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Because I'm just having that kind of week (and it's only Tuesday), all my gripes in one place, so I can stop thinking about them and think about something productive instead:
Stargate people:
1. Please, I beg of you, can we dial down the rampant paranoia about what's coming in season 5.
2. Please, when you're going to talk season 5 spoilers in your season 4 episode review, could you mention it in the cut-tag? Because I'm more spoiled for season 5 than I was for season 4, even though I'm actively trying not to be this time around.
3.Oh my God, let the lemon in The Pegasus Project go already! For three reasons (a) It was a year and a half ago (b) In that week's episode of Atlantis, Rodney DRUGGED JOHN AND TOOK HIM THROUGH THE GATE. I know you're all filled with unconditional love for Rodney and couldn't care less about Cameron, but isn't that worse than an uncut lemon in Rodney's line of sight? (c) There are actual episodes of Atlantis where John is sitting opposite Rodney and eating an orange. He can't be so allergic that a lemon in his sight would actually damage him.
General writing population:
1. It's 'you've got another THINK coming', not 'you've got another THING coming'. The second version doesn't even make any sense!
2. Unless we're talking Matt from Heroes (which we're not) or your character has suddeny developed telepathy (which he hasn't) you don't need to state that he thinks 'to himself'. It's not possible for him to think to anyone but himself.
3. Please, please find another way to say that the character was tense than 'he let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding'. Particularly if he's been waiting a while for a response, because then I'm not transported by the wonderfulness of your scene, I'm wondering why he hasn't turned blue and passed out.
Interpreting Gender tutor:
1. Your course is about feminism. It shouldn't be called interpreting gender.
2. Bisexual people do not have fluid gender identity (well, some of them may, but that's not what makes them bisexual. Sexual identity and gender identity are not the same thing). Also, that you have a PhD in this subject and are saying this is unspeakably depressing to me.
3. In a two hour lecture on sexuality, more than 5 minutes should perhaps be given over to gay women. I know the seminar was called 'is heterosexuality compulsary?' but I wasn't actually expecting the answer to be yes.
OK, I'm done. Go back to your regular, rant-free day.
Stargate people:
1. Please, I beg of you, can we dial down the rampant paranoia about what's coming in season 5.
2. Please, when you're going to talk season 5 spoilers in your season 4 episode review, could you mention it in the cut-tag? Because I'm more spoiled for season 5 than I was for season 4, even though I'm actively trying not to be this time around.
3.Oh my God, let the lemon in The Pegasus Project go already! For three reasons (a) It was a year and a half ago (b) In that week's episode of Atlantis, Rodney DRUGGED JOHN AND TOOK HIM THROUGH THE GATE. I know you're all filled with unconditional love for Rodney and couldn't care less about Cameron, but isn't that worse than an uncut lemon in Rodney's line of sight? (c) There are actual episodes of Atlantis where John is sitting opposite Rodney and eating an orange. He can't be so allergic that a lemon in his sight would actually damage him.
General writing population:
1. It's 'you've got another THINK coming', not 'you've got another THING coming'. The second version doesn't even make any sense!
2. Unless we're talking Matt from Heroes (which we're not) or your character has suddeny developed telepathy (which he hasn't) you don't need to state that he thinks 'to himself'. It's not possible for him to think to anyone but himself.
3. Please, please find another way to say that the character was tense than 'he let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding'. Particularly if he's been waiting a while for a response, because then I'm not transported by the wonderfulness of your scene, I'm wondering why he hasn't turned blue and passed out.
Interpreting Gender tutor:
1. Your course is about feminism. It shouldn't be called interpreting gender.
2. Bisexual people do not have fluid gender identity (well, some of them may, but that's not what makes them bisexual. Sexual identity and gender identity are not the same thing). Also, that you have a PhD in this subject and are saying this is unspeakably depressing to me.
3. In a two hour lecture on sexuality, more than 5 minutes should perhaps be given over to gay women. I know the seminar was called 'is heterosexuality compulsary?' but I wasn't actually expecting the answer to be yes.
OK, I'm done. Go back to your regular, rant-free day.
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1) Exactly! And the number of people who write about Ronon and say, oh, they never thought they'd like him when he replaced Ford and now they love him...
3) In fairness, it may just be that I'm suddenly reading a lot of older stories that mention it, but seriously - John gave him the lemon! Without adding that, oh, this could kill him if you bring it too near him, which would seem to suggest that it wouldn't. Can I shake people until they get some common sense?
I wasn't referring to anyone specifically with any of the general writing gripes, just things that I see a lot that wind me up. I know there's a whole lot of stuff that doesn't make logical sense (like tension bleeding out, which never bothers me) there's just something about those that makes me grind my teeth and curse.
...really? That was the answer?
We never actually had an explicit answer, but the implication from the complete lack of discussion of any sexuality other than straight is that yep, heterosexuality is compulsory, or at least anything else doesn't count.
Thanks for the hugs, they are very welcome :)