I was watching "The Sex Revolution" on VH1 tonight (this morning?).
They covered the shooting of George Muscone and Harvey Milk. That shit always gets me emotional. Something to do with the combination of prejudice against sexual minorities and failings of the legal system that seems to get me teary-eyed.
Prejudice comes in all shapes and sizes, and surprisingly, mine is for the literary world. It's probably a natural thing for a reader to be drawn away from certain books or topics--simply because they think they know what they like already. Some people are Western-aholics, while others prefer to escape into fantasy or science fiction.
I am female. Its something that I have no control over, I was born this way. Never needed to appologize for it as far as I was concerned but to some you'd think it was a disease or a handicap that causes me to be a menace to society or a human being that is capable of less. The love of my life believes with me that women can do anything that they want to but that they shouldn't HAVE to do it.
I'm sure many of you know about, heard of, or participated in the Day of Silence today. This year was my first year participating and I found it very moving and enlightening.
I am a cashier at a Super Wal-mart right now but have worked in a few different cashiering positions over the years. I've seen the same thing over and over again and it is really quite scary. I came up with a few little NOTES to those of you who ever walk into a store, buy things from others, or cash out with a cashier.
I get a kick out of Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy don't get me wrong but there are a few people out there that seem to think that what these comedians are saying is law. They forget that it is just a stand up routine and doesn't apply to all people.
Ingredients for a Human:
1 Heart full of excess love to share
1 Brain to think and create and wonder
2 Eyes to view beauty
1 Nose to smell the enticing earth
2 Lips with which one explores
2 Ears which hear the symphonies of day and night
2 Arms and 2 hands in order to embrace
2 Legs and 2 feet in order to connect with the earth
The other night I watched the documentary Bowling for Columbine. It was suprisingly good. I think Michael Moore does a stapedius job of reasoning out the causes of violence in America. He is also a hypnotic editing genius. I had to watch the film to critique the editing and man does he know how to use it.
