That old predictable rant

(Oh! I can use LJ Scrapbook for the first time in years! It never works at home, but it works just fine at work. This very much supports my conclusion that the LJ login manager I use at home is to blame for everything. Or everything relevant to LJ logins, anyway; I don't think I'll try to blame it for the world economic crisis or the Chile earthquake.)

Anyway, I'll put the behind a cut, since you've all heard me ranting about his before. I just like collecting particularly vexing examples.

( That old thing about sexism in children's books )

Tolkienesque?

The review of the movie version of Stardust in the Radio Times refers to "Neil Gaiman's Tolkienesque novel." In other words, "well, it's fantasy, isn't it, and they're exactly the same as each other, aren't they (not that I'd dream of reading them, of course.)" Hmph!