May the Fourth Be With You...

Can we all agree Darth Sideous is a bad guy?
What about Coriolanus Snow, from Hunger Games?
Red Skull, in Captain America?

Now time for a harder one.
Lex Luthor, Superman's arch rival?

Some of you may be asking "But Spryte of course he's evil why is that the hard one?"

Well because in the wake of Ted Cruz dropping out of the race, followed by Kasich, real life Lex Luthor Donald Trump has a chance at becoming president.

Its not Trump supporters I reach out to. You have all already decided your racist bigots and don't mind being called on it. He really could shoot five people and not lose another vote. (To be fair, he might get convicted for a felony, and that would stop him).

No, it is sadly, everyone else I reach out to who does not actively endorse Donald Trump.

Bernie Sanders Supporters, more then anyone. Hillary Clinton supporters as well, though they aren't as hostile about "not voting" if their girl doesn't get the nomination, where as Sanders supporters do.

Politics don't matter here. Well, they matter a little.
We cannot allow Donald Trump to become President.
As a bisexual Wiccan woman in love with a gender fluid pan Texan, I fear for a future in his control.
The future described in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tail" doesn't seem so unlikely if he takes control.

Or worse, the Fallout franchise. Think about it. The president and the secretary of defense are the only people who have to sign off on a nuclear launch. The only thing that has prevented any of those since World War II ended is the idea of M.A.D.-mutually assured destruction.

In other words if say, in theory we elected Trump and he got mad because Putin suggested he had small hands (or anything else because now its okay for would be presidents to talk about that?). Hopefully the secretary of defense would not clear the launch, but lets say he did.

Putin insults Trump.
Trump launches a nuke at Russia.
That portion of Russia realizes its happening via computers and such. Reminder, Russia is about twice the size of USA.
Even if we could somehow wipe out Russia in one blow, thus assuring no war as a result, you can basically guarantee their last action would be a giant middle finger in the form of their own nuclear warhead.

So, to start off with.
If you are anything but a heterosexual straight white cis male, you need to get out and vote down Trump. Because he is not a candidate who will support you. In fact he may have already suggested you're a rapist, murderer, or terrorist.
If you are a heterosexual straight white male, you probably should get out and vote down Trump anyway.

He doesn't know how to run a business. He always sinks them. But the man can talk people into funding him. Which proves to me he is fairly charismatic and intelligent.

And unfortunately he's also proved to be insane and possibly bipolar. I don't say that as a professional. I say that because I've watched him change opinions faster then a ferret turns its head, and back and forth just as much.

Because he's said stuff like he would date his daughter if she wasn't his daughter, and from way back "we'll wait and she what she inherits from her mother in that department" while gesturing in a way to mean breasts.

If you are a woman, you should be afraid.
If you are transgender, you should be afraid.
If you are not white, you should be afraid.
If you are not straight, you should be afraid.
If you are straight, you should be afraid.
If you are white, you should be afraid.
If you are cisgender, you should be afraid.
If you are a man, you should be afraid.

A nation under Trump is a future to fear.
So we have two options.
One: Collect bottle caps as inevitable currency when the country falls apart, possibly the world.
Two: On November 8th, you get out there and vote against Trump. Preferably all for the same candidate. I know we would all love a third party. That's not going to happen. So Sanders or Clinton, please, to whatever dear and fluffy god you worship, vote for the front runner who is not Trump.

Sanders fans, do not write in Sanders. I support him myself, but if Clinton gets the nomination, all you will do is split the vote-and Trump wins.
Clinton fans: same basic set up. If you split the vote, Trump wins.

So don't abstain from voting. Don't vote for someone who might not stand a chance.
Stand together against a future filled with radioactive mutants and ghouls.
Vote. Down. Trump.

Why Trump is A Thing

Last Night, during DnD, I saw why Trump has made so much progress.

I love my friends.

Frodo is rare, the moderate conservative. He leans right but argues for things like birth control.

