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Men Cause 100% of Unwanted Pregnancies

Our conversation about abortion places the burden of responsibility on women. I argue men are the root cause.

Gabrielle Blair

Sep 24, 2018·

As a mother of six and a Mormon, I have a good understanding of arguments surrounding abortion, religious and otherwise. When I hear men discussing women’s reproductive rights, I’m often left with the thought that they have zero interest in stopping abortion.

If you want to prevent abortion, you need to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Men seem unable (or unwilling) to admit that they cause 100% of them.

I realize that’s a bold statement. You’re likely thinking, “Wait. It takes two to tango!” While I fully agree with you in the case of intentional pregnancies, I argue that all unwanted pregnancies are caused by the irresponsible ejaculations of men. All of them.

Don’t believe me?

Let’s start with this: A woman’s egg is only fertile for about two days each month. Yes, there are exceptions, because nature. But one egg which is fertile two days each month is the baseline. And those fertile eggs are produced for a limited number of years. This means, on average, women are fertile for about 24 days per year.

But men are fertile 365 days a year. In fact, if you’re a man who ejaculates multiple times a day, you could cause multiple pregnancies daily. In theory, a man could cause 1000+ unwanted pregnancies in just one year. While it’s true that sperm gets crappier as men age, it doesn’t have a fertility expiration date; men can cause unwanted pregnancies from puberty until death. So, starting with basic fertility stats and the calendar, it’s easy to see that men are the issue here.

As a society, we really don’t mind if women suffer, physically or mentally, as long as it makes things easier for men.

“But what about birth control?” you might ask. “ If a woman can manage to figure out how to get an abortion, surely she can use birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancy, right?”

Great question. Modern birth control for women is possibly the most important invention of the last century, and I’m very grateful for it. It’s also brutal. The side effects for many women include migraines, mood swings, decreased libido, depression, severe cramps, heavy bleeding, aneurysm — and that’s just a small fraction of them.

Discouragingly, a promising study on a new male contraceptive was canceled in large part due to… (wait for it)… side effects. To be clear, this list of side effects was about one-third as long as the known side effects for commonly used women’s contraception. There’s a lot to unpack in that story alone. I’ll simply point out that, as a society, we really don’t mind if women suffer, physically or mentally, as long as it makes things easier for men.

But, men, I’ve got good news. Even with the horrible side effects, women are (amazingly!) very willing to use birth control. Unfortunately, it’s harder to get than it should be, but that doesn’t keep women from trying. Birth control options for women require a doctor’s appointment — sometimes multiple doctor’s appointments — and a prescription. They’re not always free, and often not cheap. Some are actually trying to make female birth control options more expensive by allowing insurance companies to refuse to cover them. In addition, contraceptive options for women can’t be easily acquired at the last minute. In most cases, they don’t work instantly.

The pill requires consistent daily use and doesn’t leave much room for mistakes, forgetfulness, or unexpected disruptions to daily schedules. Again, the side effects can be brutal — and not just in rare cases. Despite the hassle and side effects, I’m still grateful for birth control. (Please don’t take it away.) But it’s critical to understand that women’s birth control isn’t simple or easy.

In contrast, let’s look at birth control for men — i.e., condoms. They’re readily available at all hours, inexpensive, convenient, and don’t require a prescription. They’re effective and work on demand, instantly. They don’t cause aneurysms, mood swings, or debilitating cramps. Men can keep them stocked up just in case, so they’re always prepared. They can be easily used at the last minute. I mean, condoms are magic! So much easier than birth control options for women.

As a bonus, most women are totally on board with condoms. They keep us from getting STDs. They don’t lessen our pleasure during sex or prevent us from climaxing. The best part? Cleanup is so much easier — no waddling to the toilet as jizz drips down our legs.

So why would there ever be unwanted pregnancies? Why don’t men just use condoms every time they have sex? Seems so simple, right?

Oh. I remember. Men don’t love condoms. In fact, it’s very, very common for men to pressure women to have sex without a condom. It’s also not unheard of for men to remove the condom during sex without the women’s permission or knowledge. (Pro tip: That’s assault.)

Why would men want to have sex without a condom? Because, for the precious minutes when they’re penetrating their partner, not wearing a condom gives them more pleasure. So… that would mean some men are willing to risk getting a woman pregnant — which means literally risking her life, her health, her social status, her relationships, and her career — so they can experience a few minutes of slightly increased pleasure. Is this for real?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Pregnancies happen when men have an orgasm. Unwanted pregnancies happen when men orgasm irresponsibly.

Imagine a pleasure scale, with pain beginning at zero and going down into the negatives. A good back-scratch falls at 5, and an orgasm without a condom is a 10. Where would sex with a condom fall? A 7 or 8? So, it’s not that sex with a condom is not pleasurable, it’s just not as pleasurable. An 8 instead of a 10.

Let me emphasize that again: Men regularly choose to put women at massive risk in order to experience a few minutes of slightly increased pleasure.

For the truly condom-averse, men also have a non-condom, always-ready birth control option built right in: the pull-out. It doesn’t protect against STDs, it’s an easy joke, and it’s far from perfect. However, it’s 96% effective if done correctly, and 78% effective in practice (because it’s often not done correctly).

Still, many men who resist wearing condoms never learn how to pull out correctly. Apparently, it’s slightly more pleasurable to climax inside a vagina than, say, on their partner’s stomach. Once again, men are willing to risk the life, health, and well-being of women in order to experience a tiny bit more pleasure for roughly five seconds during orgasm.

Think of the choice men are making here. Honestly, I’m not as mad as I should be about this, because we’ve trained men from birth to disassociate sex and pregnancy. We’ve taught them that their pleasure is of utmost importance.

As a general rule, men get women pregnant by having an orgasm. Yes, there are exceptions — it’s possible for sperm to show up in pre-ejaculate — but in most cases, getting a woman pregnant is a pleasurable act for men. But men can get a woman pregnant without her feeling any pleasure at all. It’s even possible for a man to impregnate a woman while causing her excruciating pain, trauma, or horror.

In contrast, a woman can have nonstop orgasms with or without a partner and never once get herself pregnant. A woman’s orgasm has literally nothing to do with pregnancy or fertility — her clitoris exists simply for pleasure, not for creating new humans. No matter how many orgasms she has, they won’t make her pregnant.

Pregnancies happen when men have an orgasm. Unwanted pregnancies happen when men orgasm irresponsibly.

A woman can be the sluttiest slut in the entire world, she can love having orgasms all day and all night long, and she will never find herself with an unwanted pregnancy unless a man shows up and ejaculates irresponsibly. Though our society tends to villainize female pleasure, women’s enjoyment of sex does not equal unwanted pregnancy and abortion. Men’s enjoyment of sex and irresponsible ejaculations do.

Let’s move to the topic of responsibility. Often, men don’t know, don’t ask, and don’t think to ask if they’ve caused a pregnancy. There are often zero consequences for men who cause unwanted pregnancies.

If the woman decides to have an abortion, the man may never even know he caused an unwanted pregnancy with his irresponsible ejaculation. If the woman decides to have the baby, or put the baby up for adoption, the man may never know he caused an unwanted pregnancy with his irresponsible ejaculation either. He may never know there’s now a child walking around with 50% of his DNA.

If the woman does tell him he caused an unwanted pregnancy and that she’s having the baby, the closest thing to a consequence for him is child support. Our current child support system is a well-known joke. Only about 61 percent of required payments by men are actually made, and there are little to no repercussions for skipping out. In some states, failing to pay child support doesn’t even affect your credit.

If a man does pay child support, it doesn’t come close to what is required by a woman in the case of an unwanted pregnancy.

Let’s talk about abortion. When the topic comes up, men might think: Abortion is horrible; women should not have abortions. Never once do they consider the man who caused the unwanted pregnancy.

If you actually care about reducing or eliminating the number of abortions in our country, simply hold men accountable for their actions.

If we’re discussing abortion law — and not how to hold men accountable for irresponsible ejaculations, and the unwanted pregnancies caused by them — we’re wasting our time. Shift the conversation. Stop protesting at clinics. Stop shaming women. Stop debating whether or not to overturn abortion laws. If you actually care about reducing or eliminating the number of abortions in our country, simply hold men accountable for their actions.

What would that look like? A real and immediate consequence for men who cause an unwanted pregnancy. What kind of consequence would make sense? Should it be as harsh, painful, nauseating, scarring, expensive, risky, and life-altering…

… as forcing a woman to go through a nine-month unwanted pregnancy?

If you consider abortion to be murder, consider this thought experiment: Would you be on board with having a handful of men castrated to prevent 600,000 murders each year? If this argument sounds too provocative, could it be that many of us have a hard time wrapping our heads around a physical punishment for men? We seem to be more than fine with physical punishments for women. Perhaps we care more about policing women’s bodies, morality, and sexuality than we do about reducing or eliminating abortions.

Here’s another prevention idea: All males in the U.S. could get a vasectomy when they are ready to be sexually active. Vasectomies are very safe, highly reversible, and about as invasive as a woman getting an IUD implanted. In most cases, there’s some soreness afterwards for about 24 hours, but that’s pretty much it for side effects. (Take a moment to remember that female contraception options, used by millions of women in our country and billions across the world, have well-known side effects which can be brutal and severe — and yes, also include soreness.) If and when a man becomes a responsible adult, finds a mate, and wants to have a baby, the vasectomy can be reversed and then redone once the childbearing stage is over. Each man can bank their sperm before the vasectomy, just in case.

Don’t like my ideas? That’s fine. I’m sure there are better ideas, and I challenge you to suggest your own. My point is we need to stop focusing on women if we’re trying to get rid of abortions. Think of abortion as the “cure” for an unwanted pregnancy. To stop abortions, we need to prevent the “disease” — meaning, the unwanted pregnancy itself. And the only way to do that is by focusing on men, because irresponsible ejaculations by men cause 100% of unwanted pregnancy.

Ask yourselves: What would it take for you to value the life of your sexual partner more than your own temporary pleasure or convenience?

If you’re a man, what would it take for you to never again ejaculate irresponsibly? A loss of money, rights, or freedoms? Physical pain? Ask yourselves: What would it take for you to value the life of your sexual partner more than your own temporary pleasure or convenience?

Men mostly run our government, and men mostly make our laws. In theory, men could eliminate — or drastically reduce — abortions within months without ever touching an abortion law or even mentioning women. They’d simply need to hold men accountable for irresponsible ejaculations, and legislate accordingly.

To reduce or eliminate abortions, stop attempting to control women’s bodies and sexuality. Because unwanted pregnancies are caused by men.

#abortion #pregnant #pregnancy

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comrade-meow · 3 years

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Below is a statement we received from LGB Fight Back in the States, a new group that advocates for LGB rights under vicious, homophobic attack by trans ideology activists.

LGB Fight Back, a US-based organization that represents the interests of lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people, launched on February 14, 2021 with a Valentine’s Day-themed Week of Action. Protests took place across the US and Canada, co-sponsored by LGB Fight Back and Parents of ROGD Kids, a nationwide organization of parent support groups whose children are at risk of being medicalized and harmed by transgenderism. The protests sent a message of love to non-conforming kids everywhere: We love you just the way you are!

LGB Fight Back formed in response to the exponential rise of transgenderism and the forced teaming of the LGB with the transgender movement. Society at large is being gaslighted by activists into supporting the false idea that trans is “gay-adjacent.” The transgender movement, driven by medical corporations and Big Pharma, reinforces conservative stereotypes of male and female behavior, and directly targets LGB people for medical experimentation that shortens their lifespans, turns them into lifelong medical patients, and renders them sterile.

“Trans is not Gay Plus. It is not Gay 2.0,” says LGB Fight Back co-founder and lifelong progressive Belissa Cohen. “In fact, it’s just the opposite. The T is a parasite on the gay community.”

In pushing transgenderism for profit, Big Med preys on the internalized shame and external homophobia experienced by so many members of the LGB community. The invention of the “trans child” out of whole cloth reinforces the public narrative that trans identities are innate, lifelong, and unchangeable, and works to prevent LGB people from resisting medicalization.

“Not conforming to sex stereotypes is not a medical condition,” says Cohen. “It’s perfectly normal, especially for homosexual and bisexual people. So-called ‘transition’ is being used to force people, especially LGB people, to conform. Woke homophobia is just conservative homophobia with more glitter.”

