Quote "To counter the exclusionist Kings of Cool thread"
Really?......What total BS.
We all know the meaning, but here's a dictionary quote anyway: 'a person favouring the exclusion of someone or something from a place, group, or privilege.' ......and that's absolutely not the case!. It's just a thread, pure and simple, no intent, no underlying motive or politics..nothing shitty, as inferred...it's just a thread!
I nearly didn't say anything, and in the scheme of things some would say I'm over reacting to something trivial, but it's passive-aggressive BS like this, that really gets my back up...Why don't you just get me down as a misogynist and be done with it?..which, BTW, couldn't be further from the truth.
If you are going to start a thread called 'Queens Of Cool', great, I'm all for it, but the way you kicked off this thread is just bollocks.
I was being tongue in cheek, Tourist. Sorry, you thought I was serious. Maybe I should have put a knowing wink icon after the text. Written words and context are often a tricky thing to balance. I should have found a different way of saying it.
@jimwarnerbka No worries...I'm all for love, peace and harmony. One or two recent recent 'niggles', thrust upon me from outside sources and then reading the opening line of this thread title, flicked a switch..probably just to release a little steam within...(although, a wink icon would have helped😉)...ahh, it's almost like online therapy, feel the calm..😎
She's a dame now, I believe. Yes, Gillian Leigh Anderson, OBE (born August 9, 1968).
Liked her loads as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the TV series Hannibal and liked her as PM Thatcher in Netflix's The Crown, but for whatever reason, I never liked The X Files. It makes no sense. Seems like I should be a Fileshead and yet . . . I am not.
@tlc good point.
Have watched some episodes recently and she’s calm, cool, collected AND open minded. 😎
Interesting how quietly she speaks. A male equivalent is Clint Eastwood. Anderson and Eastwood aren’t yelling or even speaking loudly very often, if ever.
What is the attraction of kick-ass female characters in sci-fi?....
...Oh yeah, right!
From top to bottom:
Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun in Farscape
Hannah John-Kamen as Yalena 'Dutch' Yardeen in Killjoys
and, of course, THAT picture of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow from Avengers Assemble. But the characters didn't just look cool, they acted cool too.
My current favourite comedienne:
Quote "To counter the exclusionist Kings of Cool thread"
Really?......What total BS.
We all know the meaning, but here's a dictionary quote anyway: 'a person favouring the exclusion of someone or something from a place, group, or privilege.' ......and that's absolutely not the case!. It's just a thread, pure and simple, no intent, no underlying motive or politics..nothing shitty, as inferred...it's just a thread!
I nearly didn't say anything, and in the scheme of things some would say I'm over reacting to something trivial, but it's passive-aggressive BS like this, that really gets my back up...Why don't you just get me down as a misogynist and be done with it?..which, BTW, couldn't be further from the truth.
If you are going to start a thread called 'Queens Of Cool', great, I'm all for it, but the way you kicked off this thread is just bollocks.
I was being tongue in cheek, Tourist. Sorry, you thought I was serious. Maybe I should have put a knowing wink icon after the text. Written words and context are often a tricky thing to balance. I should have found a different way of saying it.
@jimwarnerbka No worries...I'm all for love, peace and harmony. One or two recent recent 'niggles', thrust upon me from outside sources and then reading the opening line of this thread title, flicked a switch..probably just to release a little steam within...(although, a wink icon would have helped😉)...ahh, it's almost like online therapy, feel the calm..😎
Gene Tierney
Oh, yes!😍
Remedios Varo
Remedios Varo, El as del volante, 1962.IMAGE COURTESY OF MUSEO DE ARTE MEXICO | EL INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES (MEXICO CITY.)
Lætitia Sadier (Stereolab)
Hedy Lamarr - pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today's WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.
Ksenia Solo as Kenzi in Lost Girl. Stole every scene she was in... which was a lot!
Ava Gardner
Scully...
She's a dame now, I believe. Yes, Gillian Leigh Anderson, OBE (born August 9, 1968).
Liked her loads as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier in the TV series Hannibal and liked her as PM Thatcher in Netflix's The Crown, but for whatever reason, I never liked The X Files. It makes no sense. Seems like I should be a Fileshead and yet . . . I am not.
@Alec X-files left a bad taste in my mouth regarding the final seasons.... still the character of Scully is a Queen of Cool in my book.
@tlc good point. Have watched some episodes recently and she’s calm, cool, collected AND open minded. 😎 Interesting how quietly she speaks. A male equivalent is Clint Eastwood. Anderson and Eastwood aren’t yelling or even speaking loudly very often, if ever.
Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets)
Style and beauty
Joan Osborne
What is the attraction of kick-ass female characters in sci-fi?....
...Oh yeah, right!
From top to bottom: Claudia Black as Aeryn Sun in Farscape Hannah John-Kamen as Yalena 'Dutch' Yardeen in Killjoys
and, of course, THAT picture of Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow from Avengers Assemble. But the characters didn't just look cool, they acted cool too.
M.I.A. (Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam)
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley...pretty badass imo 😎
The Year of Living Dangerously certainly showed what was to come.
I had to throw this one in to "Cleanse the Palate"...
Saw Irene Ryan recently in Mighty Joe Young (1949) via Svengoolie as "Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)" . . .