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Call It What You Want...
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...You are still discriminating.
We had reached a point in recent history where I was starting to feel positively about the United States. Our newly elected president is not causing catastrophic fail, unless you are a staunch conservative or someone who has no idea how the economy actually works, our efforts in the middle east seem to be doing something that in a change of direction is not completely bad, and the economy has started to clot where some of the larger wounds were previously bleeding.
I felt especially good when it was announced that Iowa had decided to recognize gay marriage and the rights contained therein. I never questioned the motives rather I was impressed by the hearts and minds of the residents of Iowa who could have stood up and fought. I expected that they would have but they impressed me and shamed me in their openness and tolerance for something that far more "liberal" states had refused to embrace. The shame, of course, came courtesy of the fact that I live in what should have been one of the first states to set in motion such an act.
In the past, I have stated that the word marriage is not important and I do mostly believe that but I also understand that it matters to others. I see that some people want to be married not simply in a civil union. For some it may be about the ceremony but for others it is a validation of their very lives and their personal struggle with who they are and their acceptance in a society that historical fights against change. Hope and change, only months ago this was the battle cry of a nation. Where has that hope and change gone?
Scott McKenzie once sang that there were gentle people in California. I have always been shown that there is a solid base of acceptance and tolerance for the different to the absurd there but that seems to have changed. When California's Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 they struck a blow against the rights we hold dear. They have violated countless US, taxpaying, citizen's rights. Every man woman and child in the United States has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I often rail against the idea that people replace the idea of pursuit with some entitlement to happiness. In this case I am railing against the fact that the very body put in place to protect the pursuit has put a boot on its throat.
Overturn Prop 8. Let people pursue their happiness with someone they love. Please, stop telling us in 6-1 decisions that fear and ignorance steer this country and show the world and posterity that we took a stand against blind fascism in 2009. For those who pin their hate mongering on God: He told us to love one another and not to judge, why are you above that command? Give others the freedom they deserve and that they would gladly give you.
We had reached a point in recent history where I was starting to feel positively about the United States. Our newly elected president is not causing catastrophic fail, unless you are a staunch conservative or someone who has no idea how the economy actually works, our efforts in the middle east seem to be doing something that in a change of direction is not completely bad, and the economy has started to clot where some of the larger wounds were previously bleeding.
I felt especially good when it was announced that Iowa had decided to recognize gay marriage and the rights contained therein. I never questioned the motives rather I was impressed by the hearts and minds of the residents of Iowa who could have stood up and fought. I expected that they would have but they impressed me and shamed me in their openness and tolerance for something that far more "liberal" states had refused to embrace. The shame, of course, came courtesy of the fact that I live in what should have been one of the first states to set in motion such an act.
In the past, I have stated that the word marriage is not important and I do mostly believe that but I also understand that it matters to others. I see that some people want to be married not simply in a civil union. For some it may be about the ceremony but for others it is a validation of their very lives and their personal struggle with who they are and their acceptance in a society that historical fights against change. Hope and change, only months ago this was the battle cry of a nation. Where has that hope and change gone?
Scott McKenzie once sang that there were gentle people in California. I have always been shown that there is a solid base of acceptance and tolerance for the different to the absurd there but that seems to have changed. When California's Supreme Court upheld Prop 8 they struck a blow against the rights we hold dear. They have violated countless US, taxpaying, citizen's rights. Every man woman and child in the United States has a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I often rail against the idea that people replace the idea of pursuit with some entitlement to happiness. In this case I am railing against the fact that the very body put in place to protect the pursuit has put a boot on its throat.
Overturn Prop 8. Let people pursue their happiness with someone they love. Please, stop telling us in 6-1 decisions that fear and ignorance steer this country and show the world and posterity that we took a stand against blind fascism in 2009. For those who pin their hate mongering on God: He told us to love one another and not to judge, why are you above that command? Give others the freedom they deserve and that they would gladly give you.
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Slumdog Scumbag.
1 min read
So the father of Rubina Ali put a 300,000 USD price tag on his daughter. I am only moderately surprised and only marginally disgusted.
I wonder if Angelina and Madonna will get into a bidding war...
I wonder if Angelina and Madonna will get into a bidding war...
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The Oscars
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I love Hugh Jackman, officially, I want to be gay and marry him but I am straight and he would be out of my league anyway.
