Laws, they protect us and the people around us and help our society run smoothly.
So obviously they are important to respect and they make sense if we are still using them...
...right?
Not Really. If you look up some of the laws we have within Canada... you'd wonder if perhaps the Government was a tad...drunk when they wrote them.
A couple interesting ones where I can tell aren't even followed are:
" Comic books which depict any illegal acts are banned"
In a city in Quebec it is "Illegal for a teen to walk down mainstreet with their shoe untied"
These aren't really follows. Of course there a some banned comic books but...I have seen MANY comic books showing illegal acts that are availible in stores. Shoes untied? REALLY? I can highly doubt that's really followed. That's a little outrageous.
A few that I think are a tad outdated are:
In Alberta " If you are released from prison, it is required that you are givena handgun with bullets and a horse so you can ride out of town." and " Businesses must provide rails to tie up horses" .
In Toronto "you may not drag a dead horse down Younge St. on Sunday".
I'm pretty sure horses aren't used often as a mode of transportation and I pretty sure they arent going to give a just-released convict a GUN and WHO is going to be dragging a horse down Younge Street? It is to busy now with cars to even walk across Younge Street.
Some other just interesting ones were:
"Citizens may not publicly remove bandages"
"The colour of house and garage door is regulated by city bylaws ( a purple door gets you a fine)"
In B.C its " illegal to kill a Sasquatch".
Some of these laws are extremly outdated and some are just outrageous because some of them are as "illegal as J-walking" since I've never seen or heard of them being regualted or anyone being arrested or fined for breaking one. Perhaps the governments makes these laws just for kicks to have some fun or maybe they were being serious but it makes me wonder what type of people run our country and whether oe not they pay attention to the laws that were passed years ago.
Showing posts with label Heather McAlpine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heather McAlpine. Show all posts
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Just a Sexual Object
It's been in the media for a long while. It started off that they wanted to but now it seems a requirment.
The Sexualization of Women.
It's a little understandable. Sex sells. We all get it.
BUT, then there is taking it TO far. There are now music videos and songs out there that are completly unessassary! Talking about women as if they are only sexual objects that are to be controlled and want sex even tough they say no. Just get them drunk and they will put out. It's DEGRADING.
I would consider myself proud to be female but when I hear songs like these I feel embarrased! Do people honstly beleive this is how it works? No. There are women who have morals.
The male singers who usually write these songs are disgusting. Do they have no RESPECT for women?
Sure there are songs done by women that are pretty bad as well but the majority of big songs that deal with this are sung by males.
Example: Sex by Chris Brown.
Probably one of the most pornographic songs I've heard. The entire song is about the process of him 'gettin down' down with a girl and making her scream his name. Thanks, good to know you think your good in bed.
'Girl you're really in for a treat now, but don't fall in love cuz,
We just havin' sex,
I'm gonna get you wet,
We not makin' love tonight.
Hickies all over your neck,
Kissin' all over your body, babe,
Girl you gon' get it tonight.'
Basically he is telling the girl to not fall for him because he isn't going to be there in the morning. This isn't makin' love becuase we have feelings, it's sex, a one night stand becuase I think your smokin'.
At this part, it's not overly bad. There are many songs about one night stands out there.
'Girl you can thank me in the morning.
When you wake up feeling hella good.
Feeling like you want me.
I didn't realize how much I made you scream, yeah. '
This is taking it a little far. Very concieted. Making it seem like she was the only one that wanted it and he just went along with it because she was 'all up on him' making the girl seem like a needy, sexual women who wants to use him for sex.
'It's gon' be the best,
Best you ever had,
I can promise that, baby,
I lay you on your back,
Then between your legs,
I can make 'em spread, baby. '
Taking his ego to far now. He only ever talks about how good he can get a women to feel and how he can make you want it so bad but you never hear him mention how he is feeling. Why'd he go to have sex in the first place? Just for fun?
