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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/02/09

    In reply to Dead Alive
    This whole antiquing prank has really got to stop. #dayofthedead
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    11/02/09

    @CurtCole: [www.youtube.com]
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/02/09

    @Anna: It's all fun and games until someone's eyes water, then it's eye barnacle city.
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    11/02/09

    @CurtCole: Antiquing is one of my favorite Jackass segments ever. It's simple, funny, and does not involve male reproductive organs being abused. #dayofthedead
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    11/02/09

    @Anna: Agreed. Though, 'Party Boy' is a close second. #dayofthedead
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    Image of thesciencegirl thesciencegirl
    10/19/09

    In reply to Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
    My name is thesciencegirl, and I am a nerd of color. It's interesting... the ways in which being a nerd in communities of color can be alienating, and the ways in which being a person of color can be alienating in communities of nerds.

    I have heard many POCs in the scifi world lament the opposition to moving away from the prototype of the white male as protagonist observing the alien other. Google RaceFail for blog post upon blog post of discussion on that very topic. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of wealhtheow wealhtheow
    10/19/09

    @thesciencegirl: Yeah, it's a double-whammy. And what's incredible is not just the opposition to anything but generic McEurope, but the constant claims that we can't have anything but Tolkein rip-offs and Asimov!light because there's no market for it. Because, you see, there is no such thing as a non-white, non-male nerd. Which--WHAT? It must be amazing to be able to completely ignore everyone that doesn't fit with your preconcieved notions of reality. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of Eriu Eriu
    10/19/09

    In reply to Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
    I would feel remiss if I didn't mention that Danticat's Brother, I'm Dying is absolutely amazing. Easily one of the best books I've read in years. I highly recommend it, as if her excerpt above doesn't already speak volumes.
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    Image of Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!
    10/19/09

    In reply to Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
    'Despite his experience with the nerd police, Diaz also advanced the somewhat debatable point that reading teaches compassion. He said reading a book was "one of the clearest ways to come into communion with another subjectivity.'

    Love him for this, and I totally agree. Kids can't sit back and not react to a book the same way you can a movie, TV show or videogame. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of Anna N. Anna N.
    10/19/09

    @HeatherNumber1: I don't know -- I like books more than movies, TV, or videogames, in general, but I'm not sure they're actually any less passive. Videogames require actual physical interaction, for instance, and I think can improve some types of coordination and cognition. I do think that Diaz's point about "subjectivity" is smart, because it's possible to be closer to a character's mind in a book than it usually is in a movie or TV show -- you can actually read their thoughts, which usually isn't possible onscreen. #edwidgedanticat
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    10/19/09

    @Anna N.: Oh, I don't think books are less passive (especially not after reading Everything Bad is Good for You), but as you say, kids who red books are almost forced to empathize, even if it's against their will. Maybe it's because I didn't have cable growing up, but reading was the first time I felt 'Somebody out there *gets* me.' #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of lilbobbytables lilbobbytables
    10/19/09

    In reply to Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
    Reading has, I firmly believe, made me a better person. It has given me the opportunity to crawl into someone else's headspace and see 1) how that character/person responds to the world, and 2) how the world responds to the character/person. It has helped me, to paraphrase Atticus Finch, to walk in another's shoes. While inhabiting a world only of fiction or books can be isolating, for me it has helped tear down some walls, and allows me to more easily empathize with others.

    Such as. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of thelastsara thelastsara
    10/19/09

    @lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: I feel this way too. There are many things I've read in books that I would not know or even think about otherwise. I think this is what all art is supposed to do, but books have a particular way of becoming a part of you. I definitely see things differently after a really good read. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    10/19/09

    @lilbobbytables is a la-di-da feminist: Not to pat myself on the back, but I also feel like I am weirdly empathetic and I have always been a huge fiction reader. I love stories that can transport me into the mind of someone in other country or time. I'm not sure which came first, my nature or my reading. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    10/19/09

    In reply to Danticat & Diaz On Writing, Justice, And Being A "Nerd Of Color"
    Probably a dumb question, but why was he "pilloried."

    What were his sci-fi reference crimes? What didn't they like? #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of wealhtheow wealhtheow
    10/19/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: "What didn't they like?"
    The constant objectification of women. #edwidgedanticat
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    10/19/09

    @wealhtheow: No, I mean in this part:
    "Diaz said he'd been pilloried in the mainstream nerd press (only sort of an oxymoron) in a way that smacked of racism."

    What's that referring to? #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of ucelluccia ucelluccia
    10/19/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: *shrug* I haven't read it, but I am a pre-service teacher and know that several of my friends already working are using Oscar Wao in their classrooms. Apparently it's highly teachable -- a Pulitzer Prize winner, after all.