The Valentine’s Week protests, most of which took place at youth “gender clinics,” addressed the harm being done to children by trans ideologues spouting the quasi-religious claim that it’s possible to be “born in the wrong body,” and their highly successful efforts to squelch research, discussion, and debate surrounding the subject. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the site of one of the protests, has opened a second clinic in New Jersey to capitalize on this profit-driven fad. And Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, where protesting parents were welcomed by local news crews, currently refers healthy girls as young as 13 for double mastectomies that will cause them lifelong chronic pain. CHLA’s Medical Director Johanna Olson-Kennedy has also created guidelines that allow children as young as 8 to be poisoned with artificial hormones.

Pediatric “transition” causes sterility and lack of sexual function, echoing the “progressive” eugenics movement of the 20th century, in which more than 60,000 Americans, primarily women of color and “mental defectives”–including homosexuals, who were pathologized in the DSM until 1973–were sterilized.

Medical experimentation on non-conforming children concerns LGB Fight Back greatly, as these children are likely to grow up to be the next generation of LGB people. Ample research shows that, if not affirmed as “trans,” the majority of non-conforming kids grow up to be healthy lesbians, bisexuals, or gay men. The “trans-affirmative model” that turns young LGB people into poor facsimiles of the opposite sex saddled with lifelong medical issues is highly unethical. At best, it’s a new form of gay conversion therapy; at worst, it’s a new form of LGB eugenics.

“Lesbians, gay men, and bi people have been intentionally targeted for medicalization at least since Nazi doctor Carl Vaernet started using hormones as a ‘cure’ for homosexuality in the 1930s,”

says LGB Fight Back co-founder and former trans activist Carrie Hathorn. “Big Pharma and Big Med turned our community into a revenue stream, and now they’re doing the same to kids.

“I was once captured by this ideology, too,” Hathorn continues, recalling the two trans activist workshops she led in 2014. One of the workshops was designed for supporters of whistleblower Bradley Manning, a gay man who declared himself “trans” on the day of his conviction. “As a trans activist, I thought I was being supportive. But now I realize that Manning and my ‘trans’ friends were just attempting to distance themselves from their own homosexuality. Just like ‘praying the gay away,’ transing the gay away doesn’t work.”

Hathorn is hopeful that the growing tide of detransitioners, many of whom are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, will soon become impossible to ignore in the US. In the UK in 2020, a high court ruled that children under 16 cannot consent to bone-disintegrating drugs sold as puberty blockers. The ruling was prompted by Keira Bell’s lawsuit against the Tavistock gender clinic. Bell, a detransitioned lesbian, has been vocal about the internalized homophobia that drove her own “transition.”

“LGB Fight Back is standing up for LGB people because we know we’re perfect just the way we are,” Cohen says. “We don’t need to be ‘transed’ into fake straight people.”

But medicalization is not the only threat that transgenderism poses to the LGB community. Lesbian and gay history and LGB historical figures are being “transwashed”, or rewritten as “trans.” Stonewall icon Stormé DeLarverie, a butch lesbian, has been posthumously rebranded as a “trans man”. Malcolm Michaels Jr, a self-described gay man who sometimes went by the name of Marsha P. Johnson, has been rebranded as a “trans woman” and made the star of the Stonewall Uprising in the popular imagination, though historical accounts place him far from the scene. From Joan of Arc to We’wha and Billy Tipton, the Chevalier d’Eon to Moll Cutpurse and Elagabalus, historical figures who had same-sex relationships and did not conform to sex stereotypes are being subsumed into a revisionist “trans history”.

One of the most serious issues currently facing the LGB community is that of sexual coercion and shaming by heterosexuals under the guise of “inclusiveness”. Heterosexuals adopt trans identities in order to gain access to lesbian and gay spaces; they demand that lesbians have sex with straight men calling themselves “trans lesbians” and that gay men have sex with straight women calling themselves “gay trans men”. The concept of “same-gender attraction,” which transgenderists have invented to replace same-sex attraction, is a tool of sexual coercion and conversion therapy rhetoric. Lesbians and gay men who have themselves avoided medicalization face accusations of “genital fetishism”, demands that they undergo “therapy” to “rethink their genital preferences”, stealth rape by deception or omission, and an overall climate of gaslighting.

Of particular note is the insidious concept of the “cotton ceiling”, a term coined by pornographer Drew DeVeaux, a straight man calling himself a “trans lesbian”, for a coercive tactics workshop held at Planned Parenthood. The “cotton ceiling” is a reference to the cotton of a lesbian’s underwear, and the term is used by straight men who view lesbians’ homosexuality – to borrow a word from lesbophobic straight man Julia Serano – as “systemic” oppression against men.

The reframing of homosexuality as bigotry has been used to systematically colonize and destroy precious lesbian and gay bars, events, dating apps, and community centers. LGB people, who rely on single-sex spaces for socialization and community as well as romance, increasingly find themselves isolated, alone, and vulnerable to homophobic bullying and sexual coercion.

“A lot of straight people think that by paying lip service to ‘LGBTQ+,’ they’re supporting us,” Cohen says. “But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Our organizations have been ideologically captured, LGB funding appropriated by the TQ+ and our political movement co-opted. We understand that straight people want to be allies; they want to help. But the culture of No Debate surrounding transgenderism has turned the people who should be our allies against us.”

“If we don’t stop this new form of homophobia,” Cohen continues, echoing concerns expressed by former staff at the Tavistock, “soon there will be nothing left of our lesbian and gay communities. It’s time for LGB people to stand up to LGBT Inc. and say, ‘Enough! Leave lesbians alone! Hands off the gays!’”

Websites: LGBFightBack.org & parentsofrogdkids.com

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jjohnsonwriter · 5 years

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Soft Targets

“Soft Targets and Crowded Places (ST-CPs), such as sports venues, shopping venues, schools, and transportation systems, are locations that are easily accessible to large numbers of people and that have limited security or protective measures in place making them vulnerable to attack.” - Department of Homeland Security (Securing 1).

The new film Joker came out October 4th in American theaters, and already there’s a shitstorm of controversy surrounding the film. For you math nerds, October 4th was Friday of last week, and I post these blogs on a Monday (the 7th). But the most opinionated articles from Vox and Vulture were both published on the 3rd (Lee 1). At least NBC had the decency to wait until the film had actually come out, publishing their article on the 5th (Bundel 1).

Before we go any further, I’d like to say now that this blog wont have any spoilers, but it will deal with the reaction and backlash to the film, and may talk speak very vaguely on the themes of the film.

But here’s my problem with this whole debate.

The movie is about a guy who’s (don’t worry no spoilers) let’s just say ‘struggling’. Someone who’s ‘fallen through the cracks’. Why are we more worried about the movie ‘creating’ more of these people and encouraging the worst of human behaviors than we are about what the film has to say? Maybe, instead of getting outraged about a movie, we could actually help people? No, that’s too crazy! That might actually make a difference!

Basically, in case you’ve been too busy living your life to sit around on the internet all day and follow the controversy, the film depicts (and I’ve seen it, so I’m not just talking out my ass here) a guy who’s got a lot in common with an ‘Incel’, or, an involuntarily celibate man who is part of a very loosely affiliated internet culture, and claims amongst its ranks terrorists such as Alek Minassian (A man who is accused of killing 10 people in Toronto on April 23rd, 2018), and Elliot Rodger, who killed six people before committing suicide in Isla Vista, California in May of 2014 (Elliot 1).

Basically ‘Incels’ blame the world (and mostly women) for their problems, chief among those problems, not getting laid, but other problems sometimes include financial problems, general social awkwardness and/or anxiety, and a lot of the time, not having any money (Louie 2). You know, money? That thing that pays for stuff? Like clothes, dates, a car, a place to fuck that isn’t your parent’s basement, and the fact that being unemployed or financially struggling can really cut into your confidence in the dating and/or hookup arena. Scientific evidence in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior also claims that on average women care a lot more about how much money a potential partner has than men do (Henderson 1). And yeah, I’m trans, and I acknowledge gay people are a thing, but this is a debate which centers around almost entirely cisgender heterosexual men.

Another big issue with the argument that I have with the people who’ve taken a stand against Joker is that I don’t think most of them have seen it. This is purely based on my own opinion, and the logic of the negative reaction that happened around the film before it was even released. But think about it: who would take to the internet, rave against the movie non stop, be part of a huge uproar, and then fork over the outrageous cost of a movie ticket to commercially support something they’re so outspoken against?

The film had a very vocal fanbase, mostly young men. Surprise: an r-rated movie about a comic book villain has a mostly cis-male fanbase, which honestly my feeling is: good for them. I’m happy for people who get to feel happiness and joy. What kind of asshole is ‘anti-fun’? Well, in short, the most ‘woke’ among us, that’s who. And also, no, I’m not saying everyone in that group is an incel, because incels are probably like white nationalists: there really aren’t that many, they just know how to push the right buttons to get their message repeated over and over by a media system which really cares more about wagging the dog than following a story which will inform the public, so incels probably always look like a much larger group of people than they actually are.

Here’s a quote from a Vox article about the story written by Alissa Wilkinson who did actually see the film:

“the kinds of threats around this movie match, in a non-accidental way, a message that could be taken away from the movie — that violence is the logical answer to feelings of loneliness and despair” Wilkinson 1.

Ok, but are we going to ban or censor everything that ‘could’ be possibly taken the wrong way? I’m aware of the fact that this echoes the common argument we hear against gun control which goes something like ‘are we to ban everything that could be used as a weapon?’, but Wilkinson’s Vox review goes on to say: “By contrast, Joker is about a man who’s convinced that society has gone entirely mad, who explicitly believes in nothing and no moral code, and who becomes a folk hero for turning to violence as a result.” Wilkinson 1.

So why do we have to follow the man in this film as an example of moral decency, and how we should live our lives? It’s an ‘R’ rated film, meaning that anyone under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian (Moyses 3). The only people who should be capable of seeing the film are either those who are less than one year from being an adult, or someone who’s parent has decided they are mature enough to handle anything that happens in the film, and yeah, I’m sure some amount of unaccompanied minors sneak into the movie, but it’s a two hour movie, not a weekend at the Branch Davidians’.

Works Cited

Bundel, Ani. “ ‘Joker,’ starring Joaquin Phoenix, sparked an incel controversy because it’s hopelessly hollow.” Nbcnews.com. National Broadcasting Company, 5 Oct. 2019.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/joker-starring-joaquin-phoenix-sparked-incel-controversy-because-it-s-ncna1062656. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

“Elliot Rodger: How misogynist killer became ‘incel hero.” BBC.com, British Broadcasting Company, 26 Apr. 2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

Henderson, Callum. “Science has proven that women care more about money when dating than men.” Vt.com, Jungle Creations, 16 Feb. 2018. https://vt.co/lifestyle/relationships/science-proven-women-care-money-dating-men/. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

Lee, Chris. “How Joker Became the Most Hated, Loved, Obsessed-Over Movie of 2019.” Vulture.com, New York Magazine, 3 Oct. 2019. https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/all-the-joker-controversy-and-threats-explained.html. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

Louie, Sam. “The Incel (Involuntarily Celibacy) Problem.” Psychologytoday.com, Sussex Publishers, 24 Apr. 2018. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/minority-report/201804/the-incel-involuntary-celibacy-problem. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

Moyses, Kendra. “What do movie ratings mean?” canr.msu.edu, Michigan State University, 27 Sept. 2017. https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/what_do_movie_ratings_mean. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

“Securing Soft Targets and Crowded Places Resources.” DHS.Gov. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 28 Jun. 2019. https://www.dhs.gov/publication/securing-soft-targets-and-crowded-places-resources. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

“Trial date set for Toronto van attack suspect.” theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail Inc., 4 Dec. 2018. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trial-date-set-for-toronto-van-attack-suspect/. Accessed 6 Oct. 2019.

#joker #joaquin phoenix #blog #controversy #controvercial #incel #mental illness #journalism #writersofinstagram #writers on tumblr

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If you want to prevent abortion, you need to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Men seem unable (or unwilling) to admit that they cause 100% of them.

Don’t believe me?

“But what about birth control?” you might ask. “ If a woman can manage to figure out how to get an abortion, surely she can use birth control to avoid unwanted pregnancy, right?”

So why would there ever be unwanted pregnancies? Why don’t men just use condoms every time they have sex? Seems so simple, right?

Yes. Yes, it is.

Let me emphasize that again: Men regularly choose to put women at massive risk in order to experience a few minutes of slightly increased pleasure.

Pregnancies happen when men have an orgasm. Unwanted pregnancies happen when men orgasm irresponsibly.

If a man does pay child support, it doesn’t come close to what is required by a woman in the case of an unwanted pregnancy.

Let’s talk about abortion. When the topic comes up, men might think: Abortion is horrible; women should not have abortions. Never once do they consider the man who caused the unwanted pregnancy.

… as forcing a woman to go through a nine-month unwanted pregnancy?

