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[QUOTE=Adahn][size=2]Hmm, burning flags. I suppose what we have here is a clash of interpretations. Somebody who appreciates the current state of the country could view flag-burning as an attack on his worldview. The person who sees the flag-burning this way truly feels as if he/she is a part of the country. His/her interpretation of it is as an assault on a part of his/her being.[/size] [size=2][/size] [size=2]Now, how about someone who doesn't appreciate the current state of the country? That person could see the flag as a representation of its current undesirable state. This person could view a burning flag as a protest against the current state of the country. He/she could destroy this symbol of the present state without thinking about its past. To him/her, it is an attack on something foreign. This person's worldview is not being represented in the current state of the country. It is a protest against what that person sees as personally harmful to him/her.[/size] [size=2][/size] [size=2]Now, how to resolve this. People who see flag-burners burning flags should understand that those individuals feel that the current state of the country is unjust to them. Instead of blaming and threatening these people, try to understand that not everybody shares your worldview. The country that you so love because it is good to you is not good to these people. You should see the burning flag as a sign that your country is not perfect.[/size] [size=2][/size] [size=2]In my opinion, flag-burners should keep burning flags. If anyone thinks for even a moment about what is going on, they will realize that the burning flag is a message. It is a message telling you that your country is not yet perfect. If you feel so strongly about these flags being burned, then do something about it. Listen to the message, and see if your country cannot be changed for the better, for all who live within it. If you care so strongly, then strive to make your country a place where flags need not be burned.[/size][/QUOTE] [color=darkslateblue] I feel that the flag represents the entire history of the country, not just the current state. Wouldn't a symbol of a country be rather redundant if it were continuously changing and never remembering the history of it? You can't burn such a symbol and then say "Oh, well, I'm burning the part of it that holds this current event." It's ridiculous. If there's a allegorical symbol in a novel, characters don't 'partly' destroy it because they want to destroy only a current state. If someone wants to demonstrate against what's happening [i]currently[/i] in the US, they shouldn't destroy a symbol that stands for [i]everything[/i] in the US. You can hold a meaningful demonstration without burning flags. Join a club that deals with these things at your school, if there isn't, make one. Join the newspaper and write your opinions. I'm doing all of these things, and I believe it's more effective than burning flags.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Right, so cutting down on the snarky comments: Oscar Nominations! :D Brokeback Mountain received nominations in these categories: Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Cinematography Music (Score) I'm guessing that BM will be a very strong contender in Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, but I'm not so sure about the acting categories. Heath Ledger has a chance, but I think he would be the only one to win one, if any do at all. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I play the piano and the cello, so music is important to me. I'm not so into the cello, but I play the piano whenever I need to relax or get my mind off of things. I really just love listening to classical music. The fact that it was created such a long time ago and still is recognized as having many of the greatest works of art really should say something. I know a lot of people find classical music completely boring and make fun of orchestra and band, but we put a lot of hard work into playing. And it's not easy. ^_^;; My other forte is writing, although I'm stronger is writing such as essays and formal responses rather than creative writing. I also enjoy sketching a lot. I don't do it very often, but when I do it's usually fashion design or just random characters. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I believe it's within a citizen's right to burn their country's flag, but morally, I find it rather shameful and disrespectul. I have a lot of beefs with America, but I would never burn the US flag to show my point. There are other, better ways of getting my point across. Burning the flag means you're burning the great people who have lead this country through times of crisis and depression. Yeah, the US has done a lot of crappy things, but seriously... Ok, so let's say some kid named John has a problem with Bush and his actions in leading this country. He decides to try and persaude his friends to agree with him, so he gathers them around and he burns the US flag in front of them. Fat lot of help that does. Burning the US flag means you despise America for all of it's points- which includes the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, our founding fathers, and every -freaking- other thing in American history. If you really have a problem with ALL of these things, [strike]you are weird[/strike] go ahead an burn the flag. If you're going to argue against something happening now, burning the flag is sort of redundant.