So Rainbow Brite apparently was given a makeover… by a ho. Some asshat at Hallmark decided that the heroine of my youth needed to be sexualized so she would be more acceptable to a younger generation of children that clearly only respond to tramps. What was once our round faced, adorable defender of colors, has now become the bastard child of Barbie’s one night stand with the Justin Timberlake looking doll from the Bratz collection. Lost is the innocent young Wisp who laid the smack down on Murky Dismal, she is replaced with a new sleek, slender Rainbow Brite who looks more at home reading Marie Claire than riding Starlite, who by the way looks like an uppity bitch now. Next thing you know the Star Sprinkles will be replaced by Slut Dust and Red Butler will be wearing assless chaps. And it’s not just her; Strawberry Shortcake got ho’d out too! She no longer smells like Strawberry Shortcake, instead that scent has been replace by *insert pop princess name here* new perfume.

Besides taking a poo on the beloved icons of 80’s youth, what is this doing to kid’s body images? I mean in Strawberry Shortcake we had a homely ginger who could rock just as hard as Barbie and her unrealistic body proportions. She was surrounded by friends and her pets and was generally loved by all she met. She even had a nemesis who would try to steal her berries, The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak. She would throw a strawberry beating on him and it was all good in Strawberryland.

Okay so… honestly Strawberry Shortcake was a shit cartoon, but the point stands. Do we really have to sexualize everything to appeal to children? Shouldn’t we appeal to them with honesty, integrity, cute little faces, bravery and strength? Children see these cartoons and they want to be these characters. They want the clothes, toys and dolls. They want to wear the star belt and save the world. But to do that do you have to be a small svelte blond bimbo or can I pull it off as a brunette with curly hair that has chubby cheeks? To me children have always been like baking a cake, it’s only as good as the ingredients we use to make it. What do we give them? We give them an unrealistic body image to idolize and strive to become. You may as well give them a chopstick to shove down their throat so they can get used to the purging feeling.

God forbid that Hallmark gets hold of my vision of the old lady on the porch. She will have on a stripper outfit and will look like a 15 year old Asian prostitute.

From Veda’s event page found here:

“My 40th birthday is March 2. While I am not in a position to throw a party myself, it seemed even more appropriate to have a show to celebrate my adventure into (maybe) adult-old-hood. I have been a performer all my life and have met so many wonderful and talented people along the way. What better way to celebrate this part of my journey than with what I love to do, perform.

This is no ordinary drag show, however, this is a BIG ASS variety show with all kinda of performances from drag to live music to burlesque to stripping clowns and much, much more…

The show is MARCH 12 (Friday).

The line-up of confirmed local and out of town talent includes:

Sterling Maxwell
Sara Phoenix
Miss Mary Wanna
Bitta Honey
Roo
Platinum Folgers
Lucinda McDermott
DJ Pancakes
Nation
Gatita
Ruth Vienneau from KidSister
and
OEDIPUS DICK (with whom Sterling will be performing live)

MARCH 12, 2010
9pm doors open
10pm SHOWTIME
$10 cover
DJ Rush will play after the show

For more info http://www.clubsteelblue.com

****(If you have a picture of you and myself (is that correct grammar?), feel free to post. This is your freebie… you know who you are.)”

“Lateisha Green was a vivacious, loving 22-year-old, African American transitioning transwoman living in Syracuse, NY. Unlike many young transpeople, Teish was accepted by her family. She was very close to her mom and siblings, including her 18-year-old gay brother, Mark.

On the evening of November 14, 2008, Teish and Mark received a call from a friend telling them about a house party not far from where they lived. After they arrived in their car, many (but not all) guests at the party started shouting homophobic/transphobic insults at them, mostly about their sexual orientation. Teish and Mark were stunned as they sat in the front seat of the car.

One of the people shouting insults, Dwight DeLee, a 20-year-old man they didn’t know, is alleged to have approached the car with a .22 rifle and shot once at Teish and Mark. Mark, in the driver’s seat, got a surface wound, but the bullet passed through to Teish and hit her in the chest. Mark was able to drive to the hospital as Teish was dying. They told each other they loved one another. Teish was pronounced dead at the hospital.”

One hateful mother fucker takes it on himself to destroy the lives of Teish’s family and his own. Because why? Someone feels different on the inside? Now Teish didn’t go to his job and slap the dick out of his mouth, why does he have to hate on her? To make himself look big in front of some skank? To make his dick magically grow three sizes? Why? Why destroy lives and homes because you simply don’t understand? Is it in the name of a god that is supposed to be understanding and loving? Is it because the thought of a male identifying as a female and choosing to live their life as such makes you want to puke? Well don’t think about it then! Find a spot on the wall and think about bunnies you asshat. I just don’t get this shit. It makes me cock my head to the left and lift a eyebrow. I don’t understand math and I don’t gun down math teachers. I hate stupid people and I don’t shoot them… however I do think open season spork hunting of stupid people should be allowed, if you can kill them with a spork they deserve to die. Actually reading this story makes me wish I had a spork and five mins alone with this motherfucker, I’d poke holes all in his ass.

You can read more about this here and here.

Spread the word kiddies, get angry and stop the hate.