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Body/Horror: Forced Feminization in the Movie “(Re)Assignment”
The other day, my wife told me about a new movie coming out in 2017. “(Re)Assignment”. I’ll give you the IMDB summary: Following an ace assassin who is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon … Continue reading
Vote Your Conscience
I voted for Bernie in the primary (you probably knew that already) but I will be backing Hillary in November. However much I would prefer Bernie, the consequences of a Trump presidency are just too horrific to contemplate unless you’re some straight … Continue reading
The Smartest Thing…
…that Hillary Clinton could do would be to name Bernie Sanders as her running mate. Whether she likes it or not, whether he likes it or not, it is the best way to heal the rift in the Democratic Party. … Continue reading
Numbers Game
Back in 2008 I voted for Hillary Clinton. Obama was an unknown to me and, while I found him charismatic, I backed Hillary because she was the Democratic candidate with policies closest to my own. So I was unhappy, to say the … Continue reading
Social Justice Warrior
I see no conflict between social justice and free speech. Indeed, one cannot have one without the other. Setting these two things in opposition, only guarantees that, in the end, we will have neither. We cannot have social justice if … Continue reading
Norton Knows What You Want…
I own a Windows PC for one reason, and one reason only: gaming. So, why is that Norton Internet Security (in its infinite wisdom) won’t let me install my gorram games? Yeah, Steam games install and update just fine. Stuff … Continue reading
On Moving On
So, I’ve never paid much attention to the Hugos and I haven’t really been following the whole Sad/Rabid Puppies debacle, but apparently an attempt to pack the Hugo nominee list with right wing writers failed big time. There may be … Continue reading
“Conlang of Love”
In a world that is verging on sensory overload, an artform which requires us to focus on one particular sense, is at a disadvantage. It must engage us with such fierceness that we conspire with it to shut out everything … Continue reading
Getting It
I have lost track of the number of people who tell me that “they get it”. No, really, “they get it.” They’ve talked to their gay, black, female, Romani, immigrant – pick your own minority – and, wow, they get … Continue reading
Agenda? I got your ‘agenda’ right here…
The other day, my wife and I were accused by (call them Friend-A) of “sacrificing a friendship for an agenda”. Whether that friendship, (with someone else, call them Friend-B,) is truly over remains uncertain, the problem is Friend-A’s use of … Continue reading