Game of Thrones

Am completely addicted to Game of thrones now--I watched the pilot, didn't really get into it but then started watching it a few weeks ago. LOVE IT. I am finishing up a Clio entry on the historical parallels. Love it, love it, finished all of season 1 last night.

That said, I really, really wish I could find a blog online that discusses it without heavy-handed hints about the books (from sites that are supposed to be spoiler-free). I have NOT read the books and won't until the series ends. I've already been spoiled for a couple of major events and it's pretty annoying.

Favorite characters:

*Tryion. He is awesome and hilarious. LOVED his "confession" at the Eyrie.

*Dany! She is fierce and wonderful and queenly.

*Sansa, oddly. She's just such a young teenager--she's so timeless. And watching her struggle to adapt to The Game is simultaneously thrilling and heart-breaking. LOVED that last scene between her and Joffrey and the trellis. Things are gonna be different, I think.

*Arya and Bran just make me squee. They're so cute and the actors are so terrific.

*Vicerys. He is sadly hottt to me. I know I shouldn't find him attractive, being crazy and abusive and all, but that scene in the tub was whitehottt. And hilarious. "Wait a minute--what am I paying you for?"

It was nice to see Argus Filch manning the Twins--maybe he can help Sam get into Hogwarts :) Or maybe Tonks could help out!

Moar dragons! Moar direwolves!

Enraging

This is just....the word is heartbreaking.

Another day, another rapist NYC cop, another fucking stupid jury who desperately wants to believe that all raped sluts bring it upon themselves, even teachers walking to work at 6:45 in the morning.

Loser fired cop's trial for rape declared a mistrial, despite eyewitness testimony and DNA. (The one bright note is that he was convicted of predatory sexual assault and will probably get the full sentence for that.)

the Daily News reports that at least one juror didn't believe the victim because she could not recall the color of a car parked by the courtyard where she was attacked: “If she doesn’t remember these details, how does she know she was penetrated,” one juror said.

I'm trying not to cry right now.

He pointed a GUN in her FACE.
He told her to shut her eyes, or he'd blow her head off.
And some fucking male juror uses that AGAINST her? Can't believe she had other things to worry about? How does she know she was PENETRATED?!

The jury refused to convict him of rape, even though there was semen on her. They refused to believe she'd been raped even though he was CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

God forbid we take a woman's cry of rape seriously. God fucking forbid we actually confront how fucked up our treatment of rape victims are, and how predatory this society is.

I hate this city. I hate the NYPD. I hate people. And juries--juries need to be abolished. Most of them are too stupid to operate. I say this as someone who was proud to be on a jury.

I really hope that male juror* who voted to acquit is raped some day, and his pain is dismissed, or rationalized, or laughed at by anonymous internet commenters. I really do.

People just don't get it. This is why they talk about "the rape culture." This is what we mean. People just will not accept how easy it is to rape someone--specifically how easy it is for a man to rape a woman. They will not--will not--believe it.

This happened in Inwood, BTW--right up on Park Terrace West & 217th Rd. At 6:45 in the fucking morning.

Who apparently lied during the voir dire process and knows the DA and not in a friendly way may be facing perjury charges. HA FUCKING HA. Put me on THAT jury--the one trial in which I served, was a perjury trial.

I'm still trying not to cry. I have to stop reading about this. I'm so angry.