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The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Awww shucks.I have such a forum crush on WasabiPoptart.
*licks the page*
DEN! HI!
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SeraRelm
No one but you can believe in yourself.
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SeraRelm
Hoooly shit, it's the baby eater! Welcome back, Den!
Yay! There's my favorite Spaniard!
Random: A few nights ago I had a dream I owner a used book store. I have not been able to shake how happy I was in this dream, lugging boxes of books around, organizing, arranging a front window, etc.
I have started researching and found that the used book store I frequent the most is for a reason; it is the ONLY one in the area. The other used book stores have closed...noe because the owner died and the family had no interest...the other because the owner moved.
There's a store front in between the cafe/bakery and the gallery....a hipster Mecca.
Part of me is saying "THIS CAN BE DONE."
I have started researching and found that the used book store I frequent the most is for a reason; it is the ONLY one in the area. The other used book stores have closed...noe because the owner died and the family had no interest...the other because the owner moved.
There's a store front in between the cafe/bakery and the gallery....a hipster Mecca.
Part of me is saying "THIS CAN BE DONE."
I think I'm addicted to slim jims. They're redeeming America one delicious bite at a time.
That was never proven, it was all slander and hearsay >_>
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makare
And that is the least disturbing of all his videos *shudder*
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My kids love Phineas and Ferb. I had to search around the web to make sure I wasn't crazy in thinking this show was pretty sexist. Phineas and Ferb and the friends to a lesser extent are geniuses who have crazy adventures. The girls on the show want to impress their boyfriends.
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makare
In Johnny Test the girls are the geniuses. I think it just depends on the show and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
ElJuski
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What else would it depend on, if not the show?
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makare
How the show is interpreted? I don't think Johnny Test is sexist because the girls are geniuses and Johnny is kind of a dipshit.
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makare
Why are you even talking to me about this? Just let it go then.
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makare
I am not aggravated about it as much as completely bewildered. If you don't like my responses to stuff, whether for grammatical or other reasons, just ignore them. Then you don't have to get upset about the "stupid". 
ElJuski
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Well I was trying to have some fun, but as usual, you're being a wet blanket. Sigh.
In either case, I still think it's fascinating that kids' shows get a pass for stuff like that, and even more fascinating that, for the most part, it's a no-brainer to the rest of us watching TV. I want to bring that up to my niece and see what she thinks. Also Perry the Platypus still is pretty rocking.
In either case, I still think it's fascinating that kids' shows get a pass for stuff like that, and even more fascinating that, for the most part, it's a no-brainer to the rest of us watching TV. I want to bring that up to my niece and see what she thinks. Also Perry the Platypus still is pretty rocking.
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Dexter's Lab being a good example of the opposite of Johnny Test. No really, it's like the characters had a gender swap (mostly).
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makare
That's exactly what I thought when I saw it. Although, I didn't really watch Dexter's lab but I think the sister was really stupid. Johnny is just kind of well not geniusy.
DeeDee was barely a personality outside of messing up Dexter's stuff. Even calling her stupid is a stretch. I think her friends were more developed characters, really.
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So she was an allegory of chaos and destruction?
I think it's pretty harmless. Yes, the girls are a bit boy crazy, but they are also shown to be just as competent as the boys and they are always included in the activities. In fact, Isabella seems to have other things going on in her life, as she's able to wrangle up a horde of Girl Scouts at the drop of a hat... Girl Scouts that are practically ninjas. There was also that "Battle of the Sexes" episode where the girls won because Buford and Baljeet couldn't get their shit together.
Basically, all the girls have good, admirable traits that distinguish them. They only seem less perfect because Phineas and Ferb are basically Marty Stus that have only really done anything wrong in the movie.
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Yeah, I 100% agree. The show is enjoyable, it's just that the issue with Candace (and Isabella to a lesser degree) stands out like a huge, pus-filled pimple. Hell, my cellphone ringtone is the Doofenschmirtz Evil Inc. jingle.
A Huge, puss filed pimple? It's more like a benign mole. It's there and it may detract from the show for some people, but it's hardly the huge eyesore that it is on other shows aimed at kids. You want rampant sexism? Watch the crap the main characters get away with on Pair of Kings.
Man, I am so glad I don't own a lot of stuff, already almost totally packed. Just the desktop, clothes and the posters left, plus running out and getting some packing tape to close everything up. Going to call it here and finish tomorrow, I think.