The rest of the song is him describing what he is going to do to her and how much she wants it...
Another song that is degrading to women is Blame it on the Alchol by Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain.
The ENTIRE song is about how a he hits on a girl, she says she doesn't want it so he waits till she gets drunk enough and then he goes and has sex with her while she doesn't really know what she is doing.
A little degrading? She said she DIDN'T want it. So I'm just going to get her a little drunk and she'll be all up on me. WOW. That's sad.
As a women I am insulted by a lot of these songs and I know many other women are as well.
Then these situations are reflected into everyday life when women are approached as sexual objects.
"You know you want it".
The sad thing is, it's getting WORSE.
What's going to happen then?
The Sexualization of Women.
It's a little understandable. Sex sells. We all get it.
BUT, then there is taking it TO far. There are now music videos and songs out there that are completly unessassary! Talking about women as if they are only sexual objects that are to be controlled and want sex even tough they say no. Just get them drunk and they will put out. It's DEGRADING.
I would consider myself proud to be female but when I hear songs like these I feel embarrased! Do people honstly beleive this is how it works? No. There are women who have morals.
The male singers who usually write these songs are disgusting. Do they have no RESPECT for women?
Sure there are songs done by women that are pretty bad as well but the majority of big songs that deal with this are sung by males.
Example: Sex by Chris Brown.
Probably one of the most pornographic songs I've heard. The entire song is about the process of him 'gettin down' down with a girl and making her scream his name. Thanks, good to know you think your good in bed.
'Girl you're really in for a treat now, but don't fall in love cuz,
We just havin' sex,
I'm gonna get you wet,
We not makin' love tonight.
Hickies all over your neck,
Kissin' all over your body, babe,
Girl you gon' get it tonight.'
Basically he is telling the girl to not fall for him because he isn't going to be there in the morning. This isn't makin' love becuase we have feelings, it's sex, a one night stand becuase I think your smokin'.
At this part, it's not overly bad. There are many songs about one night stands out there.
'Girl you can thank me in the morning.
When you wake up feeling hella good.
Feeling like you want me.
I didn't realize how much I made you scream, yeah. '
This is taking it a little far. Very concieted. Making it seem like she was the only one that wanted it and he just went along with it because she was 'all up on him' making the girl seem like a needy, sexual women who wants to use him for sex.
'It's gon' be the best,
Best you ever had,
I can promise that, baby,
I lay you on your back,
Then between your legs,
I can make 'em spread, baby. '
Taking his ego to far now. He only ever talks about how good he can get a women to feel and how he can make you want it so bad but you never hear him mention how he is feeling. Why'd he go to have sex in the first place? Just for fun?
The rest of the song is him describing what he is going to do to her and how much she wants it...
Another song that is degrading to women is Blame it on the Alchol by Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain.
The ENTIRE song is about how a he hits on a girl, she says she doesn't want it so he waits till she gets drunk enough and then he goes and has sex with her while she doesn't really know what she is doing.
A little degrading? She said she DIDN'T want it. So I'm just going to get her a little drunk and she'll be all up on me. WOW. That's sad.
As a women I am insulted by a lot of these songs and I know many other women are as well.
Then these situations are reflected into everyday life when women are approached as sexual objects.
"You know you want it".
The sad thing is, it's getting WORSE.
What's going to happen then?
Thursday, June 02, 2011
What Happened to the Dress Code?
When I remember first coming into Cawthra at the young age of 14, fresh out of middle school one moment at the orientation still sticks to to me. The Dress Code talk. Now I've had these before...but never in such detail with mannequins and all. But I understood. I agreed.
The 4 B's. NO Butts. NO Bras. NO Boobs. NO bellies.
Pretty straightforward...right?
In grade 9 I would say I didn't notice much. A couple bra straps the occasional short shorts that were a little TO short but overall not much problem.
It hit me this year...BAM.
WOW.
What's with all this revealing clothing? That COMPLETELY goes against the basis dress code.
