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Being PC is BS |
We essentially live in a cardboard world. Out of nowhere, everyone woke up one day and became extremely worried about stepping on anyone's toes or ruffling any feathers. Suddenly, terms which had been staples of the English language for years became “inappropriate” and gradually became replaced by safer terms. This phenomenon/blight is known only as political correctness. It needs to go away...right now.
Many of the people of America have become the most tight-lipped, prude, nearly puritanical people because of political correctness. They force themselves to use every proper term as to avoid hurting any feelings, and, because of this, only add fuel to the fire. The perfect example is the evolution of the term “mentally retarded”.
Originally, people with certain birth defects were referred to as mentally retarded. But no, that word is offensive! It's almost as bad as using that horribly hostile red ink on test papers. So, let's change the term from “mentally retarded” to “mentally disabled”. Well, now that's just as mean. They can still function, so they aren't disabled. The proper term is definitely “developmentally disabled”, because as mental growth goes, they are disabled. HEY! That's rude! Special people can learn! The proper term is now and will forever be “developmentally challenged”.
First of all…no. The proper term is “mentally retarded” and your hippie leftist bull will never convince me otherwise. “Developmentally challenged” and “mentally retarded” are two very different things. For example, if a child is born with Downs Syndrome, that child is mentally retarded. They are basically unable to function normally within society because of their mental capacity. Another child is born with dyslexia. This child will always have a very difficult time learning and will never be as mentally up to snuff as others, but he/she will still be able to function normally within society.
I'm so sick of everyone being so afraid of just simply talking. The amount of times a conversation has been brought to a screeching halt because someone has to remind you that “black people” is not the politically correct term is sickening. We shouldn't have to walk around on eggshells to please the couple of people who felt completely appalled by the disgusting show of inappropriate dialogue. You need to pull your super politically correct head out of your butt and realize that the whole world does not revolve around you. If you don't like the way someone is speaking, remove yourself from the conversation. Don't make it your personal vendetta to change the way everyone speaks just to suit you.
If I were in charge, anyone who ever even mentioned political correctness or gave anyone a hard time for using the wrong term would be hung from the gallows after having the entire country's population beat on them with yellow plastic whiffle ball bats.
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Delete It...Now |
Ah, the anonymity of the Internet. Find a web site, choose a screen name, and you basically have an all-access pass to say whatever the hell you want. Some people thrive on this anonymity, and use to say things they would never have the stones to say otherwise. These people are generally referred to as keyboard killers. As long as they have a keyboard at their fingertips, they become the most charismatic people to ever walk the face of the Earth.
Keyboard killers used to be walled off into the deeper, scarier sections of the internet where only /b/tards (members of the 4chan community…and I use the term community loosely) and severely deranged hackers and bootleggers. However, in recent times, they have begun to crawl up through the cracks in the floor and infect other sites. Even then though, they weren’t that bad provided you didn’t go looking for them. That’s all changed within the past few months. These people have found a breeding ground in Formspring, one of the worst ideas for a website to ever be brought to fruition.
If you don’t know what Formspring is, allow me to fill you in. By registering for the site, you are given a basic page with a question box. Using that question box, people are able to anonymously ask any question they want. The questions pop up in the person’s inbox and they can choose to answer it or not. Once they answer it, the question and answer are up for the whole world to see. Doesn’t this sound like an awesome idea (Sarcasm)?
The problem with this is the anonymity granted by this site. People can say literally whatever they want with no repercussions, and given that kind of freedom, people are going to abuse it. I have seen some of the stuff written on these sites, and the stones on these people when they don’t have to say it to someone’s face is amazing. One of the worst things I’ve read, above the random stringing together of curse words and comparing of people’s facial features to those of cats, was, “How does it make you feel while reading this to know your aunt is burning in hell?” You know damn well that no one would ever say that to this person’s face, and the fact that they have to hide behind a keyboard is a true testament to what a worthless excuse for a human being they really are.
People, there comes a time where we need to stop encouraging keyboard killers. No longer can we stand idly by while they ferociously type with a furrowed brow, wiping away sweat and panting heavily, digging their hand into their jumbo-sized bag of Cheetos for another handful of heart-attack inducing goodness. For the love of God and all that is holy, don’t add fuel to the fire. Please delete your Formspring and let this site take its place in website hell next to Myspace.
--D.F.
