Jay Smooth on Roman Polanski

[samvara]

Weirdly, Emma Thompson signing the save Polanski from justice petition distresses me more than say, David Lynch or Martin Scorsese.

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[copracat]

Jay Smooth: a philosopher you can respect.

[samvara]

I've never encountered him before! I thought this was articulate and thoughtful :)

OMG, he's awesome

[copracat]

Ten OTHER things Martin Luther King said

How to tell people they sound racist

Lots more.

Re: OMG, he's awesome

[sajbrfem]

OMG I am in love! So much good stuff--I think I just spent an hour watching him on youtube!

Re: OMG, he's awesome

[samvara]

Damn youuuuuuuuuu

*is at work and can't have youtube*

Re: OMG, he's awesome

[sajbrfem]

can you see stuff if I embed it on my journal? (or, you know, are you actually needing to work :))

Re: OMG, he's awesome

[samvara]

blocked :(

I look forward to having a Jay fest when I get home :)

Re: OMG, he's awesome

[samvara]

OK that man is indeed awesome.

*overdoses on youtube*

[cesy]

Emma Thompson signed it? *is disappointed*

[samvara]

:(

[e-dan.livejournal.com]

I haven't been tracking blog responses to this issue - what's your take in some sort of a nutshell lovely? (the broad issue, that is, not the video)

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

Public endorsement of rape culture by people who don't know better and should :(

[e-dan.livejournal.com]

I was interested in this line from an ABC article a week ago (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/09/28/2698544.htm):

"The woman named as the victim in the 1977 case has joined defence lawyers in urging the dismissal of the case."

[e-dan.livejournal.com]

Ok, got more detail on this one:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26135023-2703,00.html

[black-samvara.livejournal.com]

I'm with Jay Smooth on that one