To reduce or eliminate abortions, stop attempting to control women’s bodies and sexuality. Because unwanted pregnancies are caused by men.

#abortion #pro choice #women's rights #women's health #reproductive rights #gabrielle blair

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themurphyzone · 5 years

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World’s Greatest Dad Ch 3

This counts as my holiday story for the year.

Ch 3: Malls and Dolls

Vanessa was an impatient bundle of energy. Her snow boots thumped against the seat as Heinz drove into the parking garage. He made sure to pay close attention to the road, because he didn’t want an accident preventing him from becoming the World’s Greatest Dad.

“That van’s leaving, Dad!” Vanessa pointed to a black van that was backing out of a handicapped space.

It was tempting, but Heinz was evil. Not inconsiderate. And like any other driver, he preferred not being towed and fined. Charlene would never let him hear the end of it.

“Not that one, sweetie. We gotta keep looking,” Heinz said, another evil idea taking root in his head. A Parked Car Away-inator would be extremely useful in the future. Or maybe just one that specifically targeted monster trucks.

Oversized wheels screamed ‘look at me, I’m a jerk and can run you off the road when I feel like it’ anyway.

Vanessa pouted, resting her hand on her cheek. Heinz was losing patience at finding a parking space too, though he hoped Vanessa wouldn’t pick up on it. He wanted to be her role model, and role models didn’t gripe and complain about how busy the parking garage was during the holiday season.

He was certain he’d already set numerous bad examples for her. Which made it all the more important for this day to go smoothly.

Park car, enter mall, find toy store, buy doll, make Vanessa happy, gain title of World’s Greatest Dad in less than ten steps.

The epitome of easier said than done, really.

It took fifteen minutes for Heinz to find an empty space that wasn’t handicapped, limited time, or blocked by inconsiderate shoppers who couldn’t park within the lines. Unfortunately, the empty space was on the last floor of the parking garage, which exposed them to the bitter cold.

Given his usual luck, Heinz would probably have to dig the car out from a layer of ice and snow.

“Got your gloves?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“Scarf?”

“Yes!”

“Hat?”

“I’m dressed! Can we go already?” Vanessa demanded, throwing open the car door with enough force that it almost crashed into the neighboring vehicle. The cold swept in, and Heinz quickly pulled on his gloves.

Heinz double-checked his coat pocket, taking special care to ensure that his wallet and car keys were in there. When was the last time he’d been this careful with his belongings anyway?

Once the car was locked up, they headed toward the elevator. Vanessa complained about Heinz holding her hand the entire way, but he wasn’t risking her slipping on the ice.

The elevator took its sweet time. Vanessa folded her arms, either from cold, frustration, or a combination of both. She leaned against Heinz’s legs as if trying to leech off some of his body heat.

His body type prevented her from getting that, however.

“So does Carrie McGuffin come in more colors or is it just one style only?” Heinz asked, trying to make conversation. Anything to distract them from the cold.

“You like saying her name wrong,” Vanessa said.

Heinz shrugged. “Eh, Jerry, Perry, Aries, there’s a lot of rhyming names out there. Hard to keep track.”

The elevator finally pinged, Vanessa perking up at the sound of the bell. The doors slid open, and Heinz had to grab Vanessa to prevent her from being run over by a woman with a trolley full of Christmas packages.

“Keep your kid out of the way,” she snapped, storming to her car in a huff.

Heinz glared at her. “You know, when I take over the Tri-State Area, your house and livelihood are the first things I’m destroying.”

“Dad, you better hurry!” Vanessa shouted.

Heinz managed to squeeze into the elevator before the doors shut, still thinking up various ways to rain down vengeance upon that woman for almost running over Vanessa.

“How come you’re always saying that stuff?” Vanessa asked, finally breaking the silence. The elevator was moving slower than Heinz would’ve liked.

“Saying what stuff?”

“The Tri-State Area. I don’t think you could be mayor.”

Great vote of confidence there, Heinz thought.

“When I do take over, you can be heiress. A Doofenshmirtz Dynasty sounds pretty appealing, don’t you think?”

Vanessa shrugged. “Don’t know. Can I still have my friends?”

“Depends. I’ll have to make sure none of them are interested in dating you first,” Heinz admitted. His own romantic history was lackluster at best and a flaming trainwreck at worst. Vanessa was actually much better at maintaining friendships than he’d ever been, but that just made him more worried that someone would emotionally harm her.

While there was no risk of getting hurt if you didn’t get close to someone, it wasn’t the kind of thing he felt comfortable teaching Vanessa.

Heinz breathed a sigh of relief when they finally made it to the ground floor of the parking garage. He didn’t fully understand why he wanted the Tri-State Area so badly, and he always came up empty when he tried to articulate his reasoning.

Vanessa would be more concerned about finding her doll.

Heinz held her hand, keeping her close so he didn’t lose her in the crowd of holiday shoppers. He held his breath through the perfume department, guiding Vanessa past the giggling packs of women and men who were struggling to decipher the various brands.

Vanessa coughed, waving the air in front of her face once they were safe from the onslaught of aromas. “Where’s the exit?” she asked.

“We’ll find it, don’t worry,” Heinz said. “Hopefully the rest of the mall doesn’t smell like ant pheromones and pollen.”

“Do you know what ant pheromones smell like?” Vanessa asked.

“No, no I don’t. Why would I know something like that?” Heinz said hastily. Thankfully, he could make out the entrance to the interior mall from his vantage point. “We’re almost there! Let’s go before they sell out!”

Vanessa scrutinized him as they headed for the directory. “You’re lying.”

Heinz coughed. “I’m not lying! When have I ever lied to you, sweetie?”

“You told me babies came from a magical doonkleberry patch.”

“You were five and you randomly sprung that question on me,” Heinz argued, figuring that now would be a good time to change the subject. “Anyway, where do you wanna head first?”

Five stores. They’d gone through five different toy stores and found nothing. Dozens of children were proudly displaying their brand new stuffed animals, video games, and toy vehicles.

Yet Vanessa was empty-handed.

And the World’s Greatest Dad title was slipping beyond his reach.

“There’s plenty of other dolls out there,” Heinz said. “I can get you one of those. What about the one that comes with the brushable horses? Seems like it would be popular enough.”

Vanessa crossed her arms. “I don’t want brushable horses.”

Heinz scanned the directory again, trying to remember which stores they’d already checked. “Just a suggestion. You can think about it. Okay, we aren’t going back to the one with the talking hyena mascot. That’s for sure.”

That toy store had the worst selection Heinz had ever seen in his life. Even Drusselsteinian toy stores had more variety. And those only sold branches and mushrooms!

Dolly’s Dollhouse didn’t carry Mary McGuffin either. Which was strange, considering ‘doll’ was in their name twice. It was a very blatant case of false advertising.

The third store was more video game-oriented, and the last two catered to the young boy crowd.

As he debated cutting his losses and accepting that he’d never be the World’s Greatest Dad, Vanessa pointed to the name of a store.

“Unlimited Two?” Heinz said in confusion. “That’s a toy store?”

Vanessa nodded. “A lot of girls in my school have Unlimited Two clothes. And they sell toys.”

Just what he needed. A brand name store. That’s what he deserved for not paying attention to the trends among today’s youth.

But it wouldn’t hurt to look, right?

“Dad, let’s go! It’s gotta be in that one!” Vanessa exclaimed.

According to the map, Unlimited Two was located on the other side of the mall. His legs were going to be really sore in the morning from all this walking and banging into oversized shopping bags.

Vanessa’s energy returned, and she was trying to run off with renewed vigor. But Heinz kept a tight hold of her hand. He didn’t want to lose her in the crowd.

The headlines he’d read yesterday flashed through his mind, and that made it all the more important for Heinz to not lose her. He didn’t want Vanessa making front page news because some wacko wanted a doll too.

“Almond brittle! Limited holiday edition!” someone called.

Unable to resist, Heinz walked over to the booth.

The vendor’s smile looked absolutely forced, probably due to the strain of the season. “Buy a box and sign up for our online membership! Ten dollars to join and we’ll send you coupons for our products via email.”

Her intonation was seriously creeping him out, so he quickly paid for two boxes of almond brittle and got out of there before she could ask him to do anything else.

“What a creep,” Heinz muttered. “I couldn’t resist almond brittle. Best snack of all time. You should try it sometime. Come on, Vanessa. Let’s go find that Ari McGuffin.”

No response.

“Vanessa, I know you’re probably mad at me for making that detour but it’s not gonna happen again. I promise,” Heinz said.

“Who’s that man talking to, Mommy?”

“Walk away, Johnny. Walk away. We don’t speak to crazy pharmacists.”

“I’m an evil scientist, lady!” Heinz yelled at their retreating backs. “Get your occupations straight!”

Heinz cursed his poor impulse control when it came to almond brittle.

Vanessa was nowhere in sight. She must’ve run off when he was distracted by the vendor. Running a hand through his hair, Heinz took deep, shuddering breaths.

She could be anywhere. Even outside the mall. This place was a labyrinth!

“No, this can’t be happening. Okay, it is happening. Vanessa’s on her own cause you just had to buy some almond brittle. I can’t help it. I like almond brittle. Yeah. Okay? Okay,” Heinz murmured, drawing more curious stares from passersby. “Focus, Heinz. You lost your daughter, you get her back. What are you gonna tell Charlene if she finds out? Um, hi. Yes, I lost our daughter because we were looking for a doll and I got distracted by some almond brittle. By the way, could you start calling hospitals in the Tri-State Area to make sure Vanessa wasn’t admitted to them?”

Heinz slumped onto a bench to catch his breath, tearing a nearby pamphlet to shreds to get his frustration out. Before he could rip apart the next strip, a pair of words caught his eye.

Unlimited Two.

He was holding a map of the mall layout! That was it! That’s where they were going!

Heinz broke into a sprint, dodging strollers and not caring if mall security was going to be on his tail for this.

The bright neon letters of Unlimited Two were in sight. It felt like an eternity, but he made it.

Forcing himself to slow down, Heinz took a deep breath. The sections closest to the front were clothes and hair accessories, all of which seemed too colorful and bright. He spotted a shelf full of large stuffed animals in the back, and figured that would be his best chance.

He rounded the corner, breathing a sigh of relief. Vanessa was here.

She was safe.

“Vanessa! What were you thinking?” Heinz scolded, reminding himself to choose his words carefully so she didn’t run off again. “You could’ve gotten hurt, or kidnapped, or something else! You know better than to pull something like this! What would your mother-”

Vanessa wasn’t defending herself. Strands of brunette hair were plastered to her face. Heinz cut off his tirade, deciding to save it for later. Heinz gently brushed her hair out of her eyes.

When he pulled away, his gloves were slightly wet.

Her eyes were tinged red.

She was crying.

Wordlessly, Vanessa pointed to the display in front of them.

Mary McGuffin! The Lovin’ ‘n Laughin’ Muffin! $13.99!

But the display was empty.

Unlimited Two is just my parody of Justice, or Limited Too as they used to be called. I got a few Webkinz from that place. It’s one of those interior mall stores. The stuff there is mostly for young girls. Kinda expensive too.

I like making them suffer. I’m not sorry.

#phineas and ferb #world's greatest dad #heinz doofenshmirtz #vanessa doofenshmirtz #fanfiction

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krisroley · 6 years

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Toxicity

Maybe this wisdom comes with the benefit of age, but I have enough to contend with trying to keep my own shit under control these days. I don’t have the energy or the desire to try to lock down someone else’s business. And yet, these days I look around and all I see is people trying to do just that.

There are two ladies I know that have dealt with this recently. One just had a date. Just a date. She could tell it wasn’t going to work. I see in my head Ellen Barkin in the movie Sea of Love telling Al Pacino that if there’s not an immediate spark, she’s not interested. In the perfect world, they pay their own bills and go their own separate ways. No harm no foul. But that doesn’t happen in this world sometimes, because some guys can’t take rejection. In the reboot of Sea of Love, Ellen Barkin would say she’s not interested, and three days later she’d have to block Pacino on Facebook because he’s been DM’ing her the whole time saying he’s a nice guy and she must be a complete and total cunt, because only complete and total cunts think he’s not worth the time.

I know another lady who has a stalker. Real piece of work, apparently. Went so far to follow her to a concert given by a band that he doesn’t like, and…I find this part incredible...bought a ticket to the show, JUST to walk around close to her and intimidate her. Frightened the fuck out of her is what it did, and I can’t blame her. But again, we’re talking about petty and small men trying to be bigger than they really are.

We live in a time where women just hanging out at their sorority house can be murdered because they rejected the wrong guy. Where people playing a video game can be shot because someone lost. Where…do I really need to go on?