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Twenty-five years ago, we were introduced to one of the greatest songs ever performed: “We Are the World," which was written by Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson. The song was created to support Africa. The song was about how everyone in the world is equal--though we are miles away from other countries, we can still help out when they need us.
For a song this big, you need some big stars that care and will get everyone else in the world to care, too. We had Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Tina Turner, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Willie Nelson, Al Jarreau, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry, Darryl Hall, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, Kim Carnes, Bob Dylan, and Ray Charles. With these big stars and its inspirational message, “We Are the World” topped the charts for weeks.
The first time I heard this song, I always imagined what is would be like if they remade this song with artists from my generation. I listed the people from the original and put who would be best for each part. I was really excited when I found out that they were going to remake the song to support Haiti, but when I first heard it, I was very disappointed.
1) starting out with Justin Bieber…WHAT THE HECK??? He’s like 10 years old, and he became famous like 2 months ago. How did he get a part in this?
2) Giving Bruce Springsteen’s part to Wyclef Jean. That just ticked me off.
3) Giving Wyclef Jean the biggest part in the song. He had three parts in the song, which is ridiculous. Just because he’s from Haiti, doesn’t mean he needs to invade the whole song.
4)Celine Dion getting Cyndi Lauper’s part. I like Celine Dion. She has a great voice and I expected her to be in the remake, but Cyndi Lauper has a high pitched voice which fits perfectly with the lyrics. Celine Dion has a lower, more powerful voice, and listening to her say “Well well well well” just sounded wrong.
5) The rapping part was just so out of place. The song is happy and inspirational, then this rap made for the remake sounded angry. They were rapping these nice lyrics, but the way they made it sound didn't seem right.
6) Jamie Fox doing his Ray Charles impression was so unnecessary and unoriginal. Yes, we’ve all seen the movie Ray, we know Jamie Fox can do an amateur impression of Ray Charles, but he didn’t have to do it for this. It doesn’t show how talented he is--it shows how unoriginal most of the artists are today.
Lastly, putting clips of Michael Jackson from the original “We Are the World” in the song. Yeah, they’re pretending like they put those clips in there to do a tribute to Michael Jackson, but no, they put them in there because nobody can match Michael Jackson’s unique voice. Sure, they had Janet Jackson, but most of the time, it's like,“What’s that Janet? I can’t hear you. Your voice is being covered by your brother’s awesomeness”.
So, yeah, I bought this song to donate to Haiti, but this is seriously one of the worst remakes I have ever heard. Some people were good like Josh Groban, Pink, and Usher, but there were a lot of bad choices, too, like Wyclef Jean, Justin Bieber, Barbara Streisand, and Tony Bennett. Seriously, I forgot Tony Bennett was alive. I was expecting people like Bono, Michael Buble, Mariah Carey and more American Idol’s like Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken, and Jordin Sparks (not just Jennifer Hudson). And the original song was on the top of the charts for weeks, this one lasted about 5 days. It's seriously already off the iTunes top 10 songs. I'll buy it to support Haiti, but I personally don’t like it. I give it 6 out of 10 stars, but it will never be as good as the original. The original is a song that should have never been messed with. I might be being too hard on the song, but I just think it could have been much better if they put more time into it.
P.S. I will make a top 10 list for the best remakes and one for the worst remakes of all time.
By CJC
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As I rushed out of the house this morning to make it to school on time, I realized a glorious fact: it was so nice outside that I didn’t even have to put on a coat! Today has been the first tangible sign that spring is upon us. Even though March can be kind of a tease, weather-wise (come in like a lion and go out like a lamb? Please.), it is the beginning of springtime. Soon, the ice-cream places will start opening, pools will be uncovered, and kids will start smelling that summer vacation is almost here.
That being said, here are a few tips on how to gear up for springtime.
--The term “Spring Cleaning” just sounds awful. It conjures up images of paper towels, Windex, and cleaning fumes. The fact is, though, a simple clean-up—whether it be in your room, your yard, or your whole house—can be beneficial in preparing for the season of “rebirth.” De-cluttering can remove a ton of stress from your life.
--Start putting away sweaters and other heavy, bulky clothing that you wear to protect your fragile self from the cold. Don’t put away everything, of course (remember, March is a tease!), but most of it is just as good.
--Go outside! (Seriously…when I walked outside today, I hadn’t seen the sun in such a long time that I wondered what that shiny, yellow thing in the sky was.) Get your lungs breathing some fresh air. Go for a walk or jog, take the dog for a walk, or maybe just go for a drive with the windows rolled down.
-Christine
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