aradia-two-pistols-and-a-wink:
omg my father is the biggest ass hole ever
I’M LEGITIMATELY JEALOUS
I MEAN MY BROTHER WOULD PROBABLY OWN MY ASS AND GET $50 BUT I WANT TO DO THAT OMG
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Personal feelings on a certain matter. May offend people.
how is this offensive at all
it’s gorgeous
Bastards and Douches, But Not Bitches? (trigger: curse words)
I see something terribly wrong.
With the recent rise of the whole “don’t oppress women/minorities/sexuality/etc.” thing, the word “bitch” is suddenly being looked down on as something that shouldn’t be used. Period. And I think that this is an extreme claim.
The reason why “curse words” exist is to give an extremely negative connotation to a situation. We, being in the 21st century, tend to take curse words and apply them much more casually. So, calling a woman a “bitch” might just be a casual thing for some guys. Yes, that’s wrong. I think that this use of the word should be looked down on.
But that doesn’t mean, in my opinion, that we should be taking down the use of the word “bitch” overall. We all get into situations with females who are, in fact, being extremely ridiculous. Since women can be equally as ridiculous as men, there are women who will steal your stuff, insult your friends for no particular reason, wreck your car, spread rumors, and so on. (Hypothetically.)
So we need the negative slang and curse words to express our disgust. In fact, there are studies that show that cursing your ass off will, in fact, help you cope with pain - physical or mental.
For the feminists who are going to attack me on this whole thing, again, I’m not saying we should keep using “bitch” so that it’s always around in the “oh, she’s my bitch” context. I’m just saying that we need to keep the extreme connotation available. The issue is that we’ve taken the extremity out of the usage in our society.
By the way, as the title of this rant implies - let’s talk about the word “bastard.”
Personally, I find the word “bastard” to be much more offensive. Why? It means “illegitimate child.” That’s it. And who do we use it for primarily? Males. Also, a “douche”/”douche bag” is something that distributes water through a hole, primarily in the vagina. Again, for males.
This sort of implies to me that suddenly, it’s perfectly to call a guy who cheated on you an illegitimate child, which insults not only the male, but the parents as well. It’s also implying that there’s something wrong with pre-martial sex, or sexual exploration. (Though adultery during marriage is terrible in my opinion, don’t get me wrong there.) It’s also suddenly wrong to use a douche because it goes into your vagina. Why aren’t the sexual revolutionists crying out over these words?
I think there’s a huge feminism bias, with that being taken into account. This is where I unfortunately must say that there’s a sort of “special snowflake” complex going on here - an extreme feminism re-emerging within the social justice stew of tumblr liberals. Wagging your finger for using a “derogatory” term in appropriate context is ridiculous. It’s there to be derogatory. If you want females to be treated as equals, you have to tone down of some of the black-and-white discussion like this that’s being thrown around, because it’ll only make your case look worse.
By the way, do you want to attack the use of an offensive word? Go for “cunt.” That’s the word you’re all missing. There’s a shitload of sexism in Europe, where that is commonly used as a curse word, but not once have I seen anyone look down on the word “cunt,” especially not here on the special-snowflake liberal world of tumblr. A “cunt” is a vagina, and calling anyone a “cunt” in a negative context implies that there is something negative about the female anatomy, specifically the genitals, never mind being a woman. I will gladly look down on usage of that word.
Personally, given the definition of a “bitch” - a female dog - I at least understand the usage of the word as a curse word. Just the definition itself implies incivility, since a dog is an animal, and humans view animals as wild and uncivil. If you call a woman a bitch, that implies that she is being uncivil. It’s the same way that if you call anyone an asshole, it implies that they are dirty. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should call every woman on the street a “bitch.” I curse my ass off, but the word “bitch” is reserved for a select few women who have actually managed to get me to hate them (which is very hard to do).
Go ahead, call the woman who keeps stealing money from your almost-empty joint bank account a bitch.
But don’t call the woman who stays loyal to you “your bitch.” Women aren’t pets.
Just Some Thoughts
This post is about how I see music today. I felt like it was about time I actually let people know how I felt about it. Warning: strong language and strong opinions abound.
Well, hm. I’m gonna do a Read More because why not.
That’s why I can appreciate what you see in Vocaloid. Because it’s obvious there are some very creative people putting out very good music.
Fair warning: I’m standing by the fact that bands like Big Time Rush, who only hit the big time because of television marketing, really really piss me off.
Don’t you mean EVERY STAR EVER?
Just Some Thoughts
This post is about how I see music today. I felt like it was about time I actually let people know how I felt about it. Warning: strong language and strong opinions abound.
