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Oct. 10th, 2005 01:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
This week's disasters have begun to peter out. My presentation was a success last night, which is good because it counts for a whopping percentage of the mark. Everyone looked bored, but then everyone always looks bored at these things. I tried to make it less boring by talking more about Atwood and Jung than the Samurai Susanna, but I gave the second major presentation of the night, so everyone was just falling asleep.
After me there was a presentation on some of the work of Catherine MacKinnon. One of her usual bait-and-switch, non-sequitor arguments used to demonize pornography by association ("In the 19th century, there was a lot of abuse of women in psychiatric institutions by male doctors. Here's the proof it was going on. Now, isn't porn evil?").
We didn't have time for class discussion after three presentations, so I didn't have a chance to rip into her. For those of you who don't know, MacKinnon's crusade for censorship has played a major part in the persecution of queer bookstores by Canada Customs. If it weren't for hers and Andrea Dworkin's briefs to the Supreme Court, Little Sister's and other bookstores wouldn't have to face the tyranny of Canada's most backward public institution.
Anyway, I have my ticket now to Advent Children -- today's English Tests were right near the theatre, so I ran out and grabbed it. I've never been as excited about seeing a movie in theatres as I am this time, especially since so few theatres around the world will be playing it.
After me there was a presentation on some of the work of Catherine MacKinnon. One of her usual bait-and-switch, non-sequitor arguments used to demonize pornography by association ("In the 19th century, there was a lot of abuse of women in psychiatric institutions by male doctors. Here's the proof it was going on. Now, isn't porn evil?").
We didn't have time for class discussion after three presentations, so I didn't have a chance to rip into her. For those of you who don't know, MacKinnon's crusade for censorship has played a major part in the persecution of queer bookstores by Canada Customs. If it weren't for hers and Andrea Dworkin's briefs to the Supreme Court, Little Sister's and other bookstores wouldn't have to face the tyranny of Canada's most backward public institution.
Anyway, I have my ticket now to Advent Children -- today's English Tests were right near the theatre, so I ran out and grabbed it. I've never been as excited about seeing a movie in theatres as I am this time, especially since so few theatres around the world will be playing it.
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Date: 2005-10-12 11:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-12 11:29 am (UTC)I'm looking forward to hearing the voice. Cloud is done by the same guy who does Yuuri, I believe, from Kyou Kara Maou ^_^
*why won't this computer let me do accents?
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Date: 2005-10-12 11:37 am (UTC)Glad it's subtitled. Have fun seeing it. And don't forget to review ;)
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Date: 2005-10-14 03:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-12 07:26 pm (UTC)Cloud is indeed Sakurai Takahiro who does Yuuri.
I like Zack's voice actor too, Suzumura Kenichi does Rakushun in the 12 Kingdoms and Sawada Shin in Gokusen. My favorite characters in both series. You probably don't know either though. He was also Kamui in X... though I can't tell any of the characters in that series apart *chuckle*
Reno is by Fujiwara Keiji (I only know two of his other roles) ....not that that's important but Reno's great.
I'm so thrilled that I got tickets. I've seen it already but still, I can't wait! Wai!
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Date: 2005-10-14 03:15 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-10-14 08:37 pm (UTC)