Crop tops? Your belly is completely exposed! Sure some of you got the tummy to show...but when its almost up to your bra line...Don't you feel a little revealed?
Lace tops. sure they are nice and low cut tops and strapless tops are nice as well...but when you can a) completely see your bra through it(especially when its neon or patterned...) and b)when your boobs look like they are read to pop out of their hold...it's a little far.
A little Bra strap never hurt to show...but entire bras or complete bra straps with a strapless top? That doesn't even MATCH in colour?
Short shorts will never disappear...but your underwear and butt cheeks are not needed to be seen. High waisted short shorts aren't long enough either. Just because there is extra fabric at the top...doesn't make them longer over your backside.
WHERE DID THE DRESS CODE GO?
WHERE are the teachers who are supposed to enforce the Code?
It's not like they haven't seen all the people walking around school in this attire...it's everywhere.
Maybe we all have just began to accept this as acceptable for teenagers?
I'm just hoping this is a fad that will quickly fade...and not get more revealing.
My true question still stands though. Where did the enforcement of the Dress Code go?
The 4 B's. NO Butts. NO Bras. NO Boobs. NO bellies.
Pretty straightforward...right?
In grade 9 I would say I didn't notice much. A couple bra straps the occasional short shorts that were a little TO short but overall not much problem.
It hit me this year...BAM.
WOW.
What's with all this revealing clothing? That COMPLETELY goes against the basis dress code.
Crop tops? Your belly is completely exposed! Sure some of you got the tummy to show...but when its almost up to your bra line...Don't you feel a little revealed?
Short shorts will never disappear...but your underwear and butt cheeks are not needed to be seen. High waisted short shorts aren't long enough either. Just because there is extra fabric at the top...doesn't make them longer over your backside.
WHERE DID THE DRESS CODE GO?
WHERE are the teachers who are supposed to enforce the Code?
It's not like they haven't seen all the people walking around school in this attire...it's everywhere.
Maybe we all have just began to accept this as acceptable for teenagers?
I'm just hoping this is a fad that will quickly fade...and not get more revealing.
My true question still stands though. Where did the enforcement of the Dress Code go?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Don't Follow Them
Role Models.
They can be important. They motivate you to do better and to strive for your best.
The problem is, a lot of role models we see everyday are the BAD ones.
For example, celebrity role models.
A few not so great female celebrities:
Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Momsen and so on.
These are people we see everyday and despite us attempting to ignore them they still weasel their way in. Not only to us but for younger girls who don't really realize the negativity of it all.
Britney Spears was at one point a good girl. But as many have seen in the media in the past years she has spun completely out of control. No panties in public, drug issues, her 55 hour marriage with Jason Allan to her overly sexual image and to think she is a mother.
Same goes for Lindsay Lohan. She was respectable at one time but she threw her career away for parties, extreme drug issues and even has spent time in jail. Even her father is worried about her influence over her younger 15 year old sister.
Miley Cyrus at one point was a HUGE role model for girls. Her Hannah Montana faze was perfect. Then she used the excuse 'I'm growing up' and begins to party, has been seen with drugs begins to become overly sexual in her music videos and even pole dances at kids choice awards.
Taylor Momsen was famous for her roles in The Grinch and in Gossip Girl. She is just a year older then most of us being at the age of 17(1993). She has been quoted when saying extremely sexual sayings and promoting female masturbation several times in interviews. What she wears is just WAY to sexual for someone her age let alone to even be worn in public.
Many do turn a blind eye to it and say "oh they can do what they want. It doesnt affect anyone."
But it does. Every day. When someone decides they want to be like them, then they follow the trend.
Celebrities in general are VERY influencial over people of all ages which is why we need a cleaner image for people to be influenced by and to take on as role models.
They can be important. They motivate you to do better and to strive for your best.
The problem is, a lot of role models we see everyday are the BAD ones.
For example, celebrity role models.