These tragedies are about the assertion of control, and there are so many other tragedies we don’t hear about that have to do with the same thing. These small people assert control over others because they cannot control themselves. I know. I was one of these people.

I would be lying if I said I have never acted like these boys. In my teenage years, I was head over heels in love with a girl, and it took me years to tell her. Before I had the chance, she started going out with my best friend, which crushed me. I can honestly tell you that I never had any intention of destroying two friendships in one night, but I did, and for years I had decided it was their fault, not mine. I was a very cruel person to both of them for a few years after that. In the scope of things, my cruelty was rather small. I wrote a story that made them the villains. I deposited that story at their doorsteps on the way out of town in a situation where I felt I was never going to return to Virginia Beach.

I returned to Virginia Beach a few months later and ended up facing the music. That compounded everything, and I never saw them again. In retrospect, that may have been the best possible outcome.

A small example, but an example of the lack of self control and assertion of it elsewhere nonetheless.

It was 1988, and I was 18. Some years ago I was able to apologize to the male friend in this equation. I found the lady this year. I felt like I should reach out. I was going to send her a letter. I ended up sending her a DM, and in true dumbass Roley fashion, the address I was going to send the letter to was at the top of the DM. Not a good look, really. I tried, I meant it, and that’s all I can do. Too much water under that bridge.

Between then and now of course, I’ve gotten married, and had kids. Both these things end up changing you, like it or not. Marriage and parenting hasn’t been easy. I’ve had my special moments. But somewhere along the line, I grew up. I got older. I realized that—as Billy Joel said—just surviving is a noble fight. A dirty little secret that no one tells you: When you realize that you can take that energy you spent worrying about what people think of you or trying to put someone else on a leash and you decide turn it inward, a funny fucking thing happens: You end up improving yourself to the point that it no longer matters. You become the person you were trying so hard to convince other you were the whole time. But that control is one of self control, and that power is the power of quiet knowledge of who and what you are. And what I have found, is that kind of control and power is quite enough, thank you very much.

That kind of control and power also gives you the ability to not give any more fucks than you have to. I wish that for you. I really do.

But of course, we know—don’t we—that not everyone gets that message with age. Or, some do and then lose their way. Ask Bill Cosby. Ask Donald Trump. Ask anyone hit by the #MeToo movement. They didn’t get wisdom with age. They hid behind some mask of power that they used as a weapon. Ask the Incel Movement, who uses their self-enforced chastity as a cudgel. Ask the GamerGate or the Remake the Last Jedi Movement…hell, ask any toxic element of fandom that’s mostly men who can’t stand the fact that there might be a woman somewhere in the world that knows about this precious special thing, and maybe knows a little more about it than they do.

There’s a meme from a Twitter account called Swear Trek. It has Doctor McCoy in the animated Trek cartoon, attending to a fallen Kirk. It says “His dick fell off because a woman said something somewhere on the Internet.” Sadly, this is funny because you can almost believe it to be true. I KNOW it to be true. When I first posted on USENET back in the late 90s, I didn’t realize that the default was my name. My full first name is Kristen, which is generally assumed to be female. The first response I got back from a Doctor Who group was a request to show my tits.

Don’t think I don’t get this. I get this. Of all the forms of discrimination and harassment that abound in today’s society, that is the only one I can tell you I have a little—just a little—understanding of.

As it happens I also have a harasser, of a sort. He happens to share my last name mind you, so the debate is open as to whether or not you can actually call him a stalker. What we definitely have is someone who has a lack of self control and a desire to assert control over others. In this particular case, he has recently been released from State Prison, and would like very much to speak with me, despite being told by me that I no longer wish to speak with him. In his most recent voice mail which lasted 55 seconds—a lot of which is dramatic pause--he goes from begging me to call him, to directing me as to what I shall and shall not do. Mentioning this on my podcast was one of those things I was directed not to do. Because I am a person who has learned with great difficulty to control myself, I have decided that this is not a situation I wish to involve myself in, because doing so cedes control to him. So he will not be getting a call, or a text, or anything of the sort. What he will get is an entry in a log that I’m keeping of dates and times, so that when the time comes I can take it to the authorities and ask for them to intervene. As many of you know, that intervention is reactive not proactive, and as many of you also know too well, sometimes that ends badly for the harassed.

As I said, don’t think I don’t understand. Right now I very much understand.

#Roley #Podcast #Control #Toxic #Masculinity #Politics #Security #Self Improvement #Discipline #Sociopathy #Malignant Narcissism #Control Freak #Freedom

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etckhh-blog · 6 years

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Free Drinks - Wonhui - Drabble - bartender!jun/writer!wonwoo

"I know I shouldn't be here," Wonwoo says into his drink. His nose wrinkles.

"You know you don't want to go," Junhui replied. He finished drying a glass and set it on the counter. He was painfully correct as always.

Wonwoo downs the rest of his whiskey and makes a face. Jun wordlessly refilled the glass.

Wonwoo didn't know why he showed up at his ex's birthday party. Maybe to watch her dance in the tight sequin dress she purchased for the event. Maybe for the free drinks. Maybe he just liked to rip into healing wounds like a masochist. He was a bit of a masochist. There was no denying that much. Jun leaned his elbow on the counter and rested his hand on his palm.

"You're still in love with her," the bar keep points out.

"I'm in love with the idea of her. Having someone to go home to. To hold. To fuck. That kinda shit," the latter retorted. He drank a little bit more.

Jun gave an unsympathetic smile.

"Women are a dime a dozen," he said with a soft scoff. Wonwoo bristled a bit. He pulled a pen from his pocket and scribbled something down on a napkin before tucking it away.

Typical writer.

"I would chastise you for that but I've heard quite a few lesbians make the same remark about men," he said, clicking the pen and tucking it away.

"Hey, being gay is hard. Grass is always greener for the heteros. At least you can hit on girls anywhere - hit on the wrong guy in the queue at the store and your teeth can get knocked out. Not that these girls won't knock your teeth out too - they just have the social tact not too," Jun drawled on, mostly to himself. Wonwoo snorted in amusement and polished off his glass.

"You're an enigma," he muttered. The glint in Jun's eye said he was quite proud of that fact.

"I'm no philosopher," Jun shrugged.

"Ever the poetic - well then Mr. Not Philosopher," Wonwoo said with mock formality, sitting up. His eyes drift across Junhui's form for a moment. "Why am I still at this shit bar?" He asked.

Jun smirked.

"Free drinks," he responded, pouring another glass for Wonwoo.

It's three days later before Wonwoo's sitting in the same worn wooden bar stool. This time there isn't a woman on his mind. Rather, his brain was thick with fog as he polished off his beer. The strange indie music filtered in his brain and the drab cigarette smoke made him debate lighting one up for himself. Jihoon was pressed to his side, tiny body far more water logged with the effects of alcohol. He had agreed to go to the bar with his friend to help him through a particularly painful break up. With alcohol. Jihoon was mumbling endlessly about the one that got away.

"His fuckin - his fuckin dad said it would tarnish the company to have a gay son? He can't ungay his fuckin son. Seungcheol's head ass... god why did he have to let it get to him? Stupid... stupid idiot said he... he needed to start taking his role in his family seriously. Was what we had not serious enough?" Jihoon said, as if accusing his empty glass with an empty glare. Wonwoo gently pat his head.

"He said he loved me... he loved me... he has a new girlfriend. His dad's friend's fucking daughter? She's blonde... does he like blondes better? Am I not enough? Does he fuck her? Does he call her baby n' fuck her in his nice car too?" Jihoon droned on. Wonwoo frowned.

"You're drunk," he cut off, looking over at his short companion.

"I'm hurt," Jihoon responded.

Junhui came over just then with two glasses of water. He looked at the odd pair with some emotion resting behind his eyes. Wonwoo couldn't decipher it. He takes the water thankfully.

"Break up," the writer explained. Jun nodded, expression dispelling into sympathy.

"I miss him already... I want a fuckin... a fuckin text or somethin," Jihoon said with his eyes watering.

Wonwoo gave Jun a look.

"Is it really better to date dudes?" He asked.

Jihoon slid his card across the table to pay and Jun rolled the thought around his head as he picked up the piece of plastic.

"Better to have loved and lost to have never loved at all," he said, tone a little to wise and leaving a sour taste on Wonwoo's tongue.

"Poetic as always. Then do tell me, why am I even here?" He asked. Jun wrinkled his nose and smirked with dry amusement.

"Free drinks,"

The bar is nearly empty on the Wednesday night Wonwoo walked in. He brushed the rain from his leather jacket and shook it from his hair. He sat on the stool by the counter and Jun walked over.

"Hey, how's it... going?" He greeted, pausing when he saw the grin on Wonwoo's face. It was uncharacteristic for him to be so outwardly joyful. He was typically so stoic and tired Jun didn't expect anything else.

"I have good news," he announced.

"Oh?"

"My manuscript is being published,"

"Oh!"

Jun's face melted into a bright smile. He had known Wonwoo since the latter had moved to the area. A troubled writer looking for muse. He'd looked up the latter's books on a whim and ended up reading every single one, devouring every word like his life depended on it.

Wonwoo melded worlds and characters in such an expert way - stories filled with fantasy and realism. Each one unique and soft. Every story ending with gut wrenching pain and he loved it.

He loved Wonwoo.

"Cause for a celebration huh?" Wonwoo stated cheekily.

"I suppose so," Jun said, playfully pondering with a hand on his hip and a finger on his bottom lip

"How you gonna treat me tonight then, Junnie-ah," the latter responded, equally playful.

Jun turned and grabbed a glass and filled it with ice, setting it in front of Wonwoo and adding whiskey.

"Free drinks,"

Jun looked up when the bell rang above the door. He was just putting away the last glass and was ready to close down for the night.

"We're closing!" He called out, peeking over the counter.

"I know, I came here for something else," a familiar voice responded.

Wonwoo stood in front of Jun, hands tight behind his back and looking far more tense than Jun was used to.

His bottom lip was red from how much he's been gnawing on them and his expression was pensive. He sighed. And looked up from the floor at Jun.

"Ok, I know that it's like your job to just listen to people's problems as they get drunk and it's a terrible faux pas to hit on a bar tender but I've been thinking about you for months and - and I figured I'd rather shoot my shot than drink my feelings. Because. I like you - in a romantic sense. And I want to. To take you on a date. Sometime," Wonwoo declared, each word deliberate and carefully crafted.

Jun grinned.

"I thought you weren't into men," he tested, wearily eyeing Wonwoo. This could be some weird joke and he knew better than to fuck around with straight boys.

Wonwoo's shoulders relaxed a bit.

"Your charisma and looks surpass gender and attraction, Junnie," the writer states. His cheeks go pink.

"Ah, and why should I allow you the honor of taking me on a date?" He asked, taking a few steps forward to bridge the distance between them. He rests his hands on Wonwoo's biceps.

"Free drinks,"

#wonhui #fic #drabble #seventeen drabble #seventeen fic #seventeen ficlet #wonwoo #junhui #seventeen scenarios #seventeen imagines #wonjun #junwoo

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jfsindel · 3 years

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Gift Shop at the Gift of Life and Joy Pregnancy Center (Original)

(It’s been some time since I wrote some horror. I don’t just write trash, I can write you good too).

Ring!

“Thank you for purchasing one of God’s greatest gifts. Have a nice day!”

Busy day. I must have said it a dozen times already. But it was the end of the month and after Mother’s Day, so the season was picking up. I would say it a dozen more times before I could punch out and go home.

The register slammed shut. My customer was shuffling his receipts and papers, blowing out a heavy cough. He was a regular; I recognized him from a few months prior. Big spender at this gift shop.

“Pull around back?” He questioned. I nodded; he knew the rules. Why this guy was still confirming started becoming a sign of his resilient paranoia.

“Yes. Please remain in your car, and we’ll bring it out to you. Car make, model, and color?” I said, pulling out my microphone.

“2020 Ford Ranger, white.”

“Right away, sir. Thanks for shopping at Gift of Life and Joy. We hope to see you soon.” My hand waved him goodbye before pressing the intercom button. “John, we have a pickup out back.”

After a few minutes, the man disappeared out the back door and I still had a line of customers. Mostly men, but there were some women. I knew a few of them to be ringers—shoppers for wealthy clients who wanted to be discreet. Women were less likely to attract attention at a place like this.

“Next, please.” I gestured to the new customer. “Have you made your selection?”

“Yes... I was interested in your upcoming gift catalogue…” He teetered off, thumbing out one of Gift of Life and Joy’s book index. “Authentic Hispanic gifts? Now be real with me. This isn’t trash you fished out a dumpster, right? They don’t last long.”

