tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post1305894667954317609..comments2023-06-19T09:18:34.114-07:00Comments on Tiger Beatdown: SEXY TEEN NAKED HARRY POTTER CONTROVERSY: A Post That Will Probably Get PageviewsSadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12163678207182481274noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-53772522927287363062009-07-17T11:19:24.196-07:002009-07-17T11:19:24.196-07:00I am breaking my long lurking status for this, the...I am breaking my long lurking status for this, the most trivial of reasons:<br />Julian is right. Daniel Radcliffe is teh awesome. <br /><br />In the same pro-gay interview Julian referenced (it was linked on Shakesville, but I am DEEPLY incompetent at techy things and will not attempt to link), he also called out the slimy icky creepiness that was grown-ups openly slobbering over Emma Watson as the clock struck midnight on her eighteenth birthday. He even refused to take potshots at Twilight, which must have required HEROIC self-restraint. And he's an atheist! Unapologetically! <br /><br />I loved the books and am irritated by the movies, both because they inevitably have to truncate the plot and because they just couldn't keep themselves from making everybody super attractive. My visions of Hermione and Neville (Aeryl, YES) were definitely scarred before I abandoned the movies. <br /><br />Finally: I was in college when the naked Equus pictures were making the rounds, and they inspired many hiiiiilarious listserve conversations about the size, attractiveness and uncircumcised state of Radcliffe's penis. I was deeply irritated. Can we kindly refrain from discussing and snarking at the teenager's penis? I'm glad he has a sense of humor about it...which brings me full circle to the fact that he seems to be a remarkably decent person. Well done him, and well done parental figures.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168908475258530675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-60652992255018662992009-07-17T10:59:25.166-07:002009-07-17T10:59:25.166-07:00You hit the nail on the head yet again, Sady. Bri...You hit the nail on the head yet again, Sady. Bringing these two points together is just...perfect. <br /><br />I feel truly sorry for Emma Watson. Yes, she's beautiful. But she's also a very talented actress in her own right. What if she doesn't want to be yet another 'sexy actress'? What if she wants to play her talents instead? Is that even allowed for women?The Magnetic Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058420942795743639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-48852127028446568142009-07-16T21:38:18.715-07:002009-07-16T21:38:18.715-07:00One thing I give the Potter books credit for, is t...One thing I give the Potter books credit for, is that the Wizarding world is not a world that values appearance over abilities, and those that would judge on such trivialities are rightly held up as objects of scorn. There are subtle messages about body acceptance throughout the books. <br /><br />The movies haven't adhered to this as well, especially as the young stars grew into easily marketed heartthrobs. But it has retained the essence of the world, with the outrageous clothes and accessories, facial deformities and damaged limbs abound amongst the heroes and villains. <br /><br />I recently read <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2009/06/harry-potter-countdown-matthew-lewis-is-neville-longbottom.html" rel="nofollow">this article</a> about Matthew Lewis the young man who portrays Neville Longbottom, Harry's hapless but courageous classmate, who's life has been affected by Voldemort as much as Harry. It mentions that Lewis, who was was cast at the age of 11, now wears a fat suit under his robes. Which is completely accurate with the book(Longbottom? hello). Neville was always the tubby kid, and over the course of the story, he becomes as crucial and important as Harry in the war against Voldemort. <br /><br />Which is pretty awesome, IMO, since the last tubby kid in a movie that I paid attention to(and I don't watch many movies), was Seth in Superbad(shudder). Seeing the handsome young man Lewis has become is nice, but I would have felt cheated had my favorite character been robbed of his uniqueness, to feed the WB money machine.Aerylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10442074043571201717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-487526926650830332009-07-16T21:20:52.671-07:002009-07-16T21:20:52.671-07:00Your comment entry box IS kind of an asshole, Sady...Your comment entry box IS kind of an asshole, Sady.