The Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner
| Fan Club | |
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| Name: | The Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner (BRAWS, B.R.A.W.S.) |
| Dates: | late 1990s |
| Founder(s): | Elizabeth Ann Bardawill |
| Leadership: | |
| Country based in: | the founder was Canadian |
| Focus: | Walter Skinner |
| External Links: | The Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner |
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The Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner was an early X-Files fan club with a focus of the character Walter Skinner.
It was not an estrogen brigade but functioned a bit like one.
The B.R.A.W.S. website contained no photographs: "Due to copyright laws, I cannot post any photos of the infamous BVD-Jockeys scene from the episode, ZERO SUM. I run the risk of getting shut down if I did post it, and as it is, I'm almost crossing the line into forbidden territory so I really do not want to take the risk. You would not want this page to be shut down would you?"
About
B.R.A.W.S or more plainly, Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner, is an online cult/activist group of X-Philes dedicated to the character advancement of FBI Assistant Director Walter Skinner. Why:
We feel that the character of A.D. Skinner is underutilized in the X-Files Series and B.R.A.W.S. was formed to lobby the series writers and its creator, Chris Carter, to stop the gratuitous abuse of Walter via macing, beatings, and shootings and so enhance Mitch Pileggi's role in the X-Files (and gratuitous chest scenes are optional long as the character is given jucier parts... B.R.A.W.S. members are comprised of terribly witty, charming, literate followers of the Surly Pectoral God of the FBI. These mervellous women are highly intelligent females with a discerning taste in men.(The Surly Pectoral God of the FBI is the cult's proper address for Assistant Director Walter Skinner.).
The members of B.R.A.W.S. congregate in the Walter Skinner Topic at the Official X-Files Web Site.
Some Filks, Songs, Tests and Lists
The "B.R.A.W.S. Theme Song" and "An Ode to Chris Carter for the Shirtless Skinner in Tunguska," as well as "The Surly Pectoral Test" can be found at The Broad Reform Advocates for Walter Skinner.
Welcome Letter
Dear _____________, (aka New Found BRAWS Handmaiden)
Welcome to the flock of the BRAWS Cupcake Corps. Our mission Statements, Directives and Wholly texts are included on this site for your enlightenment.
There are no fees and consequenly no real benefits to being a BRAWS member except the knowledge you are a woman with very discrimnating taste in men and a chance to hang with some very fun people at the Walter Skinner Topic from The Official X-Files Forum. So why not come on over and say hi!?
'B.R.A.W.S. is not a brigade. It's a crusade.' We want to see Mitch Pileggi's career flourish and for Walter Skinner to be seen as more than just a 'hardass with a heart'. Oh yeah...well...there is that thing for pectoral muscles we keep going on about... but it's NOT all physical...no, really, I DO mean that...
We BRAWS have made each other laugh and think as we have crossed cultural and physical borders while meeting at the Skinner Topic. We have two things in common, a deep interest in Walter and his future character development and a lust fixation for The Surly One that often involves bake goods. (I personally have a major cash bet on for a Skinner/Scully Smooch-a-thon.)
The BRAWS Web Page is a sampling of silliness that BRAWS members have indulged in at the Skinner topic.
There is also information on Surlycon but I doubt Mitch is going to come ......not unless he's wearing full body armor anyway. Still it promises to be a good time, even (dare I say it...) a religious experience.
Anyway...Welcome to the wonderfully weird world of Wally Bunnies and other Skinner sillyness. I have not met Mitch, since I prefer to worship him from afar. (Actually its because of being in Canada. We don't get XF Cons) I just send him t-shirts or boxer shorts on behalf of BRAWS once in awhile. There are alot of inside jokes here so if something doesn't make sense, well...just son't worry about it.
Enjoy and Hail Skinner
Bard
Elizabeth Ann BardawillAgenda
1. Walter is the "Surly Pectoral God of the FBI" or SPG for short
2. We pay homage to him by Sacrificing bottles of Bactine. (Vaporub'll do in a pinch)
3. BRAWS members with major lust/hormonal tendencies are called "Handmaidens"
4. Our major goal is to promote the Pectoral One(Mitch Pileggi/Skinner) and petition the folks at 10-13/X-Files or Chris Carter's minions via the FEEDBACK option that we wanna see more Skinner, ie-in stories/episodes, conventions, articles, and posters, mugs, etc.
5. Try to Submit topical contributions of limericks, poems, stories, whatever to get us through through those dry Skinner Periods.
6. Have loads of hopefully non-offensive fun while doing this. Defend his honour by means of the BRAWS Paramiltary Unit with razor wit and snide comments to those who slander our SPG.
7. Motto: Support BRAWS!!!
8. General Insult/defense phrase - 'Pucker up and kiss my ASSistant Director'
9. Debate, analyze, and exchange ideas about the SPG and use "constructive crit' to enhance the character of Walter Skinner
The 10 Directives
1. ) BRAWS shall not have any God before The Surly One
2. ) BRAWS shall not covet others Wally Bunnies, or husbands, or boyfriends even if they do look like Mitch.
3. ) BRAWS shall not take the fame of The Surly one for granted.
4. ) BRAWS shall not kill, but BRAWS can bite and leave marks.
5. ) BRAWS shall not piss Fresca Girl unless wearing full Body Armour at the Time.
6. ) BRAWS shall keep the day of April 5th (Mitch's Birthday) as a Holy Day, and celebrate accordingly. (I.E. dance naked poolside and sacrifice Bactine.)
7. ) BRAWS shall badger the M.M.F. (Chris Carter) for morte Skinner episodes.
8. ) BRAWS shall not Steal, unless thou art Bard, who can do so no matter what Natlark says.
9. ) BRAWS shall show due reverance for SPG/His Mitchlyness and keep his Chesthairs holy.
10. ) BRAWS shall tastefully promote the Surly Pectoral God/His Mitchlyness to the best of their abilities.
If thou keepest these directives, thou shall attain the BRAWS Valhalla and be forever laidback.