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    Saturday, September 6th, 2008
    3:00 pm
    [melannen]
    MOD POST: Rules Clarification
    This community's grown a lot since we first set it up, and we, your friendly mods, think it is past time to clarify the rules. This is just an expansion of what has been in the userinfo, and it will be going into the userinfo shortly: no major changes, but please read them over again, and we will be able to keep the community running smoothly.

    1. Follow JF's ToS. You can get banned from JF for breaking the no-posting flocked material rule (stuff that was always under flock from the start). So, just don't do it.

    2. Try to keep arguments and debates from turning into bloodbaths. Heated exchanges are one thing; "It's a good thing I don't know where you live, because I'd come and cut you, you stupid cunt" is another. Offenders can be banned temporarily at the moderator's discretion, for any reason. Repeat offenders may be banned permanently. Temporary bans will last a week. Notification of a ban is a courtesy extended to community members.

    3. If you're posting the equivalent of 92 theses nailed to a church door, LJ-cut is your friend.

    4. This community is not officially associated with any other wank communities. Their guidelines do not automatically apply here (but use common sense). We take no responsibility for what happens to you if you post unfunny things in those communities.

    5. There are very few limits on what topics may be posted here. Some examples: There doesn't have to be any actual wank before a link is posted here. [info]unfunnybusiness posts do not have to be fandom related, but fandom and internet issues can be here too. Tl;dr and thoughts on yaoi are welcome, no really, and we mean it when we say "unfunny". Having an opinion on serious issues is encouraged (yes, even if you're the OP). And anything is serious business enough to post here, as long as there are people who want to discuss the unfunny aspects. Yes, even if there's already a post somewhere else that's mocking the same topic.

    6. Real names or initials, and links containing the same, are not allowed on the comm unless the name is mentioned on a news story, part of their internet handle or publicly used on that person's personal site or blog. The blogosphere doesn't count as a news site.

    7. If you're not certain if a link or other content is appropriate for the community, ask a mod: melannen (melannen at yahoo) or pyratejenni (pyratejenni at gmail). If you can't be bothered to ask, you don't need to post either. Questions about the moderation of the community should be e-mailed to both of the mods.

    Current Mood: Focused
    Monday, September 1st, 2008
    10:29 pm
    [undomielregina]
    Oh Blizzard, sometimes you fail so hard
    I just found out that one of the male Troll flirts in World of Warcraft is "Want some of my jungle love?". This skeeves me totally, because I've already had issues with the racial stereotypes in WoW. Most of the less human-looking races are clearly based off of some "primitive" civilization (Orcs are Africans and Tauren are Native Americans.) Those two are almost okay, they get Noble Savaged like woah, but at least they're not as bad as the Trolls. Trolls talk like Jamaicans, obsess about "da voodoo" (which turns people into frogs and zombies, naturally) and are cannibals. They live in jungles in the decayed ruins of their once-great civilization. They're like the natives in a Tarzan movie (or an Indian Jones flick, if you take the Zul'Aman instance into account -- I can't listen to the boss emotes there without cringing.) So I've already been plenty skeeved. The "jungle love" emote just raises my squick to whole new levels.

    Of course, none of my guild-mates see that. I'm apparently overreacting, since there's no way that could have racist connotations at all. (As to how this came up, one of the characters in the guild was named "Jungleluv" and was made to rename his character because the name was inappropriate. Oh Blizz, you fail so hard.)

    ETA: This forum thread details a lot of my problems with WoW's races, beginning at post 86. Disclaimer -- I'm Afagddu and Rebecka is my SO.
    Sunday, August 31st, 2008
    10:46 am
    [footsie]
    Barbequed Ferrett has a very short shelf-life.
    So, after all the fur flying with the Open Source Boob Project, you'd figure that guys would learn to keep their hands to themselves. Even if their motivation isn't an enlightened attitude toward harassment, but just CYA, hoping not to be the next Ferrett that gets barbequed online, you'd think that they'd still behave themselves, right?

