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A Thursday Interruption: A series of thingers involving the US military. Also: Marx and The Little Mermaid!
by Maria
July 22, 2010
I’m telling you — in ten years there will be academic papers on YouTube, gender, and the US military.
The Other Patrick prompted this post. 
Anyways, in other news:
“Now I’m an ordinary human instead of a beautiful princess mermaid!”
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Posted in Discussion, Music, Other Media, Ponderables on July 22, 2010
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July 22, 2010 at 11:12 am
LOL, loved the Little Mermaid vid!
July 22, 2010 at 12:41 pm
That’s a fantastic selection of videos. I particularly enjoyed the Academy kids combining PT with dance and acting to make something silly. All the military personnel dancing around makes me want to rewatch Red Vs Blue.
And “I Read Some Marx” is quite possibly the best parody of “I Kissed A Girl” yet. It certainly sends a more positive message than the original.
July 26, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Thanks for the Red v Blue rec — :adds to netflix:
July 22, 2010 at 9:54 pm
Hey,
I’ve never posted before but I’ve been checking the site for a while now & I hope I’m doing this right. ( I couldn’t find an e-mail to send this into). But Ashley Eckstein, who voices Ahsoka on Star Wars: The Clone Wars has started a new clothing line. It’s called Her Universe. It’s goal is to create sci-fi merchandise for girls. There’s not much on the site now (it’s all Star Wars right now). But there should hopefully be more soon. The address is http://heruniverse.com if your interested in checking it out.
July 26, 2010 at 1:28 pm
I got the link! Thank you for sharing. Next time, there should be a thing on the right hand side for contacting us.
July 22, 2010 at 10:52 pm
I am particularly enamored with the Little Mermaid and I Read Some Marx (And I Liked It).
July 26, 2010 at 7:40 am
The military videos brought back some memories (9 yrs. in the Army). Watching the AFA vid made me think, “Man I wish my PT [physical training] had been like that!” At the risk of sounding like a warmonger, that “Bullet With A Name” vid was awesome. Some of us womyn get all squee when things blow up, is all
And of course, the reminder that humor helps warriors get through tough times — nothing new (“Good Morning Vietnam” anyone?). Music and dance build camaraderie, kinda like a chemical binding agent.
The “I Read Some Marx” vid was excellent: cleverly written and well-performed, worthy of a Weird Al Nod.
We may not have to wait ten years for those academic papers, either. Thank you so much for posting these!
July 26, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Haha yeah, my dad (retired Marine) was just profoundly confused by the whole thing, but DID enjoy the “Bullet” video.
Glad you enjoyed it!