Just came across a blog today that was talking about how Twilight ruins lives. Apparently girls who don't deserve to be called woman are actually leaving their relationships because it pales in comparison to the perfect Edward Cullen. Wait...are you kidding me?!?!? No joke, a guy made a comment that said he'd been with his girlfriend for 7 years! and they had just bought a house together until....TWILIGHT! dum dum dummmm! Which made her leave him. Another guy wrote he was scared because his girlfriend was reading Twilight and would regularily question him with things like, "Why aren't you more like Edward?" or, "Why can't you be romantic like Edward?" and even, "Why don't you have golden eyes and sparkling skin like Edward?" I am forever confused.
For anyone out there who actually knows and loves literature, I beg of you to go and read Twilight and tell me what you think, because I am beginning to feel like a crazy person. Not only is the entire events portrayed garbage, the writing! Oh god the writing is SOOOOOOOOOOO sososososososoooo BAD! But of course, that doesn't matter to too many people when Edward is saying things like, "Look after my heart; I've left it with you."
This book is basically the insecure girl's BIBLE. Of course you're super hot and desirable by everyone when you've been convinced your entire life that you're ugly, plain and out of shape. Of course everyone wants to be your friend when you were thinking you've never had friends before due to your lack of personality. And of course the hottest guy will have waited 100 years for you, is super rich, ever-lasting and, most importantly, prefers brunettes. What? A man who isn't attracted to good looking peole with fun personalities? I guess there is someone out there for me! (Says the millions of 13 year old girls everywhere)
The fact that Twilight is a love story and is most popular with adolescent kids says a lot to me. The book never one time shows any real example of love. And they are so BORING! Edward talks like an Encyclopedia. "Oh Bella, I've noticed that you are menstrating, and I was pondering whether or not it'd be appropriate if I could extirpate the blood throughout the entire process...into my mouth."
"Edward, you're not supposed to know I have a vagina! God, I'm so embarrased."
"If I could dream, I'd dream of you. I'm not ashamed."
That conversation has more substance than any in the book though. Oh well, I guess creativity can only be lowered a certain amount on request. Damn.
I thought reading the books was bad, but this obsession every teenage girl feels towards it is driving me insane. We get it, your going through puberty, you're at the stage where you hate and doubt yourself, yet at the same time you're horny, and ashamed of being horny. A guy like Edward coming along giving you the idea that you have a chance at anything like him is obviously very appealing to people who:
1. Have never been in love (and in a relationship that verifies that love)
2. Have never had sex (real sex with someone who loves you back)
3. Have never been happy with their looks and body (!!!!!!!!)
And unfortunately, this relates to A WHOLE LOT of people. This is what our world is comprised of. Scared? I am. Seriously, I really am. I know I've got some serious worries when I can read something like, "When he told me his doctor's name was Cullen, I instantly thought of 22 different ways I could injure myself." or "I used all my college money to buy a Volvo. My parents don't know."
Twilight doesn't just ruin lives. It is single-handedly diminishing the intelligence of millions.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Jealous Much?
Being a girl, one of the worst things that you have to go through is the jealousy of others. And no, it's not really conceded to say other people are jealous of you, because when people act a certain way towards you there's no other explanation. Unfortunately for me, my family moved around alot during middle and high school, so constantly having to meet new groups of girls was agony. Why is it that girls treat each other so poorly? Guys don't really...and if they find out the other isn't as bad as they thought, they're cool. With girls, you can have a "good" friend for years and she'll kick you while you're down the first chance she gets. I feel like the greatest and ongoing challenge of my life is finding girls who are genuinely nice. So, let me just share to you some times when I've had to come across stupid jealousy!
I moved and had to switch schools during the end of middle school, which I was not happy about. Well, at least our house was alot bigger, but still. I was miserable since all of my friends lived on the other side of town going to a school I couldn't go to. When I first moved, it was just before the school year and I actually became friends with a group of kids that all lived on my new street. So when I found out one of my new friends was going to be in the same school and grade as me, I felt a little bit more relieved. But of course, once school came around, everything changed.
Turns out my new friend was a popularity whore, and she finally got a taste of it when she befriended another girl in her class. We still hung out, but I knew her friend didn't like me, though I never knew why. Eventually I made friends in my class and me and her didn't hang out as much. And then not at all. Then, it came to the point where she and her new friend were constantly ridiculing me in the hallways, and I later found out that they had even started a hate club against me. They spread rumours around that I was a huge slut who liked to touch myself in public among other things. The entire time, I decided to take the high road, since I was confused and shy and new, so I didn't have any balls to defend myself. The reason? Once I started school, apparently a bunch of their guy friends though I was hot, which made them not like me. Then, one of the girls had a crush on a boy at school, and when she let him know, he rejected her by telling her that he actually liked me! So I went through all of that shit for basically nothing. That's girls for you.
In highschool, there was a bunch of girls that would always be together, and unbeknownst to me, all shared a common interest in my boyfriend. One of the more fanatic girls came up to me one day and said, "Who's that guy that you're always with? He's really hot!"
Me: "That's my boyfriend."
Her: "Oh, I didn't know he was going out with anyone. He's so cute."
Me: "Yup, he's going out with me. Sorry."
