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Name: Inga
Country: United States
State: Minnesota
Metro: St. Paul
Birthday: 10/14/1991
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

I wish I was one of those weird hyper-bloggers. You know, one of those people that is like: I woke up at 9:57 today, and I feel so refreshed! Now I think I will go downstairs and have some breakfast (post). I just got done with breakfast, I had smart start with the anti-oxidants. I really wanted to put bananas in it but the one I took was bruised so I decided to put strawberries in it instead. I should go to the store and get some non-bruised bananas. Yeah, I think I will do that now (post). I just got back from the store, I got some frozen peas while I was there, I normally don't like peas...

Oh boy, wouldn't that be super. No. but seriously. I wish I was Libba Bray.

I am going to Japan
Then to Japan camp

I like nerds. I am one.


Thursday, May 01, 2008

Hm..
well...

hmm.

Here's the deal, Sally. There is a big difference between wanting everyone to be able to express themselves openly and denouncing other ways of thought or expression. There is a group on Facebook (several, I'm sure) that's called "Straight Pride". When I saw on my notices that one of my schoolmates had recently left the group, naturally, I was intrigued. So I clicked on the hyperlink and started to read the description. It went a little something like this:

This is a group I've decided to start due to the recent denial by our school to allow Straight Pride T-shirts. On the front was going to be a picture of a man and women with a tree behind them representing Adam and Eve, the back would have had the phrase "Children were created by Adam and Eve, NOT Adam and Steve." Meant to be funny and show our side of things. Any who were offended by the SAGE bs within our school or the support for the Gay way of life which is a SIN feel free to join. If we get enough support we can get the shirts created and worn outside of school. Perhaps find a way to change the liberal way Public Schools everywhere are run. Take a stand for The Right Way of Life and support the continuation of humanity by supporting the Straight way of life. The way God intended it. This is not meant to be a hate group on Gays in any way, but it is meant to show our anger at the discrimination the school is supporting. You cannot allow one side to show it's side of things while oppressing the other. Feel free to email me or talk to me anytime. Email should be below. Pass this on to all your friends. Let's see where this gets us.


Now, this seems a little shady. I have a hard time deciding where to begin... Hm. Well, it definitely is self-contradictory. While the author states late in the description "[t]his is not meant to be a hate group on Gays", the T-shirts that are being promoted send a clear anti-gay message. They don't say "Hey, I'm straight and happy to be so!" which is the gist of most things that promote gays, blacks, Hispanics, or other minorities. The shirts they wanted to wear to school sent the message that it is NOT okay to be gay because God decreed otherwise. That does not sound like a message of open communication and expression to me. This leads me to believe that the school authorities had every right to ban the aforementioned T-shirts.
Furthermore, the interesting point that some commenters brought up on the group's wall was that straight people already have all the rights, legal and otherwise, to ensure a healthy, safe, and happy life. The ratio of gay hate crimes to straight ones disturbing, if unsurprising. I suppose that if straight people were getting repressed, being treated unjustly, or unable to express their affections openly and without the prejudices of the world weighing on their shoulders then the argument this group makes might be a sane one. As it is, I think this group does much more to promote anti-gay feelings and dogmatic decrees than to suggest any type of tolerance.

I really can't get into the God aspect. They just all blend together in one pile of sick. It is a vicious cycle on so many levels: Ignorant people breed ignorant children. They shelter them, emotionally stunt them, and are responsible for the vast majority of racists, sexists, and all around bigots that this world contains. They wont teach them about sex education, by which I mostly mean the safe ways to really not get pregnant until you are ready to undertake the responsibility of cultivating a conscious adult for the next generation. This means that these ignorant children will have a skewed sample of what the world is really like, will not know what to do with themselves, and therefore will continue to breed in a selfish and irresponsible manner. The cycle repeats. Hate crimes and religion go hand and hand too. Fear inspires hate crimes, the unknown or unfamiliar inspire fear, and too many religions out there require their followers to close their eyes and trust blind faith to guide them through this world. With nothing but darkness, how can anyone dispel the unknown? When everything is unknown, how can one not be filled with fear? This hypocrisy cuts me deeply. Most religions in themselves are laden with hypocrisy. You should only accept God's view. Oh wait, you should love everyone and treat their opinions with respect. Never mind, go back to the old way, but do it with your eyes closed this time. It is ridiculous.