My fellow DnD player, who I shall dub Siarashi after her character, is a Republican Lesbian.

And the dreaded Peter Pan who has brought down a world of trouble on himself because he thinks he can outsmart the system, and thus is now around the house on DnD nights, is definitely Right. He lies and says he hates all the Politicians, but he hates on the left and praises the right.

So last night Siarashi was drawing emblems and one of them came out looking like, well, a squiggly swastika. I commented off hand she found the new logo for the Trump Campaign.

I have now found the difference between conservatives who understand their party needs to earn their loyalty.

And those who scream "If you don't like America you can leave".

Frodo states he would like to see Kasich on the ballot, but argues he wish he was a little more pro-choice.

Peter Pan states that reproductive rights shouldn't even be part of it because we have that already its done its legal to get an abortion. I calmly state I can never support a candidate who doesn't care to crack down on states like Texas where it's nearly impossible to obtain an abortion because of assorted limitations and legislations on the state level.

While I make my joke about "We're not Nazis" Siarashi shrugs and says at least Trump isn't a socialist.

And my heart freezes.

The reason Trump has so much success

Is not his supporters

Its because the GOP would rather see another Hitler and another Holocaust

Then potentially elect Bernie Sanders

And guarantee people basic human rights.

Vote for Trump and The Terrorists Win

Trump won the Nevada Primary and continues to have a bizarre amount of popularity.

Now, I've never been a fan of the Republican party-I started a dystopian story when I was 14 where the villains were called pachyderms. As l have grown, and being a wiccan and bisexual college educated female, I continue to veer away. However I do familiarize myself with my political opponents. The GOP has always been filled with narrow minded bigots who only look out for big business, white males, and the rich. But have they always been so blatantly racist? Or dare I say it, evil?

Lets look at the main contenders for GOP nomination for the upcoming presidential election:

• Ben Carson, barely. Possibly the GOP pointing out that they do to know black people and thus are not racist. Brain Surgeon who believes in the bible.
• Rubio: Not gonna lie, all l know is that he is a classic Republican who believes women only exist to make babies. I don't even know if Rubio is his first or last name, not memorable
• Raphael Edward "Ted" Cruz: the Canadian born son of a naturalized canadian mother. Thus he is ineligible for Oval Office. Once could be wrong, but then I would suggest the GOP run the Governator. Politics aside, he would be elected for novelty. My generation is made of bad decisions.
• Donald Trump. A several times bankrupt bigot known best for his reality show "The Apprentice", his catch phrase "You're fired", casinos and hotels, terrible hair piece, and a cameo in Home Alone 2

Today is Super Tuesday. I am heart broken at the thought that Bernie Sanders may not get the Democratic Nominee. This is nothing to the fear and shame at the American people that Trump may win Republican.

Aside from his vague and bizarre non answers, a lot of Trump, pardon me, as Jon Oliver pointed out his family's real surname, Donald Drumpf, has been on how he would manage the non existent Muslim problem America is facing. As I have pointed out before, Middle Easterners and Muslims have gotten a disproportionate amount of  hate. Also, is there a term for American Middle Easterners that aren't Muslim? I see Arabs and Arabic, but I'm not so prone to them. Anyway, Arabic People of America (that still sounds wrong, they're Americans first and foremost unless they say otherwise).

The point is, Donald Drumpf has said Muslims should be barred entry to America, supporting creating a database of Muslims already in our borders. He has implied that Muslim Mosque's are more likely to produce terrorists then Churches and we need to look at them. (Oklahoma City happened, people).

As I write this I'm listening to an interview. An interviewer is pointing out that in Hitler's Germany, Jews were forced to register. He avoided answering.

Drumpf said in the scenario of a Muslim Database they would somehow force them all to register with "good management". I am reminded of the Bloody Tudor Era as well, when being the wrong variant of Christianity could get you burned. But more importantly, I find myself thinking about Hitler.

