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deconversionmovement:
Good News Clubs’ evangelism in schools is already subverting church-state separation. Now they justify murdering nonbelievers.
The Bible has thousands of passages that may serve as the basis for instruction and inspiration. Not all of them are appropriate in all circumstances.
The story of Saul and the Amalekites is a case in point. It’s not a pretty story, and it is often used by people who don’t intend to do pretty things. In the book of
1 Samuel (15:3), God said to Saul:
Now go, attack the Amalekites, and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.
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Oh. My. Horsefucking. Loki.
Why do we even permit this to be a thing?
Disturbing thing, but teaching this isn’t new. I was taught this many times growing up, and trying to speak up against it in freaking third grade got me a detention. But then again, I went to a freaking awful religious school.
Sorry for the influx of career posts, but got another (little) update!
I had applied for a bunch of jobs LATE last night, and one emailed me back asking for another writing sample.
Win?
Filed under screenwriting film industry
averagejoeproductions replied to your post: BOOM! That’s fantastic! How did you score those two opportunities? I wish you much success!!! :)
Well, one of them came through my school. They put out a script list, and a producer read my pitches and requested them.
The other one came cause a friend passed along my resume. Which is AWESOME AND A HALF!
feedthewriter:
17. DON’T WRITE WOMEN JUST IN THE CONTEXT OF MEN
OKAY… HULK NOT GOING TO GET BIG INTO THIS, BECAUSE IT GOING BE UPCOMING COLUMN, BUT WRITERS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, HAVE TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH HOW THEY PORTRAY WOMEN. THEY JUST DO. THE CULTURE OF WOMEN IN FILM IS IN BAD, BAD WAY RIGHT NOW.
THERE’S A LOT OF LEVELS TO IT. THERE’S ACTIVE SEXISM “GIRLS JUST NEED TO BE IN A MOVIE SO MEN HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT!” AND CASUAL SEXISM “LET’S ONLY DEFINE WOMEN THROUGH THE GAZE AND CONTEXT OF THE MALE CHARACTERS!” AND EVEN SUBCONSCIOUS SEXISM “THE GIRL IN THIS MOVIE ARE WAY MORE INTERESTING, BUT GUYS ARE DEFAULT MAIN CHARACTERS!” AGAIN. HULK GOING TO ADDRESS ALL THIS LATER IN WAY MORE DETAIL (WITH A FEW CERTAIN BADASS GUEST STARS!), BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO CREATE INTERESTING, VIVID WOMEN WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEIR OWN STUFF GOING ON. NOTICE HULK DIDN’T SAY “STRONG ROLE MODELS” BECAUSE THAT NOT THE SAME THING. HULK TALKING THE FACT WE CAN’T EVEN WRITE BASIC HUMAN TRAITS. HULK HEAR ALL THE TIME FROM STUDENTS AND EVEN PROFESSIONAL WRITERS “BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW TO WRITE WOMEN!” … THAT’S B.S… IF YOU CAN WRITE A GUY YOU CAN WRITE A GIRL. TO SUGGEST ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT IS RIDICULOUS AND NOTHING BUT OPTING TO BE LAZY.
YOU MAY THINK THIS ISSUE IS “NOT THAT IMPORTANT” TO THE STORY YOU ARE TELLING, BUT EVERY FILM CAN BE MADE BETTER BY MAKING THE WOMEN IN IT MORE THREE-DIMENSION. SERIOUSLY. EVERY FILM. THINK OF ALL THE RARE FILMS THAT ACTUALLY MANAGE TO WRITE THREE-DIMENSIONAL WOMEN, AND WOULDN’T YOU KNOW IT, BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS EVERY AUDIENCE MEMBER COMES LOVES IT. EVEN THE MOST SEXIST DUDES ON EARTH, WHO INSIST THEY DON’T “NEED” INTERESTING PORTRAYALS WOMEN, CAN’T HELP BUT ENJOY WHATEVER THEY DO ON SCREEN. WE ARE SIMPLY MOVED BY INTERESTING, HUMAN CHARACTERS.
Everyone listen to The Hulk.
THIS!
(Source: badassdigest.com)
Got an email about a (possible) in at an agency!
15 minutes later, got an email from a producer wanting to read my tv pilot!
BOOM!
Filed under career agent screenwriting grad school
friendleaderp:
Kittens rescued by US Marines in Afghanistan
Yes this can absolutely be on my blog on Memorial Day.
Yes this can absolutely be on my blog everyday.
(via dasdeutschtard)