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I agree with Boba Fett. Yes, DDR is an good way to excercise and have fun, but it will be sort of useless in teaching kids how to be healthier unless the food the schools serves has more variety. Our school serves salads and chicken/turkey/ham wraps in plastic containers in the hot lunch line and also has a separate line for healthy sandwhiches. Great thing about it is that they're all the same price. I realize that it takes a lot of money, though, so integrating DDR into the PE systems is also an excellent choice in my book.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] FYI for anyone looking for reviews in general: [url]http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/brokebackmountain[/url] I usually use metacritic, seeing as it links a lot of a movie's reviews in one page and you don't have to go searching on Google. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Fact is, I don't like the guy. I disagree with him on moral issues, economic issues, and probably every other freaking issue that exists in this country. I think he's the wrong guy to be leading this country, and I will be pretty unbelievably happy when his second term is up. By then I will be able to vote and sure as hell I will probably not be voting for the next Republican candidate. I think he's a good person and I also think that he believes what he's doing really will benefit the world. Unfortunately for him, half the country hates his ideas. As Bill Clinton once said: "There's nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what's right with America." I think Bush is wrong, and I'm hoping that our next president will make some right changes.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] The only real tradition my three best friends (here where I live, anyway) and I have is to have a scary movie party on Halloween...or the weekend before if the day Halloween lands on is inconvenient. Usually we end up throwing stuff at the tv screen in horror or laughing our heads off (i.e. Children of the Corn and the original Amityville Horror). Great fun. :)[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Georgia looked a big lonely, there. :) And Georgia does not suck that badly. We have.... sweet tea. And peanuts. Er. Cool idea! Can't imagine how crowded it will look later on.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Yeah, I can definately see where some* of the negative reviews are coming from. Ang Lee's directing style is not exactly everyone's cup of tea, and the movie can get boring at times. I mostly love the movie simply because of the subtle beauty is holds and the effect it had on me... and I think if I see it a second time I'll like it more. *shrug* *excluding the ones that say it sucks just because of what it's about. I read one that said the whole movie was disgusting, but the actors were good. ? I was like, "uh...ok." [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I was pretty shocked when I noticed OB didn't have a thread for this movie! I convinced my mom to let me see it yesterday night with my friends... (more like groveled and begged and, uh...) >_> *ahem* When the movie first ended, I was actually dissappointed. I was expecting to be sobbing my eyes out from what I heard about this movie, but the best I could do was get [i]slightly[/i] teary. So of course, I tried to forget about it while I was getting some food with my friends, but the thing is, I really couldn't stop thinking about it. I think what makes me love this movie so much is because of it's power. I think in one of the trailers a critic is quoted as saying that "this one will stay with you", and that person couldn't have explained the movie better. The emotional impact of the movie was sort of delayed for me, but it still effected me deepy. Considering that this was well after the movie was over (and I usually forget about movies soon), it struck me as something awesome. I haven't seen the performances of any of the other best actor nominated actors, but I really think Heath Ledger molded into the character of Ennis del Mar [i]perfectly[/i]. I could not even begin to picture anyone who would have fit Ennis' character better than Heath did... and same does for Jack Twist and Jake Gyllenhaal (who I love). Michelle Williams is also great as Alma del Mar... and Anne Hathaway portrayed a very believable image. In short words, I love love love this movie. I actually cried over it while THINKING about it; the pain and longing throughout the whole movie was moving. I worship Ang Lee forever (and also forgive him for The Hulk).[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Like a bunch of people have already said: pacifism only works if both parties are sensible and rational enough to just work things out. If another country invades you and starts massacring your people, I don't think the attacker is very jolly keen on talking things out. Seriously, I just finished reading Lord of the Flies for the third time and I'm reading Journey to the End of the Night. >_> War and violence has always been integrated in pretty much every great civilization's rise and fall. I really don't see it going away soon. Of course, I'm saying this while I remain very much anti-war, but the answer to this is a resounding no. