Friday, 4. July 2008, 10:06:37
rants, life in general
Once upon a time, there was a word. This word was feminist. It used to mean equality for women. The right to vote, equal wages... And the word was good.
Along came the militant "feminists", who stole away the word to put the men-hating nature behind it to mask it. And so, a word was raped and pillaged. And the world wept.
There's a particular type of "feminist" I particularly hate. Specifically, those who drone on and on about objectifying women and how it's wrong and disgusting, only to drool over Heat's Torso Of The Week, eyes bulging. The ones who are outraged at men for looking at women as just body parts... unless, of course, the men turn their attentions to THEIR body parts in which case they're flattered, and reveling in the attention as much as possible, not able to see that they're doing the same thing to them as the women she's gotten so very furious about.
This is not feminism. This is jealousy and insecurity. I don't wanna hear any argument about this point, that's what it is, pure and simple.
Women are bitchy little creatures. They can form lifelong bonds with their girlfriends, be the best and most trustworthy pals ever, but down at their core, most wish to be more desirable than their friends, and will get rather pissed if that doesn't happen. That's... Pathetic.
She says she is brains, not just a body, but the fact of the matter is, she can't help but revel in the gazes upon her.
Personally, I've no problem with women being objectified, to a degree. I mean, women are just as bad, if not worse, than men. Take stripping. Male audiences, female audiences. Both step outta line and grab what they shouldn't. Both can get rather brutal and physical. Fact is, there are more cases of women hurting male dancers by frenzied grabbing and mauling than there are men.
They drool over male body parts just as much as the men drool over females... It's just the men are more socially allowed to broadcast it.
Some actress shows her breasts in a movie. Big deal. I don't see you complaining about male full frontal nudity. At least some of us are consistent - I don't need to see Brad Pitt's ass, or anybody's. I don't get offended - I just don't need to see it. Gratuitous shots in movies piss me off a little, but the fact is that sex sells, to both men and women alike.
Of course, it's a bit different if someone is attached and drooling over other people constantly, without any regard for their partner, but again, women do that just as much. Men are just more public about it. Some of them aren't even all that bothered, some try to fit in with the rest because it's drilled into their heads that that's the way it should be. As long as respect is maintained, don't bitch. And it is possible to find someone sexually attractive and still respect them. All of the successful relationships in the world prove it to be possible.
Just stop bitching because you're jealous that you're not the piece of meat. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. I'm a jealous type, but I readily admit that is because I'm incredibly insecure about myself. I'm working on it. And I'm nothing close to being a hottie, but you know what? I don't care, because the one person I want to find me attractive, sexy, does.
Why would I want anyone else to?
Wednesday, 25. June 2008, 23:25:58
rants, life in general
I get angry at the constant change of the meanings of words. I'm probably going to do a series of them, one by one. Possibly. And by getting angry about the meanings of words, I mean the cause for their shift in definition. This time, it's a word which is apparent all the time.
It's not wrong to love your country. To be proud of where you come from. Not at all. But the word, "Patriot" has evolved from a nice, honourable word into a derogatory term. I'll give you a few of my own, personal examples:
A few years back, we were unfortunate enough to have a rather idiotic drunkard as a housemate. He drank at least 4 litres of chemical-only cider a day. And he thought that Britain was so wonderful. I quote, "No way. If we went to war with America, just us and them, we'd win. I'm not kidding. We'd definately win, because we're better."
Say what??! Look at the population difference between the two. Now look at the military population. And now look at weapons manufacture and sale. Look at finances. Pretty much every resource. Who's got the very large upper hand? Right. We tried to explain this to the freak, but he was adamant, and actually thought we were stupid.
The town we used to live in (incidentally, where said drunkard lived) is rated in the top ten crap towns of England. It is the arson capital, it's crime rate rises, it's exam pass rate drops... It is a cancerous polyp on the anus of the world. I'm not joking. The inhabitants talk in chav, they are incredibly stupid (taking five minutes to calculate change on an electric till has happened numerous times, also they struggle to read) and yet, they think their town is the be-all and end-all of the universe. They think it's bloody Rome!
All the instances of people supporting the war in Iraq. Hate to break it to ya, but nobody's a hero. Sorry. I'll give you a minute to mash the keyboard with your head in angry response.
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Finished? Good. Okay. Now think about the tyrannical leaders in other countries. Can't we help them? Of course not. For one, there's nothing valuable to siphon. Secondly, these countries might actually have the resources to fight back, and we don't want an ACTUAL war, do we? No! We just want to force our way into a country that we feel is an easy take, under the guise of heroism, to basically, pillage, and kill anything nearby.
Who are we to invade next? Zimbabwe? Mugabi's as bad as Hussein... But there's nothing to be gained financially, right?
Nobody would dare invade America, even though George Bush is a fucking tyrant. So don't fucking stand there and act like a hero because you were lied to/having a field day with brutality/too blind to see.