<br /><br />When I read the part in that other piece about people not caring about Mr. Radcliffe's junk, I was like, Pshah, this person is clearly delusional, because a bunch of people were major Potter Penis Pals. <br /><br />Way to articulate the icktitude of the adult/teen sexual relationship power dynamic. People sometimes act like it's either "teens are sexual so we can have sex with them" or "teens are totally not sexual and should never have sex." And I cannot even tell you how much it makes me want to barf that some people are like, "It's totally okay for a much older man/woman to teach a teenager about the sexuality by using the sexual touching." Like in Don Juan De Marco, which is for some reason the first example that came to mind.ChelseaWantsOutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-48840313021968805142009-07-16T20:39:15.700-07:002009-07-16T20:39:15.700-07:00Yeah, not gonna lie, I thoroughly enjoyed watching...Yeah, not gonna lie, I thoroughly enjoyed watching DanRad slip into the tub in movie #4. I hated that movie otherwise, naked Harry Potter was its saving grace. And Equus - oh Lord.<br />but what d'you have against Rupert Grint? I think he's damn hot, myself. And the actor who plays Cormac Mclaggen in the movies, even though he doesn't sound in the least bit good-looking in the books.<br />but yeah, I watched Half-Blood Prince, pretty much all the Hogwarts boys sent the naughty thoughts ablaze in this female fan's loins, I MEAN MIND, mind, in this female fan's mind. Yes.Domitia Enobariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063186583898709355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-77357015391186517602009-07-16T13:28:02.291-07:002009-07-16T13:28:02.291-07:00I am just now realizing that every single post thi...<i>I am just now realizing that every single post this week will be about sex in one way or another. Didn't plan it that way!</i><br />That's OK, a couple weeks ago you said you were going to do a whole week of sex-related posts and then there was only one, so it balances out :-)<br /><br />(Also, your comment-entry box won't accept blockquote tags! What's <em>that</em> all about?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-79050762632957718642009-07-16T13:21:54.820-07:002009-07-16T13:21:54.820-07:00Can I point out that Daniel Radcliffe is about as ...Can I point out that Daniel Radcliffe is about as awesome as a teen celebrity can get? The dude is openly atheist, and also openly pro-gay (he even told one interviewer that he wished he was gay). <br /><br />I was never into the whole HP thing, but when I read these two tidbits (on random separate blogs, both this week) I named Danny boy my new hero.julianhttp://perfectfigure.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-44045703773153090392009-07-16T13:07:05.143-07:002009-07-16T13:07:05.143-07:00Oh my god, Sady, Ginger Snaps.
Do you need to bor...Oh my god, Sady, Ginger Snaps.<br /><br />Do you need to borrow my copy?<br /><br />I mean, do you need to borrow my boyfriend's copy if I can rip it out of his hands?<br /><br />My boyfriend is enormously fond of your blog, so there may not need to be a lot of ripping, but I think he is more fond of Ginger Snaps, so there is a conflict.<br /><br />Also I live in another state entirely so it might be a whole lot easier for you to just rent it somewhere.<br /><br />But oh my god Sady yes tell me what you think about Ginger Snaps.<br /><br />Except don't watch the sequel, which is not so good and also perhaps a subtle indictment of Canada's foster care system? I'm not sure, but I think so.<br /><br />Except DO watch the third movie because it goes BACK IN TIME. Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-56339724714860806312009-07-16T13:01:56.534-07:002009-07-16T13:01:56.534-07:00Funny thing is, I thought Rupert Grint (Ron) was q...Funny thing is, I thought Rupert Grint (Ron) was quite hot in the latest movie (which, otherwise, was kind of a dud, I thought: Harry Potter and the Significant Glances). <br /><br />Very mild spoiler below:<br /><br />The moment I'm particularly thinking of was after a Quidditch match, when he just looked confident and happy and stuff. I was surprised to find myself saying, "Hey, nice beefcake, baby!" It might just be that since he's now an actual adult, I'm just noticing that he's kinda cute in a way - I have a hard time seeing teenagers as sexually attractive.CaitieCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044935117452832240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-68875241747694044532009-07-16T12:51:32.506-07:002009-07-16T12:51:32.506-07:00"Support" is kind of incompatible with &...<i>"Support" is kind of incompatible with "sneakily taking pictures of someone's underpants," by the way.</i><br /><br /><sarcasm>Party pooper.</sarcasm><br /><br />This is a scene that has played out time and again, though. Before Harry Potter there were the Olsen Twins, and before them there was Annette Funicello.<br /><br />I suppose the fact that now there are some women participating in the show with Mr. Radcliffe wasn't exactly the equality you were hoping for, but it <i>is</i> a form of equality :-)Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965132278608642433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726951603608379154.post-43717015499100154722009-07-16T12:45:37.025-07:002009-07-16T12:45:37.025-07:00I would love to see the faces of the people that g...I would love to see the faces of the people that give you all the unintentional pageviews.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17021593061287815048noreply@blogger.com