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Star Wars Widows
Mycroft-X writes "Here
is a link to a Salon story about the sacrifices fans are making for their Star Wars habit. "
Figured I better post something besides to poll question
to talk about this little movie thing. No, I still haven't
seen it. Damn conferences.
I must admit I was very impressed with the film.
Those critics were way off base when attacking
it. Jake Lloyd actually is quite good, and I
really enjoyed all his scenes. Jar Jar is also
not as bad as people make him out to be. Just
get into it and enjoy it.
Camped out in line from Sunday to Wednesday at
the Uptown theatre in D.C.; it was worth it.
It was such a fun time, in this world where
evreyone seems to try to destroy any hint of
people having a good time.
It's Star Wars! woo-hoo!
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Very good advice. If only I had seen it before I read the poll...
All I can say is, the movie has been out for ONE DAY and already people are posting spoilers as if everybody has seen it three times. Quite frankly, some people have JOBS and can't spend three hours in line to get tickets, or, even if they could get tickets, can't watch a movie that starts at midnight if they want to keep their job. The boss doesn't appreciate people coming in on 1hr of sleep and falling asleep on the job.
It really pisses me off... the mentality of more than one person that I've seen posting seems to be "you should have seen it already if you're reading this, so don't whine if we spoil it for you". See my above paragraph for reasons some people can't see TPM within the first 10 seconds of its release.
I was planning on going next Monday, when I actually have time, but I don't know whats going on now. I'm kinda pissed at this point, because a couple good parts of the movie have been ruined already. Some people are dickheads who should keep their goddamn mouths shut.
I've waited a LONG time to see TPM, and now because some people are retards who can't fathom the fact that in the real world, where your mommy and daddy don't pay for everything and you need to work for your money, you can't spend three weeks in line for a movie, I'm not even sure if I want to.
Thanks for ruining my day, assholes.
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[p.s. you're right, smoking is VERY bad for you]
I only read the first page of the article, but it seemed heavily biased against the male gender. As if obsession with the Star Wars saga was only limited to men. I have some female family members that are more obsessed than me.
I don't like the author hinting that the men were rejecting their mates because they were indifferent, or did not like, or had not seen Star Wars. When I choose a mate, if they fall in said category they would need to have a lot of highly redeeming qualities in other categories to make up for this shortcoming. Star Wars is a big part of my life. It's the second religion I was raised on. If someone does not understand and/or is not open to understanding this (which, apparently the "Star Wars Widows" are not), a large part of common ground between us would be non-existent. Do you really want a mate have nothing in common with you?
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We used to call them hobbies.
What is this obsession now with the word obsession? Otherwise normal people are now obsessed. I heard someone the other day referring to a guy as a stallker because he called her twice. Good word people, lighten up on us. We have interests. Should we all be ho-hum about everything in our lives just to avoid being called obsessed?
Well, if refusing to date anything less than a full Han-Solo clone is obsessed, I'm obsessed and proud of it!
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"Star Wars" fanatics usually seem like the guys next door. Despite their unusual attachment to Luke and Princess Leia, they consider themselves more socially acceptable than, say, "Star Trek" fans. "We shower. We have good careers. Many of us are in shape and attractive to the opposite sex," says Campbell, 26. "Most of us do not snort when we laugh or tape our broken glasses together."
What's with battling one stereotype with another that he, of all people, should understand better? In reality, there's very little difference between the stereotypes of Star Wars nuts and Star Trek nuts, or between the actual people. The dork description (taped glasses, etc.) is not at all fair to either; in fact, I've never known anybody who matched that, or even seen such a person outside of movies and TV.
I'm both, of course -- Star*. I used to be more into Star Trek, but unfortunately there is no Star Trek show currently running. I've always thought Star Wars was pretty cool, but I've gotten a lot more interested in it lately -- as in, in the past five years or so, not just with the recent hype. I just don't get why some people think there's more than a friendly rivalry between the two.
This guy's comment could have just been meant as a friendly jab, and "We're big enough to take a few insults.", but it doesn't really belong in an article whose overall focus seems to be to increase the "normal" people's perception of us as freaks. Along those lines, I second those who complain about the article's bias against men. One of the women on our team says she wanted to work for SGI just for the chance to deal with Lucasfilm. She's been instructing the rest of us on what theaters to go to for "the proper experience". Oh, and she managed to be at the premier in New York with Lucas, while I didn't go until last night after work, and the rest of the team isn't going until tomorrow.
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... maybe there wouldn't be so many Star Wars widows if the original movies had had the sense to include a main female character other than Leia, who spends the original trilogy with her spine disintegrating.
