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perididdleAs Lisha's note says, I nabbed this from elsewhere...but it just rocks too hard to not post it.
1. Homosexuality is not natural........ much like eyeglasses, polyester, and viagra are not natural
2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children....Infertile couples and old people cannot legally get married because the world needs more children.
3. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children....... because straight parents only raise straight children.
4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful...... since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.
5. Marriage has been around for a long time, and it hasn't and shouldn't be changed at all......since women are property, Blacks can't marry Whites, and divorce is illegal.
6. Gay marriage should be decided by the people, not the courts..... because the MAJORITY-elected legislature, not courts, have historically protected the rights of MINORITIES.
7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion....... In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always imposed on the entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay..... in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior..... People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage license.
10. Children can never succeed without both male and female role models at home........That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms.... because we haven't adapted to cars, longer life spans, or rap music.
12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name, are better because a "separate but equal" institution is always better and constitutional..... Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages will for gays & lesbians.
In other news...I'm going to rant some. Yay?
I hate that my parents don't know. I hate that I can't manage to tell them. I hate that I think they'll desert me. I hate that my mom has given me reason to suspect this. I hate that I feel like I'm hiding. I hate that I can't look at bisexual/lesbian/gay/ect communities and sites without having to close the window when someone comes down the stairs. I hate that I feel that I can't trust my friends not to leave me. I hate that I live in such a small closed-minded town that has such a small, closed-minded school. I hate that people so freely scream 'fag' at each other down the hallway. I hate that I know I'd get bullied if people were to find out. I hate that has to be such a big issue, to me and to others. I hate that we can't all just accept each other. I hate that I get those looks when I blatantly express my pro-gay rights feelings. I hate the looks I get from my parents when I talk about an actress. I hate that I'm terrified of part of myself. I hate feeling like maybe it would just make things easier if I hadn't ever thought about it, if I hadn't ever realized it. I hate that I have to hate it. I hate that I had to even write this. I hate that I'm about to cry. I just hate it.
-Madison
1. Homosexuality is not natural........ much like eyeglasses, polyester, and viagra are not natural
2. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children....Infertile couples and old people cannot legally get married because the world needs more children.
3. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children....... because straight parents only raise straight children.
4. Straight marriage will be less meaningful...... since Britney Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage was meaningful.
5. Marriage has been around for a long time, and it hasn't and shouldn't be changed at all......since women are property, Blacks can't marry Whites, and divorce is illegal.
6. Gay marriage should be decided by the people, not the courts..... because the MAJORITY-elected legislature, not courts, have historically protected the rights of MINORITIES.
7. Gay marriage is not supported by religion....... In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are always imposed on the entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
8. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay..... in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
9. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior..... People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage license.
10. Children can never succeed without both male and female role models at home........That's why single parents are forbidden to raise children.
11. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society. Heterosexual marriage has been around for a long time, and we could never adapt to new social norms.... because we haven't adapted to cars, longer life spans, or rap music.
12. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name, are better because a "separate but equal" institution is always better and constitutional..... Separate schools for African-Americans worked just as well as separate marriages will for gays & lesbians.
In other news...I'm going to rant some. Yay?
I hate that my parents don't know. I hate that I can't manage to tell them. I hate that I think they'll desert me. I hate that my mom has given me reason to suspect this. I hate that I feel like I'm hiding. I hate that I can't look at bisexual/lesbian/gay/ect communities and sites without having to close the window when someone comes down the stairs. I hate that I feel that I can't trust my friends not to leave me. I hate that I live in such a small closed-minded town that has such a small, closed-minded school. I hate that people so freely scream 'fag' at each other down the hallway. I hate that I know I'd get bullied if people were to find out. I hate that has to be such a big issue, to me and to others. I hate that we can't all just accept each other. I hate that I get those looks when I blatantly express my pro-gay rights feelings. I hate the looks I get from my parents when I talk about an actress. I hate that I'm terrified of part of myself. I hate feeling like maybe it would just make things easier if I hadn't ever thought about it, if I hadn't ever realized it. I hate that I have to hate it. I hate that I had to even write this. I hate that I'm about to cry. I just hate it.
-Madison
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Date: 2005-02-01 09:06 am (UTC)2. I didn't know what lol or brb was until I asked someone, either. And I've gone through the 'I thought you were older...' thing, too...a few times in a Firefly chat room, people sent me links to some stories that they thought I might like (I think we were on the discussion of slash, and I mentioned that I had no problem as long as it made sense). Some of the stories were quite out of my 'rating level' and I think it frightened some of those that sent them to me. ^_^ I've gotten really good at knowing what parts to skip and when the actual story picks up. It's something you have to do A LOT in Firefly, Buffy (especially Spuffy) and Wicked...all the good stories seem to be the adult ones...