    Apparently not.
    Saturday, August 30th, 2008
    10:07 pm
    [pipssister]
    I can't believe it ... and yet somehow I can ...
    Apparently, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin looked at BJR's posts and said "Great idea!"

    The evacuation of New Orleans becomes mandatory at 8 a.m. Sunday along the vulnerable west bank of the Mississippi River, and at noon on the east bank. Nagin called Gustav the storm of the century and told residents to "get your butts out of New Orleans now."

    "This is the real deal, not a test," Nagin said as he issued the order, warning residents that staying would be "one of the biggest mistakes of your life." He emphasized that the city will not offer emergency services to anyone who chooses to stay behind.

    And ...

    Unlike Katrina, when thousands took refuge inside the Superdome, there will be no "last resort" shelter, and those who stay behind accept "all responsibility for themselves and their loved ones," said the city's emergency preparedness director, Jerry Sneed.

    [flails!]

    Current Mood: GRRRRRR
    8:54 pm
    [sevendeadlyfun]
    DIAF barely covers it
    Lawmaker defends group who buried women alive.

    My absolutely most unfavorite part of this whole fucking mess? The part where he tells the assembled parliamentarians to pipe down and stop making such a big deal out of this. After all, these women were engaging in the "immoral" act of choosing their own husbands, so clearly they were just asking for it.

    Seriously, die in a fire just isn't strong enough here.
    Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
    11:09 am
    [doomsday]
    Monday, August 25th, 2008
    10:24 pm
    [harrylovesron]
    And so it begins...

    Investigators look into possible Obama assassination plot

    Christ. On some level, we all knew this had to have been coming considering how many people are still convinced that he is a Muslim, and that Muslim = terrorist, therefore Obama = terrorist... but it still makes my skin crawl.

    Current Mood: scared
    3:19 pm
    [hallidae]
    Ban on unmarried couple adoptions approved for Arkansas ballot.

    I like how they don't even try to hide the fact that it's specifically to keep TEH CREEPY GHEYS from adopting. ::lip curl::
    Friday, August 22nd, 2008
    7:20 pm
    [radiotrash]
    It's MY choice, not YOURS
    I didn't see this posted so here we go.

    Bush administration pushing forward the moral abortion clause. Basically, "This proposal ensures that doctors and other medical personnel will retain the constitutional right to listen to their own conscience when it comes to performing or participating in an abortion," Perkins said. "These regulations will ensure that pro-life medical personnel will not be forced to engage in the unconscionable killing of innocent human life."

    They also don't have to refer you to a doctor that will do their job.

    Linked to the LJ entry about it because there's a bit of wank in the comments and a good explanation of why "I refuse to do a part of my job because it's against my beliefs" is stupid.

    Edit: The link I give has links to send in letters and comments. The proposal is up for a 30 days public comment period. Also has links to donate to Planned Parenthood which is trying to fight this. If you can't think of anything coherent to say except for lots of cursing then PP even provides you with a form letter to send in after your donation.
    3:39 pm
    [harrylovesron]
    Name on government watch list threatens pilot's career

    Quoted from the article:

    Scherfen is a convert to Islam. His wife emigrated from Pakistan when she was 17 and is now a U.S. citizen. She runs a small business selling books and DVDs about Islam, publications she describes as nonpolitical.

    Scherfen and Tareen have both been stopped when traveling and told by security personnel that they are on "a list." Scherfen calls it "embarrassing."

    YES, BECAUSE MUSLIM = TERRORIST. MMMMHMMM.

    Current Mood: Fixin' for a fight
    10:57 am
    [pyratejenni]
    Aussie mining town seeks ugly women
    ...to turn into beautiful swans by devotion and love in marriage!