Then, these bags full of blindness that call themselves fully functioning human beings produce more bags full of blindness, and that brings us full circle.

And what is this whole thing about being without religion is being without morals? So much of religion is not thinking for yourself, and to me that is immoral. If you can't make your own decisions, then you can't even be a sentient being, let alone moral. Just because I don't subscribe to a religion doesn't mean I don't pay attention to what they say. I know what is in the bible, and I think it has some good points, but following it blindly can only lead to despair.

In this world, "gay pride" means "I am happy with the person I have become, despite all of societies' pressure to conform, and I will wade through all the crap you can throw at me to be the person I truly am" and "straight pride" is seen as "I am a petulant four year old who wants to complain something that doesn't even affect me and I am trying to be witty in my displays of bigotry by showing how I look down on other peoples' lives". I am sorry that people make these assumptions, but connotation is more than half the battle. I am fine with the fact that you want to wear a shirt that says "I am straight and feeling good", but just remember that you are not part of the group out there that requires any type of help. People will read something more into it, so is the way of the modern world, and if you would like to explain your position go right ahead. Don't be offended if people take it to mean that you look down upon homosexuals, for if you truly just want to display your sexual orientation on your T-shirt and nothing more, you can make that known. If you find that that is not your true goal when wearing your straight pride shirt, then I strongly suggest that you re-examine your existence.


Saturday, February 02, 2008

right now, i am feeling very... wanted. i know that everyone gets tons of letters and emails about colleges, but it still makes me feel good to see 3 or 4 emails in my inbox when i check, most of them saying something along the lines of "our college is sooo cool and you can be such an individualist there and lol small class sizes" but the real ones that get my head to inflate ten fold are the ones that say "we received your PSAT scores from the college board land and we think you should consider applying for a highly selective college like_____"

hot. :]

but...i haven't gotten very many emails from colleges that i actually know are any good... so i really have no reason to feel cool.

still, i like the thought of knowing that there will for sure be a place for me to go when i am done with high school...


Tuesday, January 01, 2008

well, it's 2008! how in the hell did we all get this old?

one thing i keep thinking about is the furniture commercials. their promises of no payments till 2013 make me stop, and think, wow. i will be in my, what, senior year in college? that is soo far away i can't even imagine it.

but then i remember so clearly sitting in front of the tv thinking, wow. 2008? i will be 16, i will be in my junior year of high school. that is soo far away, i can't even imagine it.

time flies. more later.


Wednesday, December 19, 2007

lu lu lu

yeahyeah. so, two more days till break! i am super pumped. DUDE. DUDE DUDE DUDE.

culture court is going to be bomb. i really wish i didn't have a bunch of comp to do, too. dang.


MY BROTHER GOT INTO MADISON! wah wah wee wah. we are going out tonight to celebrate. i am so happy for him, i really hope i can get in, too. i don't want to be the failure of the family.

speaking of failures... i am growing increasingly worried that i will not pass my AP world exam this spring... i will just have to study really hard. because i don't feel like i am learning anything because i don't have a lab. since mccarthy sensei has decided to like me less as of late, i am debating whether it really is worth it to stay in japanese... i know it is, but it is such a hassle, especially if she wont let us leave early anymore.

hori sensei is probably going to be the dean of dent! how exciting, that would make it much more fun to go there. i am psyched about this summer, it will be so filled with japanese.

but, in the nearer future, WINTER BREAK. i cannot wait for friday, it will be the most fun day ever:
    -culture court
    -pot luck
    -talent/fashion show
    -pretty new dress
    -christmas party at emily's.

HOLY CRAP. i still have to make marie's gift... i should do that tonight, maybe right now. okay.
3... 2... 1
break.



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