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Police say dozens of people watched as girl was gang raped. That should make you angry enough. But then the article goes on to give us this charming sentence, "The victim had drank a large amount of alcohol by the time the assault began, police said" which is relevant how, exactly? Grrrrr. (ETA: see comments for the very good point that if she was drunk it's harder to argue she consented to the rape; also be aware that comments have a discussion of victim-blaming).

keori (why aren't you reading keori? I link you people over there often enough) talks about the latest series of outrages and asinine remarks in the struggle to get rid of DADT. You see, apparently, LGBT people might be capable of doing some military jobs, but not others.

To everyone who helped out deza with money, advice, good thoughts and signal boosting: thank you! Overnight the needed funds were raised.

roadnotes just pointed to this amazing article about Terri White who was one of the amazing singers at the now closed Rose's Turn. I don't even know what to say, just read the article.

For runaways sex buys survival.

German-ism of the day: "it's raining cats and ducks." Why yes, it is.

Tempest Prognosticator -- it's a machine... made out of leeches!

I emailed someone asking if I could use a photo of theirs for a mock-up cover for ConSweet just to put on my NaNo page and all. Don't know that I'll hear back, but it's a fun thought.

Since we're not _in_ NaNo yet, I'm trying not to feel too guilty about my editing instinct that has kicked in. I know all the things I have to do to fix the first chapter (which is at the moment a series of cracky emails between various characters, but it's a lot to take in all at once), so I'm going to try to do that before NaNo starts and then just write through and fix later.

I am glad I am doing this story for NaNo. It needs out of my system. It surprises me sometimes all the ways in which I am capable of being suffused with melancholy. I'd been trying to keep that melancholy out of ConSweet, but I think I have to run with it, because I think it's how I make Evan be something other than an asshole, which is pretty critical.

If you want to add me as a buddy on the NaNo site, I'm there under Racheline, since that is, rather absurdly, my name.

Castle offered some meta fannish goodness last night. Also, Nathan Fillion dressed as Mal = always hot. And, referencing a story most of you don't know, Nathan Fillion = always the best footnote EVER.

Also, I have seen photos from Hub3, and I am still laughing.

Finally, why is LJ such a slow piece of shit today?

Comments

[low-notes.livejournal.com]

(I don't know you, but I was sent the link to this discussion. So, as to not be a creeper, hi!)

Have you heard of Jackson Katz? He spoke at my college recently, and his whole thing is that rape is not a "women's issue" and that when men say "well, I don't hurt women, I'm a good guy," that just NOT raping women isn't enough to be a "good guy." You (and others) may be interested in some of his stuff - he's all about how violence against women is a problem with how men are socialized in our culture, not a problem with women. He has a few great films out, most famously "Tough Guise."

[rm.livejournal.com]

Hi! I don't think I've heard of him, but I have been, thankfully, hearing that sort of argument more and more lately. I shall google. Thanks for popping in with new contenty stuff. Super good.