Writer's Block: You Don't Know Me

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People are always amazed when I say I don't like Star Wars. And I don't.

To me it's an overtly cliched rags-to-riches tale of small boy who grows up to defeat a mighty empire. Albeit with sci-fi trappings. But everyone knows the story yadda yadda yadda thanks to mass media culture.

I did go see the Special Edition at the cinema once in 1997, and kept wishing for the fast-forward button. It's so damn slow!

Offensive LJ advertising...

snugglebitch has just posted about seeing an offensive advert against gay marriage on her LJ, and commenting that she's glad she switched to Dreamwidth.

While the advert is obviously offensive, surely any move to try and stop displaying the advert - which says that gay marriage activists are "silencing" the opposition to gay marriage, typical right-wing hysterical rhetoric - just plays right into their hands, and gives them more ammunition?

Mind you, the advert seems to be pointless. Either you believe gay people are equal and should be accorded the same rights as straight people (ie marriage, the army and all that) -- or you think gay people are not equal. A banner advert isn't going to change your mind one way or the other. It's not like they're trying to sell you a toaster...

For the record (since I'm already noticing some unfriending), I'm all for gay marriage and equality. Sheesh. As if that wasn't obvious already?