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Apr. 9th, 2006
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Good article by J.K. Rowling
Apr. 9th, 2006 01:12 pmI just stumbled upon this today and I agree with her. I'm also glad to see that is her opinion on the subject.
Some people just don't understand though and to those she's not saying that people should be obese as that is also unhealthy but being anorexic is unhealthy too. Anyone who criticizes her for this article is a part of the problem, not the solution. I mean there are a lot of people who wouldn't pass for being overweight who are being given grief by their parents or whoever to be extra skinny because that's what's deemed as attractive. I really think that's wrong.
Also someone else named Scotsman wrote an article disparaging her because he thinks she's just a spoiled rich brat who thinks people should focus on her latest quadrillion dollars and any castle she might have bought and said she should get out more.
The thing I don't like about Scotsman's response to her is it takes a trivial little part of her rant and makes it the focus and it also makes assumptions about her in the process which aren't nessasarily true. But I guess that's the way of the internet when people can't or don't want to understand the meat of your subject they tend to do that. Nit picking I guess you could say. It also pretty much seems that success breeds envy and that's part of his problem right there. I for one agree with her real point and that is our society is too focused on being thin.
Although I do agree that her saying she'd like her girls to be more like Hermione can be a little confusing to some people because of her appearance in the movies but what she really meant was the Hermione in her head that is the smart independent girl with good character who focuses a lot more on other things than being super skinny.
Link to article with links to the critics (trolls?)
Some people just don't understand though and to those she's not saying that people should be obese as that is also unhealthy but being anorexic is unhealthy too. Anyone who criticizes her for this article is a part of the problem, not the solution. I mean there are a lot of people who wouldn't pass for being overweight who are being given grief by their parents or whoever to be extra skinny because that's what's deemed as attractive. I really think that's wrong.
Also someone else named Scotsman wrote an article disparaging her because he thinks she's just a spoiled rich brat who thinks people should focus on her latest quadrillion dollars and any castle she might have bought and said she should get out more.
The thing I don't like about Scotsman's response to her is it takes a trivial little part of her rant and makes it the focus and it also makes assumptions about her in the process which aren't nessasarily true. But I guess that's the way of the internet when people can't or don't want to understand the meat of your subject they tend to do that. Nit picking I guess you could say. It also pretty much seems that success breeds envy and that's part of his problem right there. I for one agree with her real point and that is our society is too focused on being thin.
Although I do agree that her saying she'd like her girls to be more like Hermione can be a little confusing to some people because of her appearance in the movies but what she really meant was the Hermione in her head that is the smart independent girl with good character who focuses a lot more on other things than being super skinny.
Link to article with links to the critics (trolls?)
Good article by J.K. Rowling
Apr. 9th, 2006 01:12 pmI just stumbled upon this today and I agree with her. I'm also glad to see that is her opinion on the subject.
Some people just don't understand though and to those she's not saying that people should be obese as that is also unhealthy but being anorexic is unhealthy too. Anyone who criticizes her for this article is a part of the problem, not the solution. I mean there are a lot of people who wouldn't pass for being overweight who are being given grief by their parents or whoever to be extra skinny because that's what's deemed as attractive. I really think that's wrong.
Also someone else named Scotsman wrote an article disparaging her because he thinks she's just a spoiled rich brat who thinks people should focus on her latest quadrillion dollars and any castle she might have bought and said she should get out more.
The thing I don't like about Scotsman's response to her is it takes a trivial little part of her rant and makes it the focus and it also makes assumptions about her in the process which aren't nessasarily true. But I guess that's the way of the internet when people can't or don't want to understand the meat of your subject they tend to do that. Nit picking I guess you could say. It also pretty much seems that success breeds envy and that's part of his problem right there. I for one agree with her real point and that is our society is too focused on being thin.
Although I do agree that her saying she'd like her girls to be more like Hermione can be a little confusing to some people because of her appearance in the movies but what she really meant was the Hermione in her head that is the smart independent girl with good character who focuses a lot more on other things than being super skinny.
Link to article with links to the critics (trolls?)
Some people just don't understand though and to those she's not saying that people should be obese as that is also unhealthy but being anorexic is unhealthy too. Anyone who criticizes her for this article is a part of the problem, not the solution. I mean there are a lot of people who wouldn't pass for being overweight who are being given grief by their parents or whoever to be extra skinny because that's what's deemed as attractive. I really think that's wrong.
Also someone else named Scotsman wrote an article disparaging her because he thinks she's just a spoiled rich brat who thinks people should focus on her latest quadrillion dollars and any castle she might have bought and said she should get out more.
The thing I don't like about Scotsman's response to her is it takes a trivial little part of her rant and makes it the focus and it also makes assumptions about her in the process which aren't nessasarily true. But I guess that's the way of the internet when people can't or don't want to understand the meat of your subject they tend to do that. Nit picking I guess you could say. It also pretty much seems that success breeds envy and that's part of his problem right there. I for one agree with her real point and that is our society is too focused on being thin.