That aside:
Had the academy bent over much more to suck their own dick they would have fallen off the chair and broken their neck. Trust me, that could happen, not that I have tried I just am just guessing. Seriously, they are actors and actresses, professional liars, and live such squishy lives that they felt compelled to give unwarranted awards to Slumdog Millionaire. It was a very good movie but it was just as seeded with unnecessary sap as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The entire movie just made me wonder why I was still watching it. It was like a series of short films that were designed specifically to tug at our heart strings or in other words it was an Oscar Ringer. I am sure those very situations existed but damn...in a row?
The speeches last night were pretty tame I have to admit but I swear after the first two speeches I thought it was going to be nothing but a parade of self-important fuckos spewing their cause all over the unsuspecting public. I was relieved when virtually no one else made even the slightest move toward being political.
For those who want to dive into the idea that film is some greater platform you'd be dead on but to those who think the Oscars are some greater platform you'd be an idiot. They are an evening of mutual masturbation where pretty people and some pretty ugly people get together and show how much they want to fuck each other in various orifices for their next role.
Do you honestly think Brad Pitt gives a flying fuck about the sound guy from his last movie? If they ran into each other on the street Brad wouldn't even recognize him. That is if Brad Pitt walked instead of floating above all others like the Adonis he is or if he lacked a secret tunnel system that allowed him to just appear.
Anyway, these and most award shows are only appealing to me on the level that I know I will be angered by watching them and then I can feel superior because I am not there whoring myself for attention. Yes, I realize the irony in me saying that as I write this journal entry. At least it is not a rant about some fucking cause like the starving children in Indonesia, people never really feel like they can help but you can. Everyone can help just a little bit and that'll be a big help!
No seriously, fuck the Indonesian children and their mothers. Their mothers are probably pretty hot. Never mind on that one, I just did a quick Google search and it doesn't look like Indonesian women are on average attractive by any stretch.
If I ever had a point it was probably something like:
The Oscars are a city's one off the wrist and the resulting load is their way of feeling like their lives are justified. Sometimes they stupidly say things to make themselves feel even more important and they fail it but we are all guilty of wanting greater recognition sometimes. Well, maybe not me. I am great and know that I am great so I do not need anyone stroking my ego. Of course, if there are any ladies (Anne Hathaway I'm looking at you) who'd like to do a little stroking...
That aside:
Had the academy bent over much more to suck their own dick they would have fallen off the chair and broken their neck. Trust me, that could happen, not that I have tried I just am just guessing. Seriously, they are actors and actresses, professional liars, and live such squishy lives that they felt compelled to give unwarranted awards to Slumdog Millionaire. It was a very good movie but it was just as seeded with unnecessary sap as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The entire movie just made me wonder why I was still watching it. It was like a series of short films that were designed specifically to tug at our heart strings or in other words it was an Oscar Ringer. I am sure those very situations existed but damn...in a row?
The speeches last night were pretty tame I have to admit but I swear after the first two speeches I thought it was going to be nothing but a parade of self-important fuckos spewing their cause all over the unsuspecting public. I was relieved when virtually no one else made even the slightest move toward being political.
For those who want to dive into the idea that film is some greater platform you'd be dead on but to those who think the Oscars are some greater platform you'd be an idiot. They are an evening of mutual masturbation where pretty people and some pretty ugly people get together and show how much they want to fuck each other in various orifices for their next role.
Do you honestly think Brad Pitt gives a flying fuck about the sound guy from his last movie? If they ran into each other on the street Brad wouldn't even recognize him. That is if Brad Pitt walked instead of floating above all others like the Adonis he is or if he lacked a secret tunnel system that allowed him to just appear.
Anyway, these and most award shows are only appealing to me on the level that I know I will be angered by watching them and then I can feel superior because I am not there whoring myself for attention. Yes, I realize the irony in me saying that as I write this journal entry. At least it is not a rant about some fucking cause like the starving children in Indonesia, people never really feel like they can help but you can. Everyone can help just a little bit and that'll be a big help!
No seriously, fuck the Indonesian children and their mothers. Their mothers are probably pretty hot. Never mind on that one, I just did a quick Google search and it doesn't look like Indonesian women are on average attractive by any stretch.
If I ever had a point it was probably something like:
The Oscars are a city's one off the wrist and the resulting load is their way of feeling like their lives are justified. Sometimes they stupidly say things to make themselves feel even more important and they fail it but we are all guilty of wanting greater recognition sometimes. Well, maybe not me. I am great and know that I am great so I do not need anyone stroking my ego. Of course, if there are any ladies (Anne Hathaway I'm looking at you) who'd like to do a little stroking...
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So...
1 min read
Just tired of that other one being on top.
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So...
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Volume I finally hits a properly formatted 130 pages. I decided that was enough so...soon everything that is not that will be out of featured and into the folder for it.
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