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x_multiplemanThe second sentence is a joke. The first one isn't.
Here's the thing. I'm not going to be one of those people who sign up for extra self-defense classes in case more people invade. There's always going to be somebody better, no matter how good I am--and, y'know, I'm not that good. I'd say "I'm a lover, not a fighter," except a. that's a gigantic cliche, and 2. I've been living with you people long enough to know you'd immediately jump to very strange mental places involving Kitty and my dupes.
We have the X-Men for fighting. I'm never going to be an X-Man either. That's not--it's not a criticism, what it is is, imagine the X-Men are bandaids. We need bandaids. Bandaids are cool, and very helpful, and they do what they're supposed to do really well. But we need a lot more than bandaids. I'm going to be the more than bandaids, or one of them.
If we're ever not going to have to worry about people trying to kill us, we need to change the way people think. As many people as we can. We need society to change, and we aren't going to get that by fighting.
One of the best ways we can get it, I think, is to get mass media on our side. And not just documentaries like Miss Tilby did--we need to be sneakier and more ubiquitous than that. We need sitcoms, we need dramas--we need everyone who says "D'oh!" and knows what it means to be the master of their domain, everybody who thinks the White House really is all rapid-fire witticisms or thinks they know what a CBC and a Chem 7 are--we need all those people to see mutants as a normal part of their cultural landscape. I would even take a mutant American Idol, because when we get on stupid reality shows we'll know people think we're normal.
So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to write for TV shows--make my own, eventually--and movies, and probably novels--heck, comic books, why not? I can have more projects going at the same time than anybody else in the world. It's going to take a long time, and it might not work, because maybe the world isn't ready for mutants on TV yet. But like Kitty told me the other day, a lot of people didn't think the world was ready for Ellen DeGeneres to come out, either, and now we have Queer Eye. And if nobody ever tries, the world never will be ready.
That's in the future, though. What I need to do right now is find good colleges for communications and media studies, and anything else our guidance counselors (and ex-media-icons-slash-ex-guidance-counselors, huh? :)) think would be helpful for me to study. I'm halfway through my junior year of high school, here, or I would be if I'd been attending regular school all this time, I need to start thinking about this stuff.
And I want to be active before then, too. I'm not talking about a Million Mutant March, or anything--not that that wouldn't be nice--but we can do stuff on a smaller scale, sit-ins and picketing and things like that, and just talking to people. I think one of the biggest things we can do right here is to not be the weird isolationist people in the spooky mansion in the boonies. We can get to know the neighbors, which would be a great place to start to get people for activisty stuff that aren't us.
And speaking of, just as a start--hey, Kitty, are your bridges completely burned as far as socializing with your dance class outside of doing strange and painful-looking things on your toes with them, or are there a couple there who if you get them alone and promise your scary boyfriend doesn't eat people will be sane people? Because I'm pretty sure you're one of the only ones who has regular outside-the-mansion life stuff with people our age, and that would be a good place to start if we can. Otherwise all I've got right now is hanging around video arcades hoping either they have Tekken or somebody in there watches CNN.
So anybody who wants to help with any of this, let me know, and we'll get together and make cunning plans.
Here's the thing. I'm not going to be one of those people who sign up for extra self-defense classes in case more people invade. There's always going to be somebody better, no matter how good I am--and, y'know, I'm not that good. I'd say "I'm a lover, not a fighter," except a. that's a gigantic cliche, and 2. I've been living with you people long enough to know you'd immediately jump to very strange mental places involving Kitty and my dupes.
We have the X-Men for fighting. I'm never going to be an X-Man either. That's not--it's not a criticism, what it is is, imagine the X-Men are bandaids. We need bandaids. Bandaids are cool, and very helpful, and they do what they're supposed to do really well. But we need a lot more than bandaids. I'm going to be the more than bandaids, or one of them.
If we're ever not going to have to worry about people trying to kill us, we need to change the way people think. As many people as we can. We need society to change, and we aren't going to get that by fighting.
One of the best ways we can get it, I think, is to get mass media on our side. And not just documentaries like Miss Tilby did--we need to be sneakier and more ubiquitous than that. We need sitcoms, we need dramas--we need everyone who says "D'oh!" and knows what it means to be the master of their domain, everybody who thinks the White House really is all rapid-fire witticisms or thinks they know what a CBC and a Chem 7 are--we need all those people to see mutants as a normal part of their cultural landscape. I would even take a mutant American Idol, because when we get on stupid reality shows we'll know people think we're normal.
So that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to write for TV shows--make my own, eventually--and movies, and probably novels--heck, comic books, why not? I can have more projects going at the same time than anybody else in the world. It's going to take a long time, and it might not work, because maybe the world isn't ready for mutants on TV yet. But like Kitty told me the other day, a lot of people didn't think the world was ready for Ellen DeGeneres to come out, either, and now we have Queer Eye. And if nobody ever tries, the world never will be ready.
