Date: 2008-05-12 12:57 Subject: So how it goes Security: Public Mood: sore Tags: about me, errands: running around, health: physical

After paining me most of the night, woke up at 6:30 in the morning and the knee was going on fine.

Me = WTF?

Knee = IDK?

Get to the orthopedist through the rain and cold and good news. They can't find anything wrong. There might be a tear but if so it's so minor it'd clear up with PT anyway. And I have a reccomendation for PT 3 times a week for the next 6-8 weeks.

Me = O Joy

Knee = ....

Then as I walked away from the office where a PA and an Orthopedist had rocked and poked and prodded and bent my knee all around?

Knee = OMGWTF DID YOU DO TO ME! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Me = Oh. Now you say something!

Bad news? Having a high pain tolerance is likely messing up how doctors interpret things for me. Because I'm seeing a pattern even if they aren't. And so far the pattern is: Willow's body is allergic to Willow and her joints burst into inflammation every so often as a reminder.

Anyway, inflammation, I need to take more naproxen and do PT.

Had a random moment of thinking of viridian5 because after her doctor's appts, no doubt instead of 'Ow ow ow' it's all "Dizzy, woozy nauseated" and the check out receptionist being annoyingly chirpy.

Spent money on microwaveable food and fried chicken. I don't care how healthy it's -not-. Needed something easy. So tired, achy and exhausted now.

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Date: 2008-05-12 14:05 Subject: Meta Security: Public Mood: contemplative + tired Tags: meta

LJ user Saeva wrote a post over on lj about her dislike of the use of the word pimp in fandom.

First off I looked at meta fandom cause I was bored and winding down from an early, hectic day. So far I'm not seeing any names I recognize in her comments so I don't know if I'd have found this otherise.

Secondly, Saeva declares the use of the word 'pimp' to be the same as the n-word (used as a verb). I... really don't agree with that. I see what she's trying to say but the n-word's been around and used a lot longer than the 4 letter word pimp (and used to denote a lack of humanity) - no matter the history lesson of the profession (pimp) being as old as the hills and then some.

Thirdly, she talks about street survivors and prior runaways who had to do what they needed to do do in order to survive, possibly being triggered by use of the word. And that's the first argument made that made me pause and think. I understand triggers and I understand being needlessly triggered.

But Saeva also talks about whether or not the fannish community is consciously trying to reclaim the word and if so what possible reasons could they have.

And I was, well, surprised to see things put this way. Because I thought it'd already been reclaimed. When people 'pimp' a tv show, or a musical artist or band or a book, series of books or a particular author to me - I do see them as making the object they want to share, wiggle to show me the good bits.

I am perusing for some entertainment and they are displaying some goods.

For that reason I'm also comfortable with them describing the action as hawking - as in hawking their wares.

I actually liked the dichotomy of fandom with it's majority female participation displaying and showing off in ways that would appeal to a majority female audience, a tv show, book or author.

When one throws slash into the mix, it all seems even more appropriate to me. I in particular think SPN gets pimped out like it has serious rent to pay. And that Jericho didn't get pimped enough, so people passed it by and left it to languish.

There's this odd combination of: PROMOTIONAL DISPLAY that comes to mind for me with the word pimp, when combined in fannish activities. I call it odd, because it brings to mind word pictures of Bookstore and Library displays and Amsterdam sex workers in their windows, lit by a red bulb.

I'm really not sure 'promote' would work as a replacement. One can promote a fic-a-thon, but one pimps the individual fics. In Sweet Charity, fanfic writers put themselves and their talents up for bid (they pimp themselves out). A tv show's network may promote it in an effort to get more viewers but fans will 'pimp it' in a way different from the generic promotion. They will spotlight fannish tropes and pretty men and UST or other kinks to hit fannish buttons.


If there's some other word that can do what pimp currently does, then, like the substitution of imbroglio for 'wank' - someone should find it and begin to use it.

But until then I think it might be difficult to do more than be aware of which individuals on your flist don't like the term.

ETA: I still think this discussion is worth having. But I've become turned off by the OP's comment here. I may just be hair triggered after Kristallnacht as the name for an HP game. But I do not like arguments of this oppression beats that oppression. Saying something is horrific in it's own right is one thing. Saying it's horrific and has gone on for ages is also one thing. Saying that it's horrific and present and multi-limbed and likely happening just down the street is yet,another (third) thing. Calling the Nazi regime a neat, easy to document, package, (unlike your current discussed topic of oppression) especially in the wake of The Missing Jewish Women of Block 24 is three buckets over the weight line of upsetting.

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