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Las ([personal profile] whynot) wrote2009-10-30 07:18 pm

some genderfail, some cats, some 90s kids shows, aaaand solstice whining

Signal boost #1: Genderfail from Seventeen magazine. Well, more genderfail than usual. From the 'Letter campaign to Seventeen Magazine- WRITE NOW facebook group': "The November issue of Seventeen Magazine featured a story entitled "True Life Drama: My BOYFRIEND turned out to be a girl!" Rather than use this opportunity to educate readers about transgender issues, it never once even uses any terminology (well, unless you consider the slur "he-she" -_- ) but instead furthers the common transphobic assumption that someone who's gender does not match their sex assigned at birth is a deceptive liar and even compares them (at the bottom) to perverts, drug addicts, and older dad's trying to get someone young w/o disclosing their parental/age status.

Signal boost #2: If you are by Sacramento, won't you adopt some cats this Sunday? Bonus: these are tax-deductible cats!

I don't know why but someone made in-character Twitter accounts for Jonny Quest and Jessie Bannon, and I'm, uh, amused. Also, having just started Season 2 of JQ:TRA, I think I prefer Season 1 because omg Jessie what have they done to you?! And it's more than wearing pink! Whatever, I like pink. But in the first episode, the first thing we see her do is NEED SOME RESCUING. She asks for rescuing from the guys WHO WERE CHASING HER flsdjflsdjfs so of course JONNY has to come save her, and then her father has to come save her, and then Jonny AND Hadji have to save her and just, just jkfjsdklflsd ARGH. And I watched 'Ghost Quest' because Jonny/Jessie make-outs!!! and I am not as compelled as I was because argh the Save Me! Jessie doll (TM) back in non-action. And it's ironic, 'cos I've recently been discussing with some people the other side of the coin of exclusionary definitions of strong women, but pink Jessie brings me back to the one side and argh, because I dunno.

As a kid, I preferred pink Jessie, but now, green Jessie all the way. I'M NOT OVERREACTING AM I?!?! D:

Also why does the show have her make out with Jonny (ghosts made them do it) when CLEARLY it's Hadji she has the hots for.

Also I thiiiiiiiink I'm going to volunteer to write 'Ocean Girl' fic. I wish they'd stop making characters disappear though!

I'm scrapping my Solstice idea again because it has once more turned into something I want to write instead of what the recipient wants to read. I am terrible, terrible at fluff.
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[identity profile] nevacaruso.livejournal.com 2009-10-31 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
I remember being as irritated as you with the retconning of Jessie into resident Damsel in Distress (it was, in fact, one of my motivations for writing fanfic, as I recall). Looking at the episode list, though, I can see that she gets some good moments and some annoying ones in both seasons. And I really liked the turnaround in "Thoughtscape."

[identity profile] twoskeletons.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
My rewatching of season 2 hasn't gotten as far yet, but I did get as far as Hadji and his mother going SIM SIM SALABIM to bend the bars of their cage D: OH SEASON TWO WHY

[identity profile] nevacaruso.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
*rolls eyes* I do remember that episode, now that you mention it.

Am starting to have JQ bunnies. Including crossovers with my much more recent fandoms. I hate my brain.

[identity profile] twoskeletons.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Me too. If I don't actually get assigned JQTRA as a fandom, I might still write a stocking stuffer for it. Nostalgia is so hard to resist.

[identity profile] animus-wyrmis.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Grrrr to #1.

Um, zomg, I really want to rewatch this show now!

[identity profile] twoskeletons.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
WELL GUESS WHAT LINK I AM PM'ING YOU THEN

[identity profile] animus-wyrmis.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
AAAAAGH YES I TOTALLY GOT IT. <33333