hikaricloud
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Re: What are you listening to now?
TOOOMMMMMMM
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El Ten Eleven - Sorry About Your Irony
TOOOMMMMMMM
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El Ten Eleven - Sorry About Your Irony
What are you listening to/watching now?
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OK - thanks for the info. guys. I will give it a few more tries. Considering I have watched nearly all "the last ship" episodes -hoping it would get better = didn't really happen.
However, I may not "get it" as hikaricloud says because I am a white hetero sexual middle aged guy who doesn't really get "white privilege" either. . to me people are people - both good and bad and that does not depend on race, age, religion, sexuality or anything else. Sure we all have our "presets" due to experience and upbringing. But, I try very hard to treat all equal and offend no one. Other than those uppity Console Gamers--- LOL.
PS - not starting any heated discussion- just pointing out an example of even pretending to be a jerk and how easy and quickly we all get defensive when we read or see or hear something we may not agree with or like. It does not matter your race, age, sex, sexuality, etc. it is pretty easy to offend someone now-a-days as everyone is pretty sensitive and gets offended easily.
OK - thanks for the info. guys. I will give it a few more tries. Considering I have watched nearly all "the last ship" episodes -hoping it would get better = didn't really happen.
However, I may not "get it" as hikaricloud says because I am a white hetero sexual middle aged guy who doesn't really get "white privilege" either. . to me people are people - both good and bad and that does not depend on race, age, religion, sexuality or anything else. Sure we all have our "presets" due to experience and upbringing. But, I try very hard to treat all equal and offend no one. Other than those uppity Console Gamers--- LOL.
PS - not starting any heated discussion- just pointing out an example of even pretending to be a jerk and how easy and quickly we all get defensive when we read or see or hear something we may not agree with or like. It does not matter your race, age, sex, sexuality, etc. it is pretty easy to offend someone now-a-days as everyone is pretty sensitive and gets offended easily.
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Re: What are you listening to now?
The 'new' A7X album, Waking the Fallen Resurrected.
The 'new' A7X album, Waking the Fallen Resurrected.
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Re: What are you watching now?
It took me like 4 episodes to really start to grasp the show. Then again basically the whole first season I didn't want to watch it at all, but kept watching it. The second season is a lot better.
It took me like 4 episodes to really start to grasp the show. Then again basically the whole first season I didn't want to watch it at all, but kept watching it. The second season is a lot better.
hikaricloud
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I get what you mean. Thing is, privilege isn't something that necessarily speaks to whether someone is good or bad, it's just something that exists based on the world we live in. Someone can have all the good intentions in the world and treat everyone equally, but it won't change the privilege someone has unless the way the world works changes. It's what you do with that privilege (or what you don't do) in my opinion that shows what kind of person you are.
In saying that, just because you may not "get" the show, doesn't make you a bad person, it just means it's not for you, that's all.
I get what you mean. Thing is, privilege isn't something that necessarily speaks to whether someone is good or bad, it's just something that exists based on the world we live in. Someone can have all the good intentions in the world and treat everyone equally, but it won't change the privilege someone has unless the way the world works changes. It's what you do with that privilege (or what you don't do) in my opinion that shows what kind of person you are.
In saying that, just because you may not "get" the show, doesn't make you a bad person, it just means it's not for you, that's all.
Re: What are you listening to now?
Downloaded Empire of the Sun - Half Mast (Slight Return) from iTunes. Loved the Walking on a Dream album and this is a great version of Half Mast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HPyJk7X4Q
Downloaded Empire of the Sun - Half Mast (Slight Return) from iTunes. Loved the Walking on a Dream album and this is a great version of Half Mast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92HPyJk7X4Q
Re: What are you watching now?
Ya, never really even had a thought of whether I was a good or bad person based on if I liked or disliked the show. I still totally do not get the term "privileged" - not familiar with the term and therefore ignorant of its meaning. Are your actually saying that it refers to the economic position that some one is born into = my age group would refer to that person as a "silver spoon" ? Which is not really a derogatory term -just a fact - as you cant choose what economic status your born in to. If so, then I am confused as you stated Larry was a "white privilege" = referring to his race ( I assume) rather than referring to his born into or current economic status. I believe Larry is the white/Jewish fiance with the wealthy parents if I remember correctly- as I said I only saw the first episode. So, are you saying that all white people have "white privilege" or is it just a new slang term that I am not aware of that really just means a born rich ( silver spoon) and as an adult they have never had to really work for anything, they are "protected " by their economic status/wealth from dealing with many of the hardships of life that a person born poor would have to deal with = a spoiled person ? So, can a person of any race can be "white privileged"?
