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The Jusko piece is probably the best one I've seen in this topic.

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You have these cheerleaders in what sports? Football, baseball, basketball or pretty much in every event?

Football and basketball do.  I don't believe that hockey does.  I'm fairly certain that baseball doesn't, but a few teams have a mascot (some guy who dresses up in a big costume and mingles with the fans).  Football cheerleaders are the ones that are seen the most, since there are sideline areas that they can perform in all game long, whereas basketball cheerleaders wait until there are stoppages and then they go onto the court for a short dance number (or whatever it is they do).

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Congrats RedSilver!

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Don't know if I should be flattered that you thought to include me, or offended that you think of me as somehow Satanic…

But it does give me the impetus to work on my own animation.

Are you going to be wearing a halo and fluffy wings in that one?  ;D

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That shot of her in mid-bench is awesome.  I don't know if it was a lucky shot or if the photographer is just that good, but man… that's just a great photograph.

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It tastes like an LCD.  😀

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Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA

Saw that one for the first time a night or two ago.  It's easily the best of the dozen or so "literal version" videos I've seen.

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Wonder if it was just to fulfill the role of the character, or is she doing so all on her own to stay beyond just staying in shape.

It's hard to imagine that she bulked up that significantly just for a film role.  Even "tough gal" characters in film are traditionally expected to look 'feminine' (ie, soft, thin, and shapely).  And based on that shot, she's gone a bit past just being fit.  Look at those shoulders!  It can't be easy for a 45-year-old woman to put on that kind of muscle without some determined effort, more than a studio would've expected for a movie.

On the other hand, if movie studios are trying to push the envelope of what makes an ideal strong woman, I'd consider it a big step forward.  Either way, she looks amazing.

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Magnifico! 🙂

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But I was always under the impression that if we lived in California for example, it wouldn't be so bad… or at least that the bad comments and hateful stares would be less common.

They would likely be less common, but you'd still run into some obnoxious people.  My impression is that, by and large, people in large US cities (and I presume, large cities almost anywhere) are a bit jaded and don't overreact to seeing something unusual, because it's not as unusual as it would be elsewhere.  For example, if I am walking down a street in Manhattan and hear someone yelling at the top of their lungs, I (and most people around me at the time) am not startled or concerned.  After all, it's not all that rare to see someone who is not mentally well walking down the street and having an argument with an imaginary friend or enemy (and this is an example that I see pretty commonly, sad to say).

But the tolerance level varies widely depending on which neighborhood you are in.  And much of the upstate area (where Ashlee was) is small towns and villages that are a bit separated from each other.  So you can get some very insulated and not-very-tolerant attitudes there.  And while New York is considered a liberal town, the majority of the liberal contingent is in the city.  The further north you go, the more conservative the population becomes.  I'm not necessarily talking about politics, but socially.  It's not easy to stand out from the crowd in the city, but in some places upstate you can stand out quite a bit for something as simple as a tattoo.

Anyway, I'm rambling.  Big states can have lots of small regions that are culturally very different from each other, and all cities have their share of intolerant jackasses.

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