).
People are scum, they are sycophantic, they are SO transparent.
I feel like either I’m in an emperor’s new clothes scenario* or everyone really is so self-obsessed they are really clueless**.
ARG FACEBOOK. You see your friends sucking up to people they...
Feminism's failings?
silentpunk:
hmm..
seems to me that when we bring up the supposed failings of feminism, they are eerily similar to the pitfalls of the patriarchy.
I mean, the criticism that feminism comes under from its own side (i.e. not the nonsense spat out by sexists) is usually centred around how individuals who call themselves feminists have either failed to be feminist enough or failed to adhere...
OK... this might warrant an unfollow, go ahead...
silentpunk:
I dislike everyone on the internet today (i.e. just FACEBOOK, you tumblrers are off the hook for now).
People are scum, they are sycophantic, they are SO transparent.
I feel like either I’m in an emperor’s new clothes scenario* or everyone really is so self-obsessed they are really clueless**.
ARG FACEBOOK. You see your friends sucking up to people they don’t even like, planning...
silentpunk:
malarchi replied to your post: Are you still writing that essay on white guilt in film? Because I just watched this and it raises some brilliant points that are a bit of a stretch but are pretty interesting and also funny. http://www.cracked.com/video_18203_why-back-to-future-secretly-horrifying.html
Hahah yeh I did, that was really good too. 99% strippers. Well, books are cool...
March 2011
24 posts
silentpunk: Wow. In Which Marie Claire Breaks Down... →
silentpunk:
malarchi:
newsweek:
LATE NIGHT, BY THE NUMBERS:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Male writers: 19 Female writers: 1
Conan Male writers: 17 Female writers: 1
The Colbert Report Male writers: 16 Female writers: 1
The Late Show With David Letterman Male writers: 13 Female writers:
Ooh, I read an interesting little article on this subject. The diversity problem is...
silentpunk: Hey remember when Britta was that... →
malarchi:
silentpunk:
hopesichord:
brittaisab:
Mmm… so do I.
-_________-
This.
havent seen second series but pretty obvious that her feminism and kick ass-ness will fade, it was seen as almost a character flaw (a la taming of the shrew). Unless I’ve totally misinterpreted…
Hurm, well I think I agree with some of that, and disagree with some of that. But like you say, this...
Hey remember when Britta was that pretty blonde...
silentpunk:
hopesichord:
brittaisab:
Mmm… so do I.
-_________-
This.
havent seen second series but pretty obvious that her feminism and kick ass-ness will fade, it was seen as almost a character flaw (a la taming of the shrew). Unless I’ve totally misinterpreted this post. Either way Britta’s radicalism was seen as a quirk rather than something to be admired. Which sucks.
I guess I...
silentpunk: Wow. In Which Marie Claire Breaks Down... →
newsweek:
LATE NIGHT, BY THE NUMBERS:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Male writers: 19 Female writers: 1
Conan Male writers: 17 Female writers: 1
The Colbert Report Male writers: 16 Female writers: 1
The Late Show With David Letterman Male writers: 13 Female writers:
Ooh, I read an interesting little article on this subject. The diversity problem is actually much deeper than this...
“Eastern Europeans are trashy. I know, because when my Eastern European...”
– White American Gender Studies professor in a War Narratives class. A Romanian citizen and immigrant, I was crying. (via microaggressions)
Really? A Gender Studies professor? Really?
(via stfukyriarchy)
ridiculous. He should be stripped of his professordom!
(via silentpunk)
That’s...
whenever someone says "nom nom"
silentpunk:
yeahgrrrl:
I hate it too… I think because it’s faux naif and cutesy. It’s mostly annoying when someone says it on facebook about their boring chocolate bar or sandwich.
I guess it’s just an internet meme. Sort of like how people use thousands of animated gifs to describe how they’re feeling?
I don't know why, but I find this hilarious →
silentpunk: Nudes. →
stfusexists:
-emilyle:
I think that they’re really stupid. I wouldn’t take nude pictures of myself. Someone is always going to find a way to either hack your phone or computer and spread them around the internet for sure.
What happens when your future employers see it? Or even worse,…
:C
The Careless Language of Sexual Violence →
This is to do with something you reblogged recently, Jennifer! Exciting continuity.
2 tags
His Face All Red - Emily Carroll →
Probably one of the most inspirational and unique web comic artists around at the moment.
Tesla predicts the portable television →
WitStream: Let's solve this women-in-comedy... →
witstream:
A couple of weeks ago, the South by Southwest Festival got into hot water for booking only one female comic out of 31 performers. This from an organization that prides itself on diversity. Organizers quickly apologized, pointing out that not many female comedians had submitted, and they tacked a…
September 2010
8 posts
3 tags
silentpunk: I think I just worked out we can... →
Vegetarians have a 20% lower rate of mortality from all causes;
Vegetarians have a 50% reduced risk of dying of diabetes
Vegetarians have a 40% reduced level of cancer than the general population
Vegetarians have a 24% reduced risk of getting heart disease & Vegans a 57% reduction.
Heart…
If the statistics are correct then this is by far the most rational argument I’ve...
“I’ve sold more books on physics than Madonna has on sex”
– Stephen Hawking (via elvereth) (via physicsphysics) (via itsfullofstars)
August 2010
25 posts
How the Old Spice advert was filmed →
Okay the show isn’t that great, and the concept behind this advert is pretty bullshit, but the actual shot is incredibly clever.
silentpunk: The Problem with Action Girl →
sapphrikah:
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Yes, and the sad part is that we, the people, do buy it over and over again. I’m definitely tired of oversexualized ass kicking women being the only thing that can give us. This is exactly what I was thinking when I saw an add for this show called Nikita. You can tell by the add…
Oh man, could not agree more with the romantic interest issue of “action...
Chris Doveton's Blog: hang the dj and all that... →
On radio 2 this morning I heard a great Paloma Faith song. Afterwards a woman dj said she wasnt sure whether that was Paloma Faith or Pixie Lott (!!??) because she gets “confused between the two” (!?)
Is this kind of (wilful) ignorance meant to be endearing I wondered? I can’t help but draw the…
I don’t expect a lot from DJs, but one thing I might expect from them is to actually...