ljwrites: (muzi_laugh)
2014-12-17 12:36 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
Entry tags:

Most brilliant Les Miserables parody ever

I've posted a Les Miserables parody before, but here's another delightful one from the brilliant Key & Peele:



I love me some Les Mis, but it's hilarious to see its musical tropes pilloried. As many commentators have said, it's got some mad production values, too.
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
ljwrites: (muzi_laugh)
2014-09-13 11:44 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
  • Current Mood: bitchy
Entry tags:

What happens when you throw logic at an MRA

terrified scream
This, basically.

A couple of weeks ago on YouTube I got into a debate with an MRA. (Or rather he replied to my post while calling me and other feminists names.) Seeing a chance for a real conversation, I tried to engage him by addressing his points in detail, citing links to support my position, and asking questions of my own.

So what do you think happened next?

a) He responded with like thoughtfulness and we had a nice chat.
b) He grew angry, called me names, and threatened violence.
c) Crickets; he ignored my post and did not answer.
d) He accused me of preaching icky feminist dogma, while also admitting he didn't read my post. Because he could TOTALLY TELL! Without reading a word! He's amazing!

Expand( And the answer is... )

So that's how my attempt to engage with an MRA with actual logic and facts went. Hey, at least no one threatened to rape and decapitate me, so it actually went rather well, all things considered.


  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
ljwrites: animated gif of person repeatedly banging head on keyboard. (headdesk)
2013-06-19 08:56 am
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
Entry tags:

Three Jaw-Droppingly Amoral Statements Encountered on the Internet

In the seething sea of humanity that is the Internet, it's inevitable you'll encounter some pretty wild comments every once in a while. There's your racists, your conspiracy theorists, your religious zealots, or people just plain having a bad day.

And then there are the people that totally blow your mind with the stuff they're willing to say anonymously. Here's a small but memorable sample I have directly encountered. There's some bad language, because srsly you canNOT expect me to keep this PG.

Expand( 3. Of War and Victim-Blaming )

Expand( 2. Lie to Steal Money from Murdered Children's Families? Why? Why Not? )

Expand( 1. WARNING WARNING RAPE APOLOGY AND VIOLENT HOMOPHOBIA )

So I'm all amoral'd out. What's your "did they seriously just say that?" story? Give me them so I can take comfort from how others had it worse than I did.
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
ljwrites: A typewriter with multicolored butterflies on it. (Default)
2013-02-08 03:32 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
Entry tags:

I would marry this Les Miz Air Force parody and have its babies

(Mark should have known this would happen when he introduced us. No one but himself to blame, I tell you.)

This Les Miserables parody, produced by the Korean 22nd Fighter Wing and called Les Militaribles, is my current Greatest Thing Ever. Mark and I put it on during dinner and promptly proceeded to laugh our asses off. Bask in its greatness, mortals:



Expand( A little social background )
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry