Dakota Fanning the Flames of Controversy!!

 

So alot of people are all up in arms about the new movie "Hound Dog"  written and directed by Deborah Kampmeier.  The buzz is about a scene in which a 12yr old girl, the movie's main character played by Dakota Fanning, is raped by a teen-age boy.  The movie has raised concern about the judgment of the filmmakers and Fanning's parents and agent.  

Some heat is coming from the New York Catholic League, President Bill Donohue who has called for a federal probe of the film to make sure no child pornography laws have been violated, and also appeared on tv blasting the movies content as kiddy porn. Yet no member of the league has reportedly seen the movie  they have just heard about the scene.

It makes me wonder why the Catholic league is taking such a hard stance on a movie that just depicts the rape of a child, yet they fail to take the actual rape of hundreds of children by Catholic priests seriously.  Compensating maybe for the bad light in recent years they received on the subject, I think so or maybe its more of the don't speak about the monster and it would hurts us attitude the Catholics like to take on most sinful subjects.


Some have gone on to question the judgment of the people surrounding Fanning. Dakota  responded to these attacks: "When it gets to the point of attacking my mother, my agent ... my teacher, who were all on the set that day, that started to make me mad"  she also added   " I can let other things go, but when people start to talk about my mother, like, that's really bad in my opinion ... that's an attack, and that's not fair. They hadn't seen the movie"  

Well now the movie has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.  All reports I've heard have described the scene as discreet and it fits the story. It makes the naysayers sound like a bunch of assholes.  Maybe they should have taken a moment to think about what the scene actually entailed or also the beneficial aspect of the movie; bringing to light the subject of child rape in a more real light then in the past.  Lets not forget there have been movies before that specifically highlighted the subject of child rape, I remember one myself  that was about a boy being rape by his priest...hmmmm. Why make a movie like that?  Perhaps it was to educate the public on the very real crime of priests molesting thei alter-boys.  I think this movie is just a step up from there but I don't think it could possibly cross the line or the movie would never had been made.  Another example of a movie educating the public on the subject of rape would be "The Accused" starring Jodie Foster, a movie in which the main character has to come to grips and find the courage to stand up to the men to rape her in the middle of a bar.  It also tackled the issued of was she asking for it or does no mean no.  In a non-related similarity Jodie Foster played a 12 year old prostitute in Taxi Driver.  Movies have a great chance to inform us about a subject, not just to entertain us and sometimes it means they got push the envelope of what is acceptable.  

So in conclusion go see the movie when it come out in theaters you may learn something or you may hate it, either way, make your own decision don't let others make it for you. 

sources
cnn.com
catholicleague.org
IMDB.com

Its time for a SEX change

No you sicko I mean the next President of the United States
Ive voted ever since I could and I supported Bush against Gore, I supportd Kerry against Bush. I liked Bill, Reagan and I could stand Bush senior. Now looking over the last several decades I notice that each president makes promises and tend not to keep them. Some tried, some didnt but I think a chnage is in order cause if we were to elect a woman president you know no one would cut her any slack she would have to deliver or be impeached. We would have her out of office faster then you could say Monica if she didnt get something done. I think im just ready for a chnage from the constant disapointment of male president's just looking to achieve the title but not the goal. Yes I understand its a bit silly to vote for someone based on gender alone but what the hell can it hurt cause when we're at bottom you can only go up. Trust me, in my opinon after 2 terms of Bush jr we're pretty much there.

I know politics can get heated so feel free to bash and praise me I dont care

Can You Ban a Person?

I need to know, is it possible have a person banned from coming out in public on the grounds that they are so idiotic that it make you feel unconfortable? Well Laura Mallory a mother from suburban Atlanta make me feel this way. She has been crusadeing since August of 2005 to have the Harry Potter series removed from the shelves of her kids local schools beacuase as she wrote that she was objecting to the books because of their "evil themes, witchcraft, demonic activity, murder, evil blood sacrifice, spells and teaching children all of this." and has also stated that allowing these books creates a eviroment that causes school shootings. She also has stated "I think the anti-Christian bias — it's just got to stop," "And if we don't say something, we'll just keep getting pushed out of the schools. And I pay taxes, too, and I think that gives me a voice to speak out about this." She has fought and lost twice already and is ready for a third appeal.

Now to why I think she is an idiot, for one she has admits that she hasn't even read one of the Harry Potter books, and most of her research was done online. Ok if you have ever taken debate in high school, or written a report you had to turn in a list of reference materials that you used for your basis for the report. Now I think that if your gonna go out and argue a point that a book is evil then you better have damn well read the book and reference excerpts from the book that you read not from secondary sources.

Two she relates Harry Potter to the real religion of Witchcraft/Wicca. Harry Potters only similarity to real Witchcraft is the fact that they call themelves witches and carry wands. There is not one scene or chapter in Harry Potter in which they practice anything similar to modern Witchcraft.

Three she thinks that this is all a anti-christian issue, look i could understand this with more people with different religions attending public school, and the removal of the pledge and prayer in school that it might look that way, but to think the fact that the courts wont remove Harry Potter on the shelves because of a anti-christian movment is just silly. Cause removing Harry Potter from the shelves would be the anti-christian equivlent to remove any book that mentions God. Harry Potter is not a religious text that dictates the teachings and practices of Wicca.. Harry potter is fantasy plain and simple and thats why they wont remove it because its make-believe.

If the bias is anywhere it is an anti-Wicca one. it is a reconized religion and her she is useing its name as a tool to ban kids books and declareing it evil. Why must people like her always make things they dont understand into something evil and completly twist it into something its not. I could go one about what Wicca is but i dont have time to write the pages on it. I suggest your go to your local book store and grab some books on the subject Such as books by the author Chris Penczak especially Inner Temple Of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development. It has lot of detail of the basis, history, meaning, and history of witchcraft.

I've been reading about Laura Mallory's case for a while now and it just seems to bother me that the courts get to waste all this time with a subject that has a smiple solution. Teach your kids to the best of your abillity your beliefs and hope they follow them and if need be enforce rules. If you dont want your kids reading the book, fine don't let them read it. But do not go and demand that your decision be the one of all the other parents by taking away the choice all together. Now that should be a crime if oyu ask me. Look for more blogs on this subject I just cant get it all out cause it makes my brain hurt so bad.

Sources
Mugglenet.com
thezeroboss.com
gwinnettdailypost.com