Profanity-slinging kid does damage in Kick-Ass'
By MARK CARO
A pistols-wielding girl massacres a suite's worth of thugs, exchanges brutal
blows with the kingpin and uses language that might make David Mamet blush - if
only because it's coming out of the mouth of an 11-year-old girl.
The movie
If this were Japan, or S. Korea or France or Germany, no one would bat an eye
at this violent, vulgar little girl.
Still, I understand why some parents wouldn't want their kids to see the film.
And that doesn't make one some kind of nutty ultra-conservative for not
wanting, say, a ten year old
Any parent who allows their kid to go see this film deserves what
they get. There have been NO ads on any of the kids networks. The
name of the movie is Kick Ass. And it's not like American parents
are, oh I dunno, watching what their kids are READING , so this
could have been dealt
Interesting. I am a very liberal person, and certainly had major battles with
my parents as I was growing up. I am a big fan of letting children grow and
learn and stretch as much as possible, without constraining them more than
necessary. Give them as much freedom as possible, I say.
Still,
I took the opposite tack. I let my kids read and see everything. So far I am
two-for-two: straight A honor students both of whom have earned academic
scholarships to the University of Wisconsin-Madison (one of the top public
universities in America). Neither of my children, one 21 and one
Ha-ha! I hear you. Did you like the film?
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From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:19:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] She shoots! She swears! She's 11!
I agree. You know I'm being tongue-in-cheek. I always get a chuckle when a
movie or TV show comes out, and some parents and groups say it'll ruin our
children. Aside from the debate on whether that's so, I always think just
don't let them see it until you feel they're ready. Some of these
I was more intrigued by the feminist aspect of the article:
Yet don't assume that the reactions to Hit Girl will be anything close to
universal. Melissa Silverstein, who writes the feminist blog Women and
Hollywood(womenandhollywood.com), saw an advance screening of Kick-Ass and
said she was
Wow, that's sad, but, given Card's Mormon background, guess it's not
surprising. (No offense to any Mormons here who may want to disavow me of my
sentiment).
No matter what anyone says, I think there's a strong racist component to all
the hatred towards Obama. Everyone keeps saying it's his
Yeah, so it's funny, my daughter's a five foot one inch girlie girl
who I have seen snatch somebody up when they were trying to get in
the way of her money. (She didn't know I was watching. She was about
to punch a 250 pound dude in the throat).
We go to the movies together like twice
Keith, I was also wondering about this case. My very uninformed guess is
that she posted something while pretending to be him. Perhaps that along
with the hacking can be construed as fraud. People can be charged with that
no matter what their relationships with the people they attack.
But it
On their income tax return Mr. and Mrs. Obama list their occupations as US
PRESIDENT and US FIRST LADY. I LOVE this!
~rave!
http://www.examiner.com/x-12837-US-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m4d16-President-Obama-releases-his-tax-returns-to-the-public-on-tax-day-read-tax-returns
I agree, the family dynamic is a big issue.
Can a parent be charged if that parent were to hack into the underage child's
account? In this case the dude left his computer logged in to Facebook. What if
his mother had intentionally gone looking for a password, found it, and then
accessed his
I don't really know. I was speculating about the fraud part. I imagine
that's why she can be charged. I read somewhere that she posted pretending
to be him.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Keith Johnson
keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I agree, the family dynamic is a big issue.
Can a
Same here. That's the only thing I can see that would possibly warrant criminal
charges. Still, I wonder if the law couldn't have tried to get them to settle
this out of court? Maybe have everyone sit down and talk it out? The kid is
obviously angry, and maybe with good reason. But I hate to
All I sense in his work is a genuine distrust of politics in general; a
contrarian point of view, maybe. I am an Obama supporter but I am also not
behind the way he conducts his presidency. In one breath I can lambast his
centrist approach to policy and then give him kudos on ...maybe
I think the criminal thing may be analogous to the way domestic violence
laws have evolved. It used to be that the person being hurt had to press
charges. Now, if there's evidence, the state must bring charges. I don't
know how much of a choice they would have if she pretended to be him.