“No, sir.” Why did they always question the selection? Dumpster gifts hadn’t been in vogue since the new laws passed. “It’s expected to be due in two weeks. You can place the order and wait for delivery.”

“Okay, but I want a girl. It says girl. So I’m getting a girl, right?”

“No. It says expected to be a girl. While our information is good, there’s always a chance that it can change. Still 50/50.”

Customers hated hearing that. It always bothered them. If it was up to them, they could customize their gifts down to the eyelids. Wanting more, never satisfied. With the money they burned, it was no wonder they became repeat customers.

“If it’s a boy, can I get my money back?” Now the hard negotiation. These people always thought they were more shrewd than a stingy miser. Bargains were against our policy, and for good reason. Plus, they knew they couldn’t go anywhere else.

“That’s the chance you take on future gifts, sir. No refunds, no discounts. You can mull it over or choose one of our current selections.”

“I have no use for a boy. If it’s a boy, I don’t want it and I don’t want to spend that much money.” This guy was insistent now. “Can I trade?”

“No. You buy, you own. Gift store policy. I can assure you, our information is right ninety-seven percent of the time. If the gift is about to be delivered in two weeks, we’re extremely sure of the information. We’re always up to date and adjust accordingly.” I said, twisting the microphone towards me.

If he continued to debate it, we’d have to get rid of him. Too much attention. Stressful enough to dodge the nosey, one-off reporters and activists who caught wind of the gift shop. Planned Parenthood wanted nothing more than for Gift of Life and Joy to shut down permanently, but still wept in their hands every time we opened the doors.

However, his posture dropped into a relented state, fishing out his stack of cash. I could hear scarce mutters of three percent being too much to pay for, but we both knew he wasn’t getting what he wanted otherwise.

“Fine. Can I get a pin too? Like yours?” He pointed to one of the larger button pins on my apron. I looked down and saw the bright pink lettering glaring back at me.

“Sure. You want the ‘Abortion Robs The Cradle’ or ‘Love Life, Choose Life’?”

“The latter. The other one is too heavy-handed.”

Ring!

“Thank you for purchasing one of God’s greatest gifts. Have a nice day!”

I closed the register and twisted the microphone towards me to call in the future order. However, a loud commotion was brewing from the back of the line and pummeling straight towards the front. My hand released the device as a harried teenage girl threw herself at my counter.

This was going to be rough. Regretful mothers always were.

“You!” A shrill, deep and wounded. “Where’s my baby!? What did you monsters do with my baby!? You told me you were going to take care of her! You told me you were going to give her a better life!”

So close to closing and having to deal with this. I placed my hand back over the microphone, plastering on my best customer service smile.

“Ma’am. You’re in the wrong part of the pregnancy center.” I made sure to soak every tone with compassionate pity, dousing her with enough to force doubt. “You should be in the counseling area.”

“Where’s Angelica!? Where’s my baby?! Who did you give my baby to!? Tell me!” Her hands reached out, grabbing my apron as if to pull me over the counter. “I want my baby! I want my baby! Give me my baby back!”

Postpartum depression might have been a culprit here. This girl was sitting at home, feeling guilty that she got away with all of it. Being allowed to walk away and not carrying the abortion black mark on her head. Couldn’t be happy with moving on; had to have it all. Wanted the attention of a baby, but not a mother. To not sin against God, but have her youth to sin.

All the same. Selfish to look unselfish.

“Ma’am. Your baby is not here if you went through our adoption program.” My hand tried to wrench away her grip. “Go back to the front and speak to a counselor. This is a gift shop.”

“You’re lying. You sold her. You sold her to God-knows-who! You sold her to monsters!”

I eyed the now uncomfortable customers, seeing some of the newer ones bolt like deer. Outbursts like these were why our tucked away gift shop was in the back. Seller and buyer regret were a real inconvenience to the business model.

“Ma’am, I’ll call the police.” I threatened, working up the consequences. “I’m sorry you think I have your baby. You had her and you gave her up. I had nothing to do with that—”

“You call yourselves pro-life! You say you care! But you’re selling my baby!” Frantic cries of a deranged, broken woman. “You told me to have Angelica at the abortion clinic! You said Angelica was a gift from God! Then you take me here and you tell me to give her up! You promise to take care of her!”

Honestly, I did not know which one she was talking about. I never got names. Customers didn’t like real names for gifts. They enjoyed calling them whatever they wanted, however crass or disgusting it was.

All I did was work the gift shop register at the Gift of Life and Joy’s Pregnancy Center. Whoever met her at the abortion clinic across town should deal with this, not me.

Three men came from the back, strong-arming the teenager away. I fixed my apron and readjusted my employee pins, taking a moment to move on from it. It was almost closing time, and I had plenty of customers to get through.

Luckily, business gets back to normal fast. It’s not like anyone cared about her baby or any other kid in this place.

“Next.”

#original fiction #creepypasta #jfsindel #horror #writing #prolifeisbullshit #triggering stuff

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the-blue-closett · 3 years

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Relative Charisma & the Incel

WED SEP 30 2020

So the first of three debates between Trump and Biden happened yesterday, and it was... as CNN’s Jake Tapper so aptly put it, “A hot mess, inside a dumpster fire, inside a train wreck.”

I didn’t see it, because I was at work, but I’ve heard enough sound bytes, and seen enough post debate coverage to know that... history will remember this one and play back those clips for centuries to come... of Trump, behaving like an angry, wounded animal.

For some context, despite my last entry, in which the indy left media (TYT mostly) was crying that Biden was losing the election, based on two stand alone polls that had Trump up a tick in two states... Biden’s lead in those and all other states is actually holding, or slightly growing.

I should disclose that my information is coming from an independent YouTube polls analyst whom I’ve come to trust over the past few years. There are many such channels on YouTube, but this guy eventually won me over, because he’s thorough, transparent, always has receipts, and pretty good at calling trends, while keeping expectations grounded in reality.

In my experience, news outlets... be they mainstream media, or indy news sources, only present polling data that they can sensationalize.

Right wing media just deny reality and convince their viewers all news of Trump being behind is fake. But Mainstream media always wants you to think it’s a dead heat... because that gets ratings. Meanwhile, the indy left news wants you to think Biden is losing, to fuel more activism and more participation.

And none of this is the subject of the entry at hand, but... it’s important to get this out of the way as we move into October, when the polling data is really going to be indicative of what happens on Election Day.

I vetted a lot of different YouTube analyst channels and settled on the one I have, because... I trust this guy.

So... when I sit here an say that Biden has a significant lead in all critical states, has several paths to 270, is ahead in national polls, etc... I’m getting that from a trusted source. It’s not just me being blindly optomistic based on some things I happened to pick up here and there.

Okay...

Back to context for Trump behaving like a wounded animal in yesterday’s debate...

On the one hand, yes, Biden is still way ahead, and looking like he’ll be the clear winner... which I’m sure Trump doesn’t like. But on the other hand, Trump was also deeply humiliated this past Sunday when The New York Times published a bunch of his tax returns... going up to 2017 and 2018, when he was, of course, President.

And the story reveals that he’s drowning in debt, and has been for quite a long time... with most of it being owed to mysterious unknown parties... which is a security concern. It also exposed how little taxes he’s paid... which may or may not be tax evasion, technically, but is not a great look for a populist President.

Quick sidebar here... Presidential tax returns are never normally news, because all Presidential candidates since Nixon have willingly published theirs upon declaring their candidacy... until Trump.

So it’s not like he’s being singled out by the New York Times for exposure of his private business.

On the other hand, the tax returns weren’t exactly a bomb shell. More like a fizzling sparkler. No personal check from Putin, with, destroy democracy, written on the memo line.

Yeah, he pays almost no taxes, but... we already knew that’s par for the course for all billionaires. It’s kinda the reason the progressive left exists.

But in terms of context for Trump being a wounded animal... it’s the drowning in debt thing he never wanted to go public. For Trump... it’s an unspeakable humiliation, like getting pantsed in public, only to reveal that you like to wear Wonder Woman Underoos or something.

It’s a massive blow to the image he’s created for himself, and defended so dearly... of being a legitimate billionaire, who used his shrewd instincts, and financial brilliance to amass deep pockets of untouchable wealth... self proliferating, tax free, multi-generational wealth.

Instead, he’s just an idiot, billions of dollars in debt, forcing the US government to pay millions to his Mara Lago resort, for hundreds of golf outings (around 200 to date) and he’s still in the red... at Mara Lago! Forget his other debts and failing ventures!

A quote from Iron Man 2 is very apt, here...

Ivan Vanko : [laughs] If you could make God bleed, people would cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water, the sharks will come. All I have to do is sit back and watch as the world consumes you.

That was Ivan’s rationale for attacking Tony Stark at the racetrack. It’s also been interpreted as a foreshadowing of the scene in Infinity War, several years later, where Tony Manages to punch Thanos hard enough to scratch his cheek and get a single drop of blood out of the mad titan.

Here in 2020 reality, the New York Times did get that single drop of blood... on Sunday.

And going into his first debate with Biden... who has been stubbornly leading in the polls all summer long... Trump was so furious, he could not keep his composure.

And this, at long last, brings us to the matter of relative charisma.

I’ve talked about it several times in the past, saying that, if you want one simple rule of thumb for predicting the next president... it’s that, whoever has the most relative charisma will win the election.

Relative, in this model, meaning... relative to the opponent.

A great example of this would be George HW Bush (Bush1) who had way more charisma, relative to stodgy, stuffy, Michael Dukakis, in 1988. But four years later, the same George HW Bush, looked himself, quite lacking in charisma compared to his new opponent, Bill Clinton.

It’s happened in every election of modern times. Carter had more relative Charisma than Ford, but far far less relative charisma than Reagan... and on and on back to FDR.

It was also, obviously true that in the match up between Trump and Hillary Clinton... Trump had all the relative charisma. PT Barnum levels of charisma!.. as the happy, quippy, rude, outsider... to her... boring gramma persona saying, “Pokemon Go to the polls!”

And early this year, during the primaries, when Bernie Sanders was still in the running, I said several times that Trump would, “mop the floor,” with Biden in a debate.

But... that was before Covid19... and 200,000 dead. Before record unemployment and record evictions. Before the Black Lives Matter movement caught fire in the streets, facing off with fascist police with tear gas and batons all summer. Before Biden sailed through all the insanity, staying ahead of Trump in the polls, to get the nomination.

And it was before Trump, in recent months, sent thugs to kidnap protesters in Portland, threatening all other democratic cities with the same, began knee-capping the post office, was exposed for calling our soldiers suckers and losers, refused to accept the election results if he wasn’t the winner, refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power unless we, get rid of the ballots, and... was exosed as swimming in debt.

So in Tuesday night’s debate... while he did try his level best to mop the floor with Biden... Trump came off as... well, an incel*.

We all, sadly know how incel’s debate, having suffered them like a bed bug infestation in every comment section on the internet for the past ten years, and in last night’s debate... Trump was, incel personified!

Moderator Chris Wallace, of Fox News, even gave Trump the chance to back away from the event horizon of the black hole that is at the heart of incel culture, by asking him to simply denounce white supremacy.

And not only could Trump not denounce white supremacy... after dancing around the quesion, he wound up saying that a group of white supremecist incels known as the Proud Boys, should, “stand back, but stand by!”

In other words... he’s not only banking everything on the incel vote... he’s calling on the incels to join Beta Force, and be ready... to intimidate voters in person on election night... and to create mayhem when he loses.

Please stand by, incels... but you understand, this is not a paid gig, right? I’m kinda tight on money right now, so you’ll need to be fighting for me out of the prematurely ejaculating spite in your sexually inadequate hearts!

The point here, is that the question of relative charisma between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has finally been answered.

Incel vibe, is not charisma. It’s the opposite of charisma. It’s a combination of wounded spite, bitter frothing at the mouth, and indefensible stupidity... all the things that make normal people want to puke.

So, while Biden may not have much in the charisma department... he does have a few charming attributes above the base line for a decent human being capable of empathy and logic.

And in a match up with the Trump of October 2020... that means, Biden has all the relative charisma... and he now has it on lock down.

We can talk soon about Trump’s incel chances of stealing the election by incel force, and the true threat that his army of incels present to our democracy, but for tonight... Trump is an incel... and incels have zero charisma.

I’m going to bed.

*Incel is a portmanteau for, Involuntarily Celibate.

It refers to straight, cis boys or men, most often white, from 15 to 35 who, despite deeply craving to engage in sexual activity with counterparts of the opposite sex, fail to attain it. Such males believe they are entitled to sex with the partner of their choice, and are thus baffled and aggrivated by their inability to obtain it consentually.

