Oh yeah I went there!
I fucking love weapons. Not for killing mind you. I just think guns, swords, knives, etc. are fucking awesome. I currently only possess swords and knives... no guns yet. Laws in my state are ridiculously strict and stupid and I have NO intention of registering to the government for firearms. I also have no money... at least not enough for a gun haha.
Anyway two specific stories inspired this post.
The first one is this story: Girl commits suicide with gun.
Okay so this girl obviously has a lot of negative issues in her life (one of them no doubt being compulsory schooling) so she goes into the school bathroom with a gun and blows her brains out. My problem is people seem to be blaming the gun and lax gun laws. This girl was determined to die I think she would have found an alternative method (probably a much more painful method) to kill herself. If she hung herself does that mean we should ban rope from youth or make it incredibly difficult to get a rope? That type of logic works more when someone commits mass murder with a weapon (but it still doesn't fly). She died because she had fail parents and lived in a fail society that insists on forcing young people to be in unnatural socialized groups. The gun was merely a tool just like a knife would have been or a rope.
The second one is this story: Massacre at Brazillian school.
So a fucking nut job goes into what sounds like a middle school shooting at random kids. The first thing that comes to my mind is not, "see how bad guns are!" it is, "damn too bad a teacher didn't have a gun." I'd even go so far as to say, "too bad a student didn't have a gun." but that might be too radical for some people haha. Again... if he had gone in with a baseball bat smashing in the heads of random students there would be very little outcry against bats. Sure I will concede that guns do make it easier to attack people but if the government didn't make it illegal to carry them then it would be easier to defend oneself.
Now tragedies like these are actually very rare (regardless of what paranoid fucking morons say) but if we want something done to prevent them then schools should have some teachers who are trained with firearms and who carry them. Any abuse of this responsibility would result in immediate firing and criminal prosecution. Columbine? Bastards get blown away before they kill more than one or two students or any at all. V-Tech? Hole to the brain. Brazilian school? Pump him full of lead.
I am going to be a teacher one day... I'll be DAMNED if a shooter comes to the school and shoots my students. That won't happen.
Anyway... as stated before I love guns.... so many I want to buy but I will buy them when I move out of my state... my first purchase will probably a realistic weapon for home defense... low stopping power or even loaded with rubber bullets (gotta do research on those though). Of course I would love to just dick around like this guy:
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeks! FPS Russia rules!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
FUCK THE MPAA/ESRB!
I don't have a problem with rating systems themselves. I DO have a problem when these ratings are either enforced by laws or when they have the power to force an artist to change their work... otherwise it won't get known (companies such as Gamestop share the blame here too). I also have a problem when they rate them based on age. The ratings should just be there to summarize what kind of content is in the movie/video game/whatever so that the consumer is not ignorant to the content.
Another problem is that since America is hyper puritanical consensual healthy sex is often rated on par with extreme violence or even rated worse than rape.... here is an example from the recently release movie Sucker Punch (pretty cool movie btw): http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=5928
Let me quote something very telling about the MPAA:
""" I had a very tame and mild love scene with John Hamm... I think it's great for this young girl to actually take control of her own sexuality. Well, the MPAA doesn't like that. They don't think a girl should ever be in control of her own sexuality because they're from the Stone Age... So essentially, they got Zack to edit the scene and make it look less like she's into it. And Zack said he edited it down to the point where it looked like he was taking advantage of her. That's the only way he could get a PG-13 [rating] and he said, "I don't want to send that message." So they cut the scene!"""
I mean WHAT THE FUCK?! If anything we should be filling movies with young girls taking control of their sexuality! Not to mention the MPAA would rather see a young girl being taken advantage of rather than asserting herself and making her choices with her sexuality! This enforces two sexists stereotypes... that men are dirty pigs and that woman are weak. Not to mention the scene wasn't really even sex... but that just shows how ridiculous and unreliable the MPAA is.
So anyway I'd like the MPAA to know that they won't be controlling my kids decisions. I will be like the Spanish father I saw leaving the theater that was showing The Hangover with his seven year old (estimate) daughter. He literally was discussing the movie pretty intelligently with her and while she found it funny she did actually learn some valuable lessons from the movie. THAT is what parents need to do... not totally ban them from information and media... but allow them to watch it and help them make sense of and discuss the content
Young children aside... it is absolutely ludicrous that teens are banned from movies that are deemed *inappropriate". Teens who at one point ruled kingdoms... fought for freedom in wars... had families, farms, houses, jobs... etc. This was before our society started treating teenagers like toddlers. That topic deserves a post itself.
Anyway to finish owning the MPAA I suggest you watch This Film is Not Yet Rated. Great movie.
Onto the ESRB!
