"Times like these, your blog name seems ironic."

[lizbee]

I've been watching the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books commenters debating the Jewel of Medina controversy for a couple of days now -- shewhohashope has a summary of events and arguments -- and although it's always nice to play a bit of bingo, I'm beginning to wonder just how smart these bitches are.  "Writing fiction about a religious figure, even with the best of intentions, can often lead to offense" is not that difficult an equation.  And the vague "No Christian would get this worked up about fiction about a religious figure" side of the argument is ... well, you try writing a romance novel about the Virgin Mary, and then just sit quietly and wait for the Vatican's ninja nuns to get you. 

I have, like, semi-coherent thoughts on this issue, but I need to wash the dishes before work.  I shall just say that I was amused to see someone suggest that the (female) academic who said Jewel of Medina was made of historical fail "must be jealous".  Feminism: you're doing it wrong.

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[infiniteviking]

I'd read a book about those ninja nuns....

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Me too.

"Fetch the nunchucks, Sister Mary Vengeance," said Mother Superior Mary Sinister, "it's time for a pwning."

"Yes, Mother Superior," said Sister Mary Vengeance.

And so it was that another helpless blasphemer learned that these nuns didn't sing.

[infiniteviking]

With characters like those, you could have a best-selling series there! *dies laughing*