    Because that's what marriage does. Right.
    Thursday, August 21st, 2008
    6:49 pm
    [emiweebee]
    4:05 pm
    [notjo]
    Delta Airlines : Treating Disabled People Like Garbage
    Delta makes woman with muscular dystrophy crawl off plane

    On July 20th, Julianna's (delayed) Delta flight landed in Atlanta at 7:30pm, with a connecting flight scheduled for 8:05pm. Julianna, who has muscular dystrophy, missed the connecting flight because nobody came with a wheelchair until 8:05—the same time the connecting flight took off. To make matters worse, the plane crew told Julianna she might make the flight anyway if she stopped waiting for help and got off the plane right now, so she crawled down the stairs on her own. When the wheelchair came she was "wheeled into a back room and advised" that her plane had taken off. But that was just the first half of her ordeal, and the next eight hours only got worse.


    ( but wait, there's more! )
    Monday, August 18th, 2008
    9:32 am
    [esorlehcar]
    Saturday, August 16th, 2008
    6:16 pm
    [khym_chanur]
    Unfunny fandom business, for a change
    In today's Fandom!Secrets post:

    Secret 126: "I'll stop reading a novel if I find out it's written by a woman."

    Secret 138: "Just because I dislike the large majority of female characters doesn't make me a sexist.".
    Friday, August 15th, 2008
    2:37 pm
    [notjo]
    OH People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals NO!
    PETA wants to advertise vegan message on border fence:

    While many view the contentious border fence as a government fiasco, an animal rights group sees a rare opportunity.

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals plans today to announce an unusual marketing pitch to the U.S. government: Rent us space on the fence for billboards warning illegal border crossers there is more to fear than the Border Patrol.

    The billboards, in English and Spanish, would offer the caution: "If the Border Patrol Doesn't Get You, the Chicken and Burgers Will — Go Vegan."

    "We think that Mexicans and other immigrants should be warned if they cross into the U.S. they are putting their health at risk by leaving behind a healthier, staple diet of corn tortillas, beans, rice, fruits and vegetables," said Lindsay Rajt, assistant manager of PETA's vegan campaigns.

    The Department of Homeland Security is working to meet a deadline to complete 670 miles of fencing and other barriers on the Southwest border by Dec. 31. The fencing operation has run into stiff opposition by landowners fighting government efforts to obtain their land through condemnation.

    PETA says its billboards would picture "fit and trim" Mexicans in their own country, where their diet is more in line with the group's mission. Another image on the sign would portray obese American children and adults "gorging on meaty, fat- and cholesterol-packed American food."


    *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk*

    I got it at Feministing, who got it from Bitch who got it from Vegans of Color.
    Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
    9:54 am
    [jkefka]
    "Pregnancy Pact" principal resigns, says mayor "slandered his reputation."

    The "slander" occurred during the press conference mentioned here.

    edited for spelling fail
    Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
    7:25 pm
    [honorh]
    Olympic Asshaberdashery
    The Spanish basketball team displays epic stupidity.

    For those who are just skimming: the link goes to an article about a team photo in which all the players are using their fingers to give themselves slanty "Chinese" eyes. Classy, n/n? To make it even better, the team is sponsored by Li Ning Footwear. Li Ning, you might recall, is the gentleman who lit the Olympic flame this time around. The Spanish are mad at the British paper that reported on the photo, accusing them of smearing Spain's good name in true fanbrat fashion.

    As the article puts it: "It's baffling that nobody involved in the picture -- from the photographers to the players -- even seemed to consider that this ad would be looked at negatively. Did it not occur to somebody that it might not be a good idea to mock an entire continent before the world's largest athletic competition that, by the way, happens to take place on that continent. Were they not aware of an invention called "the Internet" that allows pictures taken in Spain to be transmitted all over the world for the eyes of everyone?"

    Fail, Spanish basketball team, fail.
    12:08 pm
    [pyratejenni]
    Bush set to weaken Endangered Species Act.
    After all, he's only got 161 days left to fuck us over!
    Saturday, August 9th, 2008
    11:44 am
    [radiotrash]
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