The elephant known as, "Social Justice."
So, another thing that has been getting into my anger. I've just been putting it off for days and I'm just been wanting to talk about this and how it gets to me. It's in regards to social justice.
Sometime ago, there was news report about how this young man in his early 20s went on a shooting rampage at Santa Barbara then killed himself. Now, before I actually find out it's another one of those, "Blame video games" & "Stop hiding the fact the shooter was a product of our culture" thing, I did hear stuff about how he was misogynous. He went on a shooting because he felt he was entitled to some woman or something.
The topic about anything social justice just gets me back to one thing...
"I am a fuckin' horrible, ignorant man!"
It's pretty much reminding me that I am foolishly ignorant on all this stuff. There are things I know that I should be paying attention to and this is one of them. I do hear about it a lot. I mean, I am so fully aware that in regards to Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce, one particular ranger is hated for the fact that he still hits on one particular female ranger (Tumblr links for reference of what I mean: 1, 2). I bring that up not just because I just happen to watch Power Rangers, but because it does go in hand with the recent gender issues. Not to mention, that thing I mention about, "Stop hiding the fact the shooter was a product of our culture."
I get so upset over these topic not because they're annoying but because it proves to me that I am horribly informed on this stuff. I guess it goes back to my senior year in high school where my English teacher had emphasize one thing (to the point of having a poster of it in the classroom): "Ignorance is not bliss! Ignorance is ignorance!" It was drilled in so hard that it has come out more like, "Ignorance is not bliss! Ignorance is ignorance! And ignorance is what causes problems in the world!"
When I was really angry over all this, my parents thought that I was losing my mind. Even when I called them ignorant during my anger, they acted like nothing's wrong with them or try to act like they aren't. Not even knowing that just because of certain things doesn't mean you're not ignorant. Heck, just because you're smart doesn't mean you're not ignorant. I mean, sure you can call me smart, but I am also so ignorant of current events, social issues, and all that stuff (i.e. the stuff that actually matters). I went as far as rage tweeting about it during that time. (It's not something that I'm taking back, though)
This wouldn't be the first time I felt like there was a face palming moments. But I'll need to set it up. I know there has been some of this issues in video gaming, in particular, the Fighting Game Community. I know about issues on the inappropriate/despicable use of the word, "Rape" or how females aren't treated like people. I know the gaming industry has problems in regards to the gender issue.
So, after a friend's self-righteousness over certain advertising on the second part of South Park's console wars episode (saying they were fags in regards to it). I then ended up bringing up those issues with the Fighting Game Community. One in particular was the use of the word, "Rape." Then he goes defending the use of it as slang. During that time, he even said that his sister was raped at gunpoint. I couldn't help but mentally face palm over that. I know he doesn't get along with his sister (and that others have described her as a manipulative she-devil) but come on! That's not really called for! If the defense over the use of the word, "Rape" is that it was used for slang, then it's just going to water down the connotation of the word (i.e. using the word on something so trivial or making the subject sound so trivial).
I see it in everything. I don't even want to bring up the whole Zero Suit Samus thing but I do find myself looking and honestly want to ask, "Is the rocket boosting parts really necessary to be put on the heels? Couldn't it have been on the back of the feet?" While I was probably thinking more on the, "It's more of an honest question", I know it's going to make look like one of those complainers. Though in all seriousness, it just weird me out & I just would just like a good answer on why it has to be there then I'll be willing to shut up. A part of me is saying it because I really shouldn't be brushing it off/hand waving it just like that.
In the end, I get pretty frustrated on this topic. However, I can't really go brushing it off, ignoring it, hand wave stuff about it, and all that. If I do go ignoring these issues, I really show that I'm not being grown up about it. It's something that I feel that I should be caring about. That's why it gets to me.
I'm just a fuckin' horrible, ignorant man!
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Entry originally posted at http://clessaileron.dreamwidth.org/22811.html.
Sometime ago, there was news report about how this young man in his early 20s went on a shooting rampage at Santa Barbara then killed himself. Now, before I actually find out it's another one of those, "Blame video games" & "Stop hiding the fact the shooter was a product of our culture" thing, I did hear stuff about how he was misogynous. He went on a shooting because he felt he was entitled to some woman or something.
The topic about anything social justice just gets me back to one thing...
"I am a fuckin' horrible, ignorant man!"
It's pretty much reminding me that I am foolishly ignorant on all this stuff. There are things I know that I should be paying attention to and this is one of them. I do hear about it a lot. I mean, I am so fully aware that in regards to Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce, one particular ranger is hated for the fact that he still hits on one particular female ranger (Tumblr links for reference of what I mean: 1, 2). I bring that up not just because I just happen to watch Power Rangers, but because it does go in hand with the recent gender issues. Not to mention, that thing I mention about, "Stop hiding the fact the shooter was a product of our culture."
I get so upset over these topic not because they're annoying but because it proves to me that I am horribly informed on this stuff. I guess it goes back to my senior year in high school where my English teacher had emphasize one thing (to the point of having a poster of it in the classroom): "Ignorance is not bliss! Ignorance is ignorance!" It was drilled in so hard that it has come out more like, "Ignorance is not bliss! Ignorance is ignorance! And ignorance is what causes problems in the world!"
When I was really angry over all this, my parents thought that I was losing my mind. Even when I called them ignorant during my anger, they acted like nothing's wrong with them or try to act like they aren't. Not even knowing that just because of certain things doesn't mean you're not ignorant. Heck, just because you're smart doesn't mean you're not ignorant. I mean, sure you can call me smart, but I am also so ignorant of current events, social issues, and all that stuff (i.e. the stuff that actually matters). I went as far as rage tweeting about it during that time. (It's not something that I'm taking back, though)
This wouldn't be the first time I felt like there was a face palming moments. But I'll need to set it up. I know there has been some of this issues in video gaming, in particular, the Fighting Game Community. I know about issues on the inappropriate/despicable use of the word, "Rape" or how females aren't treated like people. I know the gaming industry has problems in regards to the gender issue.
So, after a friend's self-righteousness over certain advertising on the second part of South Park's console wars episode (saying they were fags in regards to it). I then ended up bringing up those issues with the Fighting Game Community. One in particular was the use of the word, "Rape." Then he goes defending the use of it as slang. During that time, he even said that his sister was raped at gunpoint. I couldn't help but mentally face palm over that. I know he doesn't get along with his sister (and that others have described her as a manipulative she-devil) but come on! That's not really called for! If the defense over the use of the word, "Rape" is that it was used for slang, then it's just going to water down the connotation of the word (i.e. using the word on something so trivial or making the subject sound so trivial).
I see it in everything. I don't even want to bring up the whole Zero Suit Samus thing but I do find myself looking and honestly want to ask, "Is the rocket boosting parts really necessary to be put on the heels? Couldn't it have been on the back of the feet?" While I was probably thinking more on the, "It's more of an honest question", I know it's going to make look like one of those complainers. Though in all seriousness, it just weird me out & I just would just like a good answer on why it has to be there then I'll be willing to shut up. A part of me is saying it because I really shouldn't be brushing it off/hand waving it just like that.
In the end, I get pretty frustrated on this topic. However, I can't really go brushing it off, ignoring it, hand wave stuff about it, and all that. If I do go ignoring these issues, I really show that I'm not being grown up about it. It's something that I feel that I should be caring about. That's why it gets to me.
I'm just a fuckin' horrible, ignorant man!
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Entry originally posted at http://clessaileron.dreamwidth.org/22811.html.