Various topics


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from "Chris \"HomerNet\" McFarland" <homernet@nethere.net>
subject Various topics
date Mon, 03 Feb 2003 12:50:01 -0800
Religion and Anime:
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I'm a "Mormon." (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)  Those here 
who /aren't/ 'Christian,' raise your hand if you think Mormons are 
Christians?  Those who /are/ 'Christian,' raise your hand if your church 
teaches that Mormons *aren't* Christians?  Kind of a side note there, but 
it illustrates the fact that Mormons are kind of on the outside of 
everything.  It's very irritating when someone [who is from a 'Christian 
sect'] (say) on the bus finds out [my religion], then immediately tries to 
'convert' me to the 'truth,' often using words and imagery that I doubt 
would come from a loving creator.  Conversely, if someone who /isn't/ 
Christian or Mormon finds out that I am a Mormon, they become defensive, 
try to change the topic, and/or leave as soon as possible, thinking I'm 
going to try to convert them.  Very frustrating.

I'm also a bit more 'on the outside' than most other Mormons because of my 
love of Anime.  Most [Mormons] fall under the categories of; "animation is 
just for kids," "Anime is pornographic," (my wife is one of these) or 
"Anime is /not/ scripturally based, so it MUST be from the Devil." o.O

You want to have fun?  Try explaining "Ranma 1/2" to a Mormon. ^-^

Utena:
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This is definitely OT, but the title has come up alot recently, so I 
thought I'd ask the following (I'm wordy, bear with me):

Revolutionary Girl Utena promotes (passively, not actively) pedophilia. 
(OMG, Mr. /Lickylick!?!?!?/)  It includes aspects that totally defy the 
suspension of disbelief.  The structure of the school they're at is so 
unsupervised, you might as well be watching/reading "Lord of the 
Flies."  At least one instance shows the characters breaking laws (Japanese 
AND American) with NO-ONE being arrested or even charged.  There's a 
massive castle floating above the garden of a school in MODERN DAY JAPAN 
and /nobody/ has bothered to investigate?  /Children/ are fighting with 
/swords/ in /honor duels!/  They could have /firearms/ and it would be less 
ridiculous.  Further, the main characters need serious wake-up calls. (A 
girl in modern society wanting to be a PRINCE?!?!  And let's not get into 
the abusive co-dependant relationships)  Keep in mind I've only read three 
volumes of the manga to get all this, and I'm purposely leaving out the 
stuff that offends the 'sensible Mormon' part of me.

So here's my question:  What do you people SEE in this series?

I sense a disturbance in the force...
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Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like there's going to be a major 
flamefest soon?  It could be just me being nervous about the list being 
so...quiet lately, but my intuition is bugging me about this, and I thought 
I'd mention it so any bad feelings don't get out of hand.


Chris "HomerNet" McFarland
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The Ranma 1/2 Expressway
"Hey, YOU try explaining Ranma 1/2 sometime!"
and
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"Refrigerator demons just plain suck!"
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