A down on its luck, economically poor, post war Germany was broke. They were angry. They were hurting. They were afraid.

Enter Hitler, who all historical records indicate was a charismatic speaker. He was elected, and then came the requirement for Jews to register and wear identifying yellow stars. That was the beginning of events that led to 13 million dead.

I add it was not just the Jews who were killed in those camps, that was how it started. Gypsies, homosexuals, and individuals with special needs were killed. Anyone Hitler didn't like was potentially up for death.

Trump is starting with Muslims as his central hate. But just yesterday I saw a clip of one of his campaign trails where he playfully wrestled racist stereotype caricatures of Mexicans in ponchos, sombreros, and stupid mustaches. In this scenario he was throwing them down, obviously referring to his plans to build a wall on America's southern border and somehow making Mexico pay for it.

(In the distance you hear Mexico laughing and reconsidering releasing El Chapo to finish the job he once promised to do. Just Kidding. Maybe. I have no sources to verify but it wouldn't surprise me)

How did Racism and Racist Hate become so chic? How is it the lead G.O.P. runner has been publicly endorsed by the K.K.K.?

The answer is the 9/11 attacks by Al Qaeda. Even as I write this I'm sure my blog is about to be watched for mentioning their names, or 9/11.

Almost 15 years ago, the radical extremist Terrorist Group Al Qaeda, headed by Osama Bin Laden, organized an attack that decimated the nation. They hijacked four passenger airlines, completely destroying the World Trade Center buildings, one into each tower, and another plane crashing into the Pentagon. Bless the brave souls of Flight 93, who chose to resist the terrorists headed for DC and instead their plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Almost three thousand (3000) people died during the attacks, not counting first responders of assorted natures who would contract health issues because of the chemicals they were exposed to and the trauma they experienced.

Despite the fact that as a whole, Muslims and Islams alike condemned the actions of the independent Terrorist Group, the nation has retreated years in terms of racial tolerance. One of my dear friends from high school still commonly refers to Muslims and Arabs as "Goat F---ers".

"Fear is the path to the Darkside. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."-Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back.

It won't end in with Muslims. All the non-whites are feeling the pinch. Unnecessary violence on the black community by officials has come to light. While I still can't make up my mind about Ferguson because of all of the conflicting reports, it brought attention to the lack of information. Since then people have become far more observant, and taking far more footage and recordings. For instance, the cop in South Carolina who brutalized the black teenage girl for, well, being a teenager. I, like his Sheriff, wanted to throw up when I saw the footage. Unless she was actively endangering her students with a gun or a knife or other weapon, there was no reason for that kind of brutality. He took down an entire desk with her. I don't want to think about what possible injuries were retained.

"But Spryte, we can't be that racist, we had our first Person of Color Disney Princess, Tiana!"

1. That is the racist equivalent of "I can't be racist because I know black people"

2.No, no she wasn't. That honor was secured in 1992 by Princess Jasmine, in Aladdin, which was ironically set in an Arabian Kingdom filled with Arabian characters.

In 1994, Nala was overlooked as an African Disney Princess because she was a lioness in The Lion King. Reminder, she basically married the Lion King of the Lion King. Or else they didn't and the Lion King universe features an umarried Disney couple, so woohoo.

In 1995, despite the historical inaccuracy, Pocahontas was a Native American Disney Princess.

Mulan, who must have been adopted by the Emperor to count as a Princess, saved China in 1996.

Back in 2001, Princess Kida of Atlantis appeared, a Princess of Color.

My favorite Disney ladies were, as a child, and still among the top ranks, Lilo from Lilo & Stitch (2002), and Esmerelda from The Huncback of Notredame (1996). Both of whom were characters of color.

Also, before I get to my point, in 2000 The Emperor's New Groove came out, boasting a Central or Southern American setting and characters. Brother Bear, released in 2002, featured an Inuit Cast.