A few not so great female celebrities:
Britney Spears, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Momsen and so on.
These are people we see everyday and despite us attempting to ignore them they still weasel their way in. Not only to us but for younger girls who don't really realize the negativity of it all.
Many do turn a blind eye to it and say "oh they can do what they want. It doesnt affect anyone."
But it does. Every day. When someone decides they want to be like them, then they follow the trend.
Celebrities in general are VERY influencial over people of all ages which is why we need a cleaner image for people to be influenced by and to take on as role models.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday. REALLY NOW???
Friday by Rebecca Black.
I KNOW there has been so much hate on this song and the young girl herself...but I really can't seem to help myself.
In earlier years there has ALWAYS been the trend of letting the audience listeners know what day of the week it is. Ive never understood why its necessary to let us know that Saturday and Sunday follow after Friday. I'm fairly certain EVERY teen at least knows this for obvious reasons stated clearly in the song itself.
The overall message of the song is not bad. I get it. Fridays ROCK.
Really.
They do.
But I have a few problems with this song.
Other than the fact that her voice is overly auto tuned and not to mention REALLY monotone which is slightly sad because there are videos of her singing without...and she is actually quite decent.
Really, that's the only problem I have with Rebecca Black directly.
The Lyrics...were done by another.
The Lyrics...
HORRIBLE.
My biggest problem...is the music video.
Its not really her fault for its turn out though.
They people who directed it should have payed more attention to her age, the law and basic entertainment ideas when making this video.
Lets look at the video:
At the beginning she is getting up...she wakes up with makeup on?
I'm sorry...but your supposed to take that off before you go to bed.
People don't wake up in dark eyeliner and mascara that barely looks touched!
If your going to do makeup for a morning scene...try more natural makeup so it doesn't look so odd to the viewers...
Then she heads down stairs while singing about eating cereal
"7am, waking up in the morning
Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal
Seein’ everything, the time is goin’
Tickin’ on and on, everybody’s rushin’..."
BUT
despite eating and rushing around you see her do NEITHER.
She just stands there.
No cereal.
No movement.
Then she is at her bus stop and her friends role up in a car...
"Gotta get down to the bus stop
Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)
Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?"
cool. Driving to school...cruisin' along. SCREEEEEEEECH.
HOLD UP.
OKAY.
THIS IS WHERE LAWS START TO GET BROKEN.
You and your friends are thirteen. THIRTEEN.
YOU CANT LEGALLY DRIVE.
So technically...they are showing her and her friends doing something that is very illegal...even in the state of California which is where she is from and where this was shoot.
And besides....does it really matter where you sit as long as your in the car????
Another two that are illegal...
NO ONE IS WEARING SEAT BELTS.
and
THEY ARE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING.
Another law broken. Ouch.
Then they start talking about partying and they are at a house party
"Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend"
At the age of 13...how much House partying did YOU do?
Would your parents let you DO that or HOST that?
Oh no.
I personally find that inappropriate to show in a video made by someone who is 13 years old.
I understand that its very common to want to be treated older than you are and to be like one of the 'cooler' older kids but driving illegally and house parties at the age of thirteen is really pushing it.
In the end, I dont beleive it's entirely Rebecca's fault of the failed music video...she really was just having fun. But I do believe that the directors of the video should have really payed attention to how the video will possibly be taken as well as the laws and age of Rebecca herself.
I KNOW there has been so much hate on this song and the young girl herself...but I really can't seem to help myself.
In earlier years there has ALWAYS been the trend of letting the audience listeners know what day of the week it is. Ive never understood why its necessary to let us know that Saturday and Sunday follow after Friday. I'm fairly certain EVERY teen at least knows this for obvious reasons stated clearly in the song itself.
The overall message of the song is not bad. I get it. Fridays ROCK.
Really.
They do.
But I have a few problems with this song.
