I know this is an old, old argument, but humour me...

Why is it, a movie that has an slightly unconventional sex scene is being tagged with an 'NC 17' rating (which would make the movie off limits for viewers younger than 18)but a movie like Four Brothers is only 'R' and is chock full of violence?

Now, I've nothing against violent movies* for them that like them, but why is a shot of naked people more troubling for the youth of the world than multiple people being blown up in cinematic ways?

Why was it not okay for Janet Bloody Jackson to flash her nipple, but it's okay for Pat Robertson, a purported Christian, to call for the murder of another human, even if it is just theoretically?

Sometimes the world really makes me sad.

*Well, actually I do. I don't like them, ergo I don't go see them, and, despite the fact there's the chance to see Colin Firth naked, I'm not 100% sure 'Truth' is a movie I'd rush out to see, since I like my films mostly funny and considerably lacking in murder.

I know this is an old, old argument, but humour me...

Why is it, a movie that has an slightly unconventional sex scene is being tagged with an 'NC 17' rating (which would make the movie off limits for viewers younger than 18)but a movie like Four Brothers is only 'R' and is chock full of violence?

Now, I've nothing against violent movies* for them that like them, but why is a shot of naked people more troubling for the youth of the world than multiple people being blown up in cinematic ways?

Why was it not okay for Janet Bloody Jackson to flash her nipple, but it's okay for Pat Robertson, a purported Christian, to call for the murder of another human, even if it is just theoretically?

Sometimes the world really makes me sad.

*Well, actually I do. I don't like them, ergo I don't go see them, and, despite the fact there's the chance to see Colin Firth naked, I'm not 100% sure 'Truth' is a movie I'd rush out to see, since I like my films mostly funny and considerably lacking in murder.

Why I shouldn't watch doctor shows...

Last night's House dealt with Meningitis, and today my neck hurts, and I keep thinking, 'Ack! Meningitis!' Beats the scary lung cancer the patient in the first episode had.

Also wanted to mention that I got the best present for my neighbor who is being Bat mitzvah'd soon. She is a huge fan of Harry Potter, and it is one of the things we bond over, so I bought her one of those 'official' time turner necklaces. Comes in a pretty wooden box with a 'certificate' of authenticity.

So go me.

I've decided I'd suck at debate, as much as I enjoy a good argument, because I go for the emotional argument. Last time I argued politics with my surprisingly republican friend, I really couldn't win, because I was basing my opinions on how I felt, rather than facts. And I wonder, even now, if she would still use her same argument (which was basically, hey we need oil, why judge the guy evil because he is trying to get control of the oil) in light of all that's happened. Sometimes I'd like to bring it up, but I just don't know if I'd win.

Go to Neil Gaiman's blog and listen to the excerpt of Lenny Henry (mmmm...sexy)reading Anansi Boys, Gaiman's newest novel. It's especially fun to listen to on windows because of the funky psychedelic patterns it plays as he talks.

Really want to go home...

Why I shouldn't watch doctor shows...

Last night's House dealt with Meningitis, and today my neck hurts, and I keep thinking, 'Ack! Meningitis!' Beats the scary lung cancer the patient in the first episode had.

Also wanted to mention that I got the best present for my neighbor who is being Bat mitzvah'd soon. She is a huge fan of Harry Potter, and it is one of the things we bond over, so I bought her one of those 'official' time turner necklaces. Comes in a pretty wooden box with a 'certificate' of authenticity.

So go me.

I've decided I'd suck at debate, as much as I enjoy a good argument, because I go for the emotional argument. Last time I argued politics with my surprisingly republican friend, I really couldn't win, because I was basing my opinions on how I felt, rather than facts. And I wonder, even now, if she would still use her same argument (which was basically, hey we need oil, why judge the guy evil because he is trying to get control of the oil) in light of all that's happened. Sometimes I'd like to bring it up, but I just don't know if I'd win.

Go to Neil Gaiman's blog and listen to the excerpt of Lenny Henry (mmmm...sexy)reading Anansi Boys, Gaiman's newest novel. It's especially fun to listen to on windows because of the funky psychedelic patterns it plays as he talks.

Really want to go home...