"Leave [Jane Austen] Alone!" Or Buy the Point of Babette a Camera

So. You've seen this. (And you should also see this.) You're no doubt weary of all the Britney gossip and even more weary of the people capitalizing on her downward spiral. You should be. After all, media outlets are closing in on another famous victim...

Jane Austen.

They just won't leave her alone. Her work is canon, but there's this. And this. And this. And there's this, too.

Now, someone could open the Jane Austen Thrill Ride, and I think I could cope. However, Stephanie grimaces (sometimes growls) whenever she witnesses another exploitation of her favorite early 19th century author. "Leave Jane Austen alone!" she says.

I think the world should listen to my roommate... and invite her to be a guest on the Maury Povich Show and on Jimmy Kimmel Live. That's why you should buy the Point of Babette a video camera.

Picture this: Stephanie stands in front of a Persian rug, her eyes red. (Strangely enough, her eyeliner is in tact. Perfect.) "How bloody dare you!" she cries. She offers her audience a venomous glare. "After everything Jane Austen has been through! She didn't get married at a time when many women had to get married to secure themselves financially! She was clever when it wasn't necessarily appropriate for her to be that way! Leave her alone!" Stephanie pauses to wipe her eyes. She curls her fingers into fists and screams, "Just leave her alone! More, more, more! That's all you people want! Why do you think she called her novel Sense and Sensibility? Because you people--"

Wait, that doesn't make any sense. You know what I'm getting at here. Stephanie says she wouldn't make that video... but I think she would. We only need a video camera.

So, send us your donations. And leave Jane Austen alone!!!