Or is it a term that is a really a racist term that basically characterizes all whites the same? Just because they were born white? So the color of a persons skin gives them a privilege in society just because they are white? hmm.... Certainly the higher percentage of wealthy Americans are indeed white - so I guess a term could be used to suggest that economic fact. Interesting.... as I said I have never heard that term before - probably suggesting my growing up in a white lower middle class suburb of Minneapolis Mn, my age, and that I have always lived in a predominantly white area. So, that term would probably refer to someone like me. However, you used in in a very derogatory way when referring to Larry - so is there more to it than being born Caucasian?
Ya, never really even had a thought of whether I was a good or bad person based on if I liked or disliked the show. I still totally do not get the term "privileged" - not familiar with the term and therefore ignorant of its meaning. Are your actually saying that it refers to the economic position that some one is born into = my age group would refer to that person as a "silver spoon" ? Which is not really a derogatory term -just a fact - as you cant choose what economic status your born in to. If so, then I am confused as you stated Larry was a "white privilege" = referring to his race ( I assume) rather than referring to his born into or current economic status. I believe Larry is the white/Jewish fiance with the wealthy parents if I remember correctly- as I said I only saw the first episode. So, are you saying that all white people have "white privilege" or is it just a new slang term that I am not aware of that really just means a born rich ( silver spoon) and as an adult they have never had to really work for anything, they are "protected " by their economic status/wealth from dealing with many of the hardships of life that a person born poor would have to deal with = a spoiled person ? So, can a person of any race can be "white privileged"?
Or is it a term that is a really a racist term that basically characterizes all whites the same? Just because they were born white? So the color of a persons skin gives them a privilege in society just because they are white? hmm.... Certainly the higher percentage of wealthy Americans are indeed white - so I guess a term could be used to suggest that economic fact. Interesting.... as I said I have never heard that term before - probably suggesting my growing up in a white lower middle class suburb of Minneapolis Mn, my age, and that I have always lived in a predominantly white area. So, that term would probably refer to someone like me. However, you used in in a very derogatory way when referring to Larry - so is there more to it than being born Caucasian?
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PP is right, the second season of Orange is the New Black is actually a lot better than the first...and it's also a lot less Piper-centralized lol. My favorite episodes in Season 1 are The Chickening and F***sgiving.
Rewatched the new Doctor Who episode last night...loving Capaldi as the new Doctor. There's some stuff I'm iffy about but overall I enjoyed it. I'm really liking how Capaldi is sticking it to Moffat and I hope it continues. Not sure how I feel about the character at the end though, the one who looks like she could be Irene Addler's older sister? Ugh. The only way I can see myself being okay with this character so far is if it's actually Patience (the baddie in this episode at some point did refer to the Doctor as "The Other" at some point...even though it was a shortening of "the other one", they're normally really good about throwing in small tidbits like that).
Also for other whovians out there...did anyone else catch all the references to Donna Noble? Just sayin'.
Besides that, finished rewatching all the episodes out so far for Defiance season 2...ugggggghhhhhhh I can't wait for tomorrow.
ON TOPIC
PP is right, the second season of Orange is the New Black is actually a lot better than the first...and it's also a lot less Piper-centralized lol. My favorite episodes in Season 1 are The Chickening and F***sgiving.
Rewatched the new Doctor Who episode last night...loving Capaldi as the new Doctor. There's some stuff I'm iffy about but overall I enjoyed it. I'm really liking how Capaldi is sticking it to Moffat and I hope it continues. Not sure how I feel about the character at the end though, the one who looks like she could be Irene Addler's older sister? Ugh. The only way I can see myself being okay with this character so far is if it's actually Patience (the baddie in this episode at some point did refer to the Doctor as "The Other" at some point...even though it was a shortening of "the other one", they're normally really good about throwing in small tidbits like that).
Also for other whovians out there...did anyone else catch all the references to Donna Noble? Just sayin'.
Besides that, finished rewatching all the episodes out so far for Defiance season 2...ugggggghhhhhhh I can't wait for tomorrow.
