Usually the only referring websites are trolling for clickbacks. But, apparently, I made it onto yesterday's Sunnydale Herald, and thus onto several LJ and Dreamwidth feeds with my post about virginity stories on TV. I don't know if the list creator does much reading of the posted content or if it's mostly a find-Buffy-mentions-list-Buffy-mentions-bot. (Then again, there have to be a lot of mentions of just the name Buffy, so maybe there is actual person-reading?) Now I feel kind of bad, since the post really isn't about Buffy, per se, but about the way that TV represents a particular aspect of teenage life. Buffy was just the most recent time I'd noticed it.
Anyway, in the spirit of linking, here are three things I enjoyed on the internet recently:
OK Cupid Lorem Ipsum Generator. I linked to the hairpin article, because I think it's still my favorite version. I would really like to see a version done with women's profiles. I would seriously consider changing my profile to that.
I need to cheat on my husband because if I don't I may never finish Paradise Lost. You should also read all sixteen pages of bad advice, all in one sitting, like I did.
1500 words on what to wear to Worldcon. This, exactly. The spaces and identities I navigate aren't the same as Andrea's, not exactly, but I have very similar discussions with myself about signaling and unspoken (sometimes unconscious) cultural expectations. Also she's smart and a good writer and says other good things in other posts and stuff.
3 comments:
Hi, I was the editor that linked you. I thought you made interesting points, and the Sunnydale Herald readers always enjoy meta posts. :)
Hi! Thanks, both for the link and the response. :) I checked out a bunch of the other posts you linked, they were great!
Hey, thank you for linking me! (I totally still read you. You're awesome.)
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