For a
while now, I have been an active member of the All Games Radio Community. There are many podcasts on AGR that I listen
to, including Dead Pixel Live, Electric SistaHood, R9Cast, and
Cat & Fox. I have chatted online
with the hosts of these shows, and have thoroughly annoyed them, as I do people
in all social situations.
For a
while now, I have been hearing about a redesign of the All Games Radio site,
which can be found at www.allgames.com. On 1/1/13, the new site launched, and it
contained something which a consumer whore like me can appreciate.
T-SHIRTS!!!
Yes, the all new All Games Radio T-shirts are in, featuring the all new
All Games Radio logo, designed by the sexy, talented and sexy Esgee.
These
shirts come in many different colours, from white and black to green and
blue. The price for all of the sizes are
the same. Which means you'll pay the
same for the all new All Games Radio T-shirt, whether you are a small thing
like Kitsune:
There was
a discussion that was had on Episode 109 of the R9Cast that I'd like to give an
opinion on. The hosts of the show,
Bridgette and Esgee, were discussing the language that should be used on their
show. Esgee's opinion was that the
people on the show should be free to use any kind of language they want, even
if that language is considered unclean to some people. Bridgette's opinion was that they should try
to make a clean show that "everybody can enjoy." The discussion between the two hosts became
quite acrimonious and went on throughout the entire show.
My
viewpoint on language lies somewhere in the middle. Bridgette's viewpoint of using language that
"everyone can enjoy" is something that irks me. When I hear the phrase "something
everything can enjoy" I interpret that thing as being sanitized to the
point where it has lost all it's meaning.
Whenever I hear something is "family friendly"
"wholesome" or "clean", I interpret that as being boring.
There are
people who effort to produce content that is clean while also producing content
that is interesting. Such is the case
with me and my approach to The Black Robin Christmas Carol. The language used in that book is, unlike any
of my other work, devoid of any swear words.
In fact, the harshest word that is used in that book is
"bimbo", a word a hesitated to use.
My approach to the language used in this book was not influenced by
market forces, societal demands, or my religious beliefs. The language that was used, or not used, in
The Black Robin Christmas Carol was a decision I made. I made the decision because of how I felt
that a story of that nature should be handled and how that story should be
articulated.
When I
released The Black Robin Christmas Carol I did not make a big deal about there
not being any language that people may view as objectionable. If you look back at the statements, blog
posts, and annoying inferences I've made to that book, the subject of language
is not brought up. Talking about the
language that I used in The Black Robin Christmas Carol is something that never
really crossed my mind. This is due to
my viewpoint on how people should express their moral values. People should not shout to the world that
they are a good, upstanding, moral person.
Instead, people should just be good, upstanding moral people and let
other people recognize them for their actions.
Even if people do not recognize you for your actions, you should still
do them because you feel that they are good.
Shouting to the world that you are a good person is not something that a
good person should do.
The
approach that I would advise people to take to language is to approach the
language you use in the way that you feel is most appropriate without making a
big deal about it. If people around you
use language that you find objectionable, to not berate them about using inappropriate
language. Instead serve as a great
example to those around you, and possibly the people who use language you
object to, and use language to articulate yourself in the way you feel is most
appropriate. All berating others about
the language that they use accomplishes is to make you look like the
unreasonable one. Instead of saying you
want to use language that "everybody can enjoy", just do it.
Take your normal superhero origin story. Guy gets powers, guy realizes he has powers, guy goes out to save the world. Now factor this in: the guy has a score to settle.
Everybody wonders what it is that makes them who they are. The Hawk thought that question was securely answered. However a meeting with a boy in a hospital causes him to question everything. Why he is, who he is, what he is, and even if he is.
Eleven years after the events of Consequences Of Mayorust, The Hawk finds himself dealing with many of the same issues that many of us deal with: A less than satisfying job, co-workers of variant annoyance, and a romantic life is unhealthy at best. Thrust into all this is Madison Medina, a well meaning woman who's adversarial relationship with The Hawk morphs into a kind of friendship. Madison, in addition to learning more about herself and her abilities, help to reveal deeper problems inside the organization both she and The Hawk work for.
In every workplace there is a person. A person who doesn't talk to anyone, has walled themselves socially, and seems openly hostile to everyone. Every workplace has this person, even if you don't know of such a person, they're there. The Black Robin Christmas Carol is the story of one of these people. It delves into who this person is, why this person is, and how this person can change for the better.
There is a story. A story of pain, a story of loss, a story of unspeakable horrors, a story that has not been given it's proper attention. Some are ignoring this story. Some are unaware of this story. Some know of this story but are complicit in it's darkness. This is a story that must be told. Told so that the good can stop it and the bad can feel shame for it.
When I thought up thig blog, the name I first thought up was "Random Bullshit". Quickly I recognized that this name would put some people off. Then I thought of the name "Random Bull****". That seemed to be to much clutter. Then I was inspired with the name that dons this blog today.
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