Things that anger me about modern society.
1. The Pro-ana movement.
Anorexia is a lifestyle choice, not a disease? Fuck off! The "thinspiration" crowd is testing my belief in free speech, I tells you. And yet this movement sprung up in the country with the highest obesity rate. What do you do with that? Complain about obesity, which carries definite health risks, they throw eating disorders in your face. Attack eating disorders, they moan about obesity. Neither of you are right! Too fat and too skinny are both bad, people! I mean, I realize that I'm too fat, although there remains hope that exercise and increased metabolism (another story, I suspect) will begin to correct this. But look, people, not everything gets to be treated as an "alternative lifestyle." Pedophilia is still wrong no matter what NAMBLA tries to tell you, and anorexia is a mental illness that leads to physical illness. Stop implying that gays wanting to be accepted means everybody gets to be, because it's not even a little bit the same thing. That brings me to number 2.
2. People using Christianity to justify their prejudice.
Christ's message is love, people. Love thy enemy. Love, tolerance, acceptance. Not "God hates fags." Not "homos burn in hell." Every person who hides behind Jesus to justify a message of hate or intolerance desecrates the faith for the rest of us. Yes, I'm a Christian, but the "Repent or burn" crowd gets me thinking about going Jewish. I like Jews. But it'd never work... I like bacon too much. And, yes, Jesus.
3. Conversion parties.
I want to believe that Queer as Folk just made these up, but given item number 1 I find that hard to do. The basic idea is that certain members of the gay community decide that HIV is "the gift" and being "converted" is something to be proud of. So they throw "conversion parties," basically unprotected orgies with HIV positive partners.
Conversion parties. Pro-ana. We go to so much trouble to save people from themselves and I sometimes wonder if it's worth it.
4. I am not, right now, watching Evanescence play live.
Let me tell you, that was a good concert. Amy Lee is an amazing singer, and she does a hell of a job live on stage. My only complaints are that they didn't play "My Last Breath" and I didn't have anyone to go with. But what are you gonna do.
5. Tori Spelling being on Smallville.
Wow, but she can't act. Between her and Lex/Lana, If it weren't for the Green Arrow plot line that episode wouldn't have been watchable.
5 seems like enough. I'll try to do something less anger-based later this week. Right now I've got TV to catch up on.
"Sorry, Jenna, I smelled crazy in the room and I assumed it was you."
-Jack Donaghy
1. The Pro-ana movement.
Anorexia is a lifestyle choice, not a disease? Fuck off! The "thinspiration" crowd is testing my belief in free speech, I tells you. And yet this movement sprung up in the country with the highest obesity rate. What do you do with that? Complain about obesity, which carries definite health risks, they throw eating disorders in your face. Attack eating disorders, they moan about obesity. Neither of you are right! Too fat and too skinny are both bad, people! I mean, I realize that I'm too fat, although there remains hope that exercise and increased metabolism (another story, I suspect) will begin to correct this. But look, people, not everything gets to be treated as an "alternative lifestyle." Pedophilia is still wrong no matter what NAMBLA tries to tell you, and anorexia is a mental illness that leads to physical illness. Stop implying that gays wanting to be accepted means everybody gets to be, because it's not even a little bit the same thing. That brings me to number 2.
2. People using Christianity to justify their prejudice.
Christ's message is love, people. Love thy enemy. Love, tolerance, acceptance. Not "God hates fags." Not "homos burn in hell." Every person who hides behind Jesus to justify a message of hate or intolerance desecrates the faith for the rest of us. Yes, I'm a Christian, but the "Repent or burn" crowd gets me thinking about going Jewish. I like Jews. But it'd never work... I like bacon too much. And, yes, Jesus.
3. Conversion parties.
I want to believe that Queer as Folk just made these up, but given item number 1 I find that hard to do. The basic idea is that certain members of the gay community decide that HIV is "the gift" and being "converted" is something to be proud of. So they throw "conversion parties," basically unprotected orgies with HIV positive partners.
Conversion parties. Pro-ana. We go to so much trouble to save people from themselves and I sometimes wonder if it's worth it.
4. I am not, right now, watching Evanescence play live.
Let me tell you, that was a good concert. Amy Lee is an amazing singer, and she does a hell of a job live on stage. My only complaints are that they didn't play "My Last Breath" and I didn't have anyone to go with. But what are you gonna do.
5. Tori Spelling being on Smallville.
Wow, but she can't act. Between her and Lex/Lana, If it weren't for the Green Arrow plot line that episode wouldn't have been watchable.
5 seems like enough. I'll try to do something less anger-based later this week. Right now I've got TV to catch up on.
"Sorry, Jenna, I smelled crazy in the room and I assumed it was you."
-Jack Donaghy
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masquerade:
I second the, "Liar!" You don't necessarily do "conventional" socializing, but you do seem to desire human contact more than you'll admit.
jody:
