Meme time!

[sabotabby]

From jamie_miller:

Every now and then the police arrest somebody suspected of some terrible, violent crime, and as a piece of public relations they'll announce all of the horrible books, movies and/or CDs they found in the suspect's house, as if to prove that the suspect is obviously guilty and horrible and monstrous.

So here is my challenge to you. You can either do this from memory or take a moment to look through your book and music collections, and then answer this question:

Name ten books, CDs and/or movies that you own that the police would cite as evidence against you at their press conference.



The Qu'ran
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Access All Areas
Problems and Prospects of Revolution in Nepal
Some Important Documents of Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
The Question of Palestine
The Blast
On Violence


I don't really have many CDs that would arouse interest, but I don't need to: I have the Kominas magnificent debut, Wild Nights in Guantanamo Bay. Though I can't imagine that the Wolfe Tones' Let the People Sing looks great for me either.

DVDs, well. Most of mine are documentaries made by people I know. What would really get me in trouble is that I own a copy of Battlefield Earth. (Long story. It was actually a present from the same friend who gave me Protocols.)

Comments

[bcholmes.livejournal.com]

I own a copy of Battlefield Earth.

I wish you had told me this before because I was actually beginning to like you. But I can't be friends with someone who owns Battlefield Earth. I just... I can't!

:)

[sabotabby]

It's not mine. I'm holding it for a friend.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I too have Wild Night in Guantanamo Bay. And other things that will make me look bad in the press if I'm ever arrested.

Hmmm, this is a good Meme - will have to ponder upon it.

[mcpreacher.livejournal.com]

yiddish policemen's union, god delusion, and memoir from antproof case would prove uselful i suppose were i to murder a jewish coffee tycoon

[sabotabby]

were i to murder a jewish coffee tycoon

I could loan you my copy of Together We Win: The Fight to Organize Starbucks, too.

[sabotabby]

I imagine they wouldn't bother to listen to it—they'd see the cover and that would be it. Still, it would get the Kominas some more notoriety.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

I don't have that many seditious things, unless you count the artifacts of my liberal arts education. There are the copious volumes of writings of Karl Marx, Lenin, and Rosa Luxembourg. Some Black Panther shit. Progressive rock, which constitutes more a crime against taste than the state.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Hm... I have a number of BDSM/Kink books, both how-tos and erotica. Also Lolita. I don't know if they still cite RPGs, but I've got a whole bunch of AD&D and other gaming books. My music collection is pretty mainstream, but I also have a bunch of wargames that they might cite.

[sabotabby]

They would look at your date of birth, look at your music collection, and immediately find you guilty of something.

[sabotabby]

Hmm, gaming was not included, but it seems applicable. Not to me, but in general. People still freak out over D&D.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

It's true. Why would I own all that Bach and Scarlatti if I wasn't born in the 18th century, you know?

[apperception.livejournal.com]

My parents were convinced I was going to murder them in their sleep because I played D&D.

Of course, I did want to murder them in their sleep, but it had nothing to do with roleplaying games.

[ironed_orchid]

I don't even have much Marxist stuff or political philosophy. But according to librarything, I have tagged 110 books with "philosophy", so that might be enough. I also have a bunch of 2nd wave feminism.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the FBI or police would be dumb enough to find philosophy dangerous. I suppose anything is possible with them.

[ironed_orchid]

Actually, my books by and on de Sade would probably raise more interest.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Books: Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Gramsci, Luxemburg, Cohn-Bendit, Gallagher, Miliband etc etc.

Music: Not so much. Some Billy Bragg, Dick Gaughan etc.

DVDs: Can not think of anything really sinister unless you count the Wagner.

[courtly.livejournal.com]

My list is empty.

I only buy things that pop culture tells me to buy.

[apperception.livejournal.com]

I hear you can still do hard time for scandalizing the morals of the petit-bourgeoisie in Australia.

[curgoth]

StB got grilled at the airport a couple years ago for having some white wolf vampire books and the complete poe.

[corwin77.livejournal.com]

Yes and I only got out of there 'cause I'd borrowed Ravynne's cute 'lil anime hamster bag...

[lienne.livejournal.com]

I don't really own that many suspicious books/movies/whatever. It's when they get their hands on the things I write that the trouble will start.

[corwin77.livejournal.com]

I don't have many specifics...I'm gonna include video games and comics since there is a few in there that make me look...insane.
CDs:
I own several soundtracks with Manson
I also have a couple of mixed CDs with Eminem, Manson, and others.
Also Ani DIFranco...she's all rebellious and shit.

Books:
RP books.
Lots of hooror

Movies:
Again lots of horror.

Games:
Resident Evil 2-4
Mercenaries 1&2
Grand Theft Auto 3-San Andreas (Which I believe is #6)

Comics:
Lenore
Johnny the Homicidal Maniac

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

Some of the porn I have on my PC would make me look like a real creeper :/

Off topic

[fengi.livejournal.com]

I'd like your reaction to this post about a possible step forward in terms of backlash journalism.

[homewardangel.livejournal.com]

love! theft!