The point I am getting to now is that in the 90's, Disney produced a series of films featuring a variety of characters with different racial backgrounds.

(Note: Atlantis had a U.N. of a team go down there, featuring a latino female as their mechanic, a Russian as their explosives expert, and a black man as their doctor.)

Two of the best well known sports movies were Cool Runnings, released in 1993 about the Jamaican Bobsled Team, and Remember the Titans, released in 2000 and about the desegregation of High School Football. Both of which were Disney movies.

Since then, things have been looking pretty Western European in Disney. I suspect Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear only made it out because they were mostly done by the attacks and animated movies are years in the making.

In November, we are welcoming a Hawaiian Disney Princess: Moana. For this I am super excited. That said in the 14 years before, what have the notable Disney hits been?

They produced Pirates of the Caribbean, which did have a kind of diverse cast, if few of them were central. (Where was Ana Maria in 2 and 3? WHERE WAS ZOE SALDANA I NEED TO KNOW). That said Tia Dalma is awesome.

The Narnia Movies. A pass, because a Fantasy movie based on a western European influenced book series.

The Princess and the Frog.

Alice in Wonderland.

Tangled.

Brave.

Frozen.

No, these are the major titles. Most of them had limitations of setting, or basis, or what not. The disturbing part really comes in the lesser known titles (IE, Lilo and Stitch and Brother Bear from before).

Wall-E (2008) was mostly about a robot falling in love and finding a plant and bringing mankind back to Earth. But I suddenly become abruptly aware every single person on that space ship of survivors was white.

In Incredibles, there is virutally no reason the main characters had to be white. In fact, the wildly popular Frozone was not.

Ratatooie potentially missed an amazing opportunity, as Paris for a very long time has been accepting of Biracial coupling when America was not. Biracial couples were known to flee to France to get married.

And of course there's the White Washing disaster of The Lone Ranger in (2013). Johnny Depp is a phenomenal actor, but he's still white. He portrayed Tonto, the Native American side kick. Disney literally felt the need to white wash a sidekick.

A quick defense of Pan from 2015: Rooney Mara is completely fine for Tigerlily.

Because Neverland doesn't have Native Americans. Seeing as its not America.

"But Spryte, why should all the characters be people of color? I want to see people like me in the movies!"

Now you know how people of color feel. I'm not saying we should make all characters P.O.C. But I am saying white central casting could honestly be more representative if it dropped down to say, 60 percent. In otherwords, 6 out of every ten, allowing 4 out of ten to be black, hispanic, asian or anything. I would honestly be happy to see 50/50, but.

Anyway, what does this have to do with terrorism and Drumpf?

Disney is a pretty huge industry. What they create is based off what the audience wants.

It became chic to hate.

It became chic to be racist.

And thats why Donald Trump is heading for the presidential election. Bigortry has become so blatant, the G.O.P. front runner can openly say he hates women, minorities, and the like.

When 9/11 happened, we became afraid.

We became angry, and Iraq was invaded as part of the War on Terror. I still can't find an official reason, but vague references and speeches. Reminder, 9/11 was the result of an extremist terrorist group based in Afghanistan. Also if invaded countries based on the actions of a few, America would have been invaded a few dozen times I think.

Anger has led to hate.

Hate has led to a teenager student being arrested because he built a clock and brought it in to school, and because he was of Middle Eastern Descent, they assumed it was a bomb.

Hate leads to suffering.

So quick review.

Trump=Hate.

Hate=Suffering

Thus

Trump=Suffering

There was a powerful commercial I saw some time ago. It said that 9/11 was an attempt by an enemy group to change American forever, and then added "They did" before showing U.S.A. flags on each house and patio.

Don't let Trump win.

Or the Terrorists win.

Because America changes.

Because then America is no longer a land of hope and freedom.

Its a land of fear. Its a land of doubt and hate.

I leave off with a quote from Benjamin Franklin and a poem from Martin Niemoller.

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Benjamin Franklin