How about a good ol' rant to mix things up from the monotony?!
I'll be discussing a couple of topics, because my brain cannot talk about one thing without deviating in some convoluted way.
TOPIC NUMBER ONE
is this. Now, I'm almost positive you don't know what exactly I'll be talking about concerning this picture, but I'll try my best to paraphrase the story connected with the picture. This is a 5 year old who wanted to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo. This is a boy as well for those who couldn't figure that out by the child's face or shoes. This boy was going to a costume party with his friends from pre K/Church and he was extremely excited to go as Daphne - he even requested his mother to get the costume. Within the few hours before the party, he started having cold feet about it due to what others' would think or say. The mother assures him that nobody would say anything, because Halloween is about being someone/something that you're not for one night out of the year. Well, as you can imagine, the other parents were horrified at this scene of cross-dressing and berated the mother of the child for allowing her son to wear that instead of telling him to be something else.
MY COMPLAINT: I sincerely hate that this boy couldn't be what HE wanted. It's not like the Mom MADE him cross-dress; it was the boy's choice and decision to go as Daphne. This choice, in the long run, is not a predictor of "gayness." The fact that the boy himself was worried about what other people would say upsets me more than a lot of other things could. It's perfectly fine for Little Jane to dress up as Spiderman, but the second a boy wants to do the same concept, it's a sign he's gay. I guess my whole childhood of dressing like a guy/acting like a guy is a sign I'm a secret lesbian... Add to the fact that I enjoy video games, action movies, steak, and the fact that the color pink doesn't cause me to go into a girlish frenzy and I might as well be considered a man.
TOPIC NUMBER TWO
is this. This topic consists of Taylor Swift, her hair, the state of hair for most women, and make up in general.
Hi, TSwift, congrats on your many CDs as well as other claims to fame you may possess. As spoken by many other critics than I, my main concern with you is the very narrow range of music you sing and the convoluted image you portray to young girls. Love is not the end-all-be-all of emotions. There are other topics you could discuss/sing about. I can admit to not purchasing one of your CDs, but all of your radio hits say the same. exact. thing. When standing in Target to make a purchase, I can't help but see your face on a magazine because you were spotted with *insert male celebrity name here* and I wonder, "How long until they break up and she sings about it?" That's not something I should question. I'm pretty sure people don't wake up in the morning to ponder about my love life, so I don't get why they do about yours when you seem to date, dump, and write the crap out of love and your guys.
The pity aspect of breaking up can only stretch so far, because you have wealth, looks, and the ability to play guitar. At least, I hope you can play guitar. That's what you're seen doing in most of your music videos and I'll take it personally if you cannot actually play. Let's discuss your looks. Your hair grows and changes like a Chia pet, causing my head to hurt because my hair can't grow as suddenly as yours. This then gives me much strife as a female for I have the genetics of my dad, causing me to have oily man hair. I understand there are "extensions" and other unknown things women can do to their hair in order to put on airs about the length of it, but isn't that kind of like lying? You have this "all American girl-next door" vibe, but the amount of work you put into your hair and face says completely otherwise. Maybe this is my bias, but I believe if a girl doesn't look or feel attractive without make-up or their hair did, then they aren't attractive to begin with. I will admit I am fiercely jealous of your curls, which are probably created by a fe-male tool called a curling iron. Let's just add another notch to my "Jessica must be a male" belt, because I do not have the patience to do my hair in some extravagant fashion just so I can step outside into humid Florida weather, so my hair will frizz away my work. I'm half convinced I was born into the wrong gender category, because I don't have the inner desire to look like someone I'm not. I'm not going to look like a doll 24/7. I'm way too worrisome to bother with that nonsense. If I wanna run around in the rain, the last thing I wanna worry about is my other face smearing or my hair doing a magic trick by disappearing. Due to my extreme beliefs, I therefore think you aren't providing a good example for the chitlins of America because women and girls should be confident with their natural selves.
Society sucks in general and I'm thinking of moving to a deserted island to re-create a better world. If you want in, just let me know so I can officially purchase the party hats & let's be honest, would you really wanna be the idiot who doesn't get a party hat?
I'll be discussing a couple of topics, because my brain cannot talk about one thing without deviating in some convoluted way.
