"A few Columbia students want warnings on Ovid. What's next? Here's what Literature Fascism would look like."

"Contagion, poison and trigger. The idea that books are dangerous has a long history, and holds a kernel of truth."

Cool. 

I want that.

Sometimes, it is just feel so comfortable and good that there is a writer that you could trust and looking forward to reading his books. 

Neil Gaiman is just one of those really good person and writer that you feel lucky that he lived in the same period of time as you. 

Big trigger warning for discussions of child abuse and victim blaming here.

John Grisham made some truly heinous comments regarding sentences given to many who view images of sexual abuse against children. I take apart every bit of his crap, because for some reason we still need to do this.

Trigger Warning: Rape, Sexual Assault

"Since I really liked Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho when I was younger, I decided to give the A&E prequel series Bates Motel a try. Despite that the cinematography was rich, the actors were quality, and the atmosphere was a great mix of foreboding while paradoxically retro and contemporary, I was roughly halfway through the first episode when I turned it off and washed my hands of it. What makes me think I can give a worthwhile review of a series that I watched for only 20-30 minutes? A rape occurs in that first episode about halfway in, and I know enough about TV formulas, characterizations, and plotlines to safely determine that this rape was gratuitous. A lot of rapes that occur on film and TV are unnecessary and unrealistic while subtly serving to punish the rape victim, to pruriently show the dehumanization of victims (most frequently women), and to trigger audience members who are survivors. A show like Bates Motel that so cavalierly uses a tired and painful device in its first episode is definitely not worth my time."

 

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A great point about why tv shows should probably have trigger warnings too.