Forever forward.

Bigger and better, right? Or smaller and slicker, faster, stronger... That is what we as humanity generally strive for, right?

Hmm. Lets compare modern day language to, say, shakespearian language. Would you ever hear Shakespeare saying 'Yeah well your face is gross', or in terms of romance: 'Yeah, she's pretty hot, I sorta like her, like, a bit' etc.

If society is moving forward, then how come the state of language is so rapidly decreasing?
It is puzzling. =s

Actually i envy characters in Shakespeare plays. I would very much enjoy being incredibly quick of wit, with lots of fancy words at my disposal. When i'm writing for example, i have plenty of time to think of how i will set out what i have to say, i don't have to think quick and i have the opportunity to utilise words i wouldn't use in normal conversation. Given the choice, i would speak like Mercutio, from Romeo and Juliet. Sure, Mercutio speaks quite a lot of nonsense, but he speaks with passion, and he is eloquent, witty and imaginative. I want to be like that one day.

Sorry this blog post is rather self-oriented. =s

peace and quick witted-ness. =)

xoxo

Everyone loves being 'do-able', duh.

Hooray for spending 3 months with comments to the effect of 'daaaaamn, she hot!' and 'I'd tap that!' whenever a girl in the top 2% of attractive people walked past. Yay for any other girl who walked past getting comments like 'Ooh, u know, bit of cushion for the pushin'', or implications of a one night stand without any commitment, simply because the girl is not hot enough.
Who knows if my stepbrothers were actually joking or not? Does it really matter? Surely the purpose of a joke is to be funny, but noone apart from my stepbrothers seems to think these comments are.
I certainly don't. I think: Where the hell are they learning this stuff? Is it from their popular bastard friends, is it from girls who LIKE it being implied that they are 'do-able' (god forbid), or is it from incredibly stupid TV personalities?
What could possibly make a guy think they'll get a positive reaction from thinking all girls will throw themselves willingly into a physical relationship as long as it's made clear that they are 'hot' and could be 'tapped'? Isn't that like seeing something nice in a window and expecting it to be your's?
Gah, the idiot guys who think like that practically define objectifying.

peace and love from a very frustrated caitlin.

xoxo

Oops, hypocrite...

Firstly, sorry i haven't been updating. For those who don't know (though i highly doubt many people actually read this) I am currently travelling around Australia, without much chance at getting online.

Secondly: I seem to find myself prejudiced against a certain type of person, based on the clothes they wear. This by no means applies to everyone, but when i walk down the street theres a specific type of style that seems to directly clash with mine.

For example, i walk down the street in my oversized 'colour the world' t-shirt, in the loose pants i bought in Singapore, and in the crocs which i decorated. I carry either a green enviro bag, or my self-modified shoulder bag. I walk by myself, staring off into the distance and daydreaming, my hair simply puffed up around my head, face clear of makeup, and henna designs up my arms.

Then there is them. They straighten their hair to within an inch of its life and it looks like straw. They wear every sort of makeup imaginable, and you cant even see what they look like without it. Typically, they wear skinny leg jeans, with expensive looking shoes, and a tight t-shirt that shows off their oversized boobs (probably padded). They carry pretty handbags, generally walk as a group, all with a sneer on their face as they check out the people who seem to lack their ultimate sense of style (me, duh), or they flirt with guys who probably took the same amount of time to do their hair.

Not good, but i seem to hate these people, and they consider me beneath their standards. I guess we maintain a healthy balance. That is, until these horrors annoy me too much and i stab them. But i dont see why people seem to want to be like them. I see 10 year olds down the street already dressing like them. It's sad that they will grow up to be evil clones.

Peace, and a reassurance that this doesn't apply to everyone.

xoxo

Valid insults please!

In school about a week ago, i got called a 'stupid skank'... This is by a notorious flirt who i am surprised can even spell his own name.
Insults these days are generally crude, unthought out, vile, or insulting someones reputation. Maybe our days generation lacks imagination? At the very least, insults could be valid, and actually directed at someone in particular, rather than there being a general insult for everyone no matter whether it actually applies or not.
Please, people out there, if you really must insult someone, with no other option, at least use a bit of intelligence.

peace (and preferably no insults at all)

xoxo

Stereotypical Music Videos

Act of stereotyping part one-

Black (for want of a better word) men are portrayed as criminal. They are shown to be muscular, shifty-looking, 'gangsta' thugs who hang around in gangs and wear bling from their apparent wealth. Not in all cases, of course, but enough for the typical 'black person' image to take root. I have nothing against these 'sexy' criminal-ish guys (who seem to get whatever backup dancer they want) but the extent to which young black men are pushed is like they are being forced to live up to this image or risk being seen as uncool. To famous black rappers/singers/whatever, not all guys with your beautiful dark skin want to be seen as a 'homie gangsta'.

Act of stereotyping part two-

NOT all girls are skanks. In fact, hardly any walk around in hot pants and a bikini top shaking their booty, and being all over any guy that just happens to walk past. Sure, they can if they want to, but is there really any point in surrounding singers with skanky backup dancers in practically underwear? All it does is make people believe that its okay to judge girls on whether they are a double D cup or not, and makes some guys think its okay to talk about a girls body in derogative ways if they are not the image of 'feminine perfection' found in skanky backup dancers. Obviously, dancers in film clips have to wear clothes that make them appealing, as such. That doesn't mean that they wear practically nothing and show that fact off. Girls only go along with it to get noticed in the dog eat dog world of backup dancers, and to gain the attention of sexist managers...

More on this another time. Peace for now.

xoxo

The state of things in the world...

Universal primary education- the amount of money it would take to have, in every country, basic schooling available for all children is $10 billion per year. Every year the US spends more than that on ice-cream.
Reproductive services for every woman, to make childbirth safer, would cost $12 billion per year. Europe and the US spend that amount on perfumes.
Basic healthcare and good nutrition would cost $13 billion a year, and Europe and the US spend that amount on pet food.
Primary level education for all at current rate of progress will be achievable by the time Kylie Minogue is 162 years old.

This information is... just horrifying. People worldwide dying of preventable causes, while the richer countries are spending on petty priviledges...
For more information there are a couple of good websites-
www.whiteband.org
www.makepovertyhistory.org
www.makepovertyhistory.org/getinvolved.html

love, and an end to poverty...

xoxo

Beautiful Girls

The pressure is on. Every day influences, television, magazines, fairy tales... they all involve woman who are the image of feminine perfection. These are the woman that young girls and teenagers idolise, the ones who they want to be like. But in this way, the girls are tryin to achieve unrealistic, and unhealthy goals. They want to be stick thin, with a large chest, thin and shapely legs, clear and flawless skin... Should the next generation be constantly trying to achieve outside beauty? To my readers, it shouldnt matter what u look like. Embrace inner beauty! I guess in the end thats all that matters anyway. When you're 60-70 years old, lets face it, you wont be model like, and "gorgeous". But after all those years you can still be nice, and caring, and love your fellow humans, and love the environment, and all the fluffy animals!

Vote 1 inner beauty

peace n loveyness

xoxo