TOPIC NUMBER ONE
is this. Now, I'm almost positive you don't know what exactly I'll be talking about concerning this picture, but I'll try my best to paraphrase the story connected with the picture. This is a 5 year old who wanted to dress up as Daphne from Scooby Doo. This is a boy as well for those who couldn't figure that out by the child's face or shoes. This boy was going to a costume party with his friends from pre K/Church and he was extremely excited to go as Daphne - he even requested his mother to get the costume. Within the few hours before the party, he started having cold feet about it due to what others' would think or say. The mother assures him that nobody would say anything, because Halloween is about being someone/something that you're not for one night out of the year. Well, as you can imagine, the other parents were horrified at this scene of cross-dressing and berated the mother of the child for allowing her son to wear that instead of telling him to be something else.
MY COMPLAINT: I sincerely hate that this boy couldn't be what HE wanted. It's not like the Mom MADE him cross-dress; it was the boy's choice and decision to go as Daphne. This choice, in the long run, is not a predictor of "gayness." The fact that the boy himself was worried about what other people would say upsets me more than a lot of other things could. It's perfectly fine for Little Jane to dress up as Spiderman, but the second a boy wants to do the same concept, it's a sign he's gay. I guess my whole childhood of dressing like a guy/acting like a guy is a sign I'm a secret lesbian... Add to the fact that I enjoy video games, action movies, steak, and the fact that the color pink doesn't cause me to go into a girlish frenzy and I might as well be considered a man.
TOPIC NUMBER TWO
is this. This topic consists of Taylor Swift, her hair, the state of hair for most women, and make up in general.
Hi, TSwift, congrats on your many CDs as well as other claims to fame you may possess. As spoken by many other critics than I, my main concern with you is the very narrow range of music you sing and the convoluted image you portray to young girls. Love is not the end-all-be-all of emotions. There are other topics you could discuss/sing about. I can admit to not purchasing one of your CDs, but all of your radio hits say the same. exact. thing. When standing in Target to make a purchase, I can't help but see your face on a magazine because you were spotted with *insert male celebrity name here* and I wonder, "How long until they break up and she sings about it?" That's not something I should question. I'm pretty sure people don't wake up in the morning to ponder about my love life, so I don't get why they do about yours when you seem to date, dump, and write the crap out of love and your guys.
The pity aspect of breaking up can only stretch so far, because you have wealth, looks, and the ability to play guitar. At least, I hope you can play guitar. That's what you're seen doing in most of your music videos and I'll take it personally if you cannot actually play. Let's discuss your looks. Your hair grows and changes like a Chia pet, causing my head to hurt because my hair can't grow as suddenly as yours. This then gives me much strife as a female for I have the genetics of my dad, causing me to have oily man hair. I understand there are "extensions" and other unknown things women can do to their hair in order to put on airs about the length of it, but isn't that kind of like lying? You have this "all American girl-next door" vibe, but the amount of work you put into your hair and face says completely otherwise. Maybe this is my bias, but I believe if a girl doesn't look or feel attractive without make-up or their hair did, then they aren't attractive to begin with. I will admit I am fiercely jealous of your curls, which are probably created by a fe-male tool called a curling iron. Let's just add another notch to my "Jessica must be a male" belt, because I do not have the patience to do my hair in some extravagant fashion just so I can step outside into humid Florida weather, so my hair will frizz away my work. I'm half convinced I was born into the wrong gender category, because I don't have the inner desire to look like someone I'm not. I'm not going to look like a doll 24/7. I'm way too worrisome to bother with that nonsense. If I wanna run around in the rain, the last thing I wanna worry about is my other face smearing or my hair doing a magic trick by disappearing. Due to my extreme beliefs, I therefore think you aren't providing a good example for the chitlins of America because women and girls should be confident with their natural selves.
Society sucks in general and I'm thinking of moving to a deserted island to re-create a better world. If you want in, just let me know so I can officially purchase the party hats & let's be honest, would you really wanna be the idiot who doesn't get a party hat?
I WANT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8D
ReplyDeleteWhat your saying makes a lot of sense, especially the stuff about Taylor swift! she sounds a tad crazy because of that Jonas bro story you told me about!
That poor mom all she did was support her son. I mean yeah the boy wanting to be a girl for halloween is strange but like you said its not like the mom tried to dress the boy up like that!
this was a really good blog, it was both funny and serious! 8D
haha she acted like how a stereotypical girl reacts when she has a wide fanbase to support her, you silly!
ReplyDeleteI don't know the kid's exact reason behind the Daphne aspect, but it was his choice and the mom asked him several times if that was what he really wanted to be!
I read that mom's blogpost about her son. She sounds awesome, and it is really upsetting that a five year old has to worry about people judging him, when other kids are still eating mud and bugs.
ReplyDeleteLove your rants, Jessica. The best part? I can hear you all the way in Boston saying these things. xx
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