Patriotism, REAL patriotism, is feeling proud without being blinded. Rather the same way love is indescribable, without it being blind also, oblivious to faults right in front of your eyes.
I'm not proud of my country. But I don't hate it entirely either. (The anti-patriotism is just as stupid) . I like the weather here. We get a bit of everything. Our healthcare could be better, but at least we're not paying out of our asses for an x-ray. I don't like Gordon Brown, but things could be far worse.
Kimmie's Final Thought:
I think people need to open their eyes away from the media and public figures, even family members enforcing their own beliefs, and gather their own opinions on everything. The world could be so much better if we weren't so afraid to think.
Wednesday, 18. June 2008, 14:49:17
life in general, silly
The government wants to warn us on the dangers of certain substances. They're not very thorough, and they're fairly hypocritical too - since the products that carry the warnings have huge amounts of taxes that go, you guessed it - to the lovely people working for the British government.
That's probably why they won't incorporate warning labels on such harmful things as McDonalds - they'll not gain money, but a hasty lawsuit. They've decided that pubs will be allowed to sell alcohol at all hours, encouraging drinking at any time. They're doing nothing about the sharp incline in the amount of pre-teens that drink themselves into a stupor, yet they're oh-so-worried about the dangers of cigarettes?
I'm not saying I don't like the ban on public smoking - I support it. As a smoker. It's harmful, definately.
Anyway, the warnings don't work. They actually spur rebellious teens further! So I've come up with a solution...
At least it'll stop the emo kids, right?
Wednesday, 14. May 2008, 19:44:40
life in general
You hear about hero stories everywhere. A random stranger rescues a little boy from drowning in the lake. A passer-by goes into a burning building to rescue someone screaming for help.
Do they do it out of the goodness of their hearts? Or to gain salvation? To get to the afterlife? Or do they do it for their own conscience? Or perhaps if they don't, a reporter or bystander will give them up to the media, they may be persecuted?
Saving a loved one in the way I'm about to describe is a different subject altogether. I'm talking about jumping in front of a bullet, pleading with murderers to take their lives rather than their family members, things like this.
Some hold the belief that the person sacrifices themselves because they cherish their beloved so dearly they relinquish their own life so that they may go on living. Others believe that it is a coward's decision - giving their own life because they could not bear living without their loved one - so that the saved have to live with the pain of losing someone, the guilt crushing them knowing they are living because another died for them... And they live with this the rest of their lives, rather than the hero having to.
What is your opinion on these two different types of situation?
Anonymous heroes.
A dear one sacrificing themselves.
I'd be interested to hear your views.
Wednesday, 7. May 2008, 07:53:51
rants, life in general
It's been a long while since I did one of these posts. I got a few in the works now...
I'm not a follower of women's magazines in particular. I don't give a flying crap about fashion, expensive clothes and fad diets. I'm not much for "shocking real-life stories" and I'm not interested in the sex lives of the staff, and I'm not for celebrity scandal and gossip.
Women's magazines are generally immensely superficial and bitchy. They give out stupid advice to women. But I do read Heat , and it's a weekly rag of mostly celeb stuff. It's a guilty pleasure, and it gives me something to do. A lot of the time I get angry that they're so harsh on people, but admittedly sometimes they're very funny. Sometimes.
Anyway, this week's issue came with a copy of the magazine called More.
Now, I've read a copy or two of this before, and I fucking hate it. It's full of all the bad stuff, particularly stuff on men and how to treat them, and what they way they react to you and talk to you means. I just don't agree with it. And their "experiments" are nonsensical - They did a test to see which gets you drunk more, and in what way - Vodka, Wine or Beer. Firstly, two of the girls were very thin. The third was rather overweight. So the test is not accurate. The results showed that one had more lasting power, one made you more loud, and one made you more flirty.
Um, hello? The way people react to booze is down to their own bodies and minds. Without putting all three drinks to test on each of them, then your "experiment" is fucking stupid - They'll each behave differently when drunk, and they only had one of the three things tested on them.
Also in this issue there was a little article about GTA IV and how it was released last week, and then a list of eight things that will take your boyfriend away from this game.
They've suggested stuff about other games before. Two of the suggestions (used before with other games) are to cut the power and to hide the copy of the game. What the fuck? Yeah, cut the power, it's not like he'll lose everything he's done. If he's saving at the time you cut the power, all saves on the console will be corrupted.
Hide the game? That's mature. How about he hides the fifteen ounces of makeup you apply daily and take so much wasted time over? How would you like that?
Another suggestion was to model new sexy underwear for him, and if he's not bothered, "you're in trouble, because that's very bad news". Well, he's seen you in underwear before. He's busy doing something, how would you like to be distracted when you're concentrating? If he sees you and doesn't stop playing, it doesn't mean he doesn't find you gorgeous. But a boyfriend is not there to stop whatever he is doing simply to drool over you, you idiot!
