I toe my way to controversy
Sep. 9th, 2010 09:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
keire_keRL update: woot! Despite everything (this includes primarily my laziness) I managed to get the approval of my supervisor (apparently my work is well-written, but leaves the reader not wholy satisfied, which I suppose is a running theme with me) and am therefore racing to register my master thesis on Monday (it needs a beta, badly). There's a number of problems with that: the institute website claims I've until the 13th to register going by the date my supervisor set for defence, but according to the department website I have until a week before the defence date. So, confusion.
Now, I am reasonably confident that I have all the papers required, save for photos, but that's easy enough. The trouble is the supplement. Apparently I was supposed to submit it by the 30th of April. I have neglected that, completely. I plan to deliver with the thesis, my reasoning being that I've got no extra credit on the supplement, so there's no reason to spend any time on it. It's a waste of space and paper, basically, but it is a form, so the office will froth at the mouth.
Now, as I read today a review of Sherlock that had me rolling my eyes, let me say this: the arts program at any given university is designed to cripple the students forever and they'd be better off studying something scientific. Writers need math, no matter what JK Rowling has to say about it. Really, when you get down to it, most people who ever studied literature, film or anything related will tell you that the basic information could be conveyed over the course of a weekend and the main thing they got out of it is that they cannot enjoy most of what they read/watch, because they get too hung up on issues. That in itself only becomes a problem when they are intent on harshing other people's squee.
I know SPN and Sherlock have problems. They tend towards racism, sexism various other isms and have at least one major logical premise flaw each (like the need for vessels in matters not relating to human contact in SPN, Sherlock's modus operandi as police consultant, period). Do I care? Yeah, a little, I might get mildly miffed, when I pause to think about it, which is not often. Does it take away from the experience of watching Jensen Ackles' suffering, Misha Collins' intent staring and Benedict Cumberbatch's cheekbones and bossing Martin Freeman around? Not really, no. Not on a level I enjoy the shows.
There's admittedly the perpetuating of stereotypes and all, which is a sound point to make, but let's not get crazy, right? The influence of a TV series with a sane (limited) audience isn't exactly gonna bring back slavery and corsets, and plenty get made which don't. They might not get widely shown, but here's a wild guess as to why: political correctness is boring as hell.
Now, I am reasonably confident that I have all the papers required, save for photos, but that's easy enough. The trouble is the supplement. Apparently I was supposed to submit it by the 30th of April. I have neglected that, completely. I plan to deliver with the thesis, my reasoning being that I've got no extra credit on the supplement, so there's no reason to spend any time on it. It's a waste of space and paper, basically, but it is a form, so the office will froth at the mouth.
Now, as I read today a review of Sherlock that had me rolling my eyes, let me say this: the arts program at any given university is designed to cripple the students forever and they'd be better off studying something scientific. Writers need math, no matter what JK Rowling has to say about it. Really, when you get down to it, most people who ever studied literature, film or anything related will tell you that the basic information could be conveyed over the course of a weekend and the main thing they got out of it is that they cannot enjoy most of what they read/watch, because they get too hung up on issues. That in itself only becomes a problem when they are intent on harshing other people's squee.
I know SPN and Sherlock have problems. They tend towards racism, sexism various other isms and have at least one major logical premise flaw each (like the need for vessels in matters not relating to human contact in SPN, Sherlock's modus operandi as police consultant, period). Do I care? Yeah, a little, I might get mildly miffed, when I pause to think about it, which is not often. Does it take away from the experience of watching Jensen Ackles' suffering, Misha Collins' intent staring and Benedict Cumberbatch's cheekbones and bossing Martin Freeman around? Not really, no. Not on a level I enjoy the shows.
There's admittedly the perpetuating of stereotypes and all, which is a sound point to make, but let's not get crazy, right? The influence of a TV series with a sane (limited) audience isn't exactly gonna bring back slavery and corsets, and plenty get made which don't. They might not get widely shown, but here's a wild guess as to why: political correctness is boring as hell.
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Date: 2010-09-09 10:15 pm (UTC)I getcha on the TV trope(and promotion of isms)thing...but I find it easy to suspend disbelief, lose myself to the plot (if there is one), and enjoy it, anyway.
Let me know how the defense goes!
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Date: 2010-09-10 07:49 pm (UTC)I hear you! I only get pulled out of a show if they are pushing the bullshit button too hard.
I shall!