The corruption of ‘Television Media’

So here we are once again. Another massive global disaster, another example of the parasitic nature of the so called ‘News’ (I doubt the term applies to them) media is shown. Strip something of all of its ‘value’ and move on to the next quick buck. It is absolutely appalling, and it is reasons such as this that I never bother to watch news programs on television anymore. (The internet is definitely a more reliable source, due to the fact it allows cross-referencing and comparative analysis)

Let me rewind for a moment, some people may be questioning just what the hell I am talking about. Well, as everyone surely knows by now, there have been numerous natural disasters and groundbreaking events in the world of recent. Specifically; Queensland, Australia has suffered through a massive period of flooding (and there has been a loss of lives, homes, businesses and lifestyles), Christchurch in New Zealand was hit with a large earthquake that has killed many and destroyed much of the city and surrounds, and of course the nation of Japan has endured one of the worst natural disasters in its recorded history. Many lives have been ruined or lost entirely by the earthquake AND tsunami that occurred, and now there is an even greater risk to life with the quake and tsunami causing unstable nuclear reactors.

If this all wasn’t enough, there has been mass political and social revolution occurring in Egypt and Libya, the economic climate is changing with all the issues with Japan and there are also new reports of a possible earthquake that may hit New Zealand again sometime in the near future. It is a really troubling time that we are experiencing at the moment. However, there is something that is bothering me as well as the current situation. That brings me to the topic of this blog.

The whole time these events have been occurring, the news has done nothing but mass advertise and sell the events to make as much of a profit as possible. Now, of course it is a good thing that they are actually presenting news for once instead of asking which celebrities’ tits are bigger (although this change hasn’t lasted long), but the way that they are going about it is completely fucked up. Each time a new event has occurred, the media has COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN about the last event that occurred, instead changing all direction to the new event and leaving others whose lives have been ruined without a voice to cry for aid with. The moment the New Zealand quake hit, good bye Queensland. Japan tsunami hits, goodbye Kiwis.

This leeching off events put me off the news even more for a bit, but I decided to check back recently to see if they could redeem themselves and cover all of those events, but then I saw a news presentation on Rebecca ‘Fucking Friday’ Black. Oh so wait, thousands of deaths and major threats to many more lives are less important than a 13 year old girl discovering autotune and reading a calendar for the first time. I’m completely disgusted.

Where did it all go wrong??

Beautiful: Neo-grotesque.

When talking to a girl or a woman, or describing one, there is one term I would almost never use.
Beautiful.
A number of years ago I just might have. But in todays reality of unattainable physical perfection, I refuse to.

Why, you ask?

Well, I believe that the word has become insulting. Synonymous with demeaning. A symbol representative of destroyed lives, minds and bodies for the sake of attaining physical perfection.
Women out there starve themselves. Have flesh carved from bone, muscles and bones disfigured, foreign objects implanted. All for the search for an ''aesthetic perfection''. All for what mass media likes to now name ''Beautiful''.
In the process of becoming ''Beautiful'', many become empty shells, narcissistic and self-obsessed cattle with no hope of making an impact in life. It is not of course their fault, but nonetheless they begin losing valuable shreds of themselves which they will never again be able to ascertain.
It really is incredibly sad.
What I find truly beautiful is a rare thing these days. True beauty lies behind the flesh, behind the bone. It is an intangible thing, really. Someones personality, their identity, their sense of self really attracts me.

I find beauty in things people often don't consider beautiful. So what they may not be physically attractive. What exactly does that have to do with anything? 

Actually, expanding upon this, I was talking to one of my friends recently and the subject of my ex-girlfriends was brought up. He actually asked me why I ''dated ugly chicks''.
Rather then smashing his face in with my fist, I asked him why every single girl he had dated thus far whilst being considered ''attractive'' by general society, were false and facade-driven people who cared only for his money and looking pretty. He soon shut up. :)

And thats precisely why I will never call someone ''Beautiful'' . I see them as MORE then that.

Would you like fries with that Damnation?

DISCLAIMER: (It's sad I even need to do one of these.)
I do not purport to be all knowing. I definitely do NOT know what happens to our consciousness when we die. I have a belief in what may occur, based on various evidence and scientific fact, but I will never claim to know something that I cannot myself experience (yet). The following blog is ALL based around my opinion, and does not at any time represent anything else.


Belief. I have had so many people question my beliefs. Or lack there of I should point out. It seems to be happening more and more lately, though I am unsure why. Either way, I don't mind it at all.
When someone comes up to me, and old friend or similar, and asks me what religion I follow, I tell them that I do not follow any spiritual creed, instead associating myself with an Agnostic Atheist-esque lack of belief.
Then come the follow up questions.

Some of these are completely rational inquiries about what lead me to not believe, how I feel about others who hold belief in and almighty power and so on.

And then there are the fuckwits. OK, maybe I should keep this a bit more civil, but when my own so called friends begin near demanding my evidence and proof for the lack of a God, and then informing me that if I do not change I am hellbound, well let's just say it makes it hard to be civil. Which leads me to the main point of this entire blog.


Unless you can provide me undeniable proof of your Gods existence, don't you dare come preaching to me, telling me that I am damned for all eternity, that I will burn with homosexuals, buddhists, hell even other sects of your own damned religion, if I do not change my ways.

Excuse me, but before you preach, know that the burden of proof is on the believer, not the person who disbelieves. EVERYONE (should) knows this, though it just seems as though  that this, along with all other ethical and civil rules get bent and twisted when dealing with someones religious beliefs.
For example, if I were to come to you and tell you "HEY GUESS WHAT, I HAVE SUPER POWERS!", obviously you would ask me to prove it. Now, if I were to respond with either "YOU CAN'T PROVE I DONT", or "DONT QUESTION IT, ITS A MATTER OF FAITH", well then, you'd probably start feeling the same way I do on a regular basis. On top of that, imagine if all your friends were to question why you don't believe they have superpowers, and then ignore your response, well, thats my life for you =3

And I do apologize, but its going to take more proof than thousand year old multi translated and contradictory second hand accounts to sway my opinions :)
SO, let me suggest this, if you do decide to ask me about my opinions, please be open minded as I do try to be, or just don't bother.

Hell, I think the world could do with a lot of that.