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[angelchicken]

My crappy ass day has become significantly better as I just heard the Bangles cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter". It is like a soothing eighties balm.

I was thinking as I was doing dishes. Unsurprisingly I was thinking about Spike and James and the whole kerfuffle. So this is my new-- incredibly out there-- thought.

So. James allegedly said, around the time he pulled up stakes and hauled ass to sunny CA, that he was leaving to make money to support his (non alleged)wife and (alleged)new born son. Allegedly this report came out about 11 or 12 years ago.

Now. If his alleged son was allegedly born 11 or 12 years ago than he would allegedly be in sixth or seventh grade (I was 11 in sixth grade, as were many of my friends).

So.

When freaky-no-boundaries chick at Flashback said that she had been lusting after him since she was in sixth grade it may have made him think of his alleged son who would allegedly be in the sixth or seventh grade and it may have freaked him out (even more than just the general yuckiness of the comment) even more so as he may know several children who are friends of his alleged son and, well, IMO sixth graders should be playing Spy Kids, or video games, and not be lusting after evil (or morally ambiguous) vamps. Hell. I didn't even know what lust was until I was a teenager.

Random other: I'm not entirely sure what the interview thing is, but if anyone feels like shooting some questions my way, I would be more than happy to answer them (though not tonight as the balm that is the Bangles is not enough to hoist me above my spectacularly bad mood).

Comments

[raskazzptitsa.livejournal.com]

Hee, that's totally possible. Hell, all a person can need is a really close niece/nephew to become all übersensitive about impressionable young minds.

[cousinjean.livejournal.com]

That's entirely plausible. And he also has a niece, non-alleged, whom he mentioned in Chicago. No telling how old she is. Also, since he said that helping raise her was his greatest accomplishment, you have to wonder if the alleged son really exists, 'cause you'd think *that* would be his greatest accomplishment. But then you never know what's going on in people's personal lives. Maybe he and his ex have some kind of deal where he doesn't talk about the boy in public, or something. Who knows?

[dramagirl42.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad someone else thought that. I was teaching in a 6th grade classroom at the time of the con and when she said that it just made my skin crawl. I mean ew!

Maybe it's just me, but where are the 6th grader's parents? It's hard enough talking about sex without having to include a breakdown of the masochistic and usually downright violent coupling of a twenty-something super girl and an obsessive undead blood sucker.

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

I absolutely agree. I was sitting next to a fifteen year old girl and her dad (and I know that fifteen is actually a lot older than 11, but still- young) at the Saturday Q&A's and she was talking about season six and my main thought was 'I can't believe that your parents let you watch that'.

I can completely understand why parents are fond of v-chips (do they even use v-chips anymore? Or is there something even more technologically advanced?)

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[dramagirl42.livejournal.com]

Technology can't make up for parental apathy. Unfortunately it's also frowned upon to bitch slap some sense into people like that, so we're still stuck.

[shadowlass.livejournal.com]

Okay, I've got a question for you that I've wondered about since we were both regulars on the TWoP Spike forum:

Why "angelchicken"?

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

And, of course, the people who do the frowning are usually the people that most need the bitch slapping. It's a vicious cycle.

"It's wrong to abuse someone! Hi little guy. I got you porn for your birthday because ten's a *special* age"

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

Hee. I'll answer here and then do a big answer post if I get more questions.

AngelChicken is one my petnames when I was little (and still occasionally is). My mom would call me her Angel Chicken (not in a chicken= coward way. I think it was more in a literal way). She also called me Angel Pussycat, but I knew that with all the dirty minded people out there I would just be seeking out the perverted minds (not that there is anything wrong with perverted minds).

And the reason I chose this as my handle was because I had just gotten of the phone with my mom when I was about to register at TWoP and so it was the only thing I could think of.

It has *nothing* to do with Angel. That is just an unfortunate side effect.

