osaraba: (mentalist jane tygertyger)
2012-06-08 10:14 am

I'd like to thank Danny Boyle and Primus for the gruesome dream I had last night.

I went to see a movie screening of Danny Boyle's Frankenstein last night with [livejournal.com profile] elipie (with Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Frankenstein and Johnny Lee Miller as the creature). I think it was well-written, amazingly acted, and wonderfully designed and directed. But the rape scene was unnecessary. Considering that there were already several instances of rape-imagery wrt "Mother Nature", you will find it hard-pressed convincing me that the rape scene was anything but gratuitous. So while I would have said that I enjoyed the play immensely, that really did take something away from it.

Relatedly, however, I had awesomely gruesome dreams this morning, and I must credit the play for doing a great job in riling up my subconscious! And, to be fair, Primus. Because I left Primus playing while I slept, so I'm sure the music had a good amount of influence as well.

AHAHAHA I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE PRIMUS AT THE GREEK THEATRE TONIGHT!

WHAT THE FUCK EVEN IS GOING ON IN MY HEAD. )

As a side note: I don't consider this dream to be a "nightmare" so I'm curious if anyone else does/would? I suppose I don't partly because it wasn't scary even though it was sort of horrible. But I dunno, even with the few dreams I've had as an adult where I've actually felt scared, I was somewhat lucid (I knew I was dreaming) and begged myself not to wake up so the awesome dream could continue. And mostly that worked to a certain degree.
osaraba: (sara oni)
2011-01-11 11:45 am

This made me cry.

Rape Culture 101

I normally don't post this kind of downer, but I'm affected by it and I want to. Please feel free to skip by.

WARNING: ARTICLE (above) & EXERPT (below) ARE TRIGGERY! )

I'm myself guilty of being brought up in, participating in, perpetuating rape culture -- it's hard not to. In some ways, I don't think I can stop, IDK, but I try.

PLEASE BE MORE AWARE, AND LESS DISMISSIVE.