So, I don’t know if I've ever mentioned before that I watch that show Glee? Well, now you all know that I watch it, and I love it. It’s a great show with a catchy story line, great pickup songs, a good cast, and it’s really great to see what a “reality” high school looks like. This week’s episode was so incredible. It showed the downside of the pressures of being perfect. If anyone watched it this week, Mercedes was the main character, and after her and Kurt joined the Cheerios, Sue tells Mercedes that she needs to lose weight in order to stay on the cheerleading team, so Mercedes thinks that the best way to lose all the weight was to starve herself, and the worst part? It’s not uncommon in high school girls, the struggle to be “perfect” is growing ever omnipresent. I mean, they’ve drifted away from anorexia and bulimia to an almost OCD disease where everything that these girls eat is catalogued, from the calories that they eat at every meal, to the time that they ate at. It’s almost disgusting. Marilyn Monroe was a size 14 and she was one of the most iconic women in United States acting, and she was a brilliant woman.
The other thing that I feel I should tell you all about is this guy that I love, whose nickname is Brom, (yes, like the Brom from Eragon) and he’s my personal space heater at track meets. He’s the HUGE Russian that has the best Russian accent, and I love me those Russians, so I told him that he wasn’t allowed to talk in a Russian accent when I was near him. But he’s also one of the nicest kids ever. He’s a freshman, but you defiantly wouldn’t think so if you had met him. Besides, he has a fabulous music taste-he’s just not a music snob like yours truly. XD
Now, I feel as if i need to cover chivalry again. According to the Princeton dictionary, chivalry means “respect towards women”. I mean, is it really that hard to treat a women like she’s equal to a man? Is it that difficult to believe that they’re smart? Is it that hard to believe that women can’t be similar to men? Most of my friends are guys, and I love them all to death, but they talk about women like meat. Would a guy appreciate it if I started at him, like a fresh piece of meat straight off of the grill? I don’t think so. But men still feel the need to do it anyways. I mean, I think that some of the jokes about women being in the kitchen are funny, but if you overdo it, then it’s just cumbersome.
Now, here are the songs that have been running through my mind on this wonderfully sunny and warm day.
Alright, so again, any comments, questions, anything you want my opinion on, songs, whatever else you can think of, I’m happy to address if you post.
When one begins to watch Nick and Disney Channel with the younger siblings. For one thing, I’ve been watching Big Time Rush-you know that new show on Nick? I mean it’s not bad, but i think that some of the stuff that happens on Nick is just so insane and obsolete. I mean, the chances of four guys who play hockey become a big band, or that a girl has to cover for her sister in a school assembly and knows all this choreography and gets invited to join the school. No, life just doesn't happen like that.
I’m going to talk about celebrities today and how they can alter the face of society for the better. For one thing, with the amount of television people watch(myself included) they can mention things that are an actual problem in the world. Instead of building of the image that 1950’s television portrayed, when every family was a suburban middle-class family with three kids, who have every new appliance and all that stuff. They don’t wear new clothes all the time, and they sure as HELL don’t get all these famous people to come and hang out with them. They also don’t have the capacity to get people to watch a web show that's been on for a week.
I’m sure you all know that show Keeping up with the Kardashians, right? They promote a consumerist lifestyle that some people can’t afford and they drink every night, get pregnant before marriage and it doesn't work out. If those three women tried to promote a healthy environment or ways to be eco friendly, the world wouldn’t have these problems. That show is almost pointless, other then to show you what you SHOULDN’T do with your life. If you make a living with a reality TV show, then there’s something wrong with. Not even going to lie here. And I have no problem admitting to watching that show sometimes, but you can take the smallest steps to try to reduce your carbon footprint. Like keep your showers to five minutes, do laundry when you have a full load, recycle anything that has a 1 or 2 on the bottom, turn off the lights in rooms that are empty, leave the water off when your brushing your teeth, eat organically grown foods, shower every other day instead of every day. You can even buy shirts made with organically grown cotton, that feel just like regular shirts.
But enough of the rambling. If you have any questions as to what you can do to help a healthier planet, then feel free to leave a comment at the bottom. ON TO MUSIC!
So, post back with opinions or whatever else you feel like asking. I love to read your input so I know what to do for the next post. I’m going to try and post weekly, so I’ll let you know feedback for next saturday!