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Lines are...so clean. *_* I love clean lines. I'd say if you're going to leave that red thing behind him as a solid color, cel-shading would be nice. But then again, you'd have to just color it the way you feel most comfortable with. :] Amazing job. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Sometimes I get irked when other girls will point at some Victoria's Secret model and shriek about how society is dying and stuff. I like to think of a woman's beauty as something she should be proud of, and not to be amish-like and refuse to wear bikinis because it's the end of moral thinking. Of course, I'm pretty sure that I know the line between being sexy and being skanky. I think we should except that sometimes people get horny and they watch porn. Do I think women who choose to be a part in pornography/stripping/whatever are letting their bodies be used? It really depends on the situtation. This is hardly a matter than you can generalize, because you honestly do not know what these people are really thinking. What's disgusting in how a woman's body is used is when they are forced to reveal their bodies in a manner that they don't want to, and I think it's as simple as that. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I haven't drawn in a while, but I randomly got a tablet for Christmas, so I decided to play around with it. What I draw mostly now for a hobby is clothes, so I played around with some dresses and then a random jacket thing. [IMG]http://xs62.xs.to/pics/06016/fw2.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://xs62.xs.to/pics/06016/fw.png[/IMG] I also tried my hand at coloring... I only did eyes. >_> 2nd time I've ever colored on a computer before. Tried my best. :/ The base image of the guy is something I drew a long time ago and was sitting in one of my document folders. I colored in the skin and hair and part of his shirt, but then it looked decidedly lame because I had no idea how to cel-shade or whatnot, so I decided to turn the thing grayscale and color the eyes. >_> [IMG]http://xs62.xs.to/pics/06016/eyes.png[/IMG] [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] I don't know if this will count, but I went to see the Blue Man Group recently when my school orchestra went to Chicago. One word= amazing. It was hilarious at times and the music they made was pretty crazy good to listen to. I also sat in the 'poncho' seats, which means you have the possibility of getting stuff thrown at you... unfortunately I got pelted with this incredibly weird red gelatinous thing that smelled very bad... >_> Anyways. It was a very enjoyable concert. The place it was held at was small, so it was nice. For some reason I don't really like sitting through the giant ones bands play at where everyone is screaming their lungs out. :/[/color]

[QUOTE=SunfallE][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]Looks like there?s been quite the debate going on here. I?ll just skip that and answer the general questions; otherwise I?ll be here for an hour responding to everything. ^_~[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]I think that homosexuality can be both learned and inherited. I don?t mean to be confusing, but even though I believe it is primarily inherited I also believe that there are those out there who choose to be that way or have learned to be that way from following the example of others. Though I suppose those who choose to be that way probably aren?t being true to themselves. I?ve run into lots of gay guys who tried to follow what they learned and got married to women, but it didn?t change the fact that they were gay and for many of them they ended up divorced. [/COLOR][/QUOTE] [color=darkslateblue] Although I look foolish for saying so (seeing as I have no authentic documents or anything), I agree with you. I used to think that homosexuality was a purely genetic thing, but now I've come to think that it can also be something that one will adopt because of psychological means. It could be because of past experiences or whatever, but, simply put, I think people can 'choose' to become gay. At the same time, I tend to think that this process would be subconscious rather than... you wake up one day and decide that you're gay. I also wanted to bring up something new to see if anyone was interested. A lot of studies has shown that there are animals that are gay. [/color] [I]New York -- Roy and Silo, two chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo in Manhattan, are completely devoted to each other. For nearly six years now, they have been inseparable. They exhibit what in penguin parlance is called "ecstatic behavior": That is, they entwine their necks, they vocalize to each other, they have sex. Silo and Roy are, to anthropomorphize a bit, gay penguins. When offered female companionship, they have adamantly refused it. And the females aren't interested in them, either. At one time, the two seemed so desperate to incubate an egg together that they put