I Hate Disney

Seriously, wtf is up with this new Tinkerbell movie? They make her out to be this kind-hearted, curious, and kind of naive character when, in Disney's "Peter Pan," she's a fiery, catty, stubborn little fairy.

Dear Disney Company (if that IS the name you so choose to be called by, even if you are no longer worthy),

Thanks for slowly killing off my childhood. Now I can't even watch masterpieces like "Mulan" and "Beauty and the Beast" without thinking of their cruddy sequels.

This is why I should resurrect Walt Disney. (And be Pres.)

-BJ

I Hate Guilty Pleasures

Ugh, there's too much love on this blog, lately. But I can say I hate guilty pleasures... because I feel like such a loser for like them.

Some of BJ's guilty pleasures:

Saw movies
Gossip Girl
America's Next Top Model
Fanfiction
South Park
Dance Dance Revolution
Ninja Turtles
Hatin' on Twilight and Stephenie Meyer (this one isn't actually guilty ;3)
Anime & Manga
Disney Movies
Seventeen Magazine


Well, I suppose that list could go on forever.

Not Guilty Pleasures I Recommend You Watch (most come in pairs):
Watership Down & Plague Dogs
The Daily Show & The Colbert Report
Monty Python's Flying Circus & You Are What You Eat
All Dogs Go to Heaven & The Secret of NIMH
All Videos Made By The Movie Preview Critic (if you're a movie lover)

This is why I should be President. (I encourage procrastination)

-BJ

PS- Name some of YOUR guilty pleasures. ;3

I Love Hillary Clinton

Feministing.com has reported an article saying that Clinton has accepted the position of Secretary of State.

Article Here

Well, I have a couple nitpicks. I was listening to a radio station stating that Hillary should not be chosen because people in the Middle-East won't accept a woman in that high a position.

I thought to myself, "Wow, that is really sexist of him." Then I thought... "But it's true." But what about Condoleeza Rice?

And, during an episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart pointed out that Obama and Clinton pretty much agreed on everything... except foreign policy. Upon hearing that Hillary Clinton was chosen as Secratary of State, Jon declared: "But that's the foreign policy one!" I apologize for not being able to find the episode and link to it. =(

This is why I should be President.

-BJ

I Love Twilight

We went into the theatre tonight with very low expectations. I mean, Antartica low. Hell low. The DIRT in Hell low. And guess what?

The movie exceeded our expectations! That's right... we actually didn't hate something related to Twilight. In fact, we enjoyed the movie. As self-professed Twilight haters, all of the crap the film makers changed from the book (which fans will despise), we liked.

So, on to specifics (spoilers ahead):

Likes:
At the beginning, the awkwardness between Bella and Charlie was portrayed very nicely, very believably.
Throughout the film, Bella keeps her friends around. She doesn't just ditch them because Edward says they're shallow. Although she's shown as a bit Mary Sue at the beginning, she quickly moves on (and so do the guys).
The scene where Edward confesses his vampirism. I know it wasn't in the book... but I thought it wa done beautifully. During the scene, the camera angles make it seem like someone is watching them, even though they're alone (I thought that was cool).
Bella has real dilogue. She sounds like a teenager (not a college graduate *cough*pemeable*). The only she used a word over four syllables was during a quote taken directly from the book... not criticize it or anything.
There was sexual tension!!! After Bella found out Edward was a vampire, there was a scene where he was an inch away from her... and the camera movd away. It was great...
THE KISS!!! It wasn't a chaste kiss, born out of fluffy meaningless crap. Before the kiss, Bella and Edward developed a relationship, and by the time they finally kissed, the sexual tension was off the charts. And the kiss was... not innocent.

James.

Dislikes:
The guy that played Mike looked compleyely star-struck by Kristen.
Rosalie. Her character was annoyingly one-dimensional... as were the rest of the Cullens. Of course, they couldn't help it- they had almost NO screentime.
While it was comical, the fight scene disturbed us. I mean, the camera was focusing on everyone swooning over Bella, while in the background Rosalie and Emmet were tearing James to shreds. That is NOT a background scene!
We understand that the ending had to be open... but the shot of Victoria at the end was overkill. Seriously.Just end it with Bella and Edward dancing.

This is why I should be president.

-TS and BJ

I Love Amazon

When I clicked on "Browse Subjects" under "Books," here is what I found:

And then I clicked on it:

OK, so I must mention how "chick lit" is mentioned in the description, but there isn't a genre after you click on it. I suppose all "chick lit" falls under the given categories. And note how "friendship" is purely a female phenomenon. Because there isn't a "Men's Fiction" section, I'm assuming that males do not form friendships, or have brothers, or have children, or get divorced, or have 'domestic lives.'

I'm not going to dis amazon, I jut found this amusing.

This is why I should be president.

-TS

PS: Look closely at the subcategories under "horror." And let your imagination go wild.

I Love Reproductive Rights

I consider myself to be feminist, mostly when it comes down to reproductive rights. I believe abortion and birth control should be available to all women after they receive their period and go through puberty. Many pro-lifers (IMHO) see abortion as this awful method of birth control used so that the "slut" that became pregnant can suck the fetus out of her body and never have to experience the consequences of pregnancy.

Has it ever occurred to these people that abortion has its own set of consequences?

1. Emotional and mental trauma
2. Damaging reproductive organs
3. Abortions not done by a professional may result in a "botched" abortion, ultimately killing the female herself.

Making abortions illegal will likely make threat #3 the most overwhelming of them all. Desperate women will likely do back-alley abortions done by phony doctors. Bertha Burgarin was recently arrested for exploiting Hispanic women and overcharging them, only to hospitalize many of them, and damage the fetus more than it would have been in a safe, easy to access hospital. Many Hispanic women are forbidden from abortion because of their religion. See how far a desperate woman will go?

As informative as the article is, it also attempts to show an example of a botched abortion and use it against pro-choice activists. Should abortion become illegal, the operation will likely no longer be taught to doctors, making the procedure more dangerous. So, in theory, this is actually an argument that could be used in FAVOR of pro-choice.

I write this blog instead of my in-depth review of Top Model and South Park because of the midnight bill about to be passed by the Bush administation. According to Birth Control Watch (I'm starting to sound like a friggin' research paper... we'll have to fix that) the regulations were passed on the anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendement, when women gained the right to vote. What the hell? Birth Control Watch states:

78% of voters agree that for women to achieve equality, they must have access to birth control including 72% of regular church goers and 83% of swing/independents.

Without the right to control their bodies (men are covered, because many insurance companies will pay for viagra, but not birth control) a woman's priorities are below that of the fetus that she is carrying INSIDE OF HER BODY!!! People seem to forget that birth control is actually intended for married couples who can't afford surgery to stop babies from happening. It's not all about horny teenagers who just want it so they can freely have sex whenever they'd like.

And that's just it. A majority of teenagers going through puberty have this raging army of hormones inside of them. This means that abstinence, though effective, will NOT work for everyone. Not all teenagers are horny, but many are curious, and it only takes one time.

Are you telling me that she has to go through with the pregnancy because she didn't have easy access to birth control?

I don't accept it.

This is why I should be President.

-BJ

I Love Top Model

Sigh. Another season gone by. Another cycle finished.

I like McKey a LOT, and think she will make a great Top Model. I hope Annaleigh and Samantha continue to book jobs without the help of Tyra.

South Park is on and very hilarious, so I will post final comments soon. Very soon.

This is why I should be President.

-BJ