Bloody (awful)
Apr. 23rd, 2006 12:41 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
la_belle_laideThis post is going to probably be kind of ranty, because it's about something that bugs me out. But before I get to the rantiness, first some comedy: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
faire_damsel, ladies and gents.
Some Of You I Know IRL And Some I Don't....... {And Remember These Words Are Not Meant To Hurt Anyone. They Are Simply The Way I Feel}
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2. You Are Such An Incredibly Bitter, Jealous And Vindictive Person. I Know That You Would Deny That To The Ends of The Earth, But It's Painfully Obvious And True. It's Also Obvious That You're Not Happy With Yourself And That You Displace The Things You Dislike About Yourself Onto Others In A Very Hypocritical And Falsely Self~Righteous Manner. With All Honesty I Feel Only Abject Pity And Sadness When I Think Of You.
I think I'm just going to start to use that disclaimer everytime my OMG Dark Side!!!! comes out to play. Someone pisses me off or something, you know, "Hey, you're a complete ass. What a worthless pig you are. May armies of fire ants swarm your genitals! But I don't say those things to hurt you; it's just how I feel." Or, hey, someone disagrees with me, right? "You suck all the pole in China, you know that, you inbred loser? Please to be dying horribly at once. Now keep in mind, I'm not saying this to hurt you, it's just how I feel and stuff."
Rosie's pithy little diatribe could be about just about anyone on the 'net who isn't stuffed up her bum and part of the little circle jerk, but the point of it is her disclaimer. As long as she doesn't mean to hurt anyone, she can say whatever she wants. Of course it's all different when someone says something to or about her. Then they are MEANIES and, of course, JUST JELLUS.
Okay, fun's over, now onto my rantiness. This is something I've been thinking about for a few days now. Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, right? Hottest vampire ever in lots of opinions. And while a lot of fans didn't like his character arc, I loved it. I loved every season Spike: snarky, funny, faceted, wicked, vulnerable, human, confused, killer, lover, bloody awful poet. I loved season 7 Spike: tormented, distressed, insane, powerful, and finally proving his worth. Spike was beautiful. He was well-written, most of the time, and beautifully acted by the unquestionably talented James Marsters, who, even when not playing Spike, is still a good-looking fellow.
A few years ago, when I first fell in love with the character of Spike, I was riveted everytime Marsters was on the screen. I was hooked on BTVS back then, too, because I thought it was a great show and I got loads of enjoyment out of it, although I didn't really watch the ones that didn't have Spike in them.
Then suddenly I was quit of BTVS, and it happened really quickly. Why, you ask? Because of James Marsters, unfortunately. This all came about when I was chatting with a girl who used to be an internet and RL pal of mine. I must have been waxing rhapsodic during chat, (I can readily admit that I can be, uhh, effusive when I really like something,) when she pointed out, Hey, you know what, there are rumors that James Marsters likes 'em young. No, really young, like, illegal. At first I was all, "Uhh, yeah, and Richard Gere had a gerbil up his butt. Stupid rumors, whatever!" And that was when she directed me to his band, Ghost of the Robot, and some of their lyrics, such as this gem: Dangerous. Here's a little snippet:
You're a pretty little girl, got a thing for me
But you'd cut me open and let me bleed
But I'll be lookin' at you
With your long brown hair
Pretty little feet
Sparkling everywhere
You look so good
When you come my way
But I have to look down
When you talk to me...
...One baby, two, maybe three more years
You'll be a full hot baby, have all your curves
And here's a little taste of irony
You'll be a too-hot baby, too good for me...
Well, okay, first of all, please. You thought Spike was a bad writer? I've hardly ever read something so ridiculous as that. It was actually embarassing to read those lyrics, you know? I remember chatting with said friend about those lyrics and we were making jokes about it. "Oh dude, I can't wait until I'm a full-hot baby! I wonder if my feet will sparkle everywhere, too!" And so on. (If you can stand it, scroll down and also look at the lyrics for "German. Jewish." Sample:
War won't stop me, I'm no Nazi
That's why i'd never tell
If you were fighting, surviving hiding
Behind an old bookshelf
I'm German, you're Jewish
How could we ever make it through this?
Seriously, can someone stop him from writing, please?)
