RE: Just ugh!
February 3, 2014 at 1:10 am
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2014 at 1:11 am by TaraJo.)
I'm gonna tell a little story here.
See, a while back, after I saw the first Hunger Games movie, I decided to go online to see what I could find out about it. To me, the movie had a strong message about the 'haves' fucing over the 'have-nots.' However, I also knew that right-wing sources, always going on about class warefare, wouldn't put up with that. Sure enough, their focus was on a corrupt government oppressing its people. And, you know what? I can totally see where both of those ideas would come from.
So, why am I telling that story? Simple: the movie is up for individual interpretation. In fact, everything is kinda up for interpretation. What one person may interprete as good, another may interprete as bad.
And I think this applies to the concept of friendzoning and Dusty's video. Yes, there's certainly an interpretation that's horribly misogynistic and rude and wrong. There's also an interpretation that totally isn't. Me, I tend to try to see the positives in people and I try to assume the best when it's reasonable and possible; at least until proven otherwise.
So, if a rich guy, who's well fed is complaining to a poor, starving man about how terrible his food is, do you think that's kinda a douchebag move? Or should the poor guy be shamed for having a sense of entitlement?
See, a while back, after I saw the first Hunger Games movie, I decided to go online to see what I could find out about it. To me, the movie had a strong message about the 'haves' fucing over the 'have-nots.' However, I also knew that right-wing sources, always going on about class warefare, wouldn't put up with that. Sure enough, their focus was on a corrupt government oppressing its people. And, you know what? I can totally see where both of those ideas would come from.
So, why am I telling that story? Simple: the movie is up for individual interpretation. In fact, everything is kinda up for interpretation. What one person may interprete as good, another may interprete as bad.
And I think this applies to the concept of friendzoning and Dusty's video. Yes, there's certainly an interpretation that's horribly misogynistic and rude and wrong. There's also an interpretation that totally isn't. Me, I tend to try to see the positives in people and I try to assume the best when it's reasonable and possible; at least until proven otherwise.
(February 3, 2014 at 12:48 am)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: "If you don't pick the guys who worship the ground you walk on [...], then fuck you, you deserve whatever shitty treatment you get from the assholes you pick"
Paraphrasing cos i wasn't typing as he's saying it. If that's not entitlement I don't know what is.
So, if a rich guy, who's well fed is complaining to a poor, starving man about how terrible his food is, do you think that's kinda a douchebag move? Or should the poor guy be shamed for having a sense of entitlement?
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama