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When JKR said in a Radio City Music Hall reading/event that Dumbledore was gay.

On twitter today, a friend of mine asked about how society had changed since then, and I started thinking about how fandom had changed since then - or actually, since 2000/2001.

I found an essay by Tinderblast (different pseud now, but I won't link to it unless she says it's ok) written in 2000 or 2001 about slash and the HP fandom - you can read it here. It says, in response to the flames many slash writers were receiving:

All right, then, let's take a look at the most oft-cited justifications of the flames, and see what they say.
...
2. Slash pairings are out of character.

When you think about it, no fanfic is completely in character, simply because the fic writers aren't writing the characters as the author originally planned - so what J.K. Rowling was thinking when she wrote the books isn't really an issue until she tells us straight out about the leanings of the characters. And how many POVs are the books told from? One. Harry's point of view. Not having seen the inside of most of the characters' thoughts, we can't say for sure which ones are homosexual, which ones are het, and which ones are bi. Okay, sure, having seen the Yule Ball, we can say that the majority of the characters, if not all, are heterosexual. But that doesn't eliminate the possibility of their being bisexual. In fact, Harry might be bisexual, too - people don't always realize they have homosexual leanings the moment their hormones start working.

While we're at it, how is Remus and/or Sirius having a long lost girlfriend/wife any more plausible then their having been lovers in the past? We have no evidence pointing either way - they could have sworn themselves to celibacy, for all we know.

Putting the last two paragraphs into two words, prove it.


Well, that's certainly an argument that hasn't been made in the last four years. From 2000 through 2007, though, it wasn't uncommon for people to say that if JKR had intended for there to be gay wizards, she would have said so and since she hadn't, there weren't any.

There were threads like this one on FictionAlley, and two vendors at Nimbus who were shocked SHOCKED at the drawing in the Program of Harry and Draco embracing, so much so that they were harassing our attendees, and were asked to leave the vendor room (yes, we refunded their fees).

So today, there was a story on the news that 53% of all Americans believes that there is nothing morally wrong with being gay, and that's a number that's significantly higher than any from 2000 or 2004 or even 2007. Did Dumbledore make that much of a difference? No, probably not in the wider world - but perhaps in fandom? Is it possible that some Harry Potter fans who thought that there couldn't possibly homosexuality in the wizarding world, who thought that to see that some characters in the books were, or might be, gay or bisexual or transgender was to inherently misread and defile JKR's stories... is it possible that some of them have, since October 19, 2007, changed their minds?
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When JKR said in a Radio City Music Hall reading/event that Dumbledore was gay.

On twitter today, a friend of mine asked about how society had changed since then, and I started thinking about how fandom had changed since then - or actually, since 2000/2001.

I found an essay by Tinderblast (different pseud now, but I won't link to it unless she says it's ok) written in 2000 or 2001 about slash and the HP fandom - you can read it here. It says, in response to the flames many slash writers were receiving:

All right, then, let's take a look at the most oft-cited justifications of the flames, and see what they say.
...
2. Slash pairings are out of character.

When you think about it, no fanfic is completely in character, simply because the fic writers aren't writing the characters as the author originally planned - so what J.K. Rowling was thinking when she wrote the books isn't really an issue until she tells us straight out about the leanings of the characters. And how many POVs are the books told from? One. Harry's point of view. Not having seen the inside of most of the characters' thoughts, we can't say for sure which ones are homosexual, which ones are het, and which ones are bi. Okay, sure, having seen the Yule Ball, we can say that the majority of the characters, if not all, are heterosexual. But that doesn't eliminate the possibility of their being bisexual. In fact, Harry might be bisexual, too - people don't always realize they have homosexual leanings the moment their hormones start working.

While we're at it, how is Remus and/or Sirius having a long lost girlfriend/wife any more plausible then their having been lovers in the past? We have no evidence pointing either way - they could have sworn themselves to celibacy, for all we know.

Putting the last two paragraphs into two words, prove it.


Well, that's certainly an argument that hasn't been made in the last four years. From 2000 through 2007, though, it wasn't uncommon for people to say that if JKR had intended for there to be gay wizards, she would have said so and since she hadn't, there weren't any.

There were threads like this one on FictionAlley, and two vendors at Nimbus who were shocked SHOCKED at the drawing in the Program of Harry and Draco embracing, so much so that they were harassing our attendees, and were asked to leave the vendor room (yes, we refunded their fees).

