*especially reuploads an icon for this*

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I am, of course, the last person to find out: HBO turns A Song of Ice and Fire into fantasy series fdsfhsfslakfhsk W00T!!!!!!!!!!!! (More on GRRM's own LJ.)

Have a gazillion things to do but don't know where to start.

As a "racial minority" myself, I can't decide if what's happening on Celeb BB is actually "racism" or not. >_> When you dislike someone, everything they say, do, and are, becomes wrong. If Shilpa'd been Scottish they'd make fun of her Scottish accent and say she deep fries all her food and refer to her as "the Scot". A lot of people say things like that, but do the Scottish call us on it? People mimic the way George Bush speaks and make fun of him, is that discrimination enough to be called upon? Hmmmm. Food for thought.

I haven't been able to order the posters in time, sorry. But I'll print A3 of the stuff anyway, because I can!

[edit] also, take extra care when travelling tomorrow, and remember your brolly, just in case.

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[seraphim-grace.livejournal.com]

I only discovered an hour ago.
Apparently with the CBB thing, they've been mispronouncing her name or something.
Apparently the only people we can laugh at any more without being insulted are heterosexual white males,

[kittyheaven.livejournal.com]

not quite so basic - mostly its nasty bitchiness and bullying/ ganging up on someone as often happens when women are put together. But some of the comments are iffy "the indian was jaggin my head" (or something)and "is it india where they eat with their hands" "they must undercook their food in india thats why they're all so thin". There's differences of opinions but I think the nastiness has crossed a line racist or not. frankly Shipla is a lot bigger person than I would be in her position.

Not that I watch the rubbish but well its been all over the news for the last couple of days. Gordon Brown has been getting grief on his trip to India since she's a major star.