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[hackthis_archive]

From delux_vivens:

Let's make it really clear, people. If you identify as a POC/nonwhite person and you read or watch scifi or fantasy, give yourself a name check in this thread. I am particularly wanting shoutouts from people who do not live in the US and who have still managed to read genre fiction.

I'm tired of people trying to render us invisible unless they have been given a memo about our existences.

It should go without saying that this particular activity is not for white people, but I know sometimes people need things spelled out. Like assuming that obviously POCs don't read or engage with SF/Fantasy just because we're not written INTO said stories. Let me stop now before I give myself a headache.

Other items:

1) Dear NBC:

If you put Southland on Friday, I will cut a bitch. Don't think I won't.

No love,
X

2) Southland people,

Michael says he was driving a Dodge Challenger in last week's episode. Uh. When was this and where was I? Because anybody who's been around these parts knows that I have a natural fetish affinity for three things: music, cars, and sarcastic, intelligent, slightly broken men, so if two of these three things were in the same place, namely *that* man driving *this car*, I WOULD HAVE NOTICED. And already written about it.

3) Also, does anybody have the following albums: Seal 'Soul'; The Sam & Ruby EP, The Knux 'Remind Me in 3 Days'; The New York Fund 'Guns EP' I reckon most of these artists are too indie (except for Seal) for anybody to have what I'm looking for, but you guys are always surprising me so...

Comments

[sleeper-frost.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the 'Challenger' badge/logo/whatever on the grille was looking more like the present generation:


Noticed only because the car product placement (hello, Audi!) has been getting pretty out of hand.

Whichever, it's still black and badass. heh

[stereowire.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's definitely the new one. First generation had the "Challenger" badge on the right side of the grille, and it was in a cursive kinda script, not the italic block print. They also had "DODGE" across the hood instead of the Ram logo, if anything at all.
_{Um, hi, hackthis, you don't know me, I was just pointed this way for Southland squee and this caught my eye as being relevant to two of my interests-- Cooper and muscle cars *g*}

[sleeper-frost.livejournal.com]

First generation had the "Challenger" badge on the right side of the grille, and it was in a cursive kinda script, not the italic block print.

Showing how much of a not-car person I am, the car's shape sure had me thinking Vintage Muscle, but when they got to the grille I was all "Oh, that font is too modern!" *facepalm* Yeah, I'll just be over here, muttering about kerning . . . NERRRRRD

[stereowire.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, I had this moment of "I'D KNOW THOSE CURVES ANYWHERE"... And then I screencapped and lightened it in photoshop and noticed the grille and the thicker body... and I was disappointed that he wasn't driving a classic Challenger, because the hotness would be LEGENDARY, but if he's driving an '08 Challenger I can still applaud him as a man of discerning taste.

Dude, nerd as much as you want. You can't even imagine the mocking from my roommate when I made her pause so I could peer at the shape of the mirrors when that car first came on screen XD

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

Yep, you're right -- all I saw in the original broadcast was the passenger-side windows, and Dodge replicated the classic rear windows exactly. Good eye!

[stereowire.livejournal.com]

The lines are almost identical throughout the body, actually: http://pics.livejournal.com/stereowire/pic/0011ekgp

I like the implication that someone realized that forty-year-old muscle is still better looking than anything they've come up with in the intervening years :D Dodge done good.

(Damn you for mentioning Gibbs' ridiculous car... now I want a crossover.)