Echelon of Mars versus the rest of the Universe

To me, voting is a duty.


When it concerns political matters of course. I love the idea that my vote might change things. So, when I am confined in the voting booth busy deciding for the "best" alternative (or what I think would be the best alternative), I really feel concerned.  

Didn't know it was also possible

But, when I'm not too busy, I also like to imply myself in less "serious" or "funnier" matters such as voting for the song of the year or the movie of the year or anything else of the year (not "anything" actually but you must've got the idea), oooor...voting for the "Most epically unforgettable video of 2010".

If you have clicked on the link (just above - don't tell me you've missed the green thing), you must be now well aware of the MTV best video "contest" which took place a few days ago, of the contestants and of the winner. "Hurricane", the video of Thirty Seconds To Mars was "elected" most epically unforgettable video of 2010.


I will not tell you how many times I voted for this video. It wouldn't be decent.

Er...I'm not actually.

Let's just say that I have voted for Hurricane a "huuuuuge" number of times. If it is allowed, why on earth should we refrain ?

So, I was happy to learn that my favorite video had won with a percentage of 53.26, immediately followed by "Na, na, na.." (My Chemical Romance) 45.32%.


What a success !! In politics, we would have talked about a landslide victory.

Of course I was not the only one to vote. Had it been so, Hurricane would have certainly ended up with the same score as that of "Why don't you love me" (Beyonce) : 0.03%...

It hurts

...more certainly with a higher score actually if we take the number of my votes into consideration ;-)


No, I was not alone. The Echelons were there too with an organized offensive plan of attack which consisted in mobilizing the troops and sending them on the vote in successive waves without letting any chance of victory to the "enemy".

Very impressive technique worthy of the greatest armies. 


And ultra-effective.

You did it guys.

So, since the victory, the Echelons warmly congratulate themselves (or receive congratulations from the band) on Twitter, on Facebook, on the band's blog...

They deserve it.


But I deserve it either. Don't I ?


So...congratulations to me...and congratulations not only to the Echelons but to all the people in the whole universe who have voted for Hurricane either and have thus enabled the band's video-clip to win.

;-)

Féfé-who's-experiencing-auto-congratulation-for-the-first-time-ever.

Hurricane, the video-clip of Thirty Seconds To Mars banned from TV

There we are. "Hurricane", the 20 minutes-length video-clip of Thirty Seconds To Mars we have all been waiting for for weeks is banned from television.


Two reactions :


1- I am completely, entirely, totally FOR the freedom of expression. So, when I hear the word "ban", my entire body freezes.


2- The 30stm have quite a very young fandom. The question is : can they broadcast such a sexually explicit video ?


Let's have a look at the second point.


We all  know that nowadays kids face violence and sex everywhere (movies, pics, the internet and even at school) and, let's not bury our head in the sand (that's the ostrich-like approach, not ours) : they sometimes know much more things than we, adults, do.


I'm not saying it is a good thing or an evil one. I'm just stating a fact.


In France, as I tweeted this morning, I don't think the 30stm would have faced such a problem (If you think that what I'm saying is rubbish, feel free to message me and to give me examples of any banned video in France). There wouldn't have been any remove-that-shot thing but there would have been a special time-schedule to broadcast the video (eg : after 8:00 pm or 9 or whatever time the censors think appropriate) and one of the pictograms the french TV is fond of would have appeared on one corner of the TV screen :

These pictograms are used to inform parents of the possible degree of violence or of the possible degree of sex contained in a video/movie... You (we), as a parent, have thus the choice to let (or not) your (our) child watch that video or that movie.


I'm talking about children of course. I can't imagine that the video-clip has been banned to protect adults !!


I am the mother of a 14-years-old teen. As such, I think that the french approach is correct. We HAVE the choice.


Always give people the choice. Always.


But it seems that in the USA, land of Democracy and Freedom, things are different.


Very sad.

EDIT Nov.30

Wanna watch the video ?



EDIT 2 : Oops. It's gone.


EDIT 3 :

http://www.jared-leto.net/hurricane-the-film-uncensored-version


Féfé-who-loves-nothing-but-to-be-given-the-right-to-choose