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[dramagirl42.livejournal.com]

Hysterical, but sadly true. :)

The problem lies in the fact that from the crusade to make sex and sexual materials protected under free speech, and even in the pursuit of open mindedness, people have forgotten that sex and sexuality are fragile and special things. They don't stop to think that there are so many things you just can't take back or do over. The sanctity and innocence of sexual discovery has been all but obliterated. Kids grow up seeing trash like the "Dirty" video and when it comes time to find a mate or even have sex for the first time, real life can't life up to the hype and they are forced deeper into the realm of fantasy to achieve that level of satisfaction they've been told they are entitled to.

I'm not saying everyone needs to be protected from everything all the time, just that things need to be allowed to develop naturally and we should be doing everything we can to slow down the wanton destruction of innocence and that sense of childlike wonder that we spend so many years trying to recapture.

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that, too. I am guessing that either a) it isn't true- the son is a fabrication, b) The son exists but ex Mrs. JM doesn't want the publicity (Lord knows, Modesto has been in the news enough without the added celebrity. And SciFi fans do have that "psycho obsessive stalker" stereotype (though I have no idea why. Obsessed over a fictional tv character? Who would do tha- Oh. Never mind). :) or c) James doens't want alleged son to have to deal with the downfalls of his celebrity. I have heard that James is fiercely protective of his private life and he may be trying to protect the boy from his insane fans. Like me. Not that I would stalk his kid, but if I happened to be stalking James and he went to see his kid then suddenly the two overlap and it is just chaos. It's probably best that I live in New York. :)

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

So true. And very well said. I hate how grown up kids are becoming. I was walking to the park the other day and passed an elementary school that had a group of first or second grader out front (also going tot he park, I believe). And some of the kids were wearing belly shirts and heels. I was kind of appalled. I don't think I'm a prude. Actually I think I am pretty open minded, but I think that children really are trying to grow up so quickly and it's a shame (of course, my parents most likely said the same thing about me, and it's been 16 years since I was 11).

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

T'is true, t'is true.

And randomly, I just updated my user info (I was bored) and I entered Weslah as one of my interests thinking that it wouldn't be highlighted, but guess what! It was! And when I clicked on it there were two people who mentioned Weslah as an interest. Me and sallyanne. Shocking that!

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[dramagirl42.livejournal.com]

Ugh. That's the sort of thing that makes me want to get violent. That attitude that because it's the trend, it's appropriate to allow our children, CHILDREN, walk around looking like whores. I've seen photos essays where precious little girls, no older than 7 or 8, are grinding and dancing with their pelvises in ways that would make Madonna blanch.

With all of the fuss over sex education and what is appropriate for what ages, it still astounds me that the simple concept of allowing kids to act their age has been completely discounted. When you're an 8 year old girl you should be learning jump rope games, reading "Anne of Green Gables" books, and finding out about proper car maintenance in their Girl Scout troop, not lip-syncing and dancing to "I'm A Slave 4 U." (I also object to that song on the grounds that it's a blatant rip of of Prince, a pantless artist with real talent. ;)

[raskazzptitsa.livejournal.com]

Hee!! I'm no longer the lone Weslah-er!

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[shadowlass.livejournal.com]

Aww, that's darling!

I understand how she meant chicken--my mother called me that, too. Chickie, too.

Now I want to hug my mother. And your mother!

[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'm SO glad you explained the name - for the longest time I thought it was something to do with Angel and David Boreanaz's reported fear of chickens and I kept trying to figure out the connection ... I like it when those small mysteries get solved!

[angelchicken.livejournal.com]

DB has a reported fear of chickens? HA! That makes the name even better!

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[reginaspina.livejournal.com]

DB has a reported fear of chickens?

You didn't know this? He's mentioned it in several interviews. And yes, this makes your name truly priceless - I, for one, couldn't figure out if you were subtly mocking DB or were a closet Angel fan :) Hee!

[jrs1980.livejournal.com]

Come to think of it, the girl next to me was about eleven. Her dad was with her, too. He was no more than five years older than James.

*shudders again*

I love your alledgeds. You should be a news anchor.