Well, hm. I’m gonna do a Read More because why not.
So, I have a teacher who’s very informative and is big on social rights and protests and all that and he’s definitely got me more into politics and protests. He was at the “Occupy Wall Street” protests the first weekend and got arrested but he was actually detained for no reason. I’ve been keeping…
May whatever god you believe in bless you.
I’m so fucking pissed about the Weeaboo Stories blog being shut down. Earlier I was just kind of sad but now I’m really mad about it. That blog wasn’t hateful or degrading. It showed people how to act, it contained stories, it was just a great blog. I hope Ginseng-Tea-Cat is fucking happy. Because…
my mad paint skills
so sick of everyone talking about how scary these nonscary movies werewait til you see a REAL horror movie, then youll be scared
Fuck you, the Strangers scared the shit out of me. I spend the summer in the middle of a countryside every year and watched it there, alone at night in Buttfuck, Nowhere.
The other two, not very much, which is saying something since I’m the biggest wuss ever.
Hey.
You know what you should watch?
Begotten.
Excuse you, but parts of Insidious were totally jump-worthy.
Also, Begotten is BORING AND TERRIBLE.
That’s because it’s art.
I will concede the movie is slow as fuck and drags but I am pretty sure that’s the point.
- paranormal activity was unnerving for the suspense in some places and the moment when they discover the three fingered paw mark on the floor but it’s true that it was pretty weak
- insidious is boring in the real life parts but the dream scene has a few jumps. it is beautifully filmed and the smiling characters are very charming. the main demon starts making a lot more sense when you see him sharpening his claws in a room filled with colorful dolls, bringing you the image of a fairy tale monster. the ending however is disappointing.
out of all three, strangers is the scariest when you put yourself in the place of the main characters. it’s not supposed to have cheap thrills but very subtle scenes where the serial killers appear yet you don’t notice on a first glance and when they are noticeable, they are silent, hiding in plain sight. they stalk and play with their prey, they move around the house as they please, they psychologically harass the couple, manipulating them into becoming so paranoid and defenseless until they strike the final blow. when asked “why” they respond “because you were home” basically “because we fucking love to kill and you happened to be here so…”
the serial killers also have distinct personalities, something you don’t notice very well in a serial killer movies where they focus on how crazy the person/s are. their masks are the first hint. the blondie has a childlike mask and she’s very impatient just like a child who wants their toy right away. the man is the observer: sneaky, agile, stalkerish and together with blondie stirs paranoia. pinup girl, as i suspect, is the brain, she is also agile like a cat but patient and mature, she assures that they do not escape
it’s a very good serial killer movie, one of my favorites
TL;DR people have different perceptions of what is scary and what is not
I actually did like Insidious’ ending. I think in terms of horror movies, downer endings are the best because they’re the most realistic. It also had a few jump scares that startled me, yeah, but as a horror movie, I dunno, it didn’t really scare me.
Then again, my perception of horror is kind of warped. Jump scares are good, yes, but I prefer paranoia-inducing things, hence my intense love for the Silent Hill games; there are jump scares, but the suspense and unnerving atmosphere are way the hell more prevalent.
I personally know someone who is terrified of Insidious, because he has lots of out of body experiences. It’s all subjective, y’know? Some people are more likely to find a “lore horror” (i.e. the Poltergeist, the Exorcist) more frightening because there’s nothing there to prove the monsters exist, while, at the same time, there’s nothing to say they don’t. On the other hand, some people like “realistic horror” (i.e. the Saw movies, Se7en) because, holy shit, this could actually happen!
These are pretty poor examples, but I’m not very well versed in horror movies…
But uh, pretty much everything that Delia covered.
oh my god everyone shut up
Different things scare different people. I’m personally not scared by psychological thrillers, but shit popping out of nowhere creeps me out. SAW does nothing for me except give me a good laugh. For some people, it’s the other way around.
I will punch you in the face if you try to tell me what the fuck is scary and what isn’t.
(Now good vs. bad is a whole different argument.)
Why are people so obsessed with Ron Paul/insert radical politician here.
It pisses me the fuck off. Ron Paul oversimplifies everything. Here’s what I said to a friend in a Facebook comment:
Again, as great as his ideas sound, Ron Paul is just oversimplifying things. Pure and extreme simplicity is how ideas are born and how solutions fall apart. Nothing’s easy as lather, rinse and repeat - you need the shower water, the proper amount of wash, to get all the little fine spots, and so on.
Use your damn brains. Don’t spout out random slogan shit.