Other than the fact that her voice is overly auto tuned and not to mention REALLY monotone which is slightly sad because there are videos of her singing without...and she is actually quite decent.
Really, that's the only problem I have with Rebecca Black directly.
The Lyrics...were done by another.
The Lyrics...
HORRIBLE.
My biggest problem...is the music video.
Its not really her fault for its turn out though.
They people who directed it should have payed more attention to her age, the law and basic entertainment ideas when making this video.
Lets look at the video:
At the beginning she is getting up...she wakes up with makeup on?
I'm sorry...but your supposed to take that off before you go to bed.
People don't wake up in dark eyeliner and mascara that barely looks touched!
If your going to do makeup for a morning scene...try more natural makeup so it doesn't look so odd to the viewers...
Then she heads down stairs while singing about eating cereal
"7am, waking up in the morning
Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs
Gotta have my bowl, gotta have cereal
Seein’ everything, the time is goin’
Tickin’ on and on, everybody’s rushin’..."
BUT
despite eating and rushing around you see her do NEITHER.
She just stands there.
No cereal.
No movement.
Then she is at her bus stop and her friends role up in a car...
"Gotta get down to the bus stop
Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends (My friends)
Kickin’ in the front seat
Sittin’ in the back seat
Gotta make my mind up
Which seat can I take?"
cool. Driving to school...cruisin' along. SCREEEEEEEECH.
HOLD UP.
OKAY.
THIS IS WHERE LAWS START TO GET BROKEN.
You and your friends are thirteen. THIRTEEN.
YOU CANT LEGALLY DRIVE.
So technically...they are showing her and her friends doing something that is very illegal...even in the state of California which is where she is from and where this was shoot.
And besides....does it really matter where you sit as long as your in the car????
Another two that are illegal...
NO ONE IS WEARING SEAT BELTS.
and
THEY ARE SITTING ON THE BACK OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING.
Another law broken. Ouch.
Then they start talking about partying and they are at a house party
"Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Partyin’, partyin’ (Yeah)
Fun, fun, fun, fun
Lookin’ forward to the weekend"
At the age of 13...how much House partying did YOU do?
Would your parents let you DO that or HOST that?
Oh no.
I personally find that inappropriate to show in a video made by someone who is 13 years old.
I understand that its very common to want to be treated older than you are and to be like one of the 'cooler' older kids but driving illegally and house parties at the age of thirteen is really pushing it.
In the end, I dont beleive it's entirely Rebecca's fault of the failed music video...she really was just having fun. But I do believe that the directors of the video should have really payed attention to how the video will possibly be taken as well as the laws and age of Rebecca herself.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Concerns With the Ever So Popular Twilight
I love vampire and supernatural books as much as the next person so I picked up the novel Twilight in grade seven at a book fair when the book was unheard of and newly released. I noticed a few odd concepts in the novel but at the age of 13 it doesn't register to a full degree. By grade 9 the book was flowering with the popularity it was receiving and I read it again. I was disturbed by the new things I found that I now know isn't natural.
Edward Cullen. Main hot, sexy male character.
He is a stalker and a pedophile.
He watched Bella as she slept? He thirsted for her blood? He followed her home?
There and then, the alarm bell started going, but Bella STILL fell in love with him! She's okay with the fact she watches her. She's okay with the fact that he thirsts for her blood and wants to EAT her. Usually you would not be turned on or attracted to someone who takes their free time to watch you sleep or wants to eat you...you get a restraining order.
To top it, he is over 100 years old. She is 17. Can you say Pedophilia?
Think, if he did show his age? He'd be ANCIENT.
Why is he in high school again? WHY would you want to repeat the thing most can't wait to get out of?
Possibly Edward has had hits to his manly pride as well. After all, he does Sparkle like a diamond in the sun. What happened to the TRADITIONAL vampires? The ones who stayed inside all day? Who were afraid of crosses? Who hated garlic?
They were replaced with sparkling, human loving vampires like Edward.
