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| Re: Miyet [message #25079 is a reply to message #25077 ] |
Wed, 04 February 2009 16:59   |
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 Diane Castle
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| tensai wrote on Wed, 04 February 2009 13:55 |
| Diane Castle wrote on Wed, 04 February 2009 13:51 |
Remember the sneaky Jap of World War II movies with the buckteeth and the round thick glasses? (Ruthlessly parodied in "Casey and Andy" if you go look through the archives.) Well, no one does that anymore. No.
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Sax Rohmer, calling Sax Rohmer...
Yeah, he's dead, but still funny.
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I laughed. But then, I read a bunch of those books.
I deliberately didn't mention that, because...
drumroll please...
Ayla is eventually going to get a 'Yellow Peril' enemy. Or two. But they'll be my own variants. (i.e., deeply weird)
Diane
"WHO has deactivated my BEAUTIFUL frogs?"
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| Re: Miyet [message #25117 is a reply to message #25075 ] |
Wed, 04 February 2009 22:23 |
MitchellTF
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| Diane Castle wrote on Wed, 04 February 2009 16:51 |
| MitchellTF wrote on Tue, 03 February 2009 21:46 |
I'd just like to say I am a big fan of another Miyet story, as there's a lot of STUFF in there with her.
Big things: 1. Hartford's "not-evil" side.
2. The Doctor is a VERY interesting villain, who I hope gets a good, swift, pole up the...
3. What percentage of Miyet's friends and family being bitchy were Doctor influenced, which percent was actual.
Just one quip...
Why, Why are there so many dang FUNDIES! I'm REALLY tempted to make much emphasis on my character being a devout Christian, just for contrast! (Either in RP, Fanfic, or whatever)
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Well, among others at Whateley, Phase is a devout Chistian (Episcopalian) who used to go to church every Sunday with his Mother, and... Oh yeah. That won't happen anymore. But Phase is *still* religious, and even wanted to go to Christmas Eve services.
I'm afraid you're seeing Squeaky Wheel Syndrome. No one writes about the hundreds of millions of people who aren't doing anything. There's no plot there.
Also, there are certain categories of villain who are pretty much off-limits these days. Remember the sneaky Jap of World War II movies with the buckteeth and the round thick glasses? (Ruthlessly parodied in "Casey and Andy" if you go look through the archives.) Well, no one does that anymore. No.
Now we have ninjas instead! 
Well, given the story background and author interests, it makes sense that a fundamentalist would make a good villain. Still, a misled True Believer makes a good sympathetic character, if written well.
Diane
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If I was writing for my character, I'd write him as either 'misled, but recovering quickly', or devout with a surprising attitude. (Doesn't mind the entire company of Poe, for instance). He DOES tend to read Goodhope, Humanity First, Enguld, etc...But generally laughs constantly while doing so.
And he'd read Buddhist, etc., literature. His idea? If any of this makes more sense then what I believe, then start rethinking things.
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| Re: Miyet [message #25255 is a reply to message #25178 ] |
Thu, 05 February 2009 13:32 |
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Bookworm
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| James K wrote on Thu, 05 February 2009 02:55 |
Diane:
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Also, there are certain categories of villain who are pretty much off-limits these days. Remember the sneaky Jap of World War II movies with the buckteeth and the round thick glasses? (Ruthlessly parodied in "Casey and Andy" if you go look through the archives.) Well, no one does that anymore. No.
Now we have ninjas instead!
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And how do you know the ninjas don't have buckteeth? They could easily have put on contacts just before their mission as well 
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Ninja Goggles.
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| Re: Miyet [message #25288 is a reply to message #6046 ] |
Thu, 05 February 2009 15:34 |
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Bookworm
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Never watched Naruto.
Miyet needs to be exposed to Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, however 
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| Re: Miyet [message #28408 is a reply to message #6046 ] |
Mon, 23 February 2009 19:34 |
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Bookworm
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Look, as a Canadian, I don't get upset about the stereotype of the RCMP (Dudley DoRight), and I certainly don't get upset about the whole 'back bacon eating, toque, flannel, and earmuff wearing Thunder Bay resident' like they use in comedy. (In fact, the ones that came up with that, ending up in Strange Brew, were Canadians - and back bacon is pretty good)
So, why should anyone really get upset about stereotypes? It's how they are used that should be upsetting. Those old "Jap" stereotypes? They were side by side with the German stereotypes, and were used to ramp up feeling during WW-II. People today just can't remember history, to keep the image in perspective.
They just instantly jump on the THAT'S NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT bandwagon.
Now, I want to see someone slip Miyet some catnip, in the guise of 'herbal tea' or something. (Yes, catnip joke)
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