And it’s probably one of my top 10 favorites to read.
Because really
it starts off so honest
And it doesn’t take long for the dark-ish humor to kick in
And this poor tree
just wants a friend
And then there’s a bit more of the truth
And also a bit sad
But in a relatable kind of way
And then it happened
the pun I had been waiting for
And so the story progressed
Oh, look it’s the tree again
Oh.
🙁
Aw 🙁
Yarrr
I also hate clowns
See?
Sometimes I feel this way
Oh, and I dislike dolls of the larger variety
sir
sir, please stop gazing into the soulless eyes of your doll
…what
And here we have a distant relative of Olaf
And now a chicken
Rude
And now we have a plant
And some sheep
Baaaaaaa
It gets a bit sad again
But it’s okay. No one likes mimes. Or bugs.
And we all need something to look forward to
At least someone is happy
The tree obtains a positive outlook on life
…or not
Poor tree
Dangit
The End.
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I want to thank Steven Moffat for everything he has given Doctor Who – I’ve loved working with him, he is an absolute genius and has brought fans all over the world such joy. I will be very sad to see him leave the show but I can’t wait to see what he will deliver in his last ever series next year with a brand new companion. I have decided to schedule Steven’s big finale series in Spring 2017 to bring the nation together for what will be a huge event on the channel. 2016 is spoilt with national moments including the Euros and Olympics and I want to hold something big back for 2017 – I promise it will be worth the wait! I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome Chris Chibnall, a wonderfully talented writer who I know will bring something very special to the hit series.
The industry insider confirmed that the Black Widow character is widely
considered “unusable” within the toy industry. “She has a tight black
outfit. Our main customer is concerned with ‘family values,’” said the
insider.
So that’s Wal-Mart’s fault, then? Notice taken. (Not that I’d set foot in the place unless dragged in at gunpoint. Fortunately, when you live in Ireland neither condition is likely to occur.)
And this is worth noting too:
At the same time, however, it’s increasingly apparent that marketers’
perceptions are seriously out of touch with consumers’ tastes.
“Princess toy sales are in freefall. Disney can’t give away princess
toys anymore,” according to the insider. And yet, the insider said, the
directive is there: Maintain the sharp boy/girl product division. Marginalize girl characters in items not specifically marketed as girl-oriented.
The toy industry is more gender-divided now than at any time in the past 50 years, according to Elizabeth Sweet,
a professor of sociology at the University of California at Davis.
She’s a noted authority in the sociology of gender-based toy design and
marketing. Analyses of historical toy catalogs show that in the 1970s
more than half of toys were not designated as being specifically for one
gender, whereas now, very few toys are marketed as gender-neutral,
according to Sweet.
Marcotte points back to the deregulation of the advertising industry
in the 1980s under Pres. Ronald Reagan as the origination point for the
gender-division trend. “Once that happened, toy manufacturers realized
they could increase sales by designing toys to be more narrowly
targeted. Instead of having just a ball, you could make it pink and put a
princess on it; or, paint it blue and put GI Joe on it. Now parents
have to buy two sets of toys, one for their daughter and one for their
son.”
But that long-term trend has had significant sociological impacts.
“Girls and boys do not play together as much as they used to,” Marcotte
said. “These gender divisions are hard-coded into their toys and it
informs their behavior in ways that has lasting results on their
presumptions.”
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The One Ring: Behold, I have made Gollum!
Gandalf: You fucked up a perfectly good hobbit is what you did. Look at it. it’s got anxiety