Miss Bella Swan becomes SO RELIANT on Edward. Ditches her friends, ditches her friends and lies to her father several times throughout the series.
Then he breaks up with her suddenly.
What does she do?
She sits, in a corner and mops. For MONTHS. In the SAME clothes. She refuses to talk to anyone and shuts out the world.
WHAT?
GO GET SOME HELP.
She is a boy. We get it. You loved him but hunny, get over it.
Then he comes back and she goes on crawling back to him like a sick little puppy.
What does this teach the young girls of today who read these books?
Be reliant on your man.
WOW.
Independence? We fought for that! Why do you need a man? You can live just fine without one. Don't make me start quoting the Pussycat Dolls and their "I Don't Need A Man" song.
"I don't need a ring around my finger, to make me feel complete" -PCD
Yep, but Bella does. At the age of 18, she ditches University and her family and goes off to marry Edward. Smart move. Way to give up your entire life for a man.
Now after going though Biology in grade 9, I realize a HUGE problem.
BELLA GETS PREGNANT?
HOW?
That is biologically incorrect.
He has no blood and no semen therefore not only is it not possible for him to have intercourse with her, it is impossible to make her pregnant.
Also, WHY would you want the child of a vampire who will rip its way out of your body when its ready to come out?
Smart thinking...I guess they didn't think people learned biology. Or did they just wish for us to ignore the basic facts of reproduction?
Call me critical because I can't enjoy a basic vampire novel but I can only ignore so many details before it becomes unbearable to read without thinking WHAT THE...?
Edward Cullen. Main hot, sexy male character.
He is a stalker and a pedophile.
He watched Bella as she slept? He thirsted for her blood? He followed her home?
There and then, the alarm bell started going, but Bella STILL fell in love with him! She's okay with the fact she watches her. She's okay with the fact that he thirsts for her blood and wants to EAT her. Usually you would not be turned on or attracted to someone who takes their free time to watch you sleep or wants to eat you...you get a restraining order.
Think, if he did show his age? He'd be ANCIENT.
Why is he in high school again? WHY would you want to repeat the thing most can't wait to get out of?
Possibly Edward has had hits to his manly pride as well. After all, he does Sparkle like a diamond in the sun. What happened to the TRADITIONAL vampires? The ones who stayed inside all day? Who were afraid of crosses? Who hated garlic?
They were replaced with sparkling, human loving vampires like Edward.
Miss Bella Swan becomes SO RELIANT on Edward. Ditches her friends, ditches her friends and lies to her father several times throughout the series.
Then he breaks up with her suddenly.
What does she do?
She sits, in a corner and mops. For MONTHS. In the SAME clothes. She refuses to talk to anyone and shuts out the world.
WHAT?
GO GET SOME HELP.
She is a boy. We get it. You loved him but hunny, get over it.
Then he comes back and she goes on crawling back to him like a sick little puppy.
What does this teach the young girls of today who read these books?
Be reliant on your man.
WOW.
Independence? We fought for that! Why do you need a man? You can live just fine without one. Don't make me start quoting the Pussycat Dolls and their "I Don't Need A Man" song.
"I don't need a ring around my finger, to make me feel complete" -PCD
Yep, but Bella does. At the age of 18, she ditches University and her family and goes off to marry Edward. Smart move. Way to give up your entire life for a man.
Now after going though Biology in grade 9, I realize a HUGE problem.
BELLA GETS PREGNANT?
HOW?
That is biologically incorrect.
He has no blood and no semen therefore not only is it not possible for him to have intercourse with her, it is impossible to make her pregnant.
Also, WHY would you want the child of a vampire who will rip its way out of your body when its ready to come out?
Smart thinking...I guess they didn't think people learned biology. Or did they just wish for us to ignore the basic facts of reproduction?
Call me critical because I can't enjoy a basic vampire novel but I can only ignore so many details before it becomes unbearable to read without thinking WHAT THE...?
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