1. "Acting girly" "Acting gay" "Acting like a man"- Seriously? You're a woman, if you identify your self as such. You are gay if you identify your self as such. Lastly, you are a man because you identify yourself as such. Who you are genderwise and sexualitywise is not dictated by the actions you do.
2. Food as the enemy.- I think that people have an unhealthy relationship with food and that our society fosters this. Eat in moderation, eat when you're hungry and live a healthy and active lifestyle, countries that live the longest follow these basic rules in life.
3. "Being fat"- I believe that there are women who are meant to be a little more thicker than others and women who are meant to be skinnier than other. I do not feel that one body type is superior than the other, as long as a person is healthy and feels good in their own skin; I do not see a problem!
4. Females showing too much skin- A little skin is sexy, a lot is skanky. I believe that there is a fine line between feeling good about yourself and seeking attention when it comes to how women dress themselves, many straddle this line.
5. Over sexualization- We live in a society that fosters young people having sex with eachother, especially unprotected and as a way to improve their self-esteem. I believe that if we teach young women that they can be accepted *AND* adopt a healthy sexual lifestyle that there would not be as many problems with STDs and unplanned pregnancies.
6. Racial profiling- Seriously? It's 2010, why are people still racially profiling others? I would get into it but I have other things to do. So I will say this:
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." MLK jr.
7. "If you live in America, speak English"/ USA superiority- I feel as if a lot of people from/in the USA do not have a sense that the world is better and greater than they are, unless they have reason to. This idea was birthed when my step-father said that a co-worker of his has a sticker that said "If you don't speak English, then get the hell out." Why is it okay to have them mentality? If you live in the United States, I would assume that it is a good idea that people learn the language but I feel as if people need to be reminded that there are Americans living in different parts of the world who do not know the language of the country that they live in. Also, these same people need to be reminded that this land was founded by people who did not speak English (Christopher Columbus spoke Italian) or was inhabited by people who had no idea that there was an English language. The only thing I have to say to people with this mentality, "Get over yourself!"
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In other news, here are some items that I do like:
1. This is too cute for words:
2. Finally getting adobe flash working on my computer, I have no idea HOW THIS HAPPEN but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. So...... yippe!
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