The last suggestion I will tell you about is they recommend you ask many questions like, "Is that one you? What are you doing? Which button fires?" until he gets pissed off and gives up. Really!
Here's a suggestion, ladies. Try to enjoy the things he enjoys. You'll gain a lot more from it that way. Failing that, why don't you write a one-sided, exaggerated letter about it to More, so they'll advise you to dump him? That'll make you feel self-righteous and hard done by by him, won't it?
Better yet - treat him like an equal. Stop following stupid advice from a magazine that encourages idiotic fad diets, trickery, and investigations into things that make no sense. If none of those suggestions suit you, I urge your boyfriend to hide, maim and disfigure any copy of More you may taint your house with. Get a brain!
I fucking hate that stupid piece of shit magazine.
Saturday, 3. May 2008, 15:17:26
photos, life in general, food
Life at the moment is just becoming more and more stressful. It's hard to take time to relax, to even find something that relaxes you. I'm pretty high-strung, you know me, drama queen, things get to me and I lose my head.
I've recently discovered that eating junk food just makes my moods worse. Chocolate just don't do it for me, at all. It just makes things worse if I feel bad.
Now, every day, I have to eat a Conference Pear. Why? I love them. I never get bored of them, and at around 8pm I'll grab one outta the fridge, wash it, cut it into quarters and core it before running back upstairs to eat it all to myself in peace. For some reason it's a real cheer-up, and comfort food.
Seeing as we eat our evening meal quite early now (my meds and food taken at the same time make me a zombie) and I've taken to light meals in the evening, I often pair up my pear with a Philadelphia Light snack. Usually I'll just buy a tub of Philadelphia Light With Chives, put a spoonful on a saucer, and get a handful of generic mini breadsticks, but living here you have to buy things in single-use packs so nobody will steal some or do something horrid to it. So these snacks come in really handy for me.
This supper combo is my comfort food, and it makes me feel much better when I'm down.
Friday, 25. April 2008, 10:54:02
arts, music, life in general
This Russian dance troupe was formed in 1994 by Evgeny Panfilov, who set out to go against some common preconceptions about what the form of a graceful dancer was.
The requirement for the dancers? Do not drop below 120kg. Each person must weigh at least 17 stone.
The dancers have all been overweight through childhood, and adult life, giving them solid and large bone structures, rather than having a slight frame with weight accumulated over time.
None of the girls are classically trained as a ballerina, but many hail them as good or better than their professional, skinny opposites. And their average weight per dancer is 20 stone.
Their performances are hailed to be "enchanting" "graceful" and "hilarious" - they mix classical and contemporary music with humorous parodies, and they're taking the world by storm. Critics all over seem to love them - and I'd like to see them, because it sounds delightful!
Leader of the troupe Katya Kurkowa stated, "It's actually surprisingly easy to do the splits when you have 280lbs of down force!"
I imagine it would be!
Monday, 7. April 2008, 13:11:11
life in general
Everyone is down at some point in their lives. Some more than others, some have severe clinical depression. The following list will not cure depression, but suggest a pick-me-up for any blues you may have.
Many things that are good for depression are also very good for your health!
Eat chocolate!
I'd go for a 70% cocoa content or above, because you'll reap health benefits too. It has a high level of antioxidant. Studies show that a square or two each day is good for your heart, too.
Take a hike in the woods on a bright day!
The sun is also a mood-booster. I hate sunny days, but even I like to take a walk when it's bright, but cool. Being around trees will also help, they suck out all the bad air and produce oxygen, and a lot of people have benefited by being around plants and greenery.
Get yourself a Wii!
Physical activity is absolutely crucial to mental wellbeing. Unfortunately, depression saps your will to get up and go. There is more likelihood of you feeling the urge to play on Wii Sports than to slug around weights or do sit-ups. As you can see, anyone can play! And it's actually very good exercise!
Take up yoga, or tai chi!
Routines like these focus on breathing and slow, controlled movements. They teach you to breathe deeply, promoting a feeling of calm, and the exercise will give you a welcome serotonin boost.
Pet a pet!
They say that people with pets live longer, well that's because they've something to stroke and love.
Make love, not war!
Kissing, hugging, any act of love with your significant other sends a whole bunch of happy chemicals to a frowning brain, you know.
Have a cuppa!
Green tea, specifically. It's lovely to sip, and full of health benefits. My favourite is green tea with orange and lotus flower.
Sing!
Turn your favourite song up loud, grab a hairbrush and warble to your heart's content! Singing makes us feel good, so work your vocal chords often! If you play an instrument, doing so is a help as well.
If you don't feel like doing anything, try to make yourself do it anyway. Chances are, that afterward, you'll be very glad you did! And remember, laugh everyday, and try to do something silly, too!
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