The ESRB is the rating system for video games. Just like the MPAA they name the ratings based on age which I have a problem with BUT the ESRB ratings is NOT enforced legally. It is up to the individual store to see if they want to ban the sale of Mature or Teen games to minors. Most stores do have such policies (employees are not allowed to sell Mature rated games to people under 17). I raise the middle finger to these stores but that is their decision. It also keeps me from buying video games from stores... my own little boycott haha.
Problem with the ESRB is it suffers from the same puritanical nonsense as the MPAA (though to a lesser degree thankfully) sexuality and nudity are seen on a similar level as violence. That is stupid.
Nudity and sexuality should not be *explicit* or *for mature audiences/gamers only* I really feel part of the problem with our country is that youth are kept in the dark about sex. This makes them easier to be takn advantage of and makes it more likely they will make ignorant choices. Nudity isn't even sexual... we only see it that way because that is how puritans saw it. Bums.
I didn't even go into the MPAA and their whole *war* against piracy and P2P networks... but yea that deserves it's own post too.
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeks! Don't forget, let your kids see rated R movies!
Another problem is that since America is hyper puritanical consensual healthy sex is often rated on par with extreme violence or even rated worse than rape.... here is an example from the recently release movie Sucker Punch (pretty cool movie btw): http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=5928
Let me quote something very telling about the MPAA:
""" I had a very tame and mild love scene with John Hamm... I think it's great for this young girl to actually take control of her own sexuality. Well, the MPAA doesn't like that. They don't think a girl should ever be in control of her own sexuality because they're from the Stone Age... So essentially, they got Zack to edit the scene and make it look less like she's into it. And Zack said he edited it down to the point where it looked like he was taking advantage of her. That's the only way he could get a PG-13 [rating] and he said, "I don't want to send that message." So they cut the scene!"""
I mean WHAT THE FUCK?! If anything we should be filling movies with young girls taking control of their sexuality! Not to mention the MPAA would rather see a young girl being taken advantage of rather than asserting herself and making her choices with her sexuality! This enforces two sexists stereotypes... that men are dirty pigs and that woman are weak. Not to mention the scene wasn't really even sex... but that just shows how ridiculous and unreliable the MPAA is.
So anyway I'd like the MPAA to know that they won't be controlling my kids decisions. I will be like the Spanish father I saw leaving the theater that was showing The Hangover with his seven year old (estimate) daughter. He literally was discussing the movie pretty intelligently with her and while she found it funny she did actually learn some valuable lessons from the movie. THAT is what parents need to do... not totally ban them from information and media... but allow them to watch it and help them make sense of and discuss the content
Young children aside... it is absolutely ludicrous that teens are banned from movies that are deemed *inappropriate". Teens who at one point ruled kingdoms... fought for freedom in wars... had families, farms, houses, jobs... etc. This was before our society started treating teenagers like toddlers. That topic deserves a post itself.
Anyway to finish owning the MPAA I suggest you watch This Film is Not Yet Rated. Great movie.
Onto the ESRB!
The ESRB is the rating system for video games. Just like the MPAA they name the ratings based on age which I have a problem with BUT the ESRB ratings is NOT enforced legally. It is up to the individual store to see if they want to ban the sale of Mature or Teen games to minors. Most stores do have such policies (employees are not allowed to sell Mature rated games to people under 17). I raise the middle finger to these stores but that is their decision. It also keeps me from buying video games from stores... my own little boycott haha.
Problem with the ESRB is it suffers from the same puritanical nonsense as the MPAA (though to a lesser degree thankfully) sexuality and nudity are seen on a similar level as violence. That is stupid.
Nudity and sexuality should not be *explicit* or *for mature audiences/gamers only* I really feel part of the problem with our country is that youth are kept in the dark about sex. This makes them easier to be takn advantage of and makes it more likely they will make ignorant choices. Nudity isn't even sexual... we only see it that way because that is how puritans saw it. Bums.
I didn't even go into the MPAA and their whole *war* against piracy and P2P networks... but yea that deserves it's own post too.
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeks! Don't forget, let your kids see rated R movies!
Monday, April 4, 2011
I am upset.
About an hour ago I pulled a muscle in my bicep while working out. It was my own stupid fault... on top of this my wrist continues to hurt and it has been hurting for like a month (even after I took a two week break from lifting). I need to see a doctor and I have to stop lifting until I get a good diagnoses.
At least I can still jog... off I go!
UPDATE 4/6/2011
BLAH My bicep is fine but I have tendinitis in my wrist... bummer I need physical therapy and I have to stay off it for like a month.... my beautiful muscles!!!!!!!!!!!! I shall continue to jog and do abs though... always a way!
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeeeks! /blogfaqs
At least I can still jog... off I go!
UPDATE 4/6/2011
BLAH My bicep is fine but I have tendinitis in my wrist... bummer I need physical therapy and I have to stay off it for like a month.... my beautiful muscles!!!!!!!!!!!! I shall continue to jog and do abs though... always a way!
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeeeks! /blogfaqs
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Females/Males and Casual Sex.