Although I do agree that her saying she'd like her girls to be more like Hermione can be a little confusing to some people because of her appearance in the movies but what she really meant was the Hermione in her head that is the smart independent girl with good character who focuses a lot more on other things than being super skinny.
Link to article with links to the critics (trolls?)
Harry Potter stuff
Apr. 9th, 2006 02:33 pmThey've chosen the actress to play Luna Lovegood in the next Harry Potter movie but take a look at this: Link Wait a frikkin' minute! Love interest?!?
Luna Lovegood is not Harry Potters love interest unless they are going to change it in the movie. Do they have the chinese Rita Skeeter over there working on that web site or what, lol.
Luna Lovegood is not Harry Potters love interest unless they are going to change it in the movie. Do they have the chinese Rita Skeeter over there working on that web site or what, lol.
Harry Potter stuff
Apr. 9th, 2006 02:33 pmThey've chosen the actress to play Luna Lovegood in the next Harry Potter movie but take a look at this: Link Wait a frikkin' minute! Love interest?!?
Luna Lovegood is not Harry Potters love interest unless they are going to change it in the movie. Do they have the chinese Rita Skeeter over there working on that web site or what, lol.
Luna Lovegood is not Harry Potters love interest unless they are going to change it in the movie. Do they have the chinese Rita Skeeter over there working on that web site or what, lol.
WoW Funeral
Apr. 9th, 2006 11:26 pmI have just been checking out an article and video of a WoW funeral that subsequently got crashed. I see people calling the people who held the funeral nerds and told them to get a life and others saying that it's hilarious that their ceremony got crashed. I don't know.... I watched the video and I didn't find it particularly funny anymore than stock video game footage is funny but maybe that's just me. I also don't see anything wrong with paying respects for a friend who passed away (the person in question passed away IRL) in any way you can I would be a lot of those people where from around the country and maybe the world.
A thing for me is the fact that WoW is an MMORPG: massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Most of the people disparaging those people don't even play the game so they don't understand that these people played the role of friends which is a legit role to play not only that but they where actually friends who happened to meet through the game rather than conventional means.
I don't know exactly how WoW works but some people might want to play a RPG and be a blacksmith, others might want to be a homesteader. There are lots of roles you can play and using your imagination and getting into the role isn't an unreasonable thing to do in fact it's part of the fun. I think people should be able to play their games however they see fit.
I read the ceremony was held in contested grounds so it's not unreasonable to think that it might have been crashed maybe next time they want to do something like that they should hire some bodyguards. ;) Or hold it in territory that's not contested. Although I'm surprised that none of the players participating could defend themselves. I just think it was poor planning on their part. So really I don't think it was when you come down to it wrong for the people to crash the ceremony at least it should have taught them a lesson that if you are going to hold an event in such an area to be better prepared.
An ironic thing is those people who laughed and said for the players to get a life also kept on coming back to that particular page to argue with others for hours and hours (I saw hundreds of posts in case you are wondering no I didn't participate it was too late and I don't want to argue with them anyway because they where immature) so I would say they don't "have a life" either. A lot of those people who play WoW and held the ceremony are probably people who have jobs and are able to afford the monthly fee so they most likely do have lives outside of WoW.
There are some people who believe that you can't really have friends online at all but I of course don't share that opinion. I've also known of quite a few people who had memorials placed in their palace or what not chat and I didn't think anything of it.
I do understand both sides of the story though and I started this entry not expecting it to be too long but I think it ended up being long but that's ok. Personally I've held and participated in a few online events\ceremonies (in palace) so I totally understand the people wanting to hold a ceremony for their friend. Although I can't say that I've held an online memorial service.
A thing for me is the fact that WoW is an MMORPG: massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Most of the people disparaging those people don't even play the game so they don't understand that these people played the role of friends which is a legit role to play not only that but they where actually friends who happened to meet through the game rather than conventional means.
I don't know exactly how WoW works but some people might want to play a RPG and be a blacksmith, others might want to be a homesteader. There are lots of roles you can play and using your imagination and getting into the role isn't an unreasonable thing to do in fact it's part of the fun. I think people should be able to play their games however they see fit.
I read the ceremony was held in contested grounds so it's not unreasonable to think that it might have been crashed maybe next time they want to do something like that they should hire some bodyguards. ;) Or hold it in territory that's not contested. Although I'm surprised that none of the players participating could defend themselves. I just think it was poor planning on their part. So really I don't think it was when you come down to it wrong for the people to crash the ceremony at least it should have taught them a lesson that if you are going to hold an event in such an area to be better prepared.
