Oh lord I vidded again

[sapote]

Was struck down by fierce vidding craving during the viewing chat for SGA 3x08.

Title: Bittersweet
Episodic minivid (about 1:30) for "McKay and Mrs. Miller".
Summary: Jeannie and her choices.

Imeem here
Megaupload download here (reupped on March 13 2008!)

My editorializing here

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some thoughts and a little Margaret Atwood

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

Ok,I return a day later with some slightly more coherent thoughts. I emphasize the slightly. In the show, Rodney is represented as disappointed that his sister gave up academia, like he really thought she was brilliant (a high compliment from a man who usually stops at "not a complete waste of air"). So, go Rodney. At the same time, she's given it up to have a family. I'm not going to take sides on the staying at home thing, 'cause it's a really complicated issue, and I am not good enough at conveying what I mean without expansive hand gestures. But I will say that I feel the way the show presented it as that there are only two choices. And maybe there are.
Mostly I end up disappointed with the show (and I try not to with SGA, mostly because once I start I'll never stop-the holes are too deep) because they didn't do anything with it. They never say anything about the women, whether they be scientist, military, or something else special. I don't have that much more to say, mostly because it's been said better by people more eloquent than I, but I wanted to let you know how I feel your vid took steps to address the writers' gross failings. As a woman, I appreciate it. Now, because I am pretentious, here are some Margaret Atwood quotes from the poem Spelling:
I wonder how many women
denied themselves daughters,
closed themselves in rooms,
drew the curtains
so they could mainline words

A child is not a poem
a poem is not a child.
there is no either/or
However.

Spelling (the poem) captures to me the paradox of work and children. You can have both, you should have both, and at the same time you can't. I hope this made any sense at all.

Re: some thoughts and a little Margaret Atwood

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

Yes! yes! Those words! ::dances::
Thank you for bringing me those.

Maybe the vid looks like I take sides, but I really can't either. I want to have children someday. I used to work as a nanny, watching other women try to navigate those boundaries. I don't know the answer. I just like to poke at the question from time to time.

Re: some thoughts and a little Margaret Atwood

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

I don't know the answer either. And I didn't mean to imply that you were taking sides (curse lack of gestures), I just wanted to express my appreciation for you bringing it up at all and treating it fairly. No more, no less (for this is by far enough)

Re: some thoughts and a little Margaret Atwood

[sapote3.livejournal.com]

Hey! I actually got that, and intended my reply as agreement, not defense!
::contemplates potentially infinite regression of misinterpretation possible on the internet::

In conclusion: this conversation has been PRETTY YAY, in my opinion.

Re: some thoughts and a little Margaret Atwood

[phnelt.livejournal.com]

*whew*, maybe I'm getting the hang of this communication via written word thing. :contemplates the asymptotic progression incomprehensibility in conversation:
I love having conversations like this.