That's in the future, though. What I need to do right now is find good colleges for communications and media studies, and anything else our guidance counselors (and ex-media-icons-slash-ex-guidance-counselors, huh? :)) think would be helpful for me to study. I'm halfway through my junior year of high school, here, or I would be if I'd been attending regular school all this time, I need to start thinking about this stuff.
And I want to be active before then, too. I'm not talking about a Million Mutant March, or anything--not that that wouldn't be nice--but we can do stuff on a smaller scale, sit-ins and picketing and things like that, and just talking to people. I think one of the biggest things we can do right here is to not be the weird isolationist people in the spooky mansion in the boonies. We can get to know the neighbors, which would be a great place to start to get people for activisty stuff that aren't us.
And speaking of, just as a start--hey, Kitty, are your bridges completely burned as far as socializing with your dance class outside of doing strange and painful-looking things on your toes with them, or are there a couple there who if you get them alone and promise your scary boyfriend doesn't eat people will be sane people? Because I'm pretty sure you're one of the only ones who has regular outside-the-mansion life stuff with people our age, and that would be a good place to start if we can. Otherwise all I've got right now is hanging around video arcades hoping either they have Tekken or somebody in there watches CNN.
So anybody who wants to help with any of this, let me know, and we'll get together and make cunning plans.
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Date: 2017-12-17 12:57 am (UTC)January 27 2004, 14:12:02
I guess if you're interested in an internship in a media environment, I could pull you one. It's nice to see people trying really hard, even if they don't have a clue.
I always wondered why people spend all their time and effort on expensive weapons and armour when buying a house near a hospital for parents (Maccas) or throwing a fashion show would seem so much less likely to cause negative responses.
But hey, I always think a nice accessory of the non-lethal variety is helpful.
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x_tarot
January 27 2004, 14:18:14
All jokes of underwear models aside, fashions for mutants might be a really good idea.
Warren cannot possibly be the only mutant with wings, and even if he is, some other physical mutation require clothing alternations.
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x_m
January 28 2004, 17:33:42
Or, well, almost everyone here could do with a totally make over. Style is somewhat lacking. But, hey, underwear models. That wouldn't be bad. Mr Summers is kinda old, but not bad. And Jake doesn't have bad choice of bodies.
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x_tarot
January 28 2004, 18:21:39
Style is a matter of opinion sometimes, and a matter of finances at other times.
You should have seen the reaction I got to the underwear model suggestion. It was not pretty.
I personally think Warren would make a good underwear model though. If the underwear store in the mall can use women with fake wings, a man with real ones would be better, no?
Remy and Manuel wouldn't be bad either, if they weren't so scrawny. Oh, and Piotr, and Jamie has that farm-boy thing. Boxer briefs and a t-shirt. Ooh, Kitty is going to kill me.
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x_crowdofone
January 29 2004, 00:13:20
No, she's more likely to encourage you. And she's the only one around here who isn't my roommate and stands a chance of seeing me in my underwear, I'd like to have that on the record as firmly as possible.
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x_tarot
January 29 2004, 00:17:31
No wholesome farmboy underwear pictures then?
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x_crowdofone
January 29 2004, 01:51:50
Not unless my mother left some behind, and even if she did they'd date from way before I developed any kind of "farm boy thing" that would be useful when modeling boxers.
Oh, hell, I hope nobody takes that out of context.
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x_dazzler
January 29 2004, 02:00:33
Speaking of leaving pictures behind... ;) The one where you're running through the kitchen with the red towel? Yep. Perfect.
I'd say you could still pull off Superman boxers with flair.
*grin*
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x_crowdofone
January 29 2004, 02:05:55
oh dear god no.
I knew she was way too chipper for it to just be Christmas cheer. Should've guessed it was because she was passing along blackmail material. I'm going to go hide my Superman boxers and try to figure out how to exact a suitable revenge. Maybe I'll leap the chain of command and e-mail Grandma, I bet she's got dirt.
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x_dazzler
January 29 2004, 02:07:57
Heh. But would you bet your grandmother would be able to resist the chance to share her loot of baby pictures of you?
>:D
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x_kitten
January 29 2004, 19:50:45
Superman boxers? Why have I not heard about these before??
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x_crowdofone
January 30 2004, 00:58:22
Because I generally walk around with pants on and you're too polite to rummage through my underwear drawer? They're just blue, with little S-shields on them.
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x_kitten
January 30 2004, 01:06:27
Oh sure, be _logical_ about it. You have superman shorts, that is too adorable for words.
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x_crowdofone
January 30 2004, 03:24:12
Glad you approve. :)
x_crowdofone
January 28 2004, 17:44:16
Track
Not looking for an internship right now, thanks. Need that clue first. Thus, college.