Anyway, so said pal and I spent a goodly amount of time making fun of that stupid "Dangerous" song, and she mentioned to me that apparently Marsters liked to talk a lot about that song during his concerts, hinting at some that it was about little Michelle Trachtenberg (who played Dawn Summers on Buffy) and at other times just about bragging that he could get in big trouble if anyone ever found out who the song was about. (Of note: a few weeks later, in the presence of said friend, I wondered what some other actor might have lined up, movie-wise, and she snapped at me that how should she know, because she didn't get involved in the careers of actors and such, and if I was so depserate to know I should go to some fame tracker site with all the other actor-obssessed girls or something. Uhh, weren't you the one dishing dirt about James Marsters' private life? Yeah, that friendship ended soon after that stuff started.)
Getting back to "Dangerous", think about that for a second. If it's going to be "maybe three more years" because said kiddie gets her curves, doesn't that make her, like, thirteen or so? Fourteen, if you're being charitable?
Gross. Bloody awful writing aside, gross. Nothing bugs me out more than when people sexualize kids. I have to admit, just reading those lyrics--whether or not the rumors that said friend up there told me about what he said during his shows is even true--really colored the way I felt about James Marsters. Not only did he start to seem like some pathetic fool drooling over school kids, he also started to seem ugly to me. Fetishizing pre-pubescence is ugly. Sadly, it really put me off of this terrific TV show for quite a few years.
It is only within the last month that I've gotten back into BTVS, and now I'm actually more into the actual plot than I was back then. Admittedly, before this James Marsters stuff came out, I really only watched it for Spike.
I still think that Spike is such a terrific character, and I still do think that James Marsters is an awesome actor. I have to force myself to separate the two things. If I'm watching a Spike scene that I'm totally loving and all of a sudden I start to think, "sparkling feet OMG!" it sort of ruins the moment for me. It's hard to believe that someone who can do such a convincing job of a mad, tormented vampire is the same guy who can write such pathetic crap. And, you know, Spike was known in his society for his terrible, embarrassing writing; you'd think the guy playing him would have a bit more sense!
It's not a life-altering thing for me, and it doesn't keep me awake at night, but it does bother me sometimes when I'm watching BTVS. God! Why'd he have to ruin a good show by doing something stupid off of the show? Just be Spike, and when you're not being Spike, keep your hands and your words to yourself and be a real man, 'cause when you're 80, those cheekbones just aren't going to get you through life anymore. Jeez.
Well, so that's my rant, I guess. Pointless, true, but better now that I wrote it all out. Oh, but I'm not saying any of this to be hurtful, or anything. It's just how I feel. ;D
faire_damsel, ladies and gents. Some Of You I Know IRL And Some I Don't....... {And Remember These Words Are Not Meant To Hurt Anyone. They Are Simply The Way I Feel}
...
2. You Are Such An Incredibly Bitter, Jealous And Vindictive Person. I Know That You Would Deny That To The Ends of The Earth, But It's Painfully Obvious And True. It's Also Obvious That You're Not Happy With Yourself And That You Displace The Things You Dislike About Yourself Onto Others In A Very Hypocritical And Falsely Self~Righteous Manner. With All Honesty I Feel Only Abject Pity And Sadness When I Think Of You.
I think I'm just going to start to use that disclaimer everytime my OMG Dark Side!!!! comes out to play. Someone pisses me off or something, you know, "Hey, you're a complete ass. What a worthless pig you are. May armies of fire ants swarm your genitals! But I don't say those things to hurt you; it's just how I feel." Or, hey, someone disagrees with me, right? "You suck all the pole in China, you know that, you inbred loser? Please to be dying horribly at once. Now keep in mind, I'm not saying this to hurt you, it's just how I feel and stuff."
Rosie's pithy little diatribe could be about just about anyone on the 'net who isn't stuffed up her bum and part of the little circle jerk, but the point of it is her disclaimer. As long as she doesn't mean to hurt anyone, she can say whatever she wants. Of course it's all different when someone says something to or about her. Then they are MEANIES and, of course, JUST JELLUS.
Okay, fun's over, now onto my rantiness. This is something I've been thinking about for a few days now. Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, right? Hottest vampire ever in lots of opinions. And while a lot of fans didn't like his character arc, I loved it. I loved every season Spike: snarky, funny, faceted, wicked, vulnerable, human, confused, killer, lover, bloody awful poet. I loved season 7 Spike: tormented, distressed, insane, powerful, and finally proving his worth. Spike was beautiful. He was well-written, most of the time, and beautifully acted by the unquestionably talented James Marsters, who, even when not playing Spike, is still a good-looking fellow.