a rock in their nest and sat on it, keeping it warm in the folds of their abdomens, said their chief keeper, Rob Gramzay. Finally, he gave them a fertile egg that needed care to hatch. Things went perfectly, and a chick, Tango, was born. For the next 2 1/2 months they raised Tango, keeping her warm and feeding her food from their beaks until she could go out into the world on her own. Gramzay is full of praise. "They did a great job," he said. Roy and Silo are hardly unusual. Indeed, scientists have found homosexual behavior throughout the animal world. This growing body of science has been increasingly drawn into charged debates about homosexuality in American society, on subjects from gay marriage to sodomy laws, despite reluctance from experts in the field to extrapolate from animals to humans. Gay groups argue that if homosexual behavior occurs in animals, it is natural, and therefore the rights of homosexuals should be protected. On the other hand, some conservative religious groups have condemned the same practices in the past, calling them "animalistic." But if homosexuality occurs among animals, does that necessarily mean it is natural for humans? And that raises a familiar question: If homosexuality is not a choice, but a result of natural forces that cannot be controlled, can it be immoral? The open discussion of homosexual behavior in animals is relatively new. "There has been a certain cultural shyness about admitting it," said Frans de Waal, whose 1997 book, "Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape" (University of California Press), unleashed a torrent of discussion about animal sexuality. Bonobos, apes closely related to humans, are wildly energetic sexually. Studies show that whether observed in the wild or in captivity, nearly all are bisexual and nearly half their sexual interactions are with the same sex. Females have been observed to engage in homosexual activity almost hourly. Before his own book, "American scientists who investigated bonobos never discussed sex at all," said de Waal, director of the Living Links Center of the Yerkes Primate Center at Emory University in Atlanta. "Or they sometimes would show two females having sex together, and would say, 'The females are very affectionate.' " Then in 1999, Bruce Bagemihl published "Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" (St. Martin's Press), one of the first books of its kind to provide an overview of scholarly studies of same-sex behavior in animals. Bagemihl said homosexual behavior had been documented in some 450 species. Last summer, the book was cited by the American Psychiatric Association and other groups in a "friend of the court" brief submitted to the Supreme Court in Lawrence vs. Texas, a case challenging a Texas anti-sodomy law. The court struck down the law. In his book, Bagemihl describes homosexual activity in a broad spectrum of animals. He asserts that while same-sex behavior is sometimes found in captivity, it is actually seen more frequently in studies of animals in the wild. Among birds, for instance, studies show that 10 to 15 percent of female western gulls in some populations in the wild are homosexual. Among mammals, male and female bottlenose dolphins frequently engage in homosexual activity, both in captivity and in the wild. Homosexuality is particularly common among young male dolphin calves. One male may protect another that is resting or healing from wounds inflicted by a predator. When one partner dies, the other may search for a new male mate. Male and female rhesus macaques, a type of monkey, also exhibit homosexuality in captivity and in the wild. Males are affectionate to each other, touching, holding and embracing. Females smack their lips at each other and play games like hide-and-seek, peekaboo and follow the leader. And both sexes mount members of their own sex. Some scientists say homosexual behavior in animals is not necessarily about sex. Marlene Zuk, a professor of biology at UC Riverside and author of "Sexual Selections: What We Can and Can't Learn About Sex From Animals" (University of California Press, 2002), notes that scientists have speculated that homosexuality may have an evolutionary purpose, ensuring the survival of the species. By not producing their own offspring, homosexuals may help support or nurture their relatives' young. "That is a contribution to the gene pool," she said. Janet Mann, a professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University who has studied same-sex behavior in dolphin calves, says their homosexuality "is about bond formation, not about being sexual for life." She said studies show that adult male dolphins form long-term alliances, sometimes in large groups. As adults, they cooperate to entice a single female and keep other males from her. Sometimes they share the female, or they may cooperate to help one male. "Male-male cooperation is extremely important," Mann said. The homosexual behavior of the young calves "could be practicing" for that later, crucial adult period, she added. Scientists warn about drawing conclusions about humans. "For some people, what animals do is a yardstick of what is and isn't natural," Vasey said. "They make a leap from saying if it's natural, it's morally and ethically desirable." But he