Then I walked away. Well, after that, she and her friends decided to do the most sensible thing: try even harder to constantly talk and flirt with my boyfriend. And she didn't even cease when I was there! We walked through the hall together one day and all we hear behind us is her calling out his name desperately. He took one look and said, "Am I supposed to know her?" She even had the balls to go up to him later and ask, "Why don't you say hi to me?" She didn't even know him! But of course, that didn't stop her from giving me dirty looks and having her friends come after me and try heckling me in the hallway. While I was lost looking for my class. I got so frustrated with them following behind me and giggling together, that I turned around and yelled, "What the fuck do you want?" and they ran away. It was very immature and didn't really faze me, but it's still a good example of how girls will go through any lengths to be jealous! But, I kinda got the last laugh, cause one of her nicer friends came up to me and told me how she thought I was very nice and pretty and how she had nothing against me, right infront of her bitch friend. The look on her face was priceless!
I know alot of girls have similar stories where girls will try and sabotage their lives, and trust me, I've lost a couple of friends because of it. But, if I could have talked to myself before I went to that first day of a new middle school, I'd tell myself not to worry. Because, when someone is spending their time thinking hateful things about you, you should be proud! If you know you did nothing wrong, then the only explanation is something about you caught their attention hard, and they hate you because they find you vexingly superior in some way, even if they don't want to admit it. And, if you've never had qualms with them until they started harassing you, then automatically you are bigger than them. They mean nothing to you, and you mean hours upon hours of intrusive thoughts in their brains. When you get famous, you may gain 100 fans, but you'll also have to deal with 1000 haters. So, brush it off, hold your head high and ignore it! Just do you, and don't let anyone tell you you're weird. Because honestly, being weird is alot better and funner than being like anyone else. Those girls in highschool will always be unsatisfied with their lives, because there is always someone in the world who has something you may not. Don't spend any of your precious time on this Earth questioning or judging yourself. I live by the meaning of my name: God is my only judge. And although I don't believe in God, it means, to me, that I don't care about anyone judging me, and I live for myself. You should too.
I moved and had to switch schools during the end of middle school, which I was not happy about. Well, at least our house was alot bigger, but still. I was miserable since all of my friends lived on the other side of town going to a school I couldn't go to. When I first moved, it was just before the school year and I actually became friends with a group of kids that all lived on my new street. So when I found out one of my new friends was going to be in the same school and grade as me, I felt a little bit more relieved. But of course, once school came around, everything changed.
Turns out my new friend was a popularity whore, and she finally got a taste of it when she befriended another girl in her class. We still hung out, but I knew her friend didn't like me, though I never knew why. Eventually I made friends in my class and me and her didn't hang out as much. And then not at all. Then, it came to the point where she and her new friend were constantly ridiculing me in the hallways, and I later found out that they had even started a hate club against me. They spread rumours around that I was a huge slut who liked to touch myself in public among other things. The entire time, I decided to take the high road, since I was confused and shy and new, so I didn't have any balls to defend myself. The reason? Once I started school, apparently a bunch of their guy friends though I was hot, which made them not like me. Then, one of the girls had a crush on a boy at school, and when she let him know, he rejected her by telling her that he actually liked me! So I went through all of that shit for basically nothing. That's girls for you.
In highschool, there was a bunch of girls that would always be together, and unbeknownst to me, all shared a common interest in my boyfriend. One of the more fanatic girls came up to me one day and said, "Who's that guy that you're always with? He's really hot!"
Me: "That's my boyfriend."
Her: "Oh, I didn't know he was going out with anyone. He's so cute."
Me: "Yup, he's going out with me. Sorry."
Then I walked away. Well, after that, she and her friends decided to do the most sensible thing: try even harder to constantly talk and flirt with my boyfriend. And she didn't even cease when I was there! We walked through the hall together one day and all we hear behind us is her calling out his name desperately. He took one look and said, "Am I supposed to know her?" She even had the balls to go up to him later and ask, "Why don't you say hi to me?" She didn't even know him! But of course, that didn't stop her from giving me dirty looks and having her friends come after me and try heckling me in the hallway. While I was lost looking for my class. I got so frustrated with them following behind me and giggling together, that I turned around and yelled, "What the fuck do you want?" and they ran away. It was very immature and didn't really faze me, but it's still a good example of how girls will go through any lengths to be jealous! But, I kinda got the last laugh, cause one of her nicer friends came up to me and told me how she thought I was very nice and pretty and how she had nothing against me, right infront of her bitch friend. The look on her face was priceless!
