Category: Culture

Kevin Smith on GLADE, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, not being happy with ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ – Some bad, bad news concerning me and GLAAD Needless to say, I was crestfallen.

You all know me. You all know how big a fan I am of the gay community. You all know the respect and fascination I have for gay culture and practices. I’ve said in many an interview, from ‘Chasing Amy’ onward, that the only reason I never dabbled in homosexuality when I was younger was because I wouldn’t know what to say to a guy after he blew a load in my mouth – a sentiment that says more about my social awkwardness than any socially awkward stereotypes that’ve been unfairly hung on the gay community.

Gay or straight has never been a big issue with me. Sex is sex, as far as I’m concerned. Some cats dig on the opposite gender, and some cats dig on their own. Sexual identity will always be as mystifying as why ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ was once the number one television show in our country: there’s no point in getting bent out of shape about it; it just IS. Some cats will always gravitate toward Daisy Duke, and some will always pine over Boss Hogg.

Anyway, I told Scott all of this during the course of our conversation, and asked what we could do to allay his (and GLAAD’s) fears. He said he’d be asking Miramax to make a substantial donation to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation (Matthew Shepherd is the Wyoming student who was beaten to death for being gay in one of the worst hate crimes in recent memory; the Foundation’s aim is to educate the public on the dangers of homophobia). I said I’d be happy to make a donation as well, as it’s a great cause, and one I believe in strongly. He asked how much I’d like to donate. I queried how much he intended to seek from Miramax. He said two hundred grand. I admitted I don’t have pockets as deep as Miramax. He suggested I donate ten grand, and I said “Done.”

After having seen the movie on Satruday gotta say it was great. Lots of laughs and all. Like engel said after leaving the theatre, “I can’t believe he got away with it”. I’m not surprised that GLAAD is displeased with the movie but it is a shame that they do have to be displeased.

Kevin Smith on GLADE, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, not being happy with ‘Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back’ – Some bad, bad news concerning me and GLAAD Needless to say, I was crestfallen.

You all know me. You all know how big a fan I am of the gay community. You all know the respect and fascination I have for gay culture and practices. I’ve said in many an interview, from ‘Chasing Amy’ onward, that the only reason I never dabbled in homosexuality when I was younger was because I wouldn’t know what to say to a guy after he blew a load in my mouth – a sentiment that says more about my social awkwardness than any socially awkward stereotypes that’ve been unfairly hung on the gay community.

Gay or straight has never been a big issue with me. Sex is sex, as far as I’m concerned. Some cats dig on the opposite gender, and some cats dig on their own. Sexual identity will always be as mystifying as why ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’ was once the number one television show in our country: there’s no point in getting bent out of shape about it; it just IS. Some cats will always gravitate toward Daisy Duke, and some will always pine over Boss Hogg.

Anyway, I told Scott all of this during the course of our conversation, and asked what we could do to allay his (and GLAAD’s) fears. He said he’d be asking Miramax to make a substantial donation to the Matthew Shepherd Foundation (Matthew Shepherd is the Wyoming student who was beaten to death for being gay in one of the worst hate crimes in recent memory; the Foundation’s aim is to educate the public on the dangers of homophobia). I said I’d be happy to make a donation as well, as it’s a great cause, and one I believe in strongly. He asked how much I’d like to donate. I queried how much he intended to seek from Miramax. He said two hundred grand. I admitted I don’t have pockets as deep as Miramax. He suggested I donate ten grand, and I said “Done.”

After having seen the movie on Satruday gotta say it was great. Lots of laughs and all. Like engel said after leaving the theatre, “I can’t believe he got away with it”. I’m not surprised that GLAAD is displeased with the movie but it is a shame that they do have to be displeased.

Are the techno boomers a Selfish Society

Democracy and freedom aren’t about prosperity. You can be poor and quite free. Democracy is about the legitimacy of the individual, whose voice and vote should count for more than any other single interest or group. Technology can either be the vehicle through which those voices are re-democratized, or it can provide the tools through which corporatism can generate even more money.

We, the technos, are no more or less selfish than the previous generation or other subcultures. We want what is best for us like the religous right or the retired. Like any society we think our would view is better than the rest, why else would be a part of the society?

Understanding Anime
A nice Anime site. One of my college carear highlights was the Anime presentation to my Japanese Culture class. Succeded in converting the professor to a Anime lover, in the academic sense.

Geographic Screening the restriction of Net access by geography — is the latest nightmare stemming from the culture wars launched by the music and movie industries against a free Internet. This time the firewalls aren’t coming from the People’s Republic of China, but out of Canada.

My favorite slashdot comment, “Blame Canada! With their beady eyes, and floppy heads…”

Boy Culture Meets Workplace
Hmmm, now I’m a big fan of “desk toys” just to show some personality. The wired thing where I work is the females organize, and push, the game stuff, female is the coach for the softball team and another female aranges all the basketball contests as fund raisers. Maybe it is an organizing thing but the women seem into the sporting events, more so than I.