Given how much time was spent this week discussing abortion and artificial insemination, I sort of feel like we should do a birds and the bees talk today, just to make sure everyone is clear on the basics. But there are more important things to talk about, like the hilarious fact that S. Meyer claims to have studied feminism at Brigham Young University. The only worse place than that would be like, Jazan University in Saudi Arabia. It's a great engineering school, though.I'm an unstudied feminist; I never took any women's studies classes or anything like that because I was already getting pussy in college. JKJKJKJK. But seriously, even without much in the way of book-learning on this subject, I can intuitively see where Breaking Dawn specifically could be damaging for young girls. I mean, the way Bella is categorically opposed to artificial insemination-- there's no explanation for that whatsoever-- is troubling in a psychological impact sense. But maybe some of you actually ARE studied in a book-learning sense and could make that a little more specific for the rest of us.
I don't know if there's a feminist angle to put on the ongoing battle between Ashley Greene and her haters, but there is certainly a humanist angle to it. I mean, what the fuck is with these people? This week, war erupted between the haters, and Ashley Greene obliquely dissed them (and maybe Demi Lovato) in Teen Vogue.
Meanwhile, I found a strange article about how Twilight helped someone reach (dubious) clarity regarding their rape fantasies, and Kristen Stewart was rumored to be playing just about everyone. Bad news and good news, you know? Above is one of the two stills of Kristen Stewart in On The Road released this week; it looks good! I'm pretty much in favor of Kristen Stewart being in everything. I don't know how this relates other than the fact that Kristen Stewart was once also rumored to be in this role, but I read today that David Fincher wants to use a topless photo of Rooney Mara as the poster for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. On the one hand, I'm generally always in favor of nudity, but on the other hand that seems like a bad idea.
Anyway, there's a lot to discuss, probably. Thoughts? (Last time: Catching Up, While You Were Out Edition)
4 comments:
I don't see why the topless photo shouldn't be allowed. What is so vulgar about female breasts? Showing a topless male, no one thinks twice about it, but when it's a woman it's suddenly unacceptable. It’s stupid.
Zach, have you seen this photo yet?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3749938432/nm0829576
It was on IMDb, so I'm assuming it's real.
Yeah, I mentioned that ridiculous picture a few weeks ago, in passing.
http://zacharylittle.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-look-at-xxx-plicit-sex-scene-from.html
That low-rent-Zack-Snyder bullshit makes me cringe in anticipation of this movie.
i know there are a million people who would lose their minds over it but i feel like k. stew would be pretty amazing in The Girl movies. she's certainly capable of being suitably blank with emotions. not in a bad way, but in the "i'm playing an unexpressive character, in a subtle, tasteful way" way. i wish she'd gotten the role.
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