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ladybug_archiveSo YouTube will sometimes give optional ads or mandatory ads.
It just forced me to watch an ad for Fifty Shades of Grey. While I was watching a kid's show, too!
I think I just threw up in my mind a little. I could have happily gone all my life without seeing one second of footage from that thing.
And they're pushing this movie about a very not-okay, abusive relationship for Valentine's Day, like it's some marvelous, romantic thing. The author couldn't even get the BDSM subculture right. There is a big difference between mutually consenting to bondage and enjoying it and abusive, unsafe relationships. Part of the BDSM motto is "Safe", for Heaven's sake. They don't want any shenanigans going on that will result in harm to one or more of the participants.
(Note that I am not interested in BDSM, but I do get very irritated when things are portrayed completely wrong, and Fifty Shades is such a mess all around.)
Also? I seriously rolled my eyes at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago, when they had a big display of old, classic romantic movies like Pillow Talk and Somewhere in Time, and each movie proudly proclaimed that it had a free ticket for Fifty Shades of Grey. Honestly? I'm pretty sure that most people who want to watch a nice, sweet movie like Somewhere in Time are not gonna go for Fifty Shades ofGarbage Grey.
It just forced me to watch an ad for Fifty Shades of Grey. While I was watching a kid's show, too!
I think I just threw up in my mind a little. I could have happily gone all my life without seeing one second of footage from that thing.
And they're pushing this movie about a very not-okay, abusive relationship for Valentine's Day, like it's some marvelous, romantic thing. The author couldn't even get the BDSM subculture right. There is a big difference between mutually consenting to bondage and enjoying it and abusive, unsafe relationships. Part of the BDSM motto is "Safe", for Heaven's sake. They don't want any shenanigans going on that will result in harm to one or more of the participants.
(Note that I am not interested in BDSM, but I do get very irritated when things are portrayed completely wrong, and Fifty Shades is such a mess all around.)
Also? I seriously rolled my eyes at Wal-Mart a couple of weeks ago, when they had a big display of old, classic romantic movies like Pillow Talk and Somewhere in Time, and each movie proudly proclaimed that it had a free ticket for Fifty Shades of Grey. Honestly? I'm pretty sure that most people who want to watch a nice, sweet movie like Somewhere in Time are not gonna go for Fifty Shades of
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Date: 2015-02-05 06:35 am (UTC)It's so annoying when commercials completely portray a show wrong! Steven is definitely adorable and sweet.
How does the show work, anyway? Do two episodes make up one thirty-minute episode block, or do they really just show one 11-minute episode per show time?
LOL. That sounds hilarious!
Heh. Probably.
LOL. I suppose that could be.
So many stupid people.... **headdesk.**
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Date: 2015-02-06 05:10 am (UTC)Steven's a total sweetie. He's just so full of love. ;3;
Cartoon Network's scheduling is sort of weird, so sometimes it's just one eleven minute episode, and sometimes it's two in a half-hour block.
I must email you a link to that one, then...and when tonight's episode is online, I HAVE to link you. A lot of episodes have gotten me sniffly and wibbly, but tonight's got real, actual tears. I think I'll need to link you some of the episodes that tie into the over-arching plot, though...it looks like things might be getting heavy in upcoming episodes.
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Date: 2015-02-06 06:57 am (UTC)Yes! Awww.
Huh. That is weird.
Oooh! Yes, I want to see!