non-science

Sorry, new and improved version. I left out some important options.

I realize this is entirely non-scientific and because LJ skews towards women even more unscientific for that. But I tend to think these little exercises still have their uses and least when it comes to reminding people about privilege (or I may turn out to be totally wrong).

ETA:

to answer some frequent questions:

1. Unwanted contact from a person you are in a relationship with should be read as a sexual overture (possibly entirely appropriate but you weren't in the mood) was made that you rejected, BUT the rejection was then not heeded in a fashion that you feel harmed you/violated your person/rights.

2. I know, I left out a choice for boss/coworker/clergy member/teacher/professional relationship/person in position of authority -- please put it in the acquaintance category. This was noticed too late to redo the poll and I'll note it when I do the results summary post.

3. If you are trans, genderqueer, etc. and want to answer in more than one category based on how you were presenting at the time, that's fine.

4. The way LJ shows the answers to this isn't actually that statistically interesting to what I'm trying to capture, and I will eventually make a post about some other things I'm seeing somewhat buried in the numbers.

5. Yes, your answers are viewable to everyone. There's a point to that too that will be discussed later as well.

6. Feel free to link to this in your own journal.

7. THANK YOU.


[Poll #1175760]

sundries

- Got my hair cut for the movie (hey SAG people, do I get any $ for having had the wardrobe people take about 6 inches off my hair? I can't remember). It looks really good, but it's very cute and femme and allows me to "pass" in the world in a way I'm not entirely comfortable with. It's very starlette.

- I am sorry (in an abstract way) if I've contributed to any misery you are feeling in the wake of the OSBP. I think it's got everyone wound up: often more than we've expected and everyone, including me, feels a little miserable.

- Got glutened yesterday.

- Meanwhile:

Dear Torchwood Fandom,

Please to be learning the difference between empathic, empathetic and telepathic.

Also, can we stop with the Gwen bashing? Not liking her is cool. Letting your story reflect that is fine, but "let's be mean to Gwen because she's an icky girl and have lots of sex" is not actually a premise for a Jack/Ianto fic I can get behind.

What did I tell you about MPREG warnings?

Merci!

Doctor Who, series 1

I have just finished disc three.


The Long Game -- fine but forgettable. Standard SF tropes.

Father's Day -- surprisingly nice

and then... we meet Captain Jack....

- first these two episodes creeped the fuck out of me
- second, the Brits really can't fuck it up when it comes to doing something weird with WWII stories, can they? Sooooo good.
- Jack! Jack is hillarious, charming and even more awkward at the people thing than in Torchwood. A lot of people have said to me he's more lighthearted with the Doctor, but wow did he seem fucked up and with a lot of pain behind his eyes to me.
- the ending. I loved the ending. A really joyous happy ending that didn't feel forced, but very random and glorious. I loved it!
- the dancing!
- Rose and the Doctor and Jack! OMG!

When I watch media that I love, that really gets me, I get very infected with it -- not the obsessive thing, so much as I just sort of get too much of the cadence of it for a bit -- I don't know how else to explain it -- it's like how I can't mimic people's voices but can mimic their cadences or physical gestures, but like with movies. So poor Patty has me on her hands, and I'm manic and making her dance in the living room!

Aaaaah! I love this shit!

And now I must go steal Patty out of the shower to spin her around the living room again!

I love my life.