Incels are characterized by their extremely toxic interactions, which go beyond the mysogyny one might expect, to encompass all of society. For, in their mindset, it is not simply women who are to blame for their lack of sex, it is the entire framework of society... and that framework is also to blame for every other wish they perceive as being unfairly denied to them.

Incels resort to harassment, often thinly veiled as debate or argument, in order to torment those (most) who will not recognize their entitlement, and dream of reforming the societal order, such that their bullying rules the day... often waxing nostalgic for imagined times in the past when men such as themselves ruled without question.

They are thus, quite attracted to all forms of fascism, including, but not limited to white supremacy.

In the modern day, incels are widely regarded as a scourge, and considered by nobody outside their circle to have anything resembling charisma.

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NCERT Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 The Philosophy of the Constitution

NCERT Class 11 Political Science Indian Constitution at Work Chapter 10 The Philosophy of the Constitution

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Textbook Questions Solved

Question 1.The following are certain laws. Are they connected with any value? If yes, then what is the underlying value? Give reasons.(a) Both daughters and sons will have share in the family property.(b) There will be different slabs of sales tax on different consumer items.(c) Religious instructions will not be given in any government school.(d) There shall be no begar or forced labour.Answer:(a) It is connected with the value of ‘social justice’ under the right to equality, no one can be discriminated on the ground of colour, race, religion or sex, etc.(b) It is based on the principle of utility of different items only, it comes under economic justice.(c) It is concerned with the secularism.(d) It also refers to social justice, not to be discriminated on any grounds except capability.

Question 2.Which of the options given below cannot be used to complete the following statement? Democratic countries need a constitution to:(i) Check the power of the government.(ii) Protect minorities from majority.(iii) Bring independence from colonial rule.(iv) Ensure that a long-term vision is not lost by momentary passions.(v) Bring social change in peaceful manner.Answer:(iii) Bring independence from colonial rule.

Question 3.The following are different positions about reading and understanding Constituent Assembly debates.(i) Which of these statements argues that Constituent Assembly debates are relevant even today? Which statement says that they are not relevant?(ii) With which of these positions do you agree and why?

Common people are too busy in earning livelihood and meeting different pressures of life. They can’t understand the legal language of these debates.

The conditions and challenges today are different from the time when the Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makers and use them for our new times is trying to bring past in the present

Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges have not changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide us reasons why certain practices are important. In a period when constitutional practices are being challenged, not knowing the reasons can destroy them.

Answer:(i) This statement shows relevancy today.This statement is not relevant today.It states that these are relevant even today.

(ii) Yes, I agree because it is necessary to understand and interpret the variousarticles which contain a lot of legal terms, not to be easily comprehended.Yes, again I agree because the constitution has been amended more than 100 times till date.Yes, I agree with this position also because the most important challenges have not been changed still.

Question 4.Explain the difference between the Indian Constitution and western ideas in the light of(a) Understanding of secularism.(b) Articles 370 and 371.(c) Affirmative action.(d) Universal adult franchise.Answer:(a) Understanding of secularism:

The western ideas of secular states treat religion as a private matter which is not given either public or official recognition.

In India, all religions are given equal status to be honoured and the state could also help the religious communities in the form of educational aid to institutions run by them.

(b) Article 370 and 371:

Unlike the constitutional symmetry of American federalism, Indian federalism has been constitutionally asymmetric.

The accession of Jammu and Kashmir was based on the commitment to safeguard its autonomy, which is governed by its own constitution under Article 370.

The privileges of special status were accorded to the North-Eastern states under Article 371(A).

In reference of America, where the constitution was written in 18th century, finds itself unable to be accommodated with the values and standard of 21st century.

Whereas the constitution makers of India structured the constitution in such a manner to be amended as per needs and aspirations of society without violating its basic structure.

Constitution of India is democratic, liberal, secular and federal, etc. to maintain unity and integrity of India.

(d) Universal adult franchise:In the western democracies the right to vote has been recently extended to women, but India exercises this from the very beginning without any discrimination.

Question 5.Which of the following principles of secularism are adopted in the Constitution of India?(a) that state will have nothing to do with religion(b) that state will have close relation with religion(c) that state can discriminate among religions(d) that state will recognize rights of religious groups(e) that state will have limited powers to intervene in affairs of religionsAnswer:(a) that state will have nothing to do with religion(d) that state will recognize rights of religious groups(e) that state will have limited powers to intervene in affairs of religions Q6. Match the

Question 6.Match the following:

(a) Freedom to criticize treatment of widows1. Substantive achievement(b) Taking decisions in the constituent assembly on the basis of reason, not self interest2. Procedural achievement(c) Accepting importance of community in an individual’s life3. Neglect of gender justice(d) Article 370 and 3714. Liberal individualism(e) Unequal rights to women regarding family property and children5. Attention to requirements of a particular region

Answer:(a)—(2)(b)—(1)(c)—(4)(d)—(5)(e)—(3)

Question 7.This discussion was taking place in a class. Read the various arguments and state which of these do you agree with and why.Jayesh: I still think that our Constitution is only a borrowed document.Saba: Do you mean to sav that there is nothing Indian in it? But is there such a thing as Indian and western in the case of values and ideas? Take equality between men and women. What is western about it? And even if it is, should we reject it only because it is western?Jayesh: What I mean is that after fighting for independence from the British, did we not adopt their system of parliamentary government?Neha: You forget that when we fought the British, we were not against the British as such, we were against the principle of colonialism. That has nothing to do with adopting a system of government that we wanted, wherever it came from.Answer:

Jayesh senses that there is nothing original in the Constitution of India because many provisions have been borrowed from the Constitution of other countries or from Government of India Act, 1935.

Saba argues that there are similarity in the case of values and ideas and no difference is there on equality of men and women. Hence it is not the reason to reject it.

Again Jayesh argued not to follow the British policies after independence.

Neha countered him that our national movement was not against the British, but it was against the principle of colonialism. Hence, we may adopt the goodness of any entity if it suits us.Conclusion-It may be concluded that there is nothing wrong in borrowing the provisions from other countries as per suitability.

Question 8.Why is it said that the making of the Indian Constitution was unrepresentative? Does that make the Constitution unrepresentative? Give reasons for your answer.Answer:

The Constitution of India was framed in November 1946 through indirect election of its members by provincial legislatures under the provisions of Cabinet Mission Plan 1946.

The Assembly consisted of 389 members out of which 292 were to be elected from the provinces, 93 were to be nominated from princely states and four members were to be nominated from Chief Commissioner’s areas.

Each provincial Assembly elected its own members through single transferable vote system.

Due to declaration of partition in June 1947 under Mount batten Plan, this membership reduced to 299 and finally 28 4 members signed on the constitution on 26 November, 1949.

On August 15, 1947, the Constituent Assembly functioned as a sovereign entity but it is considered unrepresentative because its members were chosen by restricted franchise in place of universal suffrage.

But Constituent Assembly included the members from each and every section of society to be represented and on a thorough reading, we may find that no section is untouched on the various issues and opinions.

Question 9.One of the limitations of the Constitution of India is that it does not adequately attend to gender justice. What evidence can you give to substantiate this charge? If you were writing the Constitution today, what provisions would you recommend for remedying this limitation?Answer:On the social conditions, there may be very controversial matters which may need careful revision:

Most important issue is gender justice, particularly within the family.

Women enjoy unequal rights on property inheritance and children.

Equal pay for equal work for both men and women has been inserted in the directive principles in place of Fundamental Rights.

My recommendation:

The empowerment of women.

To make provisions for inheritance of property in favour of women on equal basis. (Hi) To make provisions for reservations of seats.

Question 10.Do you agree with the statement that “it is not clear why in a poor developing country, certain basic socio-economic rights were relegated to the section on Directive Principles rather than made an integral feature of our Fundamental Rights”? Give reasons for your answer. What do you think are the possible reasons for putting socio-economic rights in the section on Directive Principles?Answer:Directive Principles of state policy focus on the need of an egalitarian society:

These principles are complementary to fundamental rights because fundamental rights ensure the political democracy while these principles aim at social-economic democracy.

Fundamental rights are justiciable or protected by law where directive principles are moral values supposed to be followed by the government.

Hence, in a poor country, certain basic social-economic rights were inserted in directive principles rather than making it in the fundamental rights.

Our country was so poor at that time, when it was not possible to give much pressure on the states for socio-economic moral values.

Under Article 37 of Constitution, “It shall be the duty of the state to apply these principles in making laws”.

If any government overlooks these, it will lose confidence of people and cannot remain in power.

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Extra Questions Solved

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Which rights are considered as a part of individual freedom?Answer:

Right to life

Equal access to public places

Freedom of speech and expressions

Freedom of religion and faith

Question 2.What are the main two streams of liberalism of India?Answer:

Raja Ram Mohan Roy emphasized on individual rights especially for women.

Swami Vivekanand emphasized on social justice.

Question 3.What is ��Secularism’?Answer:Secularism means state honours all the religions on equal basis

Question 4.What is meant by ‘mutual exclusion’ in secularism?Answer:Mutual exclusion in secularism means that religion and state must be strictly separated.

Question 5.Why do we need constitution?Answer:

To provide a framework, within which the government has to work.

It demarcates between the powers of different organs of government to minimise the disputes.

It controls the misuse of power by government.

To safeguard Fundamental Rights of citizens.

Question 6.Write the main features of Constitution of India.Answer:

It establishes a sovereign, democratic, republic in India.

It establishes a parliamentary form of government (Bi-cameral legislatures).

It provides fundamental rights and fundamental duties of the citizens.

It establishes a secular state.

Question 7.‘India is a union of states’. Justify the statement.Answer:India is a union of states in the following sense:

Through the various lists union, state and concurrent lists, the powers have been distributed between the central and state government.

The Constitution of India is a written document consisting the details concerning the union government and state government.

Question 8.Mention four ideals to be embodied in the preamble of constitution.Answer:

Every citizen of India will have social, political and economic justice.

Every citizen will have the liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship.

Every citizen will be provided equality of status and opportunity.

Fraternity to assure dignity of the individual and integrity of the nation.

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Is India a secular state? Why do we need a secular country in modern times?Answer:Yes, India is a secular state because:

India has no religion of its own.

Under Article 25 to 28, the right to freedom of religion has been granted to all the persons residing in India.

All persons in India are equally free to progress, practicise or propagate the religion of their own choices.

Secular state is must in modern times because:

It opposes to intra-religious domination.

To value peace, religion and state must be kept separate.

It promotes freedom within religions.

Question 2.How can we say that Constitution of India pays equal respect to different communities?Answer:Every community wants to dominate the other community if they are not given the equal relationship by the state:

It was a great challenge before the constitution makers to foster a sense of equal respect in the conditions of hierarchy or intense rivalry.

India is a land of multiple cultural communities to ensure community-based right to be mandatory.

Hence, fundamental rights of religious communities to establish and run their own educational institutions as well as to receive money from the government for the same.

Question 3.Mention some unique feature of Constitution of India.Answer:

It is the written and lengthiest one to have 395 Articles and 12 schedules.

It is federal in form but unitary in spirit.

Constitution of India has a provision of six fundamental rights to ensure political democracy.

It has provisions for directive principles of state policy also to ensure socio-economic justice.

It is a blend of flexibility and rigidity both to be amended from time to time.

By 42nd amendment 10 fundamental duties have also been inserted.

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Passage Based Questions

Passage 1.Read the passage (NCERT Textbook, page 227) given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The liberalism of the Indian Constitution differs from this version in two ways. First, it was always linked to social justice. The best example of this is the provision for reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Constitution. The makers of the Constitution believed that the mere granting of the right to equality was not enough to overcome age-old injustices suffered by these groups or to give real meaning to their right to vote. Special constitutional measures were required to advance their interests. Therefore, the constitution makers provided a number of special measures to protect the interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes such as the reservation of seats in legislatures. The Constitution also made it possible for the government to reserve public sector jobs for these groups.

Questions:1. How is the liberalism of Indian Constitution differed?2. Who has been given the reservation by Constitution?3. What other provision was also made for these groups to protect their interests?Answers:1. Because it is linked to the social justice.

