Just a heads up to anyone who is interested in the Scott Peterson trial: Scott will be the topic of Nancy Grace's show tonight. The show will air on CNN Headline News at 8:00 and 10:00 Eastern Time; go to her website for more info. It should be interesting; Scott's always been one of Nancy's favorite people to pick on :)
By the way, the trial transcript has recently been approved, which means that Scott's appeals can begin! And, interestingly, Scott's former house is on the market again, after the guy who bought it was fired from three jobs and is no longer able to afford it. It seems the house was bad luck!
Coincidentally, Neil Entwistle's old house went on the market at around the same time! It was the front page story in Wednesday's Boston Herald; I found the cover amusing. The Herald is almost like a tabloid -- it sensationalizes everything so much!
Friday, July 21, 2006
Why, Dakota, why?
It seems like at least part of the general public is as enraged about this next story as I am! For those who haven't yet heard, 12-year old formerly cute and awesome actress Dakota Fanning will appear topless and will do a rape scene in the movie Hounddog. This totally disgusts me! Why the heck would anyone want to see pedophilia in a movie? I mean, it's gross and happens all the time in real life, and the whole point of movies is to create an imaginary world that is cooler and more fun than the real world! Emphasizing the dark aspects of life totally defeats the purpose of movies.
Some people claim that it's important to educate the public about child abuse. Well, I think most people already know that rape is bad! It's not as if they need to be taught that. And it's not as if pedophilia doesn't get enough media coverage! The media gives a lot of attention to child abuse; just take the case of Jessica Lunsford, or Shasta Groene, or Carlie Brucia, or the hullabaloo over the Catholic priests for example! The last thing the media needs to do is focus on child abuse some more!!
Others defend Dakota's role by saying that she must have consented to it, and that her parents would not have had her do it if she weren't comfortable. Well, the fact that she was willing to do something so gross is certainly not something I hold in her favor!
Finally, to those who claim that rape and nudity are art, you are utterly wrong! Art is beautiful and uplifting. Nakedness and sex are aesthetically hideous. Take, for example, The Polar Expresss, The Chronicles of Narnia, Because of Winn-Dixie, or Disney's High School Musical. Now those movies are art! Fun, imagination, and fantasy make a good movie, not dark, depressing subjects like pedophilia!
This despicable story is becoming high-profile -- my favorite news source, CNN, has a video about it on its home page. I cannot find a text article there, but until I do here's this.
For more go to Google News. Or, to see some interesting debate, check out the IMDB message board. You might even see a post or two by yours truly. Just beware that you need to sign up for a free account, and there are some extremely obnoxious people on those forums!
Some people claim that it's important to educate the public about child abuse. Well, I think most people already know that rape is bad! It's not as if they need to be taught that. And it's not as if pedophilia doesn't get enough media coverage! The media gives a lot of attention to child abuse; just take the case of Jessica Lunsford, or Shasta Groene, or Carlie Brucia, or the hullabaloo over the Catholic priests for example! The last thing the media needs to do is focus on child abuse some more!!
Others defend Dakota's role by saying that she must have consented to it, and that her parents would not have had her do it if she weren't comfortable. Well, the fact that she was willing to do something so gross is certainly not something I hold in her favor!
Finally, to those who claim that rape and nudity are art, you are utterly wrong! Art is beautiful and uplifting. Nakedness and sex are aesthetically hideous. Take, for example, The Polar Expresss, The Chronicles of Narnia, Because of Winn-Dixie, or Disney's High School Musical. Now those movies are art! Fun, imagination, and fantasy make a good movie, not dark, depressing subjects like pedophilia!
This despicable story is becoming high-profile -- my favorite news source, CNN, has a video about it on its home page. I cannot find a text article there, but until I do here's this.
For more go to Google News. Or, to see some interesting debate, check out the IMDB message board. You might even see a post or two by yours truly. Just beware that you need to sign up for a free account, and there are some extremely obnoxious people on those forums!
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Happy birthday, Julius!
Happy birthday to a brave warrior, mighty dictator, and all-around genius, Julius Caesar! Although it was too long ago for anyone to be certain, Julius is believed to have been born on this date in 100 BC. That makes him 2106 years old!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Bush's b'day and gay marriage defeats
Happy birthday, George W. Bush! The president turned 60 today and announced at a press conference that "It's not as old as you think."
Also today, gay marriage was dealt a blow in two states! A court in New York decided that gay marriage is not legal under the state's present constitution, and the top court of Georgia reaffirmed its belief in a gay marriage ban, which had been enthusiastically approved by voters in 2004. Good job, courts!
For all the details, see http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/06/gay.marriage.ap/index.html.
Also today, gay marriage was dealt a blow in two states! A court in New York decided that gay marriage is not legal under the state's present constitution, and the top court of Georgia reaffirmed its belief in a gay marriage ban, which had been enthusiastically approved by voters in 2004. Good job, courts!
For all the details, see http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/06/gay.marriage.ap/index.html.
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