I know alot of girls have similar stories where girls will try and sabotage their lives, and trust me, I've lost a couple of friends because of it. But, if I could have talked to myself before I went to that first day of a new middle school, I'd tell myself not to worry. Because, when someone is spending their time thinking hateful things about you, you should be proud! If you know you did nothing wrong, then the only explanation is something about you caught their attention hard, and they hate you because they find you vexingly superior in some way, even if they don't want to admit it. And, if you've never had qualms with them until they started harassing you, then automatically you are bigger than them. They mean nothing to you, and you mean hours upon hours of intrusive thoughts in their brains. When you get famous, you may gain 100 fans, but you'll also have to deal with 1000 haters. So, brush it off, hold your head high and ignore it! Just do you, and don't let anyone tell you you're weird. Because honestly, being weird is alot better and funner than being like anyone else. Those girls in highschool will always be unsatisfied with their lives, because there is always someone in the world who has something you may not. Don't spend any of your precious time on this Earth questioning or judging yourself. I live by the meaning of my name: God is my only judge. And although I don't believe in God, it means, to me, that I don't care about anyone judging me, and I live for myself. You should too.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Side Effects Include Death
I can't say I've never done drugs, but I can say I've never done prescription drugs. I guess I could classify myself as a young lady, and I feel the normal perspective on using chemical drugs is a little too lax for me. It's very normal for girls my age to be taking birth control among other things, and I cannot see why! Have you seen the list of side-effects for those things? Magazine ads need a whole other page to fit it all, and it's in a font size 2, maybe. So, I'm just wondering, why?
But it's not just birth control that concerns me, cause it seems people are taking medication for everything. If they're feeling too sad, or if they're too hyper, too active, too lazy or too fat. And think about it, all the latest celebrity deaths have had something to do with prescription medication. Nobody naturally gets a heart attack at the age of 30 when they are seemingly healthy. And yet these drugs are portrayed to us as a completely normal thing. Here, you're tired? Take an ambian. Stressed? Here's some Xanax. Can't get it up? Don't worry, there's Viagra!
I know it's cool how much we can do now-a-days with science, but at the same time, it's kinda scary. I'm not so sure all these chemicals are supposed to go in our bodies, and it's really surprising that some of them are even allowed to be sold, if what they're printing is true. Here are some scary (and kinda funny) effects that could happen to you!
~Birth Control
A treatment for fertility
Heart defects/disease, blood clots, liver tumors, stokes and severe migraines. (not headaches, MIGRAINES! Like they're not severe enough on their own! They've already got their own category pertaining to the pain level difference!)
~Xanax
A treatment for anxiety
Blurred/changed vision, nausea and vomiting, problems with urination, changes in sexual desire or ability, lack of memory of events taken place after a dose, and of course, anxiety.
Changes in sexual desire and ability is probably the strangest one. What does that mean? You'll suddenly be very willing to fuck a toaster? Or do you turn from straight to gay? Or incest isn't so unacceptable to you anymore? But then when you do realize you wanna have sex with your cousin, you won't be able to! Or you'll just experience a "change" in your sexual ability. Oh, and it makes me laugh when one of the side effects to an anti-anxiety pill is more anxiety. Great.
~Ambien
A treatment for insomnia
Strange behavior (overly angry or outgoing), hallucinations, depression and suicidal thoughts. It's also reported to give some people horribly scary, vivid nightmares. Also, people have said to notice complete changes in their whole personality and it's not rare for them to try and commit suicide. It also dangerously heightens your blood pressure level, as well as Xanax.
Other than birth control, these drugs are extremely addictive and if you stop using them after regular use, you WILL go into withdrawal. Not only that, but you can overdose and die!
~Viagra
A treatment for flaccid penises (or ED)
Changes in the way you perceive certain colours, headaches and a large risk of a heart attack. You may develop a dependency and, if used too often, even if you're a healthy young man in his 20's, you will be physically unable to ever get and/or maintain an erection without it.
Just for fun I'm gonna add the one of the only drugs I think anyone can do if they ever wanted to, without the risk of death.
~Marijuana
A treatment for pain, loss of appetite and loss of inspiration
Anxiety, red eyes, dry mouth, increased heart rate. Induces a sense of well-being and a dreamy state of relaxation. You are in danger or being able to enjoy things you wouldn't normally, losing track of time, and more seriously, damage to your respiratory's, which is simply from the act of intaking smoke into your lungs. There are claims of diminished short-term memory, psychological dependency, loss of motivation and impaired judgement. There is still no solid evidence that marijuana has any long-term side effects at all.
So, be careful about what you put in your body because you never know how it will affect you. My advice would be: don't do it in the first place. Don't even try it! Except for weed. Everyone must TRY weed.
I know it's cool how much we can do now-a-days with science, but at the same time, it's kinda scary. I'm not so sure all these chemicals are supposed to go in our bodies, and it's really surprising that some of them are even allowed to be sold, if what they're printing is true. Here are some scary (and kinda funny) effects that could happen to you!
~Birth Control
A treatment for fertility
Heart defects/disease, blood clots, liver tumors, stokes and severe migraines. (not headaches, MIGRAINES! Like they're not severe enough on their own! They've already got their own category pertaining to the pain level difference!)
~Xanax
A treatment for anxiety
Blurred/changed vision, nausea and vomiting, problems with urination, changes in sexual desire or ability, lack of memory of events taken place after a dose, and of course, anxiety.
Changes in sexual desire and ability is probably the strangest one. What does that mean? You'll suddenly be very willing to fuck a toaster? Or do you turn from straight to gay? Or incest isn't so unacceptable to you anymore? But then when you do realize you wanna have sex with your cousin, you won't be able to! Or you'll just experience a "change" in your sexual ability. Oh, and it makes me laugh when one of the side effects to an anti-anxiety pill is more anxiety. Great.
~Ambien
A treatment for insomnia
Strange behavior (overly angry or outgoing), hallucinations, depression and suicidal thoughts. It's also reported to give some people horribly scary, vivid nightmares. Also, people have said to notice complete changes in their whole personality and it's not rare for them to try and commit suicide. It also dangerously heightens your blood pressure level, as well as Xanax.