    From what I know about it, the main character is a comic book nerd -- maybe they just didn't care for the comics he liked? #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    10/19/09

    @wealhtheow: ?! But women are some of the greatest characters in Oscar Wao and any objectification of them was done in a very character specific way that was in their voice(s), not the authors. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of amy_b amy_b
    10/19/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Oscar Wao is a beautiful book. Highly recommended.

    What I don' t think they liked? Maybe they didn't care for the fact that Oscar was fat and a loser with the ladies. He was the stereotypical sci-fi dork, only with more melanin. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of wealhtheow wealhtheow
    10/19/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: I spend a lot of time on sf/f book sites (like Diaz, I am a huge nerd), and the only criticism I've seen has been the sexism thang. It's possible he's gotten some flack because his work got recognized as literature. Generally, sf/f is very much NOT considered lit, which a lot of people, myself included, think a bit unfair. So there are numerous authors (Margaret Atwood springs to mind) who insist their work isn't science fiction or fantasy, even when it involves magic and post-apocalyptic scenarios. There's a brief mention of it here.

    But really, I don't know what criticism Diaz is talking about if he's not referring to the claims of sexism. #edwidgedanticat
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    10/19/09

    @wealhtheow: There's a specific review in the New York Review of Science Fiction that he was referring to, which I wasn't able to find on their site. It sounded like the review said he was misusing the scifi references in some way, or didn't know enough about scifi to talk about it. I'll look again for the link though, my curiosity is re-piqued. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of susanstohelit susanstohelit
    10/19/09

    @LaComtesse: Yeah, Feministing posted about this too, and I felt like the misogyny in the book was meant to be a critique of the culture, rather than Diaz's opinion of women. The female characters are strong, but in a culture that deeply devalues them, they have to cope anyway they can. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/19/09

    @LaComtesse: I am glad to know I am not the only feminist woman who was not down with the criticisms of Oscar Wao as sexist. It was written from the POV of sexist dudes! The way it was written told me that Diaz was more than aware of the fact that they were sexist dudes and not because that's how he thought the world actually was. #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of LaComtesse LaComtesse
    10/19/09

    @whynotshesaid: @susanstohelit: Oh no, we can definitely form a club. If one cannot see the difference between a sexist narrator and a sexist book then they're not in a position to be critiquing in the first place. #edwidgedanticat
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    10/19/09

    @wealhtheow: A lot of people miss this. Thank you for raising it. #edwidgedanticat
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    10/19/09

    @wealhtheow: It may well also have been the Spanglish thing. The book uses a lot of it, and as ridiculous as it is, I wouldn't have been surprised if some critics branded it 'alienating' on the way to heralding him as a 'new voice'.
    *eyeroll* #edwidgedanticat
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    Image of TildeMarks TildeMarks
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    Honey, Haiti is a DREAM. I really wish I had the cajones to rock the pink-fringed do, and the eyebrows. But I might request pink eyebrow fringe too, cause I'm matchy-matchy like that.
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    Image of EKane EKane
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    I'm really enthralled by the beauticiandude "Seaborn" who is responsible for that monstrosity. He is also the creator of this mess...

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    Image of the_decider the_decider
    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    Soon there will be eyelash weaves, and Mr. Snuffleupagus eyes will be all the rage!
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    Image of MizJenkins MizJenkins
    06/02/09

    @the_decider: I mean technically this already exists. You can get semi-permanent false lashes glued in...
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    06/02/09

    @the_decider: There already are - well, extensions. Those, when done well, look amazing.

    Fail - see Jennifer Lopez with her fox fur ones.

    Good - Quick Google search renders: [kent.gumtree.com]
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    WHY THE HELL DOES SHE KEEP SAYING "CELEBRITY STATUS"? Is that the show she was on? The name of the salon where you can get the broweave? I am too old to parse this.
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    06/02/09

    @ronniedobbs: Celebrity Status is the salon... the "designer" is a dude named... wait for it... SEABORN!
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    Chicken Cutlets should get some weave brows. It might get her some of the attention she so desperately craves. Maybe brows made of fur clippings from Spaghetti Cat and Stains!
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    If there were a way to do it that didn't look completely ridiculous, I might consider it - I'm missing part of an eyebrow because I have a scar along it. When I was a teenager I would pluck the other one to match so I had two fucked up looking eyebrows instead of just one. Now I just leave it be unless I'm feeling super fancy and fill it in with an eyebrow pencil.
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    I don't care what any of you say. If I can't do THIS with my new eyebrows, I'm not interested.


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    06/02/09

    @tscheese: GENIUS!!
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    Freida Pinto gets the last laugh!
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    06/02/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): KAHLO! KAHLO!!! Oh, epic fail me. So sorry. Backing away now to shameville. ACK.
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    06/02/09

    In reply to The Hottest New Beauty Technique
    I would be all over this since I lost half an eyebrow to a tragic boredom incident.
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    06/02/09

    @Spaceman Bill Leah: I would love to hear all about that as I imagine it is very entertaining.
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