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A linkspam:

1. LOOK AT THIS BRACKET, YOU GUYS! LOOK AT ALL THE LADIES. I am so excited for FMM!

2. The Fresh Prince of Downton Abbey. HEE!

3. West Wing Babies. AKA the story of my life. Yes, I chose my current career because of a TV show. WHAT OF IT?

4. Breaking news: The Hunger Games fandom is kinda racist.

(Which reminds me, I need to start browbeating my friends to go see THG with me...)

Current Mood: bored
Current Music: the dulcet tones of a really boring conference call

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From:

lutamira

That West Wing article! I know sooooo many people who ended up in Washington because of TWW. I even know some people who aren't in Washington yet, but whose career paths have been picked out because of that show. (There is a Will/Toby out there, still running mostly-unsuccessful congress races, hoping eventually to bet on the right horse and make it to DC, or to get enough experience to work for an incumbent.) And of course - the ways it is exciting to live in DC because your life feels like a reflection of the show, even if it isn't. :)

From:

next_to_normal

Hahaha, I know! And of course, my goal is to make my life resemble the show as much as possible, lol.

(In seriousness, I do still dream about working in the White House... someday...)

I wonder if other people have the same experience I did, though. Because of TWW, I came into politics with a LOT more idealism than I might have otherwise, and it was definitely a letdown to experience real life politics. (Sometimes I feel like my job is completely pointless.) Then again, I'm not sure anything could have prepared me for the complete and utter dysfunction that is this Congress. :-P

From: (Anonymous)

I'm confused. Rue and Thresh are both black -- in the books and in the movie. And they are both portrayed quite positively.

From:

shipperx

oops. Forgot to sign in. That was me.

From:

next_to_normal

What are you confused about?

(I think the ones who are confused are the people who apparently read the book and assumed that Rue and Thresh were white, all evidence to the contrary, and are now outraged that black actors were cast in those roles...)