An ironic thing is those people who laughed and said for the players to get a life also kept on coming back to that particular page to argue with others for hours and hours (I saw hundreds of posts in case you are wondering no I didn't participate it was too late and I don't want to argue with them anyway because they where immature) so I would say they don't "have a life" either. A lot of those people who play WoW and held the ceremony are probably people who have jobs and are able to afford the monthly fee so they most likely do have lives outside of WoW.
There are some people who believe that you can't really have friends online at all but I of course don't share that opinion. I've also known of quite a few people who had memorials placed in their palace or what not chat and I didn't think anything of it.
I do understand both sides of the story though and I started this entry not expecting it to be too long but I think it ended up being long but that's ok. Personally I've held and participated in a few online events\ceremonies (in palace) so I totally understand the people wanting to hold a ceremony for their friend. Although I can't say that I've held an online memorial service.
WoW Funeral
Apr. 9th, 2006 11:26 pmI have just been checking out an article and video of a WoW funeral that subsequently got crashed. I see people calling the people who held the funeral nerds and told them to get a life and others saying that it's hilarious that their ceremony got crashed. I don't know.... I watched the video and I didn't find it particularly funny anymore than stock video game footage is funny but maybe that's just me. I also don't see anything wrong with paying respects for a friend who passed away (the person in question passed away IRL) in any way you can I would be a lot of those people where from around the country and maybe the world.
A thing for me is the fact that WoW is an MMORPG: massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Most of the people disparaging those people don't even play the game so they don't understand that these people played the role of friends which is a legit role to play not only that but they where actually friends who happened to meet through the game rather than conventional means.
I don't know exactly how WoW works but some people might want to play a RPG and be a blacksmith, others might want to be a homesteader. There are lots of roles you can play and using your imagination and getting into the role isn't an unreasonable thing to do in fact it's part of the fun. I think people should be able to play their games however they see fit.
I read the ceremony was held in contested grounds so it's not unreasonable to think that it might have been crashed maybe next time they want to do something like that they should hire some bodyguards. ;) Or hold it in territory that's not contested. Although I'm surprised that none of the players participating could defend themselves. I just think it was poor planning on their part. So really I don't think it was when you come down to it wrong for the people to crash the ceremony at least it should have taught them a lesson that if you are going to hold an event in such an area to be better prepared.
An ironic thing is those people who laughed and said for the players to get a life also kept on coming back to that particular page to argue with others for hours and hours (I saw hundreds of posts in case you are wondering no I didn't participate it was too late and I don't want to argue with them anyway because they where immature) so I would say they don't "have a life" either. A lot of those people who play WoW and held the ceremony are probably people who have jobs and are able to afford the monthly fee so they most likely do have lives outside of WoW.
There are some people who believe that you can't really have friends online at all but I of course don't share that opinion. I've also known of quite a few people who had memorials placed in their palace or what not chat and I didn't think anything of it.
I do understand both sides of the story though and I started this entry not expecting it to be too long but I think it ended up being long but that's ok. Personally I've held and participated in a few online events\ceremonies (in palace) so I totally understand the people wanting to hold a ceremony for their friend. Although I can't say that I've held an online memorial service.
A thing for me is the fact that WoW is an MMORPG: massive multiplayer online role-playing game. Most of the people disparaging those people don't even play the game so they don't understand that these people played the role of friends which is a legit role to play not only that but they where actually friends who happened to meet through the game rather than conventional means.
I don't know exactly how WoW works but some people might want to play a RPG and be a blacksmith, others might want to be a homesteader. There are lots of roles you can play and using your imagination and getting into the role isn't an unreasonable thing to do in fact it's part of the fun. I think people should be able to play their games however they see fit.
I read the ceremony was held in contested grounds so it's not unreasonable to think that it might have been crashed maybe next time they want to do something like that they should hire some bodyguards. ;) Or hold it in territory that's not contested. Although I'm surprised that none of the players participating could defend themselves. I just think it was poor planning on their part. So really I don't think it was when you come down to it wrong for the people to crash the ceremony at least it should have taught them a lesson that if you are going to hold an event in such an area to be better prepared.
An ironic thing is those people who laughed and said for the players to get a life also kept on coming back to that particular page to argue with others for hours and hours (I saw hundreds of posts in case you are wondering no I didn't participate it was too late and I don't want to argue with them anyway because they where immature) so I would say they don't "have a life" either. A lot of those people who play WoW and held the ceremony are probably people who have jobs and are able to afford the monthly fee so they most likely do have lives outside of WoW.
There are some people who believe that you can't really have friends online at all but I of course don't share that opinion. I've also known of quite a few people who had memorials placed in their palace or what not chat and I didn't think anything of it.
I do understand both sides of the story though and I started this entry not expecting it to be too long but I think it ended up being long but that's ok. Personally I've held and participated in a few online events\ceremonies (in palace) so I totally understand the people wanting to hold a ceremony for their friend. Although I can't say that I've held an online memorial service.