Some Socialists seem to believe that people should be numbers in a State computer. We believe they should be individuals.
We are all unequal. No one, thank heavens, is like anyone else, however much the Socialists may pretend otherwise.
We believe that everyone has the right to be unequal but to us every human being is equally important.
Engineers, miners, manual workers, shop assistants, farm workers, postmen, housewives—these are the essential foundations of our society. Without them there would be no nation.
But their are others with special gifts who should also have their chance, because if the adventurers who strike out in new directions in science, technology, medicine, commerce and industry the arts are hobbled, there can be no advance.
The spirit of envy can destroy. It can never build.
Everyone must be allowed to develop the abilities he knows he has within him, and she knows she has within her, in the way they choose.
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Margaret Thatcher (1975)
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie…so much fail. Lincoln addressed this bullshit over one hundred years beforehand - it is self-evident that all are not born with equal abilities. What we all deserve, however, is equal treatment under the law and, as far as we can offer it to them, equal treatment and opportunities as human being so each may rise as far as they can. “Equal”, for those us who demand equality, does not mean “the same”.
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Sorry I haven’t been very interactive this morning…I’ve reblogged some fics I’ll try to comment on later and I have a few messages to answer, but I woke up with a thumber of a headache that has so far resisted all the meds I’ve thrown at it. I’ve also missed my gym for the morning because I feel so sick. I’ll go catnap and hopefully will be more human and chitchatty when I get back.
thedarkestnightwillend asked you: M/E? Any kind of M/E?
tcregan:
lebearit:
thedarkestnightwillend asked you: M/E? Any kind of M/E?
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Oh my god. Can I just say I love Courfeyrac? I do. That’s exactly what he’d do.
Eponine’s concern about looking good. Marius’s assurance. They’re such a cute couple together and I’m so glad Jemi requests this all the time because it’s a pairing that, if done well (and you have!) it turns out fantastic.
Nicely done
And she IS pretty - that’s absolutely canonical. Her natural lively, sprightly nature and beauty is shining through a patina of poverty that prematurely ages her. There’s a tendency in fandom, as a reaction to Eppiebopperism, to make her out to be incredibly repulsive (which is problematical in itself, given the emphasis on societal expectations of “beauty” and priveleged sneering at poverty). Also - forgive me - with our modern emphasis on dental work and perfect teeth we tend to shy away from anyone with less than white, even, intact and perfect choppers. It takes courage to say you don’t need to have a sparkling set of thousands of dollars worth of dental care to still be attractive. But that’s indicative of our current perceptions of beauty and perfection.
And yes - I’ve always maintained that Courfeyrac would believe that among the greatest sins would be meanness with money and affection. So of course he’d buy the most fabulous thing he could afford, and not see how it could offend someone’s pride.
pearlonthebarricade:
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I also wonder if it’s because, in addition to IDAD being so iconic, these scenes were filmed so much earlier so they’d had longer to craft them into the trailer - the barricade scenes, which were filmed just recently, only get a sweeping pan. There was little in the trailer pertaining to the later parts of the musical, but I felt they very deliberately included shots of Eponine towards the very end of the trailer to acknowledge her significant part in the musical.
Then again, I’ve heard strident complaints from Javert fans that we didn’t get to hear Crowe singing, even though he was featured prominently and…er…we don’t hear anyone other than Hathaway, not even Jackman!
Oooo…epic story of Wales has started on TV! I should watch, given the subject of my book.
I had nightmares last night. The kind that are just real enough that it’s a relief to wake up from them. I dreamt I’d received a copy of a newsletter published by a genealogical society, where they’d panned my book. In letters and reviews. Some of the names were from members of the family who, IRL, have written to me saying how much they loved the book, how excited they all are by its publication etc. But in my nightmares, they come back and hate it. And they weren’t writing like they would in a real review or academic criticism…it was really personlised.
I woke up so relieved to realise immediately it was a dream, that these things aren’t true, that all the reviews I’ve had so far have been positive.
To Serve Justice II -draft
Rough draft at this stage of part II of the Enjolras-Javert fic. I’ll write the second half with Enjolras before reviewing it all and doing the necessary rewrites and posting it on FFNet, so you can rip into it here as it’s still in progress. Javert’s attitude to the emigres is borrowed from Balzac, who - conservative though he was - wasn’t impressed at them leaving France and working with enemies without.
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mmejavert:
That was me tuesday.
I’m hoping this passes soon for you.
*hug*
<3
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Don’t know what to say, so here’s hugs.
ancslove:
paperfacedmasquerade:
itsbetterthananopera:
Les Mis Film Ensemble Cast (Open in a new tab - it’s really big)
MISCELLANEOUS:
- Frances Ruffelle - Whore (Original Eponine)
- Colm Wilkinson - Bishop of Digne (Original Valjean)
- Kerry Ellis - Whore (Former Fantine, Wicked, We Will Rock You)
- Hadley Fraser - Army Officer (Current Javert)
- Bertive Carvel - Bamatabois (Matilda, Doctor Who, Sherlock)
- Daniel Huttlestone - Gavroche (Oliver!)
- Isabelle Allen - Young Cosette
- Michael Jibson - Factory Foreman (Our House)
- Robyn North - Thenardier’s Inn (Former Christine Daaé)
- Gina Beck - Turning Woman (Former Christine Daaé, Current Glinda in Wicked)
PATRON-MINETTE:
- Adam Pearce - Brujon (Love Never Dies)
- Marc Pickering - Montparnasse (Sleepy Hollow)
LES AMIS:
- George Blagden - Grantaire
- Killian Donnelly - Combeferre (Former Enjolras, Current Raoul in Phantom)
- Fra Fee - Courfeyrac (Current Jean Prouvaire)
- Alistair Brammer - Jean Prouvaire (Former Marius)
- Iwan Lewis - Bahorel (Current Emmett in Legally Blonde: The Musical)
- Gabriel Vick - Feuilly (La Cage Aux Folles, A Little Night Music)
- Jamie Muscato (Joly in the 25th Anniversary Concert)
- Jonny Purchase
WHORES:
- Jackie Marks (Former Mme Thénardier)
- Nancy Sullivan (Former Eponine)
- Rosa O’Reilly (Ensemble of 2010 Les Mis UK Tour)
- Linzi Hateley (Former Eponine, Joseph, The Secret Garden, Mamma Mia!)
Let me know if anything is wrong or if I’ve forgotten people (which I know I have).
#basically a list of the people we actually care about
Why are Jamie Muscato and Jonny Purchase still listed as generic “students” when even Bahorel gets named? (Which, yay Bahorel!) We know that one is Joly and one is Lesgles - just assign which one is which, already!
Am I the only one who thinks that Fra Fee and Killian Donnelly should have their roles switched?