added: "Infanticide is widespread in the animal kingdom. To jump from that to say it is desirable makes no sense. We shouldn't be using animals to craft moral and social policies for the kinds of human societies we want to live in. Animals don't take care of the elderly. I don't particularly think that should be a platform for closing down nursing homes." What the animal studies do show, Zuk observed, is that "sexuality is a lot broader term than people want to think." "You have this idea that the animal kingdom is strict, old-fashioned Roman Catholic," she said, "that they have sex just to procreate." In bonobos, she noted: "you see expressions of sex outside the period when females are fertile. Suddenly, you are beginning to see that sex is not necessarily about reproduction." [/I] - [url]http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/02/07/MNG3N4RAV41.DTL[/url] [color=darkslateblue]As of this point, my instinctive opinion on the whole thing is that since animals do it, it is a natural thing. However, I would also understand the other viewpoints. Ideas?[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Ho hum. I love this saying: religions don't pervert people, people pervert religions. Whoever said it is amazing. As for my personal opinions on homosexuality, they're basically similar to the ones many people here have voiced. I don't have a problem with homosexuals and I don't have a problem with people that are against homosexuality on a religious base, either. If someone wants to follow their faith, whatever. Of course, there is a fine line between being against homosexuality and actually harrassing and beating up homosexuals because they're a sin against god (which, of course, if the most hypocritical thing to do if you are indeed a Christian who has done this). If people want to have rallies against gay marraige, they have the right to. If people want to rally for gay marraige, they have the right to. I don't care about what kind of people rally about what kind of idea, but there is also a difference between rallying and the actual political decisions. I think that's where the problem lies, but at the same time, mixing religious ideas with political deicions is inevitable. We elect our representatives based on if we think they're moral ideas are ideal to lead our country or city or whatever place. However dumb or stupid we may think the other political party may be, the US has a 'majority-rules' base. At the same time, I support gay marraiges, so the best I can do as a 15 year old high school student is try and influence people around me to see gay rights in the same light as me. Hopefully in 30 years or something gay marraige will be a norm. Every civil rights movement has had a hard time justifying itself, so it's logical that gays would have the same problem. I mean, 50 years ago, interracial marraige was illegal in many states. :][/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Word of advice to anyone who is debating whether to see this movie: don't. It's a waste of your time and money. Now I wish I picked Rent instead of watching Aeon Flux. The movie is like something picked out of a dump and randomly dumped into theatres. Paramount didn't even release it to critics early. It's like the one-legged drug-induced step-cousin of the original cartoon. Yeah, it can look [i]cool[/i] sometimes (and that is something highly based on personal opinion), but it doesn't matter, considering the rest of the movie is bleh. Charlize Theron looks dead half the time, and her character is as dull, lifeless, and 2D as a piece of paper. Then you wonder how the hell Charlize Theron ever won an Oscar. The dialogue is lame. The narrative is choppy. SOMEHOW this movie grabbed 13 million over the weekend. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] [url]http://www.copicmarker.com/[/url] is the main website for buying copic markers online. You can shop for them individually or in packs, and you can browse each individual color. :] Hope I helped.[/color]

[QUOTE=Lore][color=#333333][font=trebuchet ms]Lol. YOU try to keep Emma Watson from looking hot. [...] This is my favorite HP movie so far, and I think they did it very well. Sorry, but I'm not willing to go see a ten hour movie. Not even one with Robert Pattinson as Cedric "Handsome" Diggory. ([i]Maybe[/i] if we'd've had Sean Biggerstaff...) Am I horrible, or what? Heh. I'm happy that we got to see more of Neville. [/color][/font][/QUOTE] [color=darkslateblue] I love your first sentence. XD So very true. And to this day I still love Sean Biggerstaff. I thought it was a great movie, except I think PoA was just as good as Gof, just in different regards. I do think the beginning of the movie was very choppy, but that's expected. I've actually gotten really annoyed by many of the people screaming bloody murder because they movie didn't follow some book scenes exactly. Seriously, it's a movie, not a page-by-page act of the HP books. I'd probably kill myself if I had to watch a 5-hour long HP movie. Dumbledore was, er... a bit violent. And Hermione seemed really emotional throughout the whole movie. Sort of made me think about whether that was done purposely or it's just the way she acts. But basically, GoF boiled down to me crying over Neville and Cedric. Neville is one of my favorite HP characters, so I loved seeing more of him in this one. Wanted to hug him when Moody [spoiler] showed him the spider under the Cruciatus curse[/spoiler]. I [b]really[/b] hope that in the next HP movie they'll add in [spoiler] the scene where Neville visits his parents and receives that bubblegum wrapper from his mom... that part killed my heart, there.[/spoiler] Cedric... [was undeniably good-looking] and I started to get tears in my eyes when [spoiler] Cedric's spirit came out of Voldemort's wand and asked Harry to return his body back. Yes, I'm a HP dork, and yes, tears were running down by face when Harry returned with Cedric. I'll have to add that Radcliffe's acting during that scene was great. :D[/spoiler] Le sigh. I love Neville so much.[/color]