2. The SC’s and ST’s.

3. To reserve public sector jobs for these groups.

Passage 2.Read the passage (NCERT Textbook, page 226) given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

It is not surprising therefore that freedom of expression is an integral part of the Indian Constitution. So is the freedom from arbitrary arrest. After all, the infamous Rowlatt Act, which the national movement opposed so vehemently, sought to deny this basic freedom. These and other individual freedoms such as freedom of conscience are part of the liberal ideology. On this basis, we can say that the Indian Constitution has a pretty strong liberal character. In the chapter on fundamental rights we have already seen how the Constitution values individual freedom. It might be recalled that for over forty years before the adoption of the Constitution, every single resolution, scheme, bill and report of the Indian National Congress mentioned individual rights, not just in passing but as a non-negotiable value.

Questions:1. What is an integral part of constitution?2. Which act denied the freedom of expression?3. Which were the non-negotiable values as per Indian national congress?Answers:1. Freedom of Expression.

2. The Rowlatt Act (1919)

3. Individual rights only.

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10 NCERT Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.Define duty. What are the fundamental duties given in the Constitution of India?Answer:Duty is a positive or negative work that one is assigned to do either one likes or not. Hence 10 fundamental duties have been inserted in the Constitution of India:

To obtain by the constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, i.e. National Flag and National Anthem.

To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired national struggle for freedom. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of nation.

To defend the country and national service to be rendered if required.

To promote harmony and the spirit of brotherhood and to renounce practices derogatory to women.

To value and preserve the rich heritage of India.

To protect and improve the natural environment and have compassion for living creatures.

To develop scientific temper, humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform.

To safeguard public property and to adjure violence.

To strive towards excellence to rise the nation at the constant highest level of achievements.

Class 11 Political Science Chapter 7 NCERT Picture-Based Questions

1. Read the cartoon (NCERT Textbook, page 225) given below and answer the questions that follow:

Questions:1. What does the cartoon represent?2. Who is playing the role of ‘Umpire’?3. Why democracy has been referred to as umpire?Answers:1. Cartoon represents the different groups and sections playing together.

2. Democracy is playing the role of ‘Umpire’.

3. Democracy refers to the involvement of people. Hence everyone has been given the due representation in the Constitution to avoid conflicts together.

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So, I have this The Big Bang Theory AU

So I have this sorta AU of the big bang theory that start sooo early in the show, and it’s one that I live in a sad relationship with because the big bang theory was the one show I was heartbroken to hate.

So, basically, we meet the boys and Penny, and she IS this blond, Nebraskan naïve kid who’s just really into the United States’ dream of fame and fortune so she’s in Cali, and we happily go those three or four episodes where the blond dumb tropes where… eh, okay, and all the boys where just behind he creepy line in their adorkable type that you half cringed but they seemed more like Peter Pan’s lost boys and less future sexual harassment suits; so, we’re just a that point, then, STOP:

AND ACTION:

Because in my half-made expectations before the show actually got along, Penny, who has been spending most dinner nights with the boys save the occasional ‘girls night out trope’, has some ‘unnamed person over’ in the boys apartment, and they can be really impressed or snide about some unfinished equation on the board, and this will prompt her into explaining whatever crazy science scribble it’s on Sheldon’s board really earnestly, which of course send everyone into shock, only she brushes it off because when she was a little kid she was actually somewhat into science before it stopped being cool (as in, high school where all dreams go to die), so, she forgets about that…

EXCEPT then one day Leonard is SUPER stuck on something on the board, and she goes and just… puts those numbers that seemed to be just missing from it, and HEY YOU JUST SOLVED THIS CRAZY HUGE EQUATION HOLY SHIT

And then it turns out PENNY was a ‘WHATEVER BRANCH OF SCIENCE SHELDON AND LEONARD ARE’ genius all along, but she never allowed herself to be too much into it the mere basis behind it (math and physics) because growing up she had too much energy to just allow herself those hours listening to sciency diatribes to put into written all that stuff she always kinda got in a faraway sense, but now she’s older and can actually focus beyond bull-riding, she realizes that faraway thing is SCIENCE and IS HER THANG

ONLY excuse you, she has a dream, and it’s to be an actress, so she resists the call of math, and stubbornly continues auditioning and selling herself as THE BLONDE TROPE because she’s a sensitive artistic soul who will NOT be shackled by the rigor of scholastic paths

ONLY turns out that Caltech place pays really well, and she does like shoe shopping, so she allows them to lure her once in a while to the evilness of UNIVERSITY where she feels really awkward because as the show shows, CalTech seems like a really cut-throat place, and also she’s not into writing out long essays explaining her math thingy, no please. SO she continually escapes the clutches of Gabblehouser (? his name T.T)

WHICH BRINGS US BACK TO THE BOYS! who are super confused by this sudden turn of event (A WOMAN who is ATTRACTIVE and SMART and also their PLATONIC FRIEND *gasp!) and at first don’t really know how to interact with Penny, who as far as she is concerned still acts her same hot dumb blonde role, only better paid, cuz it’s not like her actual intellect changed, she just started using that part of it she disconnected from a whiiiiile ago, (so no, she won't suddenly turn into an overnight nerd more than she had always been, nor does she abandon her cute outfits and vanities and actual lazy personality)

And part of the show would be about the boys showing her the cool fun parts of SCIENCE without dumbing it down for her in that really insulting way they do it on the actual show

Part of it is also Sheldon going bananas because the faculty asked him to make Penny’s BRILLIANT UNADULTERED GENIOUS into hard, fast, college essay worthiness, and no, Penny, Chicago is not the right way for citations and STOP PUTTING CUTE SQUIGGLES IN THE PAGE FRAME WOMAN! CUTE SCIENCE IS NOT SCIENCE And also let’s stop looking at my equations I can do it myself, and poor Sheldon ends up having to translate pop cultured sass into gentile math for the sciency peeps, (P & S do always influence each other, after all) so we focus on their cute, quirky BFFsness (and maybe eventual romance, cuz I shipped them until HARD CHAUVANIST SHELDON EMERGED later in the show) and they have the time of their lives bickering over how Penny’s equations are too short and dry and to the point while Sheldon’s are whimsical and romantic and too drawn out.

And the other beautiful part of it it’s the boys are still having their go at love, except HERE they actually realize the kind of woman they want to date is LITERALLY RIGHT THERE to give them real life advice beyond ‘pick up lines/ew nerds are creepy’ and explains the things women actually want, like being respected for their intellect in whatever shape may come, as well as whatever employment they have –whether there rocket scientist or dog walkers or waitresses, as long as they work hard and honestly for a living no work should be made fun of-

AND because this is an AU, Penny actually, continually whoops their asses Nebraska style for being sexist little shits and thinking they can get away with it with their little underdog bullshit and off course it’s not something that happens like magic, it takes a series of dramatic, emotional, occasionally chaotic events that allows the boys to finally understand that they’ve been materialistic jocks all along, (really, just give them serious muscles and a backwards hat and they all become that really frightening coworker/schoolmate/ad infinitum that acts in that super unsettling way that they think it’s sexy-funny but it’s actually very threatening)

SO: they find themselves on all too new path in their search for a partner: one in which they start to view women beyond the tropes and the ideals, and realize there’s some seriously cool chicks who are actually always that much more deep than they initially realized and perhaps they don’t find THE RIGHT ONE, but somehow they start gaining an increasing number of awesome, diverse women friends, and sometimes some of them grow to be more than that!

And of course, this is a COMEDY so, instead of the creepy ‘revenge of the nerds’ shenanigans that always leave u feeling that bit uncomfortable (using toy trucks with cameras to see under a person’s skirt in real life is SO WRONG so I don’t understand why it was okay on TV on a space where the guys were supposed to be her friends, in the very building where she lives and also that teddy bear with the camera that’s super illegal?) Penny and all the boys’ new woman friends teach them the WAYS OF LOVE into girls hearts, the REAL ONES like actively listening (not dude-listening where they nod and you can see them thinking ‘women talk’) and engaging in non-judgmental debate rather than lying about agreeing with whatever they think they want to keep them agreeable, and talking WITH them about the boys interests rather than AT THEM because seriously, there are many fun ways to join all the sci-fi, fantasy, etc fandoms with aspects of EVERYDAYS LIFE you just have to take an interest in what the other person likes and TRY to find a way to make the convo fun for both, which the boys by their very own plot are not very good about but the point of social awkwardness is that it can be helped by practicing in safe environments with people you trust,

but again, because it’s a COMEDY they’ll try too hard (like they’ll try to explain how PRO-feminism they are, except they’ll be so earnest and filled with facts about it that they’ll dominate the entire conversation and at the end of their date they’ll be like OHSHIT I DID THAT MALE THING) , or just plain be stuck in WTF-With-This-Century-Land (like a girl who aggressively insists on paying her own food but then gets super offended when they don’t open the door for them and the boys are like: I JUST WANT TO RESPECT YOU! And men who insist on fighting for WHITE MAN RIGHTS-hellyeah! and they want to jump in and argue that except Rajesh is the only actually culturally diverse and he’s kinda meh about it so they just flutter with indignation) or a trope where they’ll be watching some movie/playing a game that they REALLY love only half way through it they start to get really uncomfortable and then they’ll realize that’s its sexist in some way or another and they be like: THIS TOO?! DAMN YOU WHITE RICH MALE SOCIETY! YOU’VE LEFT ME WITH NO SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE THINGS TO ENJOY! WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK WAS WRONG WITH YOU IN THE 80s-90s?!)

All meanwhile Penny is seriously tripping cuz how the fuck did they make an 80 page long, long-worded, pompous pretentious essay on that itty-bitty, classy, elegant equation she wrote for funsies last week SHELDON WHY and now she has to read through it all when she just wants to go for a fun caltech-cheque spending shoe extravaganza and kick the traumatized boys’ asses on halo ½ which they have decided are the least offensive ones in the franchise and even though Penny is very ‘meh, its fine, women are used to it’ they’re like NO WOMAN MY GUILTY CONCIENCE WON'T LET ME ENJOY THE GAME AND ALSO IT GIVES YOU AN ADVANTGE CUZ WE’RE TOO BUSY ASSURING OURSELVES WE’RE NOT PART OF DA-SYSTEM TO SHOOT BACK!

So Penny learns to integrate this part of herself she always pushed aside and learns about being a practical adult while maintaining that sweet, yet dryly idealistic side that made her Penny, and also using your full potential in all that you do and probably something about balancing all the aspects of your personality rather than grabbing the ones you think will please people the most and shoving the other aside, and my babies will learn that once they put aside prejudice and insecurity and cynism by way OF TRYING HARD AND ACEPTING YOURSELF (as in the human that you are at your core, not all those things society tries to pin on you) even when certain parts of society aren’t always ready to take you as you are, rather than conforming and using this as an excuse to justify behaviour your ‘label’ accuses you of, you keep opening yourself up and never stopping from trying, (which is hard and not always short-term rewarding) it all leads to something beyond physical attractiveness and first-meeting impressions and tropes and prejudices and all that crap, it leads to TRUE HUMAN CONNECTION OF MINDS AND SOULS ALIKE.

And that’s the actual, awesome Big Bang of HUMANITY!

So, yes, this is what I had actually pictured back in the very first episodes before it all went so, so wrong. I really thought it was gonna be one of those progressive, dry/funny shows that show the fun side of progress like The Flash or Boy Meets World

#the big bang theory #penny the big bang theory #shenny #ThebigbangtheoryAU #I DREAM OF THE DAYS OF PRE-LEONARD PENNY #she was so fun #Tired of 'adorkable' creepy trope'#tiredofalltropes #GIRLS&BOYS power #sheldon cooper #pretty and blonde can also be smart #THEREAREDIFFERENTKINDSOFSMART TOO #STOP JUSTIFYING SEXIST BEHAVIOUR ITS 2017 #itsnotjustashow #tv affects the world

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Wine fueled rant about Shameless that spiraled out of control

Ok so it has been a long while since I’ve made a Gallavich post, I’m still salty and I don’t plan on watching this new season, though as it grows near I am looking forward to reading @koganphrancis ’s scathing episode reviews that gave me life through Season 7.

So here is the thing that really bothers me and I think it is one of the main reasons the writers think they can get away with their bull shit and it comes from the seasonal promotional posters. For the past, Imma say, 3 or 4 seasons the main posters for them only include 3 characters (the ones shown on everything), the three characters that the shows creators some how think are the most popular. Lip, Fiona and Frank.

Lip.

Fiona.

Frank.

And where they are fucking wrong is that these aren’t actually the most interesting characters in this fucking show.

Lip is an arrogant asshole, Fiona… to be honest I don’t even know who she is anymore but all of her plots are “I’m going to take care of myself for a change” and revolve around which ever hot dick shes fucking, then there’s Frank who hasn’t had an interesting or relevant plot since Season 4 (where I would argue they should have fucking KILLED him, but he’s William H. Macy…so, you know, they cant?)

