Male Bashing + Whiskey

So I came across a website called: Dumb Men
It's about stupid men and male bashing in commercials.
A website about how men are depicted negatively in advertising.

My first impression was rather unsettling.
I was like,
"What's with this website?"
"Why?!"
"Er, okay."
 "Haha, that's rather snide."

It was just about men doing stupid things.
Okay..?
In general, people do stupid things. Women do them too.
Not just men.
Alright, so what's the point of the website?
It was to expose the stereotypes of men in advertising. All in one spot. Well, most.
Wasn't too hard to figure out. It said so at the top of the page.

Right, I think this just boils down to the basis of stereotyping.
It doesn't really matter which demographic that's targeted.
It's still stereotyping. People know that they shouldn't do it. But they still do it.

Know why? People love being lazy.
Once someone prejudges another, the person that's being prejudged gets placed into a box.
For the most part, people love putting each other in boxes.
What was once uncertain, doesn't matter anymore.
This is because the person that's stereotyping others, applies an oversimplified conception -- a label on people they don't know. Assumptions, basically.
So that they don't have to think anymore, hence lazy.
People are comfortable knowing things.
Whether it be false or true... It's what they know.
Stereotyping strips the "I's" in individuality, beliefs, and uniqueness...
Society sucks huh?

Anyways, going to talk about a specific example now.
This one clip: 

It's an advert for whiskey.
The advert uses a sort of playful tone to appeal to the inner child of men.
It's basically saying, men will be men.
a.k.a. men doing stupid things to impress women in this instance
In a way, it implies that since men will be dumb anyways - they should just accept it.
Like it's a part of nature.
Just like how they should accept whiskey.
Like how whiskey should be a part of their nature.
And so on.

So, how about that male bashing?
Haha

Zombies!?

The long awaited Zombies!? post.

What's up with zombies?
Why do people like them?
What's it to me?

Alright, I like the idea of zombies.
I like the idea of a zombie apocalypse.
Why?


Let's face it.
Although we lean towards structure and organization-
We as human beings, are always drawn to conflict.
We have let violence establish a foothold in the world we live in.
Look at all the hate in this world.
Look at the disparity.

If we were to live in a world full of zombies...
Then everyone would get brought down to the same level.
Survival.

That's when the primal nature in all of us would get released.
Uninhibited by social norms.
Our true selves.

What am I talking about?
I'm talking about whether or not you'd throw the person closest to you under the bus to save your skin.
Whether or not you'd let the inherent human greed take over.
Whether or not you'd defy expectations and fight the good fight.

Well- when shit hits the fan, I suppose you'll realize what type of person you really are.
Maybe, just maybe - realizing that the "real" monsters aren't zombies, but actually humans.

A Capitalistic Romance

So I watched a film called Capitalism: A Love Story.
It was made by Michael Moore.

It was about (you guessed it!) Capitalism.

The synopsis goes as follows:
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores corporate greed, the global economic meltdown, and their disastrous effect on American lives. As he travels from the Heartland to the financial epicenter of New York and the halls of government in Washington, Moore delves into the price the country pays for its love of capitalism.

Right, the film made it known that it didn't promote Capitalism.
I thought that the film was okay. It tried really hard to engage the viewers by bombarding them with emotional appeal. Although - since it was so overdone, it came to a point where the anecdotes and examples were almost borderline exploitative.
It was effective, but not cool in my book.
Then again, people nowadays are very emotionally inclined. If I were the heartless filmmaker, I wouldn't see a reason as to why not use that type of appeal.

And they talked about "Dead Peasants Insurance?"
What's up with that?
That's like, uber creepy.
Basically, it's synonymous to corporate-owned life insurance.
Er. Okay.
That's probably something that was in ultra-fine print.
If their employees die, then they get money out of it?
That's messed up imo.
That's totally unethical.
...

How do would you feel if you died and some stranger got money out of it?

Distorted Truth

Let's talk about slanted reporting.
What is it?
It's basically misinformation.

Why is it important to know it's out there?
Well, would it bother you if you weren't getting told the whole story about a particular subject that affected you?
That's what slanted reporting revolves around. Bad.

Let's home in on an example.

Local Governments Turn Up The Heat On Gun Companies, Push For New ‘Smart Gun’ Technology

What's this one about?
It's about gun control.
What about it?
The report talks about how guns kill people.
In reality, guns don't kill people - people kill people.
The report states that "smart guns" will make it harder for criminals to operate handguns without a proper ID that's issued to that specific gun.
Nonsense. Who says criminals are going to use those types of guns anyways?

So what's it really saying?
I guess you could call it gun control without legislation.
It's only telling one side of the story really - drowning out the other.
Simply Anti-gun stories - not any Pro-gun stories.
This creates an impression.
An opinionated view.
A slanted view.
About guns.
It could be about anything.
It's important to realize slanted reporting happens all the time.
And then once you do realize this, the credibility of the information greatly diminishes -
Cause, why would you want to keep listening to what is, essentially a truth distorted?

Happily Ever Hereafter

What's up with people?

People nowadays seem to be too 
preoccupied with what happens after we die.

I think that what really matters is the current present that we live in.

That's the time in which memories are made.

Now, I get that it's hard to move on from the past. I also get that some people just can't escape from their past. I'm probably one of those people.

That's okay though. Take all the time that's needed.
As long as effort is being made - then we're golden.
Sometimes, it's necessary to look back at the past in order to move on to the future.

The future can be an odd concept. It's possible to predict it, yeah.
But most of the time, it's an imperfect kind of thing.
You never know what's going to happen.
You never know who you're going to meet.
You never know when you just might kick the bucket.

Which brings us to the present: making the best of what we've got now.
I believe that it's imperative to appreciate what we have going.
Cause when times change for the worse, you just might not experience that point in time ever again.

Fast Track Classes

 

So I read an article from the Arizona Republic: 

The article talks about how ASU is
offering more short classes for their students.

Short classes meaning 7.5 week courses,
as opposed to the traditional 15 week courses.

What does that mean for me as a student?
I think it's great. If people want to take those types of courses, then kudos to them.
It's not as if all the traditional 15 week courses are being made into 7.5
It's an option really.
It's a crash course.
It's nice to have that kind of flexibility.

What would it mean for me as a person who could be affected, not as a student?
It'd probably affect me most by seeing an increase into the society's work force.
If students could finish their education faster, then that means more people could get pumped into the work force. 
Which would increase the U.S. GDP, picking up the economy.
Then in turn, promoting job growth and opportunities.
Therefore, affecting taxes and social security.
Yeah.

Anyways, like I said before: it's an option.
Whether people want to take that course or not - is up to them.
There are some pros and cons to it.
It all boils down to if that individual can handle the content within that given time span.