[color=darkslateblue] *bang head on desk* I've been trying to keep up with AS's FMA, but I keep on forgetting. And I missed episode 34! V_V I wanted to see how they showed that one. Anywho. I will force myself to watch the last 7 or so, seeing that they are some of my favorites. And episode 37. :D Now that I look back on it, episode 36 reminds me why I like Winry so much as a female character. It must be stressful for her, seeing as she's usually in Rizenbul waiting for Ed and Al to come home. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] Right now the only things I'm interested in are Fullmetal Alchemist (anime AND manga) and the Naruto manga. All three have a good storyline (FMA especially... it's pretty much the first of its kind*), and I personally think FMA has the greatest character development ever. The Naruto and FMA manga are readily available to anyone with a quick search on Google (PM me if you're interested), and the FMA anime series is airing on Adult Swim. Of course, it doesn't really take a rocket scientist to find the many bittorrents of the whole series around the internet (and it has about two filler episodes, max). The reason I'm not really recommending the Naruta anime is because there are so many useless filler arcs that you'll probably want to kill yourself half-way through. There's already 100+ episodes, which I wouldn't bother downloading. Best bets for anyone is to just stick to the manga, wait for the current Naruto anime filler arc to be over, and then start watching new episodes after it. *As in the first anime to introduce alchemy as one of the main parts of the show, fresh main character design, the manga is basically amazing times ten, great plot, I freaking love this fandom. [/color]

[QUOTE=Manic Webb] I really hated meeting my Asian friends' parents for the first time. A few of them don't like black people, so it was up to me (Super-Blackie) to represent my entire race quite a few times. I like to think I've moved past that whole mentality, now that I'm no longer a kid.[/QUOTE] [color=darkslateblue] Yee gods, I feel for you. A lot of Asian people can some of the most narrow-minded, discriminatory people out there. Anyways. As an Asian in a predominately white community, I can understand where you're coming from. At the same time, I think you should learn to live with it. It's respectable that you demand respect from your peers, but stereotypes will always survive. I don't think the problem is whether or not people discriminate racially, but just the fact that people will stereotype over anything. Of course, in our cultures, discriminated over ethnicity is considered worse, but I think it's all subconscious. I'm actually working on an oratory speech for debate right now, and my topic is institutionalized racism and personal racial stigmas. A part of my whole thesis is just the idea that people feel a need to categorize and label certain groups. It's just part of the human psyche to automatically go through the process of categorization and signification. A lot of people categorize, then label each group with some value. I do it. The person next to me probably does it. It's very possible that people reading this do it. I've had tons of instances in which I hated people based off of a few things they've done or said. I can't stop myself from thinking it personally, but I sure as hell can stop myself from acting upon those thoughts. And obviously if someone gets good grades, people who don't get good grades will get jealous. Perfectly natural. :] Though I'd have to say I get pissed off by people who are always trying to flaunt their self-imposed intelligence. I know one, and I don't think anyone likes her. [/color]

[color=darkslateblue] For the latest Naruto manga chapter...[spoiler] Yeah, basically Sai called Sakura an ugly b*tch with no sense and Naruto a "no-ball bastard", which sounds lame. Sai keeps on reminding me of Sasuke with amnesia or something. >_> Oh, and... I'm loving all the character changes. Ino looks amazing, as does Shikamaru. Everyone's getting hot. Yay! :D Also I need more Team 8, here. And Lee. And Shika. I happen to love all the main/semi-main characters in Naruto for some reason. I also want to know about Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan. And I just want him back in the manga, too. [/spoiler] And if anyone here is keeping up with US releases of the Naruto anime, did they keep [spoiler] Haku a boy? I've heard mixed replies, so I'm not sure.[/spoiler][/color]