Other than birth control, these drugs are extremely addictive and if you stop using them after regular use, you WILL go into withdrawal. Not only that, but you can overdose and die!
~Viagra
A treatment for flaccid penises (or ED)
Changes in the way you perceive certain colours, headaches and a large risk of a heart attack. You may develop a dependency and, if used too often, even if you're a healthy young man in his 20's, you will be physically unable to ever get and/or maintain an erection without it.
Just for fun I'm gonna add the one of the only drugs I think anyone can do if they ever wanted to, without the risk of death.
~Marijuana
A treatment for pain, loss of appetite and loss of inspiration
Anxiety, red eyes, dry mouth, increased heart rate. Induces a sense of well-being and a dreamy state of relaxation. You are in danger or being able to enjoy things you wouldn't normally, losing track of time, and more seriously, damage to your respiratory's, which is simply from the act of intaking smoke into your lungs. There are claims of diminished short-term memory, psychological dependency, loss of motivation and impaired judgement. There is still no solid evidence that marijuana has any long-term side effects at all.
So, be careful about what you put in your body because you never know how it will affect you. My advice would be: don't do it in the first place. Don't even try it! Except for weed. Everyone must TRY weed.
The Slow and Painful Death of a Language
I know we all have email and cellphones now that make communicating a lot easier, but the act of speaking out of your mouth face to face with another human being is my preferred form of communication. Having a blog, I feel I should write everything out just as I would say it, and that's PROPER. I'm not totally against the use of slang, because in some ways it really has progressed our language, as well as the fact that different slang words can personify a certain era in time or a certain group of individuals. But, as of late, the average person has had to witness the complete butchery of the English language. It's to the point now that I cannot even understand people when they talk, and their first and ONLY language is ENGLISH! And the thing that horrifies me the most is, this is not rare; it's common! And not only common, but it's gone so far that people couldn't even pull out the actual proper way of speaking if they had to - because they don't know how! And despite what every rapper tells me, sounding like an idiot is not attractive AT ALL.
The decline in our language is a huge representation of society today; lazy and stupid. There are some who don't seem to find it to be as big a deal as I think it is. I don't wanna be that person who has troubles following a conversation because I'm trying not to keep tally of all the grammatical errors. So, I'm just gonna point out a couple of language rules that you fluent English speakers probably don't know, or don't care to practise.
1. The use of the word 'unique'
Think of the word unique like the word first. You cannot be the "most first" at anything, nor can you be "really first". You are either first or not. Same with unique. As well as infinite, complete and other definite words. Saying the "most unique" is like saying the "most dead". It's wrong.
2.Imaginary Words
These words are used so often, you'd never think that they actually don't exist!
-Hung. This is slang at it's finest. The only recently accepted way to use this word i, if you're "hung" up on someone, or you're talking about a man with a large penis. If you wanna say,"I hung up the phone," or, "He hung himself," you are wrong. It's "hanged". I hanged up the phone just as the man hanged himself. Just like "banged" isn't "bung".
-Brang. I had to look this one up, because I don't see how anyone could think this was a word, or come across a time when they feel they need to use it. But I guess someone might say something like, "Yesterday I had a party and Mary brang the dessert." HAHA...do I even need to correct this? (By the way, it's BROUGHT for those unfortunate enough not to know.)
3. You, I and me
I think most of us know this but find it easy to screw up. But you'd be surprised how many times I see on T.V. talk shows and even scripted shows where they're reading off of pre-written cue cards and still manage to get it wrong. Here's an example of how we commonly get mistaken in speech.
"Me and my friend went to the mall."
"The homeless man jumped right in front of my friend and I."
The easiest way of spotting an incorrect sentence is to take out the second person, so then it becomes,
"Me went to the mall." and "The homeless guy jumped right in front of I."
Doesn't really make sense does it? So, let's get it right people! Especially if your on T.V., cause it really makes you look retarded to someone with any kind of intellect.
4. Abbr. that make no sens.
This is basically absent in Canada (thank heavens!), but in America certain States use the term "Ya'll". So, going along with the rules of English, that would mean "ya'll" means "you all". And "you all" obviously must be used when addressing more than one person! So, am I the only one that finds it troubling that Dr. Phil ALWAYS says "ya'll" when addressing one person? Like, okay her and who? Who else are you talking to? Are you sure that "Dr." title isn't just a load of bullshit. Wait no, you got your diploma in the U.S.A. Ah, that makes more sense.
5. Mispronouncing
I admit, English isn't the easiest language to learn....when you have a different first language. For anyone who was born and raised to speak English first, there's hardly an excuse. So, some words can be tricky because how they are spelt and how they are said are sometimes nearly foreign to English usually because they are derived from another language. So let's go through a few that are commonly misused.
Foyer: is a French word we associate with the entrance space of a house. But, it is NOT said as it's spelt. In French, a word ending in "er" is actually pronounced A. Not ahhh but actually saying the letter A. So its foy-ay. Not foy-er. Never foy-er. Just don't do it, it's really stupid. Like calling a croissant a crescent. Oh, that's another one. Its Cra-saw...kinda. It's hard to spell out but trust me, I've studied French for over 6 years. It's kinda like saying Cra-song but cutting the G sound very short.