So today, there was a story on the news that 53% of all Americans believes that there is nothing morally wrong with being gay, and that's a number that's significantly higher than any from 2000 or 2004 or even 2007. Did Dumbledore make that much of a difference? No, probably not in the wider world - but perhaps in fandom? Is it possible that some Harry Potter fans who thought that there couldn't possibly homosexuality in the wizarding world, who thought that to see that some characters in the books were, or might be, gay or bisexual or transgender was to inherently misread and defile JKR's stories... is it possible that some of them have, since October 19, 2007, changed their minds?
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Originally posted by [livejournal.com profile] kazbaby at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Originally posted by [personal profile] gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.

Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.

Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.

Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.

What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.

The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.

So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.

If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.

What to do?

- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.

- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.

- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.

- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.




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Originally posted by [livejournal.com profile] kazbaby at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Originally posted by [personal profile] gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood Amendment
Okay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.

Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.

Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.

Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.

What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.

The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.

So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.

If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.

What to do?

- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.

- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.

- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.

- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.




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When I was in 7th grade, in 1982, I got my first Apple commuter, an Apple IIe. The next summer, I worked in a computer store on 41st street in Miami Beach, and that computer got me through high school and into college. Then, I got a Mac Plus, and when that was stolen, a Mac Classic. I had various macs through the 90s - laptops, a desktop, a Newton - and in 2004, I got my first iPod. The iPad, which I got the day it came out, is my perfect computer - I haven't used a laptop since I got it, and I'm typing on it now.

And it's all thanks to Steve. The days watching Pixar films with my kids, and playing Angry birds at doctor's offices. The way my music - decades of collected songs - comes with me everywhere, around the world, all the time. The ease of connection and communication - and the elegance of it. For that, everything is because of Steve Jobs.

Now he's gone and tomorrow I will go to my friendly local Apple store with white flowers and a red Macintosh apple - even though, to me, the perfect Apple will always be rainbow-colored.
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When I was in 7th grade, in 1982, I got my first Apple commuter, an Apple IIe. The next summer, I worked in a computer store on 41st street in Miami Beach, and that computer got me through high school and into college. Then, I got a Mac Plus, and when that was stolen, a Mac Classic. I had various macs through the 90s - laptops, a desktop, a Newton - and in 2004, I got my first iPod. The iPad, which I got the day it came out, is my perfect computer - I haven't used a laptop since I got it, and I'm typing on it now.

And it's all thanks to Steve. The days watching Pixar films with my kids, and playing Angry birds at doctor's offices. The way my music - decades of collected songs - comes with me everywhere, around the world, all the time. The ease of connection and communication - and the elegance of it. For that, everything is because of Steve Jobs.

Now he's gone and tomorrow I will go to my friendly local Apple store with white flowers and a red Macintosh apple - even though, to me, the perfect Apple will always be rainbow-colored.
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Some of the district-specific Hunger Games posters were released today, and I think I finally found a use for my Tumblr. I still have no idea how to link to the exact post, but they're from Seat42f, and I put them up here and behind the cut )

The District 4 one isn't up yet, but the Facebook page where it'll be is here - how could I be from South Florida, ocean-touched and boat-surrounded as it is, knowing that in the world of Panem it's all under water, and not have an affinity for District Four?

Gah, I really hope this film is all it can be. And in other news, I am back home and hopefully not leaving the state for the rest of the year; Orlando is far enough to travel for a few months, including this weekend for the Ascendio site visit.

If you're newly on Pottermore, I have a poll asking for what your username there is - it's here - I'm WingSpirit211 (Ravenclaw) but I haven't been in there in over a week because of the holidays and travel.

Am finally caught up on Supernatural (YAY and I also LOVELOVELOVE my [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_xmas prompt!!), saw Glee tonight (good songs, Will is annoying, and I have no idea if they're going to take any of the real issues seriously (including the Don't Hurt Rachel's Feelings ludicrousity) beyond this episode, and I want at least two of Rachel's dresses) and the second half of the Doctor Who finale, but I think I have to watch the first half of the ep for the second half to make sense. Tomorrow, at the gym, maybe.
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Some of the district-specific Hunger Games posters were released today, and I think I finally found a use for my Tumblr. I still have no idea how to link to the exact post, but they're from Seat42f, and I put them up here and behind the cut )

The District 4 one isn't up yet, but the Facebook page where it'll be is here - how could I be from South Florida, ocean-touched and boat-surrounded as it is, knowing that in the world of Panem it's all under water, and not have an affinity for District Four?