It has been a few days since my last post and today I had a great idea for a post... so here it is!
Let me start with a question. Why is it okay for males to have casual sex but for females it is often not okay? I have NEVER heard a legitimate answer that wasn't rooted in sexism. In our society men are often praised and even pushed to have sex with numerous females while females are often insulted for having casual sex (whore, slut, dirty, etc.). This is not good for either gender. I am going to separate this post into two parts giving my perception of the negative effects of these views for both males and females respectively.
Males
Not only does this push males to treat girls who have sex with them casually (one night stands or any out of relationship sex) very poorly and with little respect... but it also pushes them to feel like they need to have sex. It makes men feel unworthy or less of a man if they aren't having a lot of sex or if they happen to be a virgin. I have seen many guys make stupid decisions because of this or they beat themselves up mentally for not having a lot of sex.In our society this also promotes the whole "men are dirty pig" for desiring sex so much. In America sex is still views as a "bad" or "dirty" thing. Most parents don't even tell their children what a penis or vagina is... they prefer to give those parts pet names (a very stupid idea I might add). So obviously when men are pushed to have sex in an anti-sex society men often get slapped with the label "pig".
Females
It is a fact that females desire sex as much as men do. They also have the nerves to make sex pleasurable for them. Yet again thanks to puritanical America shit gets fucked up. Females are supposed to be "clean" and not have sex except if they are in a serious relationship or married. We can already see the implications of this view. Any female who has casual sex is automatically viewed as dirty. Not only do men enforce this stereotype but women do as well... often worse than men do. Parents often resist teaching their daughters about sex much more than for their sons. Daughters are not given nearly as much freedom as sons are when it comes to dating and boys. This creates many problems including, sneakiness, lying, anger, and self-hate.
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This particular problem literally surrounds me. My Albanian family tries to be traditional and typically daughters are literally forbidden to have boyfriends while sons are given a ridiculous amount of freedom compared to girls. I will make a post specifically about my families situation one day.
So listen guys... stop calling girls sluts and whores.... think about it, without the girls that like to have sex and one night stands it would be significantly harder to have more sexual partners... something that would bother me personally. Ladies please treat your fellow female with respect. Whether it be jealousy or desire to ride high on your moral horse please remember that you too like to have sex and stop pretending you are better because you resist a harmless basic instinct.
In our day and age we have lots of methods of birth control and we can get ourselves checked for disease. Just remember to keep an eye on your drinks!
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeks!!! Don't forget to wear your hats!
Let me start with a question. Why is it okay for males to have casual sex but for females it is often not okay? I have NEVER heard a legitimate answer that wasn't rooted in sexism. In our society men are often praised and even pushed to have sex with numerous females while females are often insulted for having casual sex (whore, slut, dirty, etc.). This is not good for either gender. I am going to separate this post into two parts giving my perception of the negative effects of these views for both males and females respectively.
Males
Not only does this push males to treat girls who have sex with them casually (one night stands or any out of relationship sex) very poorly and with little respect... but it also pushes them to feel like they need to have sex. It makes men feel unworthy or less of a man if they aren't having a lot of sex or if they happen to be a virgin. I have seen many guys make stupid decisions because of this or they beat themselves up mentally for not having a lot of sex.In our society this also promotes the whole "men are dirty pig" for desiring sex so much. In America sex is still views as a "bad" or "dirty" thing. Most parents don't even tell their children what a penis or vagina is... they prefer to give those parts pet names (a very stupid idea I might add). So obviously when men are pushed to have sex in an anti-sex society men often get slapped with the label "pig".
Females
It is a fact that females desire sex as much as men do. They also have the nerves to make sex pleasurable for them. Yet again thanks to puritanical America shit gets fucked up. Females are supposed to be "clean" and not have sex except if they are in a serious relationship or married. We can already see the implications of this view. Any female who has casual sex is automatically viewed as dirty. Not only do men enforce this stereotype but women do as well... often worse than men do. Parents often resist teaching their daughters about sex much more than for their sons. Daughters are not given nearly as much freedom as sons are when it comes to dating and boys. This creates many problems including, sneakiness, lying, anger, and self-hate.
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This particular problem literally surrounds me. My Albanian family tries to be traditional and typically daughters are literally forbidden to have boyfriends while sons are given a ridiculous amount of freedom compared to girls. I will make a post specifically about my families situation one day.
So listen guys... stop calling girls sluts and whores.... think about it, without the girls that like to have sex and one night stands it would be significantly harder to have more sexual partners... something that would bother me personally. Ladies please treat your fellow female with respect. Whether it be jealousy or desire to ride high on your moral horse please remember that you too like to have sex and stop pretending you are better because you resist a harmless basic instinct.
In our day and age we have lots of methods of birth control and we can get ourselves checked for disease. Just remember to keep an eye on your drinks!
Peace, Love, and Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeks!!! Don't forget to wear your hats!
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