Mischievous: Mis-che-vous. Not mis-chee-vee-us. Miss-che-vis. Got it?
Colonel: Okay, this one even had me confused, and I can honestly think of no reason why it's even spelt or said like this at all. Maybe at first it was supposed to be pronounced Col-o-nel...but it's actually kernal. KERNAL. Yeah...i dunno. There's not even one R.
6. I don't like "U"
This is the one that gets to me the most because the U.S. has gone and made it official: they can't speak or write English if their lives depended on it because, they're dictionaries carry a whole new way to spell words from one of the most intricate and established languages in the world. Basically they went and fucked up something that was already accepted and used in many countries of the world because they can't process the letter "U" for some unknown reason. This list is endless, but here are a bunch of words that were stupidly changed for a bunch of stupid people:
Colour. (U.S. version = color)
Favourite to favorite
Honour to Honor
Unnecessary? Yes, very much so. Only in America can you teach your people a language wrong when everyone else is being taught the same language properly. How embarrassing!
7. Mr. Bush, you're wrong!
George W. Bush is a perfect example of American education gone wrong. Nearly every word that's not extremely simple is mispronounced by this guy. But hey, you don't have to know how to speak the only language you've ever been taught to run a country. Obviously that has no significance to your intelligence. Geez. Anyways here's some blunders:
- New-Cue-Lar. You'd think he'd at least try and learn a word he used as often as this one, but...no. So if YOU wanna say it and not look like a dumb ass, its pronounced New-Clear. That's it. Much simpler, and now that you hear it, doesn't it make more sense?
-Eye-Rack. So, apparently when Americans see a word that starts with I, they totally forget what to do with it. Oh and that's "it", not Eye-t. Er-rack. Err as in "ir" remember? It's a fir tree not a fire tree right? So Eye-rack makes no sense at all and just makes you look like you can't read.
8. Redundancies
Making redundancies doesn't make your point sound stronger, but makes you look like a fool. Just like you can't "rewind it back" (since the word rewind already implies going back), here are some common flubs.
Irregardless. Regardless means not regarded. For irregardless to make sense, it'd have to mean with regards. It's like saying shes anti-antisocial. Which means she is social? Do you think other languages have people fucking it up this bad? We really killed it dead.
So, if this has opened your eyes any bit, make sure you practise it and learn how to speak. In this day and age we don't have to settle for anything less than correct. And once you know the language, THEN you can alter it and slang it up all you want. But if there's ever a point in your life when you'll have to speak in front of people who expect the right usage of the English language, there is absolutely NO reason why you shouldn't be able to.
The decline in our language is a huge representation of society today; lazy and stupid. There are some who don't seem to find it to be as big a deal as I think it is. I don't wanna be that person who has troubles following a conversation because I'm trying not to keep tally of all the grammatical errors. So, I'm just gonna point out a couple of language rules that you fluent English speakers probably don't know, or don't care to practise.
1. The use of the word 'unique'
Think of the word unique like the word first. You cannot be the "most first" at anything, nor can you be "really first". You are either first or not. Same with unique. As well as infinite, complete and other definite words. Saying the "most unique" is like saying the "most dead". It's wrong.
2.Imaginary Words
These words are used so often, you'd never think that they actually don't exist!
-Hung. This is slang at it's finest. The only recently accepted way to use this word i, if you're "hung" up on someone, or you're talking about a man with a large penis. If you wanna say,"I hung up the phone," or, "He hung himself," you are wrong. It's "hanged". I hanged up the phone just as the man hanged himself. Just like "banged" isn't "bung".
-Brang. I had to look this one up, because I don't see how anyone could think this was a word, or come across a time when they feel they need to use it. But I guess someone might say something like, "Yesterday I had a party and Mary brang the dessert." HAHA...do I even need to correct this? (By the way, it's BROUGHT for those unfortunate enough not to know.)
3. You, I and me
I think most of us know this but find it easy to screw up. But you'd be surprised how many times I see on T.V. talk shows and even scripted shows where they're reading off of pre-written cue cards and still manage to get it wrong. Here's an example of how we commonly get mistaken in speech.
"Me and my friend went to the mall."
"The homeless man jumped right in front of my friend and I."
The easiest way of spotting an incorrect sentence is to take out the second person, so then it becomes,
"Me went to the mall." and "The homeless guy jumped right in front of I."
Doesn't really make sense does it? So, let's get it right people! Especially if your on T.V., cause it really makes you look retarded to someone with any kind of intellect.
4. Abbr. that make no sens.
This is basically absent in Canada (thank heavens!), but in America certain States use the term "Ya'll". So, going along with the rules of English, that would mean "ya'll" means "you all". And "you all" obviously must be used when addressing more than one person! So, am I the only one that finds it troubling that Dr. Phil ALWAYS says "ya'll" when addressing one person? Like, okay her and who? Who else are you talking to? Are you sure that "Dr." title isn't just a load of bullshit. Wait no, you got your diploma in the U.S.A. Ah, that makes more sense.
