Monday, February 18, 2013
Hopsin - ILL MIND OF HOPSIN 5
This song is in all honesty 5 minutes of the straight truth. This song perfectly portrays society in the ways in which most people live today and I think its a pretty big wake up call.
The first person Hopsin goes off on is a guy who just follows along with the trend and does whatever he thinks is viewed as cool. I think that everyone experiences difficulty with that issue of peer pressure and wanting something more occasionally. Well, it means more to be a leader then a follower, even if your leading a smaller army.
The next thing he does is go off on 2 girls for always complaining about not finding a guy which describes so many girls nowadays. So many teenage girls talk about how they can't find a guy and they're tired of searching and shit whenever they make it difficult for themselves because they have no standards and let any guy gets what he wants. Have some self respect and say no because more guys will respect you for that then if your putting out for everyone.
The last guy Hopsin talks to is a black guy and his verse there goes back to when we talked about racism for me because when Hopsin says, "Now, why do black people gotta be the only ones who can't evolve, cause your in the streets acting like a neanderthal." It makes me think of how people prove stereotypes right because of the way they act in public. Everyone has the power to portray themselves in any way that they want to, so I say portray yourself the way you would envision yourself on a pedestal and even if you aren't at that point in life, you will be respected.
Bucky Covington - A Different World
My dad has always liked to refer to this song when we talk about how much the world has changed since he was a kid to the point where we are now, and he's damn right. A lot sure has changed....
Internet Relationships
In our most recent class we had an interesting conversation about facebook and the different ways you can present your relationship status and we even referred back to the time of myspace and how the top friends issues went down. This was honestly a comical discussion in my opinion because of the ignorance we pointed out in our group of people. Whenever I read a post on facebook or I see posts on twitter I sometimes wonder why the hell do these sites even exist whenever for some people they just take control of their lives. Its a shame but its the truth.
Lets look back to myspace and this is funny to me because I can just vividly remember how these processes used to work in my head. But so on, it was always funny whenever you or your friend got a boyfriend or a girlfriend and how quickly people would put it into their "about me" about how they have the best bf or the best gf in the world, just to break up in a week. However, in that week alot of shit went down because of the top friends myspace had to offer. Whenever, you got a bf or a gf they automatically had to be placed at least 1st or 2nd on your group of friends because if they weren't, then you just started a fight. Then it ends up that you started a fight either way because you just put a girl in front of your friend you've been tight with for 5 years. Then when you and that girl break up, off the top friends list she goes and then its back to normal until your friend starts talking to the same girl, then all of a sudden your friend is a traitor so he's dropped 7 spaces and then SHIT JUST GOT REAL.
Once Facebook came along I felt like it was more mature then myspace because there were actually adults on facebook and for a while thats how it was until everyone gets one and all of a sudden, its overrun with immaturity just like myspace. It gets to a point where people post things just to get a reaction. Look at the different statuses you can put for your relationship, in an open relationship? What the hell does that even mean for a 14 year old?
The fact of the matter is that the only reason people post such obnoxious and ignorant posts is just so they can get a reaction out of people. Everyone is an attention whore nowadays who wants nothing more then to get a reaction out of someone or just to be noticed. Its sad but thats the honest truth out of all of it. If you really were going to commit suicide, would you post, "I cant take this life anymore?" NO you would just jump off of a bridge which you were clearly never going to do because you would have just told the whole internet world about it. People need to get their acts together and grow up because this world does not revolve around them and the sooner they figure that out, the better.
Lets look back to myspace and this is funny to me because I can just vividly remember how these processes used to work in my head. But so on, it was always funny whenever you or your friend got a boyfriend or a girlfriend and how quickly people would put it into their "about me" about how they have the best bf or the best gf in the world, just to break up in a week. However, in that week alot of shit went down because of the top friends myspace had to offer. Whenever, you got a bf or a gf they automatically had to be placed at least 1st or 2nd on your group of friends because if they weren't, then you just started a fight. Then it ends up that you started a fight either way because you just put a girl in front of your friend you've been tight with for 5 years. Then when you and that girl break up, off the top friends list she goes and then its back to normal until your friend starts talking to the same girl, then all of a sudden your friend is a traitor so he's dropped 7 spaces and then SHIT JUST GOT REAL.
Once Facebook came along I felt like it was more mature then myspace because there were actually adults on facebook and for a while thats how it was until everyone gets one and all of a sudden, its overrun with immaturity just like myspace. It gets to a point where people post things just to get a reaction. Look at the different statuses you can put for your relationship, in an open relationship? What the hell does that even mean for a 14 year old?
The fact of the matter is that the only reason people post such obnoxious and ignorant posts is just so they can get a reaction out of people. Everyone is an attention whore nowadays who wants nothing more then to get a reaction out of someone or just to be noticed. Its sad but thats the honest truth out of all of it. If you really were going to commit suicide, would you post, "I cant take this life anymore?" NO you would just jump off of a bridge which you were clearly never going to do because you would have just told the whole internet world about it. People need to get their acts together and grow up because this world does not revolve around them and the sooner they figure that out, the better.
You Determine Your Race
I know that I am late in this blog already, but I've kept this topic in mind ever since we talked about it in class a couple of weeks ago. I didn't say anything in class even though I came close and as time goes on, hopefully I'll get to the point of being able to freely speak like some of the others in the class.
However, I get severely pissed off when people think that races should be the reason for a certain clique of someone. I have never been one who appreciates the segregation that we see in society each and everyday. I think it is beyond stupid that some people look down on others just because of the race that they are. I live in a little country town not to far from Greensboro, but its crazy to me that there are still people who are racist towards blacks, mexicans, Pakistanis, or any other. This is the 21st century and I just feel like we should be beyond stupid shit like that at this point in time.
