Green Room - Week 34 - Day 5

[clauderainsrm.livejournal.com]

There is this meme I’ve seen going around saying: “For All the Guys Who Complain That Women Don’t Come With an Instruction Manual: FOUND ONE” with a picture of 50 Shades of Grey/ any number of the “men do this/women do this” BS that just propagates this mindlessness.

And then there was the video of the guy on Glenn Beck going around screaming about the President paraphrasing Truman.

I read the comments on the second one and honestly feel like I’ve lost several IQ points.

When I read yahoo, I suspect most of them are trolls. When I read things like attacking various fact check organizations, includng snopes, I have to wonder if I’m not just fooling myself.

I get forwards in my work email all the time - not just political stuff, but “household tips” that seem to be completely wrong. So I look them up - and sure enough, they aren’t based on anything remotely credible.

So you tell people that those sources are the ones who are wrong - that you can indeed have this miraculous sounding result, and if you don’t, then maybe you did it wrong... but then when actual news comes along - and they try to correct the idiocy coming out of some talking head’s mouth - well, you’ve already convinced those in your sphere to just ignore them.

It’s brilliant really, and it’s amazing how many people actually believe them - or don’t do their own thinking, who don’t have the innate curiosity to go out there and look at information and process it.

Then again, I shouldn’t be surprised.

After all, you can find out all you need to know about women from 50 Shades of Grey, and all men are assholes. I read it online.

I would go check it out somewhere. But that’s all biased garbage.

There are days when I seriously worry about humanity.

I know though that right now all you are doing is worrying about yourselves: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/587399.html

Comments

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Ill do my best to get to the HG... I have to finish the main game first and that's usually a problem. But I'm gonna try.

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

Squeaky wheel and all that. I know there's a lot to read this week. Mostly it just bugs me that people are staying active and participating after they're eliminated and there's no good way to find their efforts to support that.

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

I appreciate what you're doing. It gives me a nudge to read them when they're right there. I'm just so busy with Annabelle and well goofing off when I should be doing... Important stuff.

Okay, if I'm in the GR, I should be reading entries, huh? I can't complain about having no time....

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

I've only read a half dozen or so myself. My eye's bothering me tonight, so I'll probably wait and read tomorrow.

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

My contacts are bothering me tonight and I'm too lazy to get my computer. My phone is almost dead. So I should probably call it a night soon...

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[kathrynrose.livejournal.com]

rest well

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[theun4givables.livejournal.com]

Auguries has some more of Jordine, if you do get around to reading some of the HG entries. ;) You've got so much on your plate, right now, though, you gotta get some rest and relaxation in at some point! <3

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh I like Jordine and wondering what she's up to.... I have to run out tonight and not sure I'll finish reading the main entries, but I'll try to sneak some time at work and give that a read as well.

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[theun4givables.livejournal.com]

That's why I let you know. <3 The piece is short, too, at about 500 words. If you wanted, this is my writing journal now so you could always friend it, if you wanted to keep up with my writing and read things in your (practically nonexistent) downtime. ;)

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[pixiebelle.livejournal.com]

Friended :)

Once Annabelle is cleared, and Idol is over *gasp*, I'll probably have too much free time ;)

Re: Home Game Entries I Know About

[theun4givables.livejournal.com]

:D

This is true. Hopefully by then I'll have worked on something other than this fanfic that keeps eating my brain. Oof.