tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post8302141749978341175..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: A Ghetto Nerd Win: Quick Thoughts on Thor and an Interview with Idris ElbaLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-32923794661514886982011-06-01T14:19:18.235-05:002011-06-01T14:19:18.235-05:00The white nationalist crowd has no knowledge of No...The white nationalist crowd has no knowledge of Norse mythology - period. They are too busy worshiping themselves to be bothered to educate themselves on their own heritage.<br /><br />Only reason I know of it was a conscious effort to get educated about my own past. Not always a pleasant one, understand as a lot of my cultural heritage - the symbols, stories, and values - was permanently polluted by the Nazis.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-38012650887724573282011-06-01T02:14:58.784-05:002011-06-01T02:14:58.784-05:00@Tanya. That was sharp. And it made me sad.
@John...@Tanya. That was sharp. And it made me sad.<br /><br />@John. See, that is a great story and more powerful to my eyes. I like Gods who are like me--failed, corrupt, petty, silly, happy, lustful, but still manage to get the job done. To your knowledge does the white nationalist crowd embrace that part of the story or do they do, like many of the religiously minded, deify and make perfect those they worship?<br /><br />@Vesuvian. There are no crushes in this dojo.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-45461449250349317032011-05-31T17:25:31.885-05:002011-05-31T17:25:31.885-05:00Thank you for reminding me of why I have a crush o...Thank you for reminding me of why I have a crush on that sexy beast w/ the accent ; )Vesuvian Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062107777688049616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-72197609202743610432011-05-29T12:00:53.300-05:002011-05-29T12:00:53.300-05:00Well... as a student of Norse mythology, I can tel...Well... as a student of Norse mythology, I can tell you that Thor is more a figure of fun than a badass. First of all, he's pretty stupid, has a terrible temper, gets easily distracted, is a cuckold (probably an analogy to his "hammer" - got a big head but a short shaft), and he's a redhead. <br /><br />Undoubtedly an Iron age character of the blacksmith - both a figure of fun and also makes magical things happen. With his wild greasy matted tangled red hair, bloodshot eyes set in a soot-blackened face, with Loki (fire) a representation of the hearth or foundry fire, and Odin (air, wind) working the bellows, you can't help but get the idea he's a blacksmith.<br /><br />Just sayin'. Norse gods and are nothing like the dipshit supremacists make them out to be. They are all to human. They fart in bed, piss in corners, get scared, grow old, get drunk and fall down - pretty much a family gathering for me.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-19678024399499426092011-05-28T13:51:33.736-05:002011-05-28T13:51:33.736-05:00I like what the spill.com reviewers said, "Th...I like what the spill.com reviewers said, "They take a black character, put him in Asgard and make him a doorman." =)<br /><br />They talk about us getting pissy about race in movies - they were fighting blue people. Get a grip WSs.Henri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00892218291117471971noreply@blogger.com