3. I never got autographs from my obsessions. Though, once a friend and I wrote a horrible song, recorded it on cassette on a school bus, and sent it in with a letter to N*SYNC. Oh, how I cringe at the thought. I think that's why I don't write fan letters now...that, and I think I'd rather get an autograph because I met the person. Which makes it kind of tough once you think about it, but I often spend nights staring at my Wicked playbill because it's cool to know that you SAW them sign it. Fwee.
Even when I was little (-ish...2nd-4th) I hung out with kids years a few grades older than me. And once I stopped talking to THEM, I began talking to people even older...anywhere from 4-6 years. I feel more at ease with them, like they won't judge me as much as those my age will. I've found that my fellow 13-year-olds in general aren't very open minded. Bleh.
Psychology! Yay! That's always fun. Sadly, now when I hear that word, I think Buffy season 4. Just don't try to build a man out of monster parts, okay?
Buffy Cringe Binge...I like it! I rarely do it, but sometimes I feel the need to just CRY. Sometimes it cheers me up (I'm an odd child.) And I love crying at movies, too...usually when something sad happens, but really it only takes a little bit of good music and a small 'good' thing to happen for me to break down. I.E. the moment in 'Chosen' when Buffy tells off The First and struggles to her feet...the music and the motions send me into happy!tears every time. It was the same with watching the end of Defying Gravity. I'm very easily overwhelmed. And with books...I cry less at them than I do with movies/musicals/ect, but A Walk To Remember and Bridge To Tarabithia are insanely upsetting. Which is why I've read them twice.
THE COMMENTARY! That is probably one of my favorite commentaries, the Marti/Joss/Seth one. I've watched that episode many, many times, but only twice without the commentary. It's hilarious. "We destroyed Tokeyo...doesn't that MEAN ANYTHING?!" and "TTFN." "Oh, that's pure evil." "*Pause* What's TTFN?"
Another one of my favorite commentaries is the one for 'Conversations With Dead People' in season 7, and anything with Joss. I love Joss. Oh, most of the commentaries on the Firefly DVD's are wonderful, too...Serenity, Shindig, War Stories, The Message and Objects in Space are the greatest.
-Maddy
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Date: 2005-02-01 11:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-02-01 11:50 am (UTC)*Scurries off to add you back* (I like new people, obviously)
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Date: 2005-02-01 08:08 pm (UTC)2. I've never been able to get into reading fanfic...I read the stuff my friend Heidi (
3. I wish I had autographs from meeting them :/ The only non-gymnast autographs I have are Calista Flockhart (I was OBSESSED with Ally McBeal) and Jane Krakowski (again with the Ally McBeal...). I have two from Calista, one smaller one and one 5x7 :) She addressed the envelope for the second one herself. She has really pretty handwriting. Well, and I have my autographed copy of Idina's CD, but that was a Christmas present. I REALLY want autographs from people from actually meeting everyone, but the only famous person I've ever met is the former governor of Washington. He stepped on my sister's foot.
Most of my friends are either a few years younger than me or a year or so older than me, but yeah...when I was a kid I could wrap adults around my little finger, so I hung out with them a lot. I'm an attention-whore. I'm really good at being in the background when I want to be (which is a lot of the time...I'm considered "the quiet one" at work) but if I'm talking, people are gonna LISTEN, dammit. And people my own age never listen to me. I agree that most 13-year-olds aren't particularly open-minded.
Yes, psychology...I promise not to pull a Walsh ;) I'm going to get my doctorate in child psychology, specializing in play therapy. I understand how little kids (mostly toddler's) minds work. It's so cool. My mom says I've been empathic since I was a baby. (that part's annoying, but we'll go into that later.) Anywho. Yay psychology and analyzing people :)
Crying cheers me up sometimes too. There are times when I just NEED to. I watched Patch Adams (I'd never seen it before) for the sole reason that I knew it'd make me cry my eyes out, and it did, and I felt SO much better. I can't cry at life, at things that happen to me. The only release I get for that is when I cry at TV and movies. I haven't read Bridge to Terebithia OR What Dreams May Come yet, but I need to! Dana's recommended Bridge to Terebithia to me like six times, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.
I didn't know at first that there was a commentary for Wild At Heart! Then I was going through ALL the special features, and found it, and I haven't watched it since without it. I couldn't handle the episode before the commentary, but now watching it without it I remember things they said in the commentary and it makes me laugh :) I adore them all!!
I haven't watched any of the commentaries in season 7 yet. I haven't even watched all the episodes in season 7 since I got the DVDs...I really oughta get around to that! I LOVE the Objects in Space commentary. It's my favorite episode of Firefly, 'cause River is my favorite character. I was hoping against hope that the commentary would be with Summer Glau, and was upset that it wasn't, until I heard Joss's commentary on it. I love that man, I really do.