Feminism is the Notion that Women are Men

I want there to be fair chance for women to be a part of anything that men can be a part of. There needs to be a fair chance given. If a woman can't make it on her own, after given a fair chance, they shouldn't be there. But as far as having every aspect of life equal to men, it is not necessary or realistic. Men were put on this earth to fight, protect, and provide. Hence, they have a different make-up and genetic balance. This can be seen in the SMU athletetic weightroom. Go in there in the middle of the day, look at all of the teams, female and male, and tell me if we are even remotely similar. There is no need to get all defensive and say that women and men should be considered exactly the same. We are pretty much two different species.

The Enchanting Foreign Accent

Accents make a male a thousand times more attractive. It can make an average looking man hot, and already hot man drop dead gorgeous. When I hear an Aussie accent, for example, it makes me melt. If they are a decent person with a little bit of looks, and an accent, I'm theirs. I could never figure out really why this was. Now I am aware. I am picky and get bored easy. It's not the way they sound that seduces me, its the underlying fact that they are from a totally different culture and world than me. I don't' know anything about their life and experiences. It intrigues me so much that it subconsciously sparks my curiosity and makes me want more. Accents are provocative and sexy.

I Hate Half-Assing

5) In group projects. I hate when people don't give as much as they should.
4) Commiting. I hate when people talk about doing something and then flake.
3) In workouts. I hate when people cut corners or don't finish their reps and sets
2) In competition. I HATE when a teammate doesn't give all they have for the sake of the team.
1) More than anything, I hate when I do something half-assed.

WTF

Some people are actually trying to ban cussing. In other words, they want to make the act of swearing illegal. This is absolute ludicrous. The fact that these people actually think this is a possibility is hilarious. Words are simply expressions of our emotions. When you are extremely happy you might yell WOOHOOO!!!! at the top our your lungs, and when you are extremely pissed you might yell FUCKKKK! If you took out these words, it would almost by like taking away the emotion. I don't know who decided to make some words "inappropriate" and other words appropriate, but they are all important to have. Sometimes people need to be yelled at or offended. And sometimes people need to let that emotion out with a few "inappropriate" words. . Some words may be hurtful and perceived as rude, but some people ARE just hurtful and rude. The words just compliment who they are. Plus, if we were ever to actually try to ban cussing, where would we draw the line as to what words were good or bad? "Damn" is okay, but "Shit" is illegal? haha.

Being in between

I hate having few passionate opinions. I'm too laid back. I wish I was more opinionated. It would make me feel stronger. I have opinions about our contemporary moral issues but none of them really support each other. I am for abortion because if I got pregnant, I would probably get one, but I don't believe in capital punishment. I am for religious tolerance, but I don't think we should take "God" out of the Pledge of Allegiance. I have no strong feelings for or against euthanasia or pornography. I envy the people who know exactly what they want all of the time. The people that know exactly what food they want to eat tonight, the people who know exactly who they are voting for, the people who's values and opinions all coincide, and who are strong enough not to care about what anyone else thinks.

Soul Mate: No such thing

Soul mates do not exist. There are plenty of people in the world that you could spend your life with and be happy. Saying that there is only one is ignorant. There are people that can make you happier than others. So search for them. Not the soul mate.

An Epidemic

This calorie counting world is driving me crazy. Can we not all eat balanced meals and stop worrying. I have been sucked into this counting world and can't seem to stop. It has gotten to the point where I can't purchase a single item at the grocery store without checking nutritional information for the evil little calories. So what exactly am I putting into my when I purchase the items with no calories or very few? What exactly is in my Diet Coke or the Sweet and Low that I put in my coffee every morning? Could these be even worse for my overall health? I am almost scared to find out. I hope this intense calorie counting trend ends soon so I can stop worrying.

A Different Way of Life

I am happy that the direction life has taken me hasn't been a direction with all arrows pointing toward bull riding. I saw my first rodeo this past weekend and I now know that a person has to be possessed with an odd gene to want to ride a bull. I will never understand what type of person would want to strap on a rope to the testicles of a bull, and hop on its back while it is in a full rage. I can't comprehend who would have even thought of that. Nearly every rider curls up in a ball after falling off, fearing that the huge beast might just step on them. I consider myself a risk taker but this is a whole other form. To enjoy this way of life, a person would have to be nuts. These people are adrenaline junkies. I'm glad this different way of life hasn't attracted me.

The Kingdom

The movie The Kingdom left me squirming, sad, and terrified of the world we live in. The movie was based on a group of Americans who traveled to The Middle East to help with some of the problems there. Their common goal was to find a group of terrorists who had recently bombed a camp. At the beginning, the film had me thinking, "Wow, Americans are such great people trying to help over there and this war will have a peaceful ending." In the end of the movie, both groups of people, the Arabs and the Americans, still had passionate hate and aggression toward the other. It concluded by showing the two cultures never learning to accept each other, and even growing more hateful toward each other in the end. I normally think very optimistically and, therefore, have always thought that the war would end soon, America would "win," and I would live my life in comfort. The movie made me more insecure, scared and sickened then I have ever felt in my life. Our cultures may never learn to get along and live peacefully. They live in a culture that may not seem right to us but who are we to go into their world and tell them that they are wrong and doing unjust things? On the other hand, their culture may be putting ours in danger. So what the hell do we do? What are we going to do when there is another surprise attack, but with nuclear weapons? Are we supposed to fight back and nuke them? Our next world war could actually end our existence. I am now living in discomfort and fear. When will there be a solution? In order to go on with my life I will have to go back to feeling secure. I will once again live my life knowing that I will live to be 100 and not thinking about what is too hard for me to think about.