I think the reason I am so hostile toward this is because my "clique" consists of not one in the same. My dorm room is referred to as the "melting pot" because of the diversity that we have. My roommate is a vietnamese guy named Brian, and my other suite mates are a black guy named Andre and a mixed guy named Cameron. Then you have me, the white guy. The thing that I love is that we are all thick as thieves so the fact that there aren't other groups of friends like ours bothers me. I don't think that we should expect anything of a person no matter what they look like on the outside and I think that's an issue covered in grade school.
I also think that most people accept society the way it is. They also seem to do things to enforce it which pretty much is where stereotyping causes a problem. I feel like most of the black guys especially in Charlotte do a poor job of portraying themselves as "hood" which is ultimately their own fault, but hell, if you walk around with pants around your ankles, a basketball in your hand, and a white tanktop on, you should proved a stereotype correct. Then with Asians, if they are always together talking about anime or always in the library studying, then that stereotype is proved to be correct. It's stupid that this is what society has come to is being to strong and standard in stereotyping people. But is it our fault in the end for being part of those people? Race doesn't have to present anyone in any sort of way. You present yourself in anyway that you want, and then you can indirectly determine the way that your race is viewed by society.
However, I get severely pissed off when people think that races should be the reason for a certain clique of someone. I have never been one who appreciates the segregation that we see in society each and everyday. I think it is beyond stupid that some people look down on others just because of the race that they are. I live in a little country town not to far from Greensboro, but its crazy to me that there are still people who are racist towards blacks, mexicans, Pakistanis, or any other. This is the 21st century and I just feel like we should be beyond stupid shit like that at this point in time.
I think the reason I am so hostile toward this is because my "clique" consists of not one in the same. My dorm room is referred to as the "melting pot" because of the diversity that we have. My roommate is a vietnamese guy named Brian, and my other suite mates are a black guy named Andre and a mixed guy named Cameron. Then you have me, the white guy. The thing that I love is that we are all thick as thieves so the fact that there aren't other groups of friends like ours bothers me. I don't think that we should expect anything of a person no matter what they look like on the outside and I think that's an issue covered in grade school.
I also think that most people accept society the way it is. They also seem to do things to enforce it which pretty much is where stereotyping causes a problem. I feel like most of the black guys especially in Charlotte do a poor job of portraying themselves as "hood" which is ultimately their own fault, but hell, if you walk around with pants around your ankles, a basketball in your hand, and a white tanktop on, you should proved a stereotype correct. Then with Asians, if they are always together talking about anime or always in the library studying, then that stereotype is proved to be correct. It's stupid that this is what society has come to is being to strong and standard in stereotyping people. But is it our fault in the end for being part of those people? Race doesn't have to present anyone in any sort of way. You present yourself in anyway that you want, and then you can indirectly determine the way that your race is viewed by society.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Gaining Interest in Order
My purpose for this blog post is mainly to talk about how I'm finally starting to realize what this class really means by "ordering" because in the beginning I did not understand what we were really aiming to do. I just felt like this was like any other lecture course where we listen and take tests and quizzes so the fact that we just have group conversations everyday is still really interesting to me.
However, I titled this blog "Gaining Interest in Order" and the reason I did this is because I took something out of my life and thought about the order of it and how important it truly makes the story. The thing I am talking about is the television series "How I Met Your Mother". I love this show and I'm in the process of catching up with everything that is happening in it. It is a great show with a great story line and I just love how everything relates to something else in the show. Although it may sound like I am rambling right now, I ask that you continue reading because I have a purpose to this post, sorry.
My purpose is to explain the significance that order plays in everything in our lives. The way that order is kept in my show is incredible to me because the writers do so well with keeping the viewers on their feet about what happens next. They do such simple things but then they lead into something that makes the show as great as it is. I don't want to reveal to much information because some of you may watch this show soon which you should. But the order that the episodes keep and the events that take place are placed so perfectly into the story of how Ted met his children's mother that it has made me think of this class more.
It has made me think of how everything that we do relates to order because if we didn't go through our daily tasks in the order that we do, then what exactly would happen in our lives for that day and beyond that point. Everything that we do and everything that happens leads to something bigger and better in our destination of a happy future and that is something I am beginning to think more about thanks to this class. The way that everything relies on a particular order is the same way that the world relies on a particular order. So every little person, every little thing, every little event all lead into a greater beyond that makes the world that we are a part of and that is so interesting to me that I just felt the need to share it with everyone!!
However, I titled this blog "Gaining Interest in Order" and the reason I did this is because I took something out of my life and thought about the order of it and how important it truly makes the story. The thing I am talking about is the television series "How I Met Your Mother". I love this show and I'm in the process of catching up with everything that is happening in it. It is a great show with a great story line and I just love how everything relates to something else in the show. Although it may sound like I am rambling right now, I ask that you continue reading because I have a purpose to this post, sorry.
My purpose is to explain the significance that order plays in everything in our lives. The way that order is kept in my show is incredible to me because the writers do so well with keeping the viewers on their feet about what happens next. They do such simple things but then they lead into something that makes the show as great as it is. I don't want to reveal to much information because some of you may watch this show soon which you should. But the order that the episodes keep and the events that take place are placed so perfectly into the story of how Ted met his children's mother that it has made me think of this class more.
It has made me think of how everything that we do relates to order because if we didn't go through our daily tasks in the order that we do, then what exactly would happen in our lives for that day and beyond that point. Everything that we do and everything that happens leads to something bigger and better in our destination of a happy future and that is something I am beginning to think more about thanks to this class. The way that everything relies on a particular order is the same way that the world relies on a particular order. So every little person, every little thing, every little event all lead into a greater beyond that makes the world that we are a part of and that is so interesting to me that I just felt the need to share it with everyone!!
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