5. Mispronouncing
I admit, English isn't the easiest language to learn....when you have a different first language. For anyone who was born and raised to speak English first, there's hardly an excuse. So, some words can be tricky because how they are spelt and how they are said are sometimes nearly foreign to English usually because they are derived from another language. So let's go through a few that are commonly misused.
Foyer: is a French word we associate with the entrance space of a house. But, it is NOT said as it's spelt. In French, a word ending in "er" is actually pronounced A. Not ahhh but actually saying the letter A. So its foy-ay. Not foy-er. Never foy-er. Just don't do it, it's really stupid. Like calling a croissant a crescent. Oh, that's another one. Its Cra-saw...kinda. It's hard to spell out but trust me, I've studied French for over 6 years. It's kinda like saying Cra-song but cutting the G sound very short.
Mischievous: Mis-che-vous. Not mis-chee-vee-us. Miss-che-vis. Got it?
Colonel: Okay, this one even had me confused, and I can honestly think of no reason why it's even spelt or said like this at all. Maybe at first it was supposed to be pronounced Col-o-nel...but it's actually kernal. KERNAL. Yeah...i dunno. There's not even one R.
6. I don't like "U"
This is the one that gets to me the most because the U.S. has gone and made it official: they can't speak or write English if their lives depended on it because, they're dictionaries carry a whole new way to spell words from one of the most intricate and established languages in the world. Basically they went and fucked up something that was already accepted and used in many countries of the world because they can't process the letter "U" for some unknown reason. This list is endless, but here are a bunch of words that were stupidly changed for a bunch of stupid people:
Colour. (U.S. version = color)
Favourite to favorite
Honour to Honor
Unnecessary? Yes, very much so. Only in America can you teach your people a language wrong when everyone else is being taught the same language properly. How embarrassing!
7. Mr. Bush, you're wrong!
George W. Bush is a perfect example of American education gone wrong. Nearly every word that's not extremely simple is mispronounced by this guy. But hey, you don't have to know how to speak the only language you've ever been taught to run a country. Obviously that has no significance to your intelligence. Geez. Anyways here's some blunders:
- New-Cue-Lar. You'd think he'd at least try and learn a word he used as often as this one, but...no. So if YOU wanna say it and not look like a dumb ass, its pronounced New-Clear. That's it. Much simpler, and now that you hear it, doesn't it make more sense?
-Eye-Rack. So, apparently when Americans see a word that starts with I, they totally forget what to do with it. Oh and that's "it", not Eye-t. Er-rack. Err as in "ir" remember? It's a fir tree not a fire tree right? So Eye-rack makes no sense at all and just makes you look like you can't read.
8. Redundancies
Making redundancies doesn't make your point sound stronger, but makes you look like a fool. Just like you can't "rewind it back" (since the word rewind already implies going back), here are some common flubs.
Irregardless. Regardless means not regarded. For irregardless to make sense, it'd have to mean with regards. It's like saying shes anti-antisocial. Which means she is social? Do you think other languages have people fucking it up this bad? We really killed it dead.
So, if this has opened your eyes any bit, make sure you practise it and learn how to speak. In this day and age we don't have to settle for anything less than correct. And once you know the language, THEN you can alter it and slang it up all you want. But if there's ever a point in your life when you'll have to speak in front of people who expect the right usage of the English language, there is absolutely NO reason why you shouldn't be able to.
What Can't Be Funny? Muhammed, apparently.
A large group on Facebook proposed for people to participate in the "Draw Muhammad Day", around the same time South Park's recent two part episode (200-201) addressed the conservative and sacred view the Muslim people associate with the prophet. Because of this, both parties received a heavy amount of backlash from Muslim activists and just plain ol' angry Muslims, who are avid on keeping the great prophet unmentioned and faceless. It ended up effecting Muslim people the most with Pakistan banning Facebook all together from their residents. Although this is nowhere near the first time South Park has sparked people's displeasure from all over, this is one issue that seems to be never-ending. It's obviously a very different culture in places such as Pakistan compared to Western Europe and North America, so I can understand the kind of shock that these devotes must have felt. But, don't you think it's without merit? I know that you're not supposed to seek the image of Muhammad as a MUSLIM, but we also have a very different culture and a first amendment that grants us the right to speak our opinion on anything. OKay, I know it's crossing the line if your holding pro-Nazi meetings and maliciously belittling a certain group, but I still think a person should be able to say, "I don't think the Holocaust was such a bad thing" freely, even if the majority of us disagree. And there are some opinions a person can have that seem to be obviously wrong to us, but isn't that the start of something? Believe it or not, most people don't really consider things before they make an opinion, and even if they do they are not capable of fully looking at it from different perspectives because of a number of things. They could have a narrow view due to their upbringing, or they could simply just not be intelligent enough to process a clearer view, and who's to help them realize that if they are banned from even bringing it up? What I mean is, religions like the Muslim religions were established hundreds of years ago and definitely DO NOT apply to the modern ways of life, not matter how you spin it. Religions are always contradictory and all their messages are muddled. Some people look at the story of Abraham as a test of faith, some just see a very unreasonable and cruel God, and some see the entire Bible as a old age bedtime book to scare kids into obeying their parents in a world where the average person didn't even know where the sun went at night or that the world was not flat. We've all been to highschool and had to study Shakespeare, which is a perfect example of grotesque over-analysing. Who's to say that the Muslims aren't being too analytical and