A few years ago, when I first fell in love with the character of Spike, I was riveted everytime Marsters was on the screen. I was hooked on BTVS back then, too, because I thought it was a great show and I got loads of enjoyment out of it, although I didn't really watch the ones that didn't have Spike in them.
Then suddenly I was quit of BTVS, and it happened really quickly. Why, you ask? Because of James Marsters, unfortunately. This all came about when I was chatting with a girl who used to be an internet and RL pal of mine. I must have been waxing rhapsodic during chat, (I can readily admit that I can be, uhh, effusive when I really like something,) when she pointed out, Hey, you know what, there are rumors that James Marsters likes 'em young. No, really young, like, illegal. At first I was all, "Uhh, yeah, and Richard Gere had a gerbil up his butt. Stupid rumors, whatever!" And that was when she directed me to his band, Ghost of the Robot, and some of their lyrics, such as this gem: Dangerous. Here's a little snippet:
You're a pretty little girl, got a thing for me
But you'd cut me open and let me bleed
But I'll be lookin' at you
With your long brown hair
Pretty little feet
Sparkling everywhere
You look so good
When you come my way
But I have to look down
When you talk to me...
...One baby, two, maybe three more years
You'll be a full hot baby, have all your curves
And here's a little taste of irony
You'll be a too-hot baby, too good for me...
Well, okay, first of all, please. You thought Spike was a bad writer? I've hardly ever read something so ridiculous as that. It was actually embarassing to read those lyrics, you know? I remember chatting with said friend about those lyrics and we were making jokes about it. "Oh dude, I can't wait until I'm a full-hot baby! I wonder if my feet will sparkle everywhere, too!" And so on. (If you can stand it, scroll down and also look at the lyrics for "German. Jewish." Sample:
War won't stop me, I'm no Nazi
That's why i'd never tell
If you were fighting, surviving hiding
Behind an old bookshelf
I'm German, you're Jewish
How could we ever make it through this?
Seriously, can someone stop him from writing, please?)
Anyway, so said pal and I spent a goodly amount of time making fun of that stupid "Dangerous" song, and she mentioned to me that apparently Marsters liked to talk a lot about that song during his concerts, hinting at some that it was about little Michelle Trachtenberg (who played Dawn Summers on Buffy) and at other times just about bragging that he could get in big trouble if anyone ever found out who the song was about. (Of note: a few weeks later, in the presence of said friend, I wondered what some other actor might have lined up, movie-wise, and she snapped at me that how should she know, because she didn't get involved in the careers of actors and such, and if I was so depserate to know I should go to some fame tracker site with all the other actor-obssessed girls or something. Uhh, weren't you the one dishing dirt about James Marsters' private life? Yeah, that friendship ended soon after that stuff started.)
Getting back to "Dangerous", think about that for a second. If it's going to be "maybe three more years" because said kiddie gets her curves, doesn't that make her, like, thirteen or so? Fourteen, if you're being charitable?
Gross. Bloody awful writing aside, gross. Nothing bugs me out more than when people sexualize kids. I have to admit, just reading those lyrics--whether or not the rumors that said friend up there told me about what he said during his shows is even true--really colored the way I felt about James Marsters. Not only did he start to seem like some pathetic fool drooling over school kids, he also started to seem ugly to me. Fetishizing pre-pubescence is ugly. Sadly, it really put me off of this terrific TV show for quite a few years.
It is only within the last month that I've gotten back into BTVS, and now I'm actually more into the actual plot than I was back then. Admittedly, before this James Marsters stuff came out, I really only watched it for Spike.
I still think that Spike is such a terrific character, and I still do think that James Marsters is an awesome actor. I have to force myself to separate the two things. If I'm watching a Spike scene that I'm totally loving and all of a sudden I start to think, "sparkling feet OMG!" it sort of ruins the moment for me. It's hard to believe that someone who can do such a convincing job of a mad, tormented vampire is the same guy who can write such pathetic crap. And, you know, Spike was known in his society for his terrible, embarrassing writing; you'd think the guy playing him would have a bit more sense!
It's not a life-altering thing for me, and it doesn't keep me awake at night, but it does bother me sometimes when I'm watching BTVS. God! Why'd he have to ruin a good show by doing something stupid off of the show? Just be Spike, and when you're not being Spike, keep your hands and your words to yourself and be a real man, 'cause when you're 80, those cheekbones just aren't going to get you through life anymore. Jeez.
Well, so that's my rant, I guess. Pointless, true, but better now that I wrote it all out. Oh, but I'm not saying any of this to be hurtful, or anything. It's just how I feel. ;D
