Knowing a bunch of people who don't have the same opportunities I do, for no reason of their own, visiting Mexico for a class, and The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker.
I guess if I had to put a role model it'd be Hitler. Because if I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it BLITZKRIEG style.
Though, truthfully, I don't like having a role model. It makes me feel like there are shoes to fill, rather than walking my own path.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:15 pm
Clint Eastwood, Muhammed Ali, The Major, and my mom, all of whom taught me that the last thing you can always count on when everything else is uncertain is yourself, and you only ever get anywhere by refusing to take s**t from anyone and making the world play by your rules.
Seeing as I live and breathe politics with a spattering of sport on the side, my only non-political role models are sportspeople, and frankly, there are too many to count. I respect anyone with the discipline and determination to become an elite in any physically demanding sport, or mentally demanding. I might suggest Kasparov, but, well, y'know...
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:14 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:16 pm
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I guess if I had to put a role model it'd be Hitler. Because if I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it BLITZKRIEG style.
I feel it worth noting that Hitler had ******** to do with inventing the Blitzkrieg.
So really you're talking about like, Guderian.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:28 pm
Goku and Jackie Chan. Because they know when to smack a b***h.
Clint Eastwood, Muhammed Ali, The Major, and my mom, all of whom taught me that the last thing you can always count on when everything else is uncertain is yourself, and you only ever get anywhere by refusing to take s**t from anyone and making the world play by your rules.
When you mean Major, do you mean Motoko Kusinagi?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:54 am
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Disa Uniflora
Clint Eastwood, Muhammed Ali, The Major, and my mom, all of whom taught me that the last thing you can always count on when everything else is uncertain is yourself, and you only ever get anywhere by refusing to take s**t from anyone and making the world play by your rules.
Struggling to think of some. I remember really liking Mia Hamm when I was much younger, even though she was a soccer player and I never played soccer. It was just really rare to see a female athlete in the spotlight so often, and she was so chill about it.
The Major is, of course, so awesome, but I was only recently introduced to her so while I can give her a nod, it would be a bit preemptive to say she has been a role model, though she's definitely worth emulating in the future. Because she's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool.
Solid Snake, because I want that infinite ammo bandanna.
ADA ALEX CABOT. I never want to be an district attorney but she's such a badass.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:57 am
musing_maiden
Joan of Arc. She was just a peasant girl, but with the power of her conviction, she lifted the siege of Rouen in just 9 days, despite the condescending attitudes French commanders had towards her. In a time in which women in general, but especially women who sought to assume any sort of masculine activity, were persecuted, her determination prevailed.
Another chick I found to be interesting was Catalina de Erauso. But uh, based on her pics, cross dressing and convincing people she was a man wasn't terribly difficult. Can't judge too harshly, cos she got laid on a regular basis by women. Charlie Parkhurst was another favorite too.
Joan of Arc. She was just a peasant girl, but with the power of her conviction, she lifted the siege of Rouen in just 9 days, despite the condescending attitudes French commanders had towards her. In a time in which women in general, but especially women who sought to assume any sort of masculine activity, were persecuted, her determination prevailed.
Another chick I found to be interesting was Catalina de Erauso. But uh, based on her pics, cross dressing and convincing people she was a man wasn't terribly difficult. Can't judge too harshly, cos she got laid on a regular basis by women. Charlie Parkhurst was another favorite too.
Haha, yeah, I can't imagine Catalina had much trouble passing for a man. She's certainly a character.
When I was in elementary school, I remember really enjoying reading this book about Parkhurst.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:15 am
Less Than Liz
Struggling to think of some. I remember really liking Mia Hamm when I was much younger, even though she was a soccer player and I never played soccer. It was just really rare to see a female athlete in the spotlight so often, and she was so chill about it.
The Major is, of course, so awesome, but I was only recently introduced to her so while I can give her a nod, it would be a bit preemptive to say she has been a role model, though she's definitely worth emulating in the future. Because she's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool.
Solid Snake, because I want that infinite ammo bandanna.
ADA ALEX CABOT. I never want to be an district attorney but she's such a badass.
How in the hell have Disa and you only picked up on GITS recently? I knew about the series since middle school when Innocence first came out here.
Struggling to think of some. I remember really liking Mia Hamm when I was much younger, even though she was a soccer player and I never played soccer. It was just really rare to see a female athlete in the spotlight so often, and she was so chill about it.
The Major is, of course, so awesome, but I was only recently introduced to her so while I can give her a nod, it would be a bit preemptive to say she has been a role model, though she's definitely worth emulating in the future. Because she's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool.
Solid Snake, because I want that infinite ammo bandanna.
ADA ALEX CABOT. I never want to be an district attorney but she's such a badass.
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