stubborn? And is it wrong for me to question that? These are the same people who come to our countries and tell us to build them purely Muslim schools and let them go to school with knifes on them. Religion is a huge part of nearly every country in the world, and I understand your country is very hardcore Muslim, but do you not remember that we were established as being just as hardcore CHRISTIANS? So, how is it not insulting to us that you're coming to our Christian country and telling people they can't wish you a Merry Christmas because it's against YOUR way. Yes, we should be accommodating and people shouldn't have to suffer to come and live here but....you are coming to live HERE. If you want your life to consist of all the same practices and traditions that are considered criminal here than, DON'T COME!! If it's a matter of safety or security that you must move to another country, you should recognize that you are now under different rule and you should accept that fact. You HAVE to accept that fact or you shoudn't be able to come at all. Never would I go to a country like Pakistan and start spitting on their shrines wearing a strapless Army print dress. You just DON'T do that! I dunno about most people but, I'd be studying my little ass off about the customs and shit before I went to a foreign country, so do we not deserve the same consideration? Just cause we won't shoot you on the spot, doesn't mean our laws should be less respected. And you know what, I AM offended when I see woman wearing head scarfs and Burkas, because it is a direct stab at every woman and every right that we CIVILIZED woman fought for. There is no other reason behind that garb other than the fact that their men use it to dominate them. No, we worked hard to be free, we went though many wars and we have many rebel hero's in our history and they are basically coming over with this 'fuck it' attitude. Alot of them come here and don't even learn English, and just live in neighborhoods where they are surrounded with only people from their country. Once again, why even come? So, you know what, we WILL address Muhammad, and if you haven't noticed, never do we discredit him, or mock him, but simply question him. And what a lot of the Muslims don't realize is, they are the ones making it so much of a bigger deal that now, because of their stupid reaction, EVERYONE is forced to address it EVEN MORE. Exactly the thing they're supposedly working against. So now, they've raised a huge interest in Muhammad and what you can and can't do, that now I think we will NEVER stop talking of him and drawing pictures of him until it's okay. Because you know how us humans deal with something banned from us; we work extra EXTRA hard at being able to do what we're constantly told we can't. So, for all you MEN who are using violent threats towards us free-thinkers for forming an opinion on you're over-exaggerated issue, good job, and GOOD LUCK! (not.)
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Celebration of Mediocrity
Never in my life did I think I`d have to live in a world were as early as 16, I felt positive I was much more intelligent than most people in the world. When you generate an opinion, obviously you feel more right than the person who`s against you, but sometimes things are EXACTLY as you see them. It used to be that you had to have considerable talent at something for someone like me to hear about you. Now, that is NOT the case. Especially with entertainers, it seems the focus has changed from raw talent, to looks, riches of family influence. Here are a list of people I can name when I shouldn`t EVER been able to.
1. Kim Kardashian
1. Kim Kardashian
She's rich, beautiful and famous. But WHY? Here's why: after Paris Hilton, people were becoming famous left and right for their lifestyles. She has money, a big ass, and a sex tape. She is very lucky she's so pretty too. Have you heard her talk? Good god! Oh yes, and she's in one of those horrible parody movies where she shows off the fact that she does indeed have absolutely no talent. I think the way she has committed to that fake, stupid and vapid voice is pretty impressive though.
2. Paris Hilton
Not too long ago, she would be #1 on this list, no question. Now, I wasn't even going to include her. Yes, she got famous for no reason too. But after the sex tape and reality show, Paris either stepped up her game, or it was just the presence of Kim Kardashian that made me see that really, she's not so bad. I mean, if you can upstage Paris Hilton in mediocrity...enough said. But, that still doesn't change the fact that Paris Hilton shouldn't be known as more than a relative of the Hilton Hotel founder. The End.
3. Britney Spears
I'm not gonna say I don't think she's worked hard or anything, and I love her songs, but when Britney Spears went into that audition to become a recording artist, they should have said no. She just does not have the vocals. Another example of when vanity comes before talent.
4. Miley Cyrus
I bet if all of our parents gave us the opportunity to have our own show we'd discover that we might be okay at acting and singing. That doesn't mean it should be our career. And maybe her parents should have taught her common decency before they unleashed her into the world. Please know that putting your shoed feet on other people's furniture, even during an interview, is never okay. Learn some manners girl! She still needs a good spanking.
5. Kristen Stewart
I truely believe she should be number one, but she puts in a bit more work than the others so...at least there's that. But the truth is, her father has a lot of power in the showbiz industry, which is why she's an actor. But really, acting, I hope, is the thing she is WORST at. Never have I seen such an awkward person on screen. Never have a heard anyone execute lines so mechanically. I took drama class every year of highschool, and I've still never seen acting that bad. The fact that she is getting paid so much actually makes me angry. Has UNDESERVING ever been better applied?
6. Megan Fox
Everyone can see that you are very pretty, so please, be a model. Don't act.
Everyone can see that you are very pretty, so please, be a model. Don't act.
7. George W. Bush
He's a great example of kids getting it all with the influence of their parents. His, however, is the most extreme case. There are so many things wrong with this man, that I'll have to save it for a post of his own. But I don't even need to list off any reasons why he should have never been president. OK, maybe one: He never legitimately won the first election. That's a big enough reason, but still not as big as what he did AFTER he won.