Having been dragged to TPM by my boyfriend last night, I can honestly say that this was improved this time around. But it doesn't make up entirely for having had to sit through the originals multiple times and endure the endless discussions of exactly what is in stock toy-wise at Toys R Us (he works there).
Then again, he puts up with my Amber obsession; I guess I can deal with his SW obsession, and even joke about it a bit. (Anakin Skywalker, shadow of Brand?? *grin*)
"Somebody exploded a letter-bomb today
That *is* very cool. Then again, Benedict's better than Obi-Wan IMHO.
And well, doesn't anyone else think it's more than coincidence that Brand's son Rinaldo uses the name LUKE when he's on Shadow Earth?
It just fits far too well.
"Somebody exploded a letter-bomb today
then these women would be widowed by something else. The men aren't getting what they need at home, so they go searching.
/. readership is college age a presumably pre-married, I will give a little free advice. If you find your future mate to be obsessing over something other than you, take a good long look at yourself. What inner need is the partner trying to fill with the object of the obsession. Then ask yourself, why the hell ain't I filling that need. It may turn out that you can't fill it. In which case, you need to get out of the way, or even encourage your partner (i.e., join him/her). Too many good marriages end nowadays because people who've pledged to love one another refuse to look deep inside their partner, find out what is missing, and then reach deep inside themselves to give of what they have.
I've been married for a decade, so I can talk from 'some' experience. Whenever I've had an 'obsession' that has pulled on our relationship, it has been because the relationship was weakening--not because computer, trucks or boats are/were so great. A little work on the relationship (talking, working together, etc.), and my priorities quickly changed.
Since a major part of the
The one case in the article where the girlfriend had never seen the movie, the guy finally got her to watch it, and then she says its 'OK'. The relationship was doomed from the start, because the girl obviously didn't give a shit. My wife's an aerobics instructor. I'd rather play Doom and drink vodka. But still I drag my fat, uncoordinated ass into the gym to take a kickboxing class. Afterwards, I tell my wife what I think she did well--and not so well. I show interest in what she loves. She even condescends to help me work on my car or computer on occassion. I like to create things, she knows that, and will push me to make things she likes. We've learned to work so well together that I'm positive that we'll be married another decade or four.
To sum it up without making an over generalization. The Star Wars Widows could actually be Black Widows. It's just that in their case they killed their mates by ignoring them.
Of course, the guys in the article could just be jerks who don't realize that they're married...
Aah, change is good. -- Rafiki
Yeah, but it ain't easy. -- Simba
Yes, the guys could be jerks who don't realize they're married. Yes, the women could be miserable bitches who are failing to be understanding.
But perhaps it's a bit of both? Or perhaps simple incompatibility?
Speaking from personal experience
That said, the people who think having never seen SW is blasphemous need to get lives. I don't think non-SCAdians are lesser human beings; I DO think that my involvement with the SCA is an important enough part of my life that I couldn't be in a relationship with someone who didn't share that with me. (Then again, I started seeing my boyfriend at Pennsic, so that's not a problem.) If Star Wars fandom (or anything else) has the same meaning to someone, it is perfectly reasonable to wish a SO to share in that.
However, one of the most disturbing things about obsessed people is the tendency to look upon the non-obsessed as lesser life-forms. This is BAD. Certainly, it has no place in a relationship.
"Somebody exploded a letter-bomb today
I will admit the guys cited on the page are a bit overboard, but don't women get obsessed with things?
They sure do.
Take my g/f for example: "I don't care if you want to go out to a nice dinner, I need to watch Dawson's Creek!", or, "we can have sex later, Ally McBeal is on!"
Of course she thinks that by sitting in the PC room with me, instead of out in the living room, she's still being close to me and doing nothing wrong. What she in fact is doing is driving me nuts with her teeny-bopper crap.
I dare not say anything insulting about her favorite characters (Not even the drunk off Party of Five). My last g/f dumped me for making fun of the lamers in Teen People Magazine, I think my current g/f would dump me if I said something bad about her shows.
I think I'm gonna go homosexual...
If there is one thing I find darkly humorous in the entire Phantom Menace saga, it's been Taco. Poor Rob, split between Tux and the Dark Side, sharp and poignant words signifying each additional step towards the coming Linux Expo...someone should definitely catalog Rob's sayings. Maybe he needs professional help.
Star Wars Widows indeed.
...walking away, imagining Tux with a light saber cutting down the now Darth Taco for abandoning his calling as SlashDiety of the Linux Expo...
Quitting while he's (theoretically) ahead...
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