Gah, I really hope this film is all it can be. And in other news, I am back home and hopefully not leaving the state for the rest of the year; Orlando is far enough to travel for a few months, including this weekend for the Ascendio site visit.

If you're newly on Pottermore, I have a poll asking for what your username there is - it's here - I'm WingSpirit211 (Ravenclaw) but I haven't been in there in over a week because of the holidays and travel.

Am finally caught up on Supernatural (YAY and I also LOVELOVELOVE my [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_xmas prompt!!), saw Glee tonight (good songs, Will is annoying, and I have no idea if they're going to take any of the real issues seriously (including the Don't Hurt Rachel's Feelings ludicrousity) beyond this episode, and I want at least two of Rachel's dresses) and the second half of the Doctor Who finale, but I think I have to watch the first half of the ep for the second half to make sense. Tomorrow, at the gym, maybe.
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If you're on Tumblr, please reblog it there and share the URL around on LJ, FB, Twitter, etc. We'd love as many perspectives as possible!
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SPN 7.01 how *how* are we in season SEVEN wtf? )

And, really? Fucking hell, season seven. Little show that could, you still really, really can. (and I sort of like how S7OMG looks like a l33t version of ZOMG. Appropriate!)
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SPN 7.01 how *how* are we in season SEVEN wtf? )

And, really? Fucking hell, season seven. Little show that could, you still really, really can. (and I sort of like how S7OMG looks like a l33t version of ZOMG. Appropriate!)
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OMGYAY SPN! 25 hours away! Now, how can I convince my husband to take the kids out for ice cream tomorrow night so I can have an HOUR for SHOW?

I'm celebrating with a vid! [livejournal.com profile] serenada_art won me in Help_Japan, and requested something SPN set to Chumbawumba's Tubthumping, so that's what I did! Spoilers through the end of Season 6 but no hints about anything in S7.

Gen, PG for violence, created as a transformative work, etc.

You can download it on Megaupload or watch it on YouTube via the link or behind the cut )
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OMGYAY SPN! 25 hours away! Now, how can I convince my husband to take the kids out for ice cream tomorrow night so I can have an HOUR for SHOW?

I'm celebrating with a vid! [livejournal.com profile] serenada_art won me in Help_Japan, and requested something SPN set to Chumbawumba's Tubthumping, so that's what I did! Spoilers through the end of Season 6 but no hints about anything in S7.

Gen, PG for violence, created as a transformative work, etc.

You can download it on Megaupload or watch it on YouTube via the link or behind the cut )
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Title: "All the Other Kids"
Fandom: Thor (2011 movie) (or, as others have said, "The movie title is 'Thor'?)
Set to: Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks
Summary: Loki's magic and his words are the weapons he uses to protect himself from all the other kids.
Rating: PG
Genre: ANGST! Woobie angst!


Heidi, what were you thinking?

I was thinking about Loki, and his angst and his woe and his brother and how Thor, the silly puppy, doesn't know anything at all about what happened while he was on Earth, he doesn't know what Loki's been going through, or why he broke so tragically the way he did. And yes, I only saw the film two weeks ago, on a tiny airplane screen but it's stayed with me and I've been mentally storyboarding this since then and it's a relief to have this done.

Download it Here on SendSpace since megaupload is being weird.

Or watch it on YouTube behind the cut. )

Concrit & comments are adored & appreciated.
heidi: (NotLoki)
Title: "All the Other Kids"
Fandom: Thor (2011 movie) (or, as others have said, "The movie title is 'Thor'?)
Set to: Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks
Summary: Loki's magic and his words are the weapons he uses to protect himself from all the other kids.
Rating: PG
Genre: ANGST! Woobie angst!


Heidi, what were you thinking?

I was thinking about Loki, and his angst and his woe and his brother and how Thor, the silly puppy, doesn't know anything at all about what happened while he was on Earth, he doesn't know what Loki's been going through, or why he broke so tragically the way he did. And yes, I only saw the film two weeks ago, on a tiny airplane screen but it's stayed with me and I've been mentally storyboarding this since then and it's a relief to have this done.

Download it Here on SendSpace since megaupload is being weird.

Or watch it on YouTube behind the cut. )

Concrit & comments are adored & appreciated.
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