For The Ladies - October 30, 2010

We are becoming an increasingly conformist society, where people are afraid to break rules and increasingly susceptible to the power of The Man, thus allowing fear of advancement and the possibility of "undifferentiating differences." We are haunted by the prospect of anything new, and deathly afraid of those who are "different" from ourselves.

Although the instinct to nurture in women and the physical aptitude of men are very much primeval, it has been over the centuries, blown out of proportion. In the earliest of times, women were more valuable, as they could continue caring for offspring even in old age. However, when the usefulness of men expired with old age, they would only be a burden. Therefore, it makes sense that men traditionally held more importance, although maybe not value. As women were constantly tied up with the work of child-rearing, the heavy-duty jobs of protection and hunting eventually fell to the men. Society inevitably instills in people thoughts and preconceptions that they did not have when they roamed freely in Northern Africa. So over an epoch of many millennia, it soon came to be a generally accepted fact that men fit certain descriptions, and women did the same. Keep in mind however, that all of these only exist in organized society.

Who said that men and women are different (besides the obvious)? Your parents, teachers, and most importantly, society, says that men and women are different. Most people agree, because most people conform.

Therefore in this day and age, it is almost impossible to rid society of "discrimination." It is psychologically impossible in this frame of mind, as we humans automatically "thin slice" every situation we are confronted with. The quote "don't judge a book by its cover," is an attack on human tendencies. We are very judgemental beings, thus the need to separate ourselves from each other.

But what are the guidelines we use to "judge" a book, or judge a person? What are the guidelines Sports Illustrated uses when deciding wether to put a magazine in the men's section or the women's section? All of these rules, people take for granted. As we can see, people generally tend to think like the big marketers, that sports magazines should go into the men's section. Why? Really when you ask yourself why, you will find that there is no reason except for the fact that we were brought up that way. Well, you might say that girls on average don't read as much sports magazines. I will not contest that point. But once again why are those statistics prevalent? Maybe because the girls were brought up to read from the girl's section, and when they were young and accidently ventured into the men's section, they were kindly guided by the clerk back into the girl's section. It's the right thing to do.

The separation of men and women, has shocking similarity to that of black and whites. It is nothing but a view society holds. When we hope to see the difference, we will see it. We hold on dearly to that difference.

There are too many examples of this reoccurring phenomenon, such as the color pink and its relation to gender. However, I will not dwell on it as that would take an expose to cover.

Everything is in perspective. There is no right and wrong, or even grey areas. There is only truth, which is not truth. The deceiving word truth, is really what the majority has decided to be that word. Whoever controls the gold, makes the rules.

Only in utopia, can humans reach a level of consciousness and control over the Id so high, that not only can humans survive without a government of oppressive majority, humans can also learn to accept the fact that there are no differences, except when others tell you there are. Actually, the perfect world reaches beyond that of communist utopia. The perfect world is a world with a government that does not govern. A world where racism, sexism, anti-semitism (although Jew jokes makes the world go round), and everything else from Pandora's box is left racing to find a home, but finding none. Of course, for humans to reach such utopia would take a couple millennia after the destruction of the Earth.

So in conclusion ladies, don't blame the men when we ask you to make us a sandwich, blame society's successful teachings. Because you know that we love you, no matter how much more incompetent we may find you.

The First Thought- October 29, 2010

Once upon a time during my tweenage years, I found myself slipping from reality. I felt as if every moment I lived was a dream. As I grew older, the world opened up every complicating doors. I wanted to touch, smell, and feel everything, but everything was just out of reach. I saw politicians on the news, and dreamed of one day debating in Senate over some hot issue. I saw singers rocking out on the VMA awards, and wished that I had been born white, handsome, and taller. I wanted to devote my life to quantum physics, while exploring the deepest chasms of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. I wanted to live my life wallowing in the quest to find a meaning to life. I wanted to make a difference, but was told over and over that I could not change anything. I was told to be REAL. How can I live with the fact that despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the constitution setting every man to be equal, there is still rampant racist bigotry around the world?

I had always possessed a strong conviction concerning the term justice. As I grew older, I realized that there is no such thing as justice. As with most of the other things in the world, it is only relative. Justice is what you fight for, and if you win, justice.

Democracy, when examined from many angles, has existed ever since the neolithic era of homo sapiens. The whole inner-workings of society can best be described as democracy, where the minority is oppressed by the majority. Every fact and truth we have is only relative. It is relative to who spoketh. If the majority speaketh, he speaketh the truth. When the minority speaketh, he speaketh lies and and deceit. Is he really wrong? Maybe, but maybe not.