Genesis

Hello all my little blog stalkers,

Welcome to my site.  Granted, I haven't legitimately blogged since I was wearing braces in High School but all streaks have to end sometime.  The purpose is to point out any and all things that I find hypocritical, overrated, underrated, annoying, funny – basically whatever sets me off.  

Today's Issue:  Double Standards.

Double Standards are quite possibly one of the more irritating things I run across in my daily life.  Everywhere you go you'll see an example of it...I promise.  Now first let me explain that most of these things that I'm prevented from doing thanks to DS are not things I actually want to do...or ever would given the option.  The simple inability or stigma that comes with each is irksome enough.

So let's start with informal greetings.  Probably the most notorious example in this situation would be the N-bomb.  In its most stringent restriction, that word is reserved only for the black community to be used amongst themselves.  In a wider view, anyone of color can use it...just not white people.  Once again, I'm not saying I want to run down the street yelling this at everyone I see, just the fact that it's only offensive coming from someone like me is stupid (I'm white :-D).  The fact that racial cultures can yell offensive slurs at eachother and have a good laugh and then get offended when someone else joins in is bizarre.  "That word represents repression, oppression and years of suffering."  So...why use it at all?   I guess it boils down to knowing the person addressed, which makes sense, but still, if everyone can't call you it, no one can.

Next let's look at the heavily tipped scales favoring girls.  Girls can get away with literally anything.  Questioning me?  Don't.  Let's think about it.  Girls can wear guys clothes, literally imitate guys, make out with each other, dance with each other, enjoy masculine past time and in general just about anything else.  Of course guys don't want to dress up like girls or get it on with each other (although Iowa DID just overturn the...nevermind), but really now, where's the equality?  The gender ambiguity women can use does not swing both ways.  Why I wonder?  

So there's my first rough post.  I only had around 10 minutes to think of this first post so it's not my best work.  Tune in next week and I'll dish out something better.

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