8. Nicolas Cage
A lot of people are gonna disagree with me on this one, but he can't act for shit. The only time he is watchable is when he's playing a character full of awkward quirks and ticks. Any other time he is incapable of emotion, and his eyes look like he's looking at something far, far away. There's nothing captivating there. And he is also a line butcher like Kristen Stewart; the original.
A lot of people are gonna disagree with me on this one, but he can't act for shit. The only time he is watchable is when he's playing a character full of awkward quirks and ticks. Any other time he is incapable of emotion, and his eyes look like he's looking at something far, far away. There's nothing captivating there. And he is also a line butcher like Kristen Stewart; the original.
9. Elisabeth Hasselback
I know why she's famous! She's the poster child for the stupid, uninformed religious American. She's relatable to people who aren't famous and are not smart. If you've ever seen the View and have an IQ over 50, then you'll agree. You could mark at least two quotes each show to which she says something incredibly stupid that makes no sense. Smart blondes must love her.
10. Robert Pattinson
Kristen Stewart's partner in crime: The complete mockery of the art of acting. Look kids, you don't have to be good at something to have a career in it. Seriously, people are actually willing to pay you any amount of money for your "work"? Fuck you.
So that's the end of my list for now. There are so many others that I can't think of but I'll be sure to keep my eye out. And I did leave out most Disney stars for a reason: there's too many, and they all have the same lack of talent. That seems to be the 'in' thing right now. Oh, and they all have CD's when none of them can sing. i Carly? WHY?
Angelina Jolie
In honour of Angelina Jolie's birthday, I thought I'd write a little bit about my view of adoption, celebrities and charity. First off, I'm gonna say that Angelina is my favorite celebrity. Although I hate to admit how much the average person seems to know about celebrity lives, it's something we just can't get away from. And if I have to know about any of them, I'd like it to be her. Here's why:
1. She's beautiful.
I don't know her, have never talked to her and probably never will. But she is one hell of a person to look at. She is probably the most beautiful person I've seen. Along with Megan Fox. I guess that gives you an idea of my 'type'.
2. She adopts!
I never understand how people can make fun of her and Brad Pitt for having so many children. I don't understand why ALL celebrities don't adopt. They have all that money and could make any child's life so happy. She's said she never planned on having any kids of her own and just wanted to adopt all kinds of different kids. There are so many needy children in this overpopulated world, so I'm glad someone shares my views on this. I find it almost selfish to be having only biological children if you could support an already existing child. It's not fair that one child is produced with the knowledge that they will always to pampered and loved while another is born not knowing if they'll get food or water that day.
3. She donates.
Angelina gives the most out of her paycheck than anyone else since Michael Jackson, to charity. She's also part of the U.N. And she's even said that she believes actors are grossly overpaid. My kind of girl.
4. Poise and Class
Not for one second do I believe that she 'stole' Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston. And even if she did, she has succeeded in beating Aniston in looking classy and respectful. Aniston, you are an ACTOR. Stop talking about Angelina in your interviews, cause it makes you look very pathetic. Your marriage didn't work out. Guess what, 50% of married people go through the SAME THING. Plus, everytime you bring it up, people compare you to Angelina. You should NEVER want a picture of you placed beside Angelina. Trust me.
I just think Angelina is a beautiful person, inside and out. And if her and Brad falling in love is the reason why she's hated then...that just shows you the ridiculous way of the world. She does so much more good than all these people with the extreme power to also do so but don't. So, kuddos to her. Happy Birthday
1. She's beautiful.
I don't know her, have never talked to her and probably never will. But she is one hell of a person to look at. She is probably the most beautiful person I've seen. Along with Megan Fox. I guess that gives you an idea of my 'type'.
2. She adopts!
I never understand how people can make fun of her and Brad Pitt for having so many children. I don't understand why ALL celebrities don't adopt. They have all that money and could make any child's life so happy. She's said she never planned on having any kids of her own and just wanted to adopt all kinds of different kids. There are so many needy children in this overpopulated world, so I'm glad someone shares my views on this. I find it almost selfish to be having only biological children if you could support an already existing child. It's not fair that one child is produced with the knowledge that they will always to pampered and loved while another is born not knowing if they'll get food or water that day.
3. She donates.
Angelina gives the most out of her paycheck than anyone else since Michael Jackson, to charity. She's also part of the U.N. And she's even said that she believes actors are grossly overpaid. My kind of girl.
4. Poise and Class
Not for one second do I believe that she 'stole' Brad Pitt away from Jennifer Aniston. And even if she did, she has succeeded in beating Aniston in looking classy and respectful. Aniston, you are an ACTOR. Stop talking about Angelina in your interviews, cause it makes you look very pathetic. Your marriage didn't work out. Guess what, 50% of married people go through the SAME THING. Plus, everytime you bring it up, people compare you to Angelina. You should NEVER want a picture of you placed beside Angelina. Trust me.
I just think Angelina is a beautiful person, inside and out. And if her and Brad falling in love is the reason why she's hated then...that just shows you the ridiculous way of the world. She does so much more good than all these people with the extreme power to also do so but don't. So, kuddos to her. Happy Birthday
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