I'm really forgetting how to write a real post.

[apocalypsos]

-- Only two more days before I get a weekend. And then I'll hopefully get six days straight. Then I can get my laptop.

-- Note to self: submit application tomorrow at the place my brother works at. I kinda desperately want to work there, less because of the job itself and more because of the location. For once I'd like to not have to worry about the weather when winter rolls around.

-- A great article by Anna Quindlen about the Republicans finding their inner feminist due to Sarah Palin. Are you like me? Do you get the impression that the higher-ups in the GOP are so out of touch with what constitutes sexism that they're just crying sexism at everything now just in case?

-- Strangely enough, after last night's behavior, I'm okay with Terri going home. She didn't even seem to want to try to get along with Keith at all.

And plus, YAAAAY! Blayne's gone! Bye, Blayne! Get the hell off my show! Go, go, go! Shoo!

Kenley's dress needs to be taken out back and set on fire. I ... I don't even know what that was, other than a train wreck of epic proportions.

Also, HA! on the judges calling Suede on the third person thing. In general, that's the only thing anymore that genuinely bothers me about him. Well, that, and the playing to the camera, but this season everybody seems to be more guilty than usual at that.

Yay for Jerrell, too. I thought it was a very cool dress, although he could still stand to turn his personality down a tad.

Joe's growing on me as the season progresses.

Comments

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

I saw a woman wearing knickers today.

Blayne may have been on to something. Scary, no?

[anne-jumps.livejournal.com]

I always did love Anna Quindlen.

[bunnymcfoo.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen last night's ep yet, but I don't think I will every quite forgive Joe for his fucking racist commentary in the D.F. episode.

I mean, ching chang ching Orient? FUCK no.

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Yeah ... he's got his really painful moments. Not to mention that "queens" comment a while back, which I didn't get the impression was meant in any good way whatsoever.

It says a lot about the designers this season that he can't stop saying shit like that occasionally and my main reaction seems to be, "*sigh* Well, it could be worse. He could be that aggravating all the time."

[sweill.livejournal.com]

When my son first discovered (at age 4?) the phrases "That's not fair!" and "Do-over!" het threw them at every situation he thought might turn his way with that cry. GOP reminds me of this now.

[silverhill.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you linked to that Anna Quindlen column. I linked it in my own journal, but you have a much wider readership than I do — and I think everybody should read it.

When I read it in Newsweek, I wanted to applaud at the end.

And I don't think it's "just in case." I think they're delighted to do it. Having Palin on the ticket means they can deflect criticism simply by crying "sexism."

[bunnymcfoo.livejournal.com]

See, I don't put that into the same category of aggravating as Blayne constantly needing a tan, or Suede talking about Suede doing Suede's thing.

I mean, there's three people of color on this show, who have to live and work with someone who uses deeply problematic, racist and just flat out offensive comments without a second thought. I can't imagine how awful it must be to live with someone like that, and I seriously seriously doubt that he's only occasionally saying shit like that. My experience with people who talk like that is that they do it a LOT. What blows my mind is that nobody fucking calls him on it. Not the contestants, not the judges, and I haven't seen anyone commenting about it online.


I flat out don't understand. I literally GASPED when he said that, loud enough that my roommates asked me what the problem was. None of them have ever seen the show before, but they were FLOORED by what he said. I mean, I get that we're an abnormally aware household, but I just.

He went from being "eh, annoying. seriously, not talented and would you shut UP about your daughters?" to "GET THE FUCK OFF MY SHOW." I almost cried when they sent Stella home instead.


Annnnnd I seem to have ranted at you. Sorry?

[pescivendolo.livejournal.com]

I felt strangely unfulfilled when Blayne went home. I think it's because I wanted Kenley out so badly.

I kinda love Jerrell. I was shocked that his dress won, and boy can't dress himself at ALL, but he's my favorite.

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about Joe. He's a homophobic, racist asshole. I'm not a PoC but I work with a racist who makes comments like that and it's really, really wearing. I cannot WAIT for him to fuck off home.

[burningmetal.livejournal.com]

Lurker here.
Do you watch Top Design? The last challenge was re-designing an air-raid bunker so that you could live there for years. One of the contestants, perky Natalie, said that she imagined the end of the world being Chinese Transformers bombing the US to get revenge for Hiroshima.
US school system=Fail.