What exactly is prejudice?

I grew up poor, in hand-me-down clothes that didn't quite fit, and I carried 100 lbs more weight than I needed. This made school and high school a little hellish, to put it lightly. But at some point, you have to outgrow your adolescent fears. Still, thin rich white people terrify me. Even rich Christian-y types scare me. ( Read more... )

The youth of today are so utterly beautiful and so utterly false. They're like paper cut-outs, all in color, head-to-toe sparkle and shine.

When I speak of beauty, I speak in a general sense. They've mastered the art of feigning kindness, concern, and friendship. But none of it is real. When you get to the nitty-gritty, they are their world, and ( Read more... )

I think God was pretty serious when he asked Man to be stewards of the earth. And while some people see Man on earth as a sort of invasion, mucking up the perfection that is untamed nature, the existence of dogs proves otherwise ( Read more... )

Looking at a piano, there are certain rules associated with each key.  If you play these notes over here, you cannot play that note over there.  Them's the RULES, and you don't break the RULES.  If you do, you have nothing but aimless note abuse, something a toddler or a jazz musician might play.

If those Rules apply to my key, however, it's a cinch ( Read more... )

Everyone is Wrong but Me

I recently researched this quote: "The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular." (From The Brothers Karamazov) I managed to find the page and chapter it came from, but also discovered that the quote has been embraced as something of a banner cry of intellectuals--not because it illustrates how ( Read more... )

I can't help it.  I love Monique!  We fat people have to stick together, ya know?

Still, during her post-Oscar press conference, she broached the subject of unconditional love, telling everyone in the room and everyone watching E! at home, that we need to love everyone, no matter their sins, no matter how unlovable.

I was uncomfortable with her ( Read more... )

Orson Scott Card on New Moon:

"And at the end, Bella actually shows some spunk. There is a memorable scene between her and werewolf boy in which she is needlessly vicious to someone who has done her nothing but good -- she wouldn't be Bella if she had a spark of human compassion or feeling for any person other than herself and her alpha-male Edward ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Trinity!!!!

Congratz on the big 5!

This article sums up exactly how I feel about a thousand different things:

http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2009-09-27-1.html

Granted, the article is specifically about unions, but it covers a lot of issues.  It is precisely What Is Wrong With America.

It's a warning to both liberals and conservatives.  The pendulum has swung left.  It may swing ( Read more... )

Let's face it:  America is like a big high school, and all the cool kids are liberals.  They are the celebrities, the college students, the Harvard Law professors.  They tend to be the most attractive, and they dress better than the rest of us.  Most are fairly wealthy, too, despite the old myth that liberals are poor while conservatives are rich ( Read more... )