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Jun. 30th, 2014 11:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The news that spread around in the last couple of weeks, about Marion Zimmer Bradley not only supporting the pedophilic acts of her husband, but being an abusive predator herself, even with her own daughter, left me feeling sick. She was one of the formative authors of my youth; I have most of the volumes of the "Sword and Sorceress" anthology series and many of the Darkover books. The whole situation is so messed up, from the community who observed what was going on and covered it up for YEARS, to the evil that she and her immediate circle engaged in. I hope her daughter and other victims can find their way to some peace.
The recent SCOTUS decision to let Hobby Lobby dictate their employees' insurance coverage didn't help either. Can't we find a good balance of knowing when to butt in (child abuse) and when to butt out (women's health)? ARGH.
I have been lucky enough to never have suffered major depressive episodes, but I think the example phrases listed at Make It OK, on how to talk with people about their mental illnesses, can apply to lots of situations. (I've heard several variations of the "Don't Say" examples from well-meaning people when talking about my infertility.)
I've known and enjoyed the happenstance that Luke Skywalker voices the Joker. But the fact that Mark Hamill is now the same age as Alec Guinness was when he played Obi Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars"? MIND BLOWN.
And now I pay for the fact that I stayed up late to watch "Teen Wolf"; I still have to prep a dish to bring for tomorrow's work potluck. *sigh* G'night, everyone.
The news that spread around in the last couple of weeks, about Marion Zimmer Bradley not only supporting the pedophilic acts of her husband, but being an abusive predator herself, even with her own daughter, left me feeling sick. She was one of the formative authors of my youth; I have most of the volumes of the "Sword and Sorceress" anthology series and many of the Darkover books. The whole situation is so messed up, from the community who observed what was going on and covered it up for YEARS, to the evil that she and her immediate circle engaged in. I hope her daughter and other victims can find their way to some peace.
The recent SCOTUS decision to let Hobby Lobby dictate their employees' insurance coverage didn't help either. Can't we find a good balance of knowing when to butt in (child abuse) and when to butt out (women's health)? ARGH.
I have been lucky enough to never have suffered major depressive episodes, but I think the example phrases listed at Make It OK, on how to talk with people about their mental illnesses, can apply to lots of situations. (I've heard several variations of the "Don't Say" examples from well-meaning people when talking about my infertility.)
I've known and enjoyed the happenstance that Luke Skywalker voices the Joker. But the fact that Mark Hamill is now the same age as Alec Guinness was when he played Obi Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars"? MIND BLOWN.
And now I pay for the fact that I stayed up late to watch "Teen Wolf"; I still have to prep a dish to bring for tomorrow's work potluck. *sigh* G'night, everyone.