* Also random side note, if they and him were locked into some kind of 7 season contract I would have fucking saved the whole LIVER FAILER plot for the seventh season! For real cuz if anyone knows anything about hospital politics a LIFE LONG ALCOHOLIC would not have gotten a new liver. Period. I mean just watch some House episodes and you can see how the whole fucking board of directors have to come together and debate about the god damn donor list, if a person shows signs of heavy alcohol/ drug abuse or suicidal tendencies they are not given a top spot. ALSO WHERE THE FUCK DID THE HOSPITAL BILLS GO????

SO anyways, I’ve been reading stuff, sleuthing in the fandom like a phantom and I have some opinions.

Firstly about how Mickey and Ian’s break up and how its totally and completely fucking out of left field. I think that the negotiations, like last year, were going on during filming/around the time editing and filming was being wrapped up. I’m not sure what went down but that scene is so disjointed and the aftermath and the Sammi thing, I think that was all thrown together last minute as a way to write Mickey/Noel off (in a terrible, poorly written, petty way).

In some previous interview, JW stated that Gallavich was endgame and that he thought they were going to be the sort of “Stable” couple on the show.

I think the original intention was going to be that Sammi was dead. Boom.

*That would have probably been either a main plot point in season 6 or it would have been sort of fleetingly mentioned as a thing then it would have gone away.

I think that Ian was supposed to come back from his field trip to insanity with Monica and have a sort of heart to heart with Mickey

*Ian shows up at Milkovich house

M: Where the hell you been?

I: with Monica…

M:…You ok?

I: ‘Nods with teary eye’

Gallavich hugs

then they would just have one of their nonverbal moments with the tone of “We’ll figure this shit out together” and that would have been that. Episode ends.

And then the train wreck that is 6, 7 and most likely 8 was spawned with Noel being gone. Cuz here is the THING. Fiona ISNT INTERESTING, her plots ARNT INTERESTING. In the UK version Fiona left with Jimmy/Steve Season 1 (not that I am saying the US version should stay true or that the UK version is better, to be honest I don’t really enjoy the UK version). I don’t think she should have but I feel like if you are going to keep this character you should at least have a FUCKING PLAN of where you want her to FUCKING end up. Cuz season 1 Fiona, she was fucking great, I liked her, she was on my list of people I liked. I stilled liked her in Season 2, then Season 3 she started to annoy me, then FUCK season 4 Fiona and now she is just…..terrible. Season 5 Fiona I could tell they were really loosing touch with who she was.

*Another side note tid bit – her opening scene in Season 5 told me all I needed to know, her plot was going to revolve around some new fucking dick. We get this random ass scene with some guy we don’t know as a way of introducing him and letting us know that Fiona’s plot this season was going to be her desire to date this guy. Then her plot was literally, Ooooo this foreign lead singer is hot, My boss is hot, The lead singer is an asshole but his friend and base player is hot, my boss thinks I’m a Chaos junky, let me marry this base player I don’t know etc. etc. etc. There is no growth of character, there is no resolution, its just….. bullshit, its BULLSHIT

Then there is Lip who they fucking lost touch with…. Man I don’t even know because I never really liked Lip, he’s an arrogant piece of shit and to me has never redeemed himself AT ALL. To be honest I rather enjoyed watching him spiral out of control but that’s not my point. My point is that Lip has the same character/ plot issues as FUCKING FIONA its just reversed. Lip’s plots revolve around what ever new fresh PUSSY he’s fucking. And it took me a little while to figure that out, figure out that that’s why he isn’t interesting, not just because I don’t like him, not just because he’s an entitled arrogant douche, but because he has no PERSONAL GROWTH PLOT ITS ALL ABOUT THE GIRL HES FUCKING.

I could argue that with Fiona maybe it was hard to find a plot for her, what is she doing if not caring for the kids or fucking some new guy? Do I agree with that notion? No, but I can see it. With Lip, though? No, I don’t fucking buy it, he could have just had a “Stuggling in college” plot…there was just, no need to make it about some girl, Now I… don’t hate Amanda but for real? S1 Lip -Karen, S2 Lip – Karen and Him being an idiot/Pregnancy, S3 Lip – Mandy, S4 Lip – Amanda, S5 Lip- Amanda/Helen, S6 Lip- Helen, S7 Lip- Sierra. Now I am not saying that there shouldn’t be any romance, I’m not advocating that Lip and Fiona should always be single. What I am saying is that Amanda and Helen and Sierra are totally unnecessary. Lip’s spiraling out of control plot could have just been him realizing he isn’t as much of a genius that he fucking thought he was, hes fucking failing in college BOOM that is an interesting fucking plot, the girls don’t think hes the shit anymore BOOM that is some build up to a persons fucking identity crisis. It just never made any SCENSE to me that Amanda would just suddenly be like… fuck my boyfriend I like his roommate cuz he has a little brother he takes care of. It just came out of left field for me and I didn’t get it. I really just…. didn’t get it, still don’t even with the weird plot with her wanting to piss off her dad, I NEVER GOT IT. Season 4 could have been the beginning of the end- it could have been him feeling lost, failing classes- no friends- no girls- shitty roommate, the struggle, then instead of him using Liam like a Chick Magnate they could have showed how FUCKING difficult it is to try and go to school and having a FUCKING child with you (a struggle that many women and men actually fucking face while trying to get a degree with out being able to afford child care). The whole Helen thing, ok maybe, that could have stayed as the catalyst that drives Lip to his rock bottom but…. Sierra? No, she just….. GOD, Season fucking 7 could have been about him attempting to GET SOBER WITH OUT ANY PUSSY.

Any-fucking-way, lets move on to Frank. Oh Franky-Franky-Frank. S1-4 Frank had something he did, and when they gave him Liver failure that should have been the end but no, they got him a liver and now his plots are just… comical stupidity? Season 5 Frank is… just making beer? Then meets Bianca who dies, Then Season 6 Frank is just a fucking asshole and that Queenie chick shows up, Season 7 Frank is…. making a new family of homeless people? Then Monica shows up? Its just random shit. I will be totally honest here, I stopped paying much attention to Franks shit Season 5, it was just so damn BORING. HE IS BORING. HIS PLOTS ARE ALWAYS BORING EVEN FROM THE BEGINGING. He is just this looming piece of shit in their lives and that’s all well and good, he sort of keeps them together in a way and I’m fine with his shitty boring plots because they were the sort of “comic relief to the show” and I’m not saying they need to kill him off or make him have better plots, whatever, my point is HE IS NOT INTERESTING, he should not be a MAIN that the show revolves around. As the random drunk father who comes in and out and is comic relief he is great but he is not the most interesting character in the show and he should not be who they focus all of their plot attention to.

So, with this in mind though. The writers act and think that these three are the show, the MAINS of the show and they for some reason think that LIP, FIONA, and FRANK are the reason people watch. So they put their energy into thinking of SHITTY plots for those three and then the other characters got tossed to the side and their plots are some how EVEN worse. Carl for example finally got a decent plot I guess with the whole military school thing (but he seems to be around for season 8 and this Meth bullshit sooooooooo, I guess he’s not doing that anymore????? I really only watched S7 for Mickey’s return and payed little to no attention to ANYONE else besides Ian, and I’ve not been all over the new promos and stuff, haven’t even watched the trailers or anything) but I hated his whole….drug lord thing is S6 HATED IT, I was SO PISSED WHEN THEY SENT HIM TO JUVIE OH MY GOHD.

Anyways, Debbie’s fucking baby plot…. I could see it, ok. I could. She has been one of those girls who wants to be older and that had been building for a while, the whole dad’s family wanting to take the baby thing I could have really lived without, though. But I’m….. not…… mad……….I………guess. I’m not happy with it…..but……I could see how it went that direction. Not a fan of so much of her plot though, it went really weird in S5. The whole Matty thing was just…… I hated that they decided to make Debbie into like…. what they did season 4. It really fucked her up and the direction they took her while believable I really wish they went a different route. Also I wish they hadn’t made her a fucking RAPIST. That would have been great.

Then poor fucking LIAM who they obviously have NO FUCKING CLUE what to do with. I mean…..he never fucking talks. Hes supposed to be like 7 now and he just says random cliché tocken black shit????? I just can’t even. Coming from a Biracial girl who grew up with her white mom mostly….um no. I’m not sure what I would have done with him, but I would hope the writers would put some kind of fucking effort into his character and plot, give him a quirk besides that fact that hes BLACK. Cuz that was his quirk when he was a baby, now he needs a fucking PERSONALITY. Like in the beginning when Carl and Debbie were young. Debbie was the sweet on and Carl was the kind of a sociopath weirdo. GIVE LIAM A PERSONALITY QUIRK THAT AS HE AGES YOU CAN GROW FROM. Like make him super good in school, or like the new Debbie in that he is really sweet ( I could really see that being a good direction to go in, in that, there are no 'sweet’ Gallagers anymore) and comforting. I don’t fucking know just give him something to fucking BE. I swear S1 Carl had no plot besides him being kind of weird and violet but they WORKED with it and made him one of my FAVS, fucking loved Carl’s development.

The Balls and the Thrupple was some bull shit. I’m not even going to break that down.

Now we move on to sweet sweet Ian and I have ranted about him before so I’ll try to keep this bit short and sweet. THERE IS SO MUCH FUCKING POTENTIAL WITH IAN. I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD. But because they didn’t know how to write him with out Mickey anymore and how to write him dealing with his FUCKING BIPOLAR they decided to let him fall into the same fucking pit that Lip and Fiona are in where his fucking plot revolves around SOME NEW DICK. You see in S4 the fucking point of view shifted from Ian to Mickey and they had a fucking ROUGH time figuring out how to shift it the fuck back. Now Ian’s plots haven’t been all about him either, in Season 1 it was about him being gay and Kash and Mickey but, just like the rest of them, he actually had a personality that we were being introduced to, then S2 we didn’t see Mickey much but we knew they were together and we got more of just Ian and we got to know him more, same in S3 (this doesn’t just go for Ian btw, in S1-S3 we got a lot more growth and understanding of the characters beyond the dick/pussy they were fucking, there was just a lot more good meaty shit going on plot wise) Anyways, Ian got reduced to the “token gay” and just….. it just fucking sucked man. Everything sucked. I mean fuck, I can’t even explain how much I hate the jail scene. Or the fucking SHIFT OF GAY FIREFIGHTERS. UM FUCKING SERIOUSLY?????

*fucking side note tid bit! Fucking NO ok that isn’t a thing that exists in reality ok. I can totally buy the Gay baseball game thing, I can see that being a thing that happens (though making Tony gay….I really didn’t think that was super funny???? I don’t know, I can see him discovering that he was gay mainly because he had been a virgin for so long buuuuut his whole “Your sister made me gay” thing? I just wasn’t amused), you know, the gay firefighters and gay cops doing a thing like that, just like I can imagine female firefighters and female cops doing something like that. But the shift? WHO thought that was funny?WHO I WANT TO KNOW WHO

I think they had a whole plot lined up for Ian and Mickey. I think S6 was going to be them working on getting Ian medicated and on the right path and dealing with that.

THEY HAVE SO MUCH POTENTIAL WITH THESE CHARACTERS but they are ignoring it in favor of OTHERS. They make Fiona and Frank’s boring ass plots the main fucking focus along with Lip and there is so much potential in EVERYONE ELSE but they just…. don’t do anything good with them.

I’m drinking wine and this has gotten out of control, I don’t even know what the main point to this is supposed to be besides I think the writers focus too much on 3 boring characters and thus make ridiculous shitty plots for everyone else and they have totally lost touch with what the show is supposed to be about! It used to be about a family living SHAMELESSLY they were proud of their heritage and their life. They loved who they were! Fiona was a shameless hood girl taking care of the family and trying to keep them all afloat, Lip was the genius who would rather stay where he was then be the “golden goose”, Ian was the responsible middle child who wanted to go into the army- in love with the neighborhood thug and loved his life, Debbie was sweet and the shining beacon of goodness and innocence in their life, Carl was the wild one with sociopathic tendencies, Liam was the baby (haha), Frank was the shitty alcoholic father and Monica was the bipolar mother who abandoned them. But there was still family here, here was connection and strength and love. Loyalty and Shamelessness. SHAMELESSNESS. That was the fucking point.

Now whats the point? SHAME? They're all trying to become some kind of middle class bullshit? I just……. I don’t know what this show is anymore and it makes me sad.

#shameless us #shameless #ive had a lot of wine #this got out of control #demon show #i have no idea what i'm saying #this is super all over the place #gallavich #was there a point to this post?#maybe i don't fucking know #i just have opinions and feelings #mickey deserved better #i miss noel #i miss how good this show used to be

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