On
Obama's not above criticism and he gets a ton from both sides of the spectrum
and some of it is well deserved. Card identifies as a Democrat but was an avid
supported of Bush and McCain but tries to pedal it with the I'm a registered
Democrat softshoe. He also gladly carried Bush's water no
thought you all would enjoy this one. break it down for me Rave, cannot figure
this one out. that goes for both Martin and Mr. Worf too!
Fate.
--- On Tue, 4/13/10, Todd coach_todd...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Todd coach_todd...@yahoo.com
Subject: Fw: Re: Fw: This is an illusion, The BEST I have
Good point. That's the main reason I'm following this: i want to know the
particulars, how the law applies, and what the resolution will be. Last thing
we need is a bunch of kids trying to claim right of privacy on the Internet
just because their parents ticked them off (though I acknowledge it
Well, of course there are reasoned and reasonable objections to Obama from both
sides of the political spectrum. I'm just saying, though, that there's an
unusual and even unprecedented amount of opposition to him that can't be based
on anything but extreme dislike/distrust of his being a man of
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This means one of two things.
Either the kid dreams big, for which I applaud him, or Mommy and Daddy
handed him an iPad the day they became available, in which case I sneer at
him.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote:
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Keith, again this goes to my past comment on children with Internet access.
Whatever strikes theiur fancy gets posted, without regard for truth or the
feelings of others. As long as their jollies are had...
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Wow,
I'm watching the Season 3 finale of Ben 10 Alien Force, a show I've really
come to like. It's a one-hour special in which Ben fights an evil doppelganger
of himself, as well as a longtime nemesis, Vigilax. Looking at the opening
credits, I was surprised to see that the ep is written by none
I don't *want* to know. That mystery is one I want left to the mists for
eternity. [?][?]
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Augustus Augustus
jazzynupe_...@yahoo.comwrote:
thought you all would enjoy this one. break it down for me Rave, cannot
figure this one out. that goes for both Martin
I missed the S3 finale, Keith, and came in late on the enw series. Hoping it
recycles tomorrow. And that I'm conscious to appreciate it.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I'm watching the Season 3 finale of Ben 10 Alien Force, a show I've
really
Is anyone on thelist headed there this weekend?
Sent on the go from my Peek
Again, rave, to quote Martha Stewart, It's a good thing. [?]
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
On their income tax return Mr. and Mrs. Obama list their occupations as US
PRESIDENT and US FIRST LADY. I LOVE this!
~rave!
Puh-LEEZE!
I come from The Projects, where FIVE-year-olds know more cuss words than
I've heard come out of her.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote:
Profanity-slinging kid does damage in Kick-Ass'
By MARK CARO
A pistols-wielding girl massacres a
Exactly --and their parents too!
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From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:40:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] OT: White House Upset over CBS Blog Post about
Kagan's
I remember reading something very similar, Keith. Sometimes, I think that
some historians are out to revise history, rather than report it
objectively. In the Old West, I've heard at least three tales of people
stranded eating the family pets.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Keith Johnson
[?][?]
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Exactly --and their parents too!
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From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 8:40:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada
Well, looks like SyFy is going back to the well, so to speak, with a new
Riverworld miniseries, premiering this Sunday night. I have a few questions
about Riverworld for the gang:
One. I believe SciFi aired a Riverworld miniseries a few years back, that
wasn't well received by fans. My
My comment on the first mini-series. It was garbage, didn't make sense and
ended weird. As if they didn't air an episode.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
Well, looks like SyFy is going back to the well, so to speak, with a new
Riverworld
They have been repeating the episodes for season 3 as a refresher for the
new season starting next week.
I thought that destruct code sounded very familiar!
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
I'm watching the Season 3 finale of Ben 10 Alien Force,
Martin, I think it may be on hulu. They have repeated this episode several
times. They are using it as a bridge for the next season.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 6:01 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote:
I missed the S3 finale, Keith, and came in late on the enw series. Hoping
it
that's what I heard, so I didn't bother watching.
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From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:36:05 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] SyFy Premieres New Riverworld Miniseries this
You were better off watching Mega Shark or Pirahana Picnic. Or Dino-Snake.
Or whatever is on this week.
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote:
that's what I heard, so I didn't bother watching.
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