This is a great explanation for what’s going on with the US economy. I’ll happily reblog this post on my blog. I recommend this to everyone.
How to Explain the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and Its Consequences to a Small Child
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So why do you never see recycling bins on The Flinstones?
I don’t think Beijing’s pollution problem has anything to do with cooking. Rather I think it has more to do with their dirty industrial plants and factories. I mean they’re obviously a higher polluter than anyone who cooks. And I can’t believe that anyone would need a facial there either.
Having this man as the governor of my state makes me sick. I only wish I can cast my ballot to vote this bastard out of office this year so I don’t have to see his sorry ass again.
Look, I may have criticized Miley Cyrus for the way she was acting but it wasn’t in this kind of context, it’s just that she was acting in poor taste as far as I was concerned. My criticism had little to do with her expressing her sexuality and it’s just that she’s willing to sink to the lowest common denominator just to get attention. Whether she’s asking for criticism is up to anyone. But she’s just an immature kid as far as I’m concerned. However, I didn’t think that Robin Thicke should’ve gotten off the hook either since he’s like a 36 year old man with a wife and kid who should know better. Not to mention, I’m no fan of sexual explicit lyrics in modern pop songs either.
I had a bit of a heated discussion with one of my followers dealing with my critique of the discourse used to refer to Miley’s VMA performance. I think the biggest problem I had with this discussion was that my follower said “She’s famous, when she acts like that she’s asking to get criticized.” I think this is a flawed idea. The reason she’s getting criticized in the status quo is because of the patriarchal views of how a woman should act toward her sexuality. The traditional view is a women should not be sexual in anyway; she should be virginal and pure. When young people grow up in Hollywood, you get a double standard of men acting more sexual with little to no criticism and women who are ostracized for showing their sexuality.
So let’s look at few examples of how this double standard affect the young men and…
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Couldn’t agree more. Women should be as assertive as they need and say what they think now and again. I don’t care about what people think about me and I’ll be as assertive as I have to be so I can get my point across.
I’ve spent the weekend at a debate tournament in Atlanta, GA. I was listening to people talk about debates and someone said, “I hate those girls that are really nice before rounds and then get bitchy during the debate.” It’s statements like that the completely infuriate me, mainly because this is a huge double standard when it comes to debate and life in general I believe. Men can be aggressive in a debate and people thing they’re a good debater. If women are aggressive, she’s being a bitch. I’m going to admit something- I’m an aggressive debater, sorry not sorry. I stand my ground and I’m not going to be pushed around in a debate. Many people think this is a negative quality in a women. In fact, many people think a woman should shut up and keep her mouth shut– if she isn’t she’s a bitch.
Let me tell…
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A good reason why we shouldn’t be putting the Ten Commandments in front of public places. Most of the time an erection of the Ten Commandments in a public place tend to be the Protestant version. This was the version I was taught in religion class when I was growing up.
Now these are truly the Arizona quins. So many Coen brothers references here from Raising Arizona which includes the Biker of the Apocalypse and a guy said “I get the menstrual cramps real hard.” God, I love that movie.
There are probably plenty of people who shouldn’t own a gun, not just blind people. Still, it’s pretty logical why we shouldn’t issue gun permits for people who can’t even see. As a side note, Michigan and Texas are the only two states that allow blind people to hunt. While blind people in Texas are required to have a sighted companion, a blind person in Michigan can hunt alone. Still, involving the blind on gun issues tends to border on a level of silliness more than anything.
Any time you have a piece depicting someone in blackface, be prepared to have Americans respond in anger, especially if they’re black. Foreigners may not think anything of it, but to Americans blackface is perhaps one of the most racist depictions there is.
The Lone Girl in a Crowd 