Sexist feminists?

Right, this topic has always been a pretty simple deal to me - don't treat me any differently just because I'm female.

I don't believe that men should be treated like shit for hitting a woman, I believe they should be treated like shit because they hit someone, regardless of gender. I were a guy and a woman beat the hell out of me, I should have every right to hit her back to get her away from me and defend myself. I don't condone hitting unless it's necessary for self-defence. I hate seeing the phrase 'woman beater' etc; why is the person's gender being pointed out?

If someone hit someone else who is physically incapable of defending themselves, that's when there should be cause for public outrage because that's disgusting, nevermind the fact that beating someone up is horrific in the first place.


I am exactly the same way when it comes to any typical gender role:

I don't think that it's a man's duty to pay for a date.

I don't think it's a man's duty to do ANYTHING because of gender.


I don't even think that clothes should be gendered, because what harm is it doing to have a man wear a dress or a skirt? Why is a woman allowed to dress in a 'masculine' fashion, yet if a guy dresses femininely, it's strange?


Double standards, society.

A few blogging tips

I found these blogging tips and it really helps if you're stumped for something to blog about or want to make your blog more interesting. Little break from the normal posts to appreciate and maybe one day re-create some of the things mentioned in this helpful list.

Paedophilia

I've touched on quite controversial subjects in the past but this is the only one which can involve serious prosecution and is to be treated with extremely delicately.

I have looked up the definition of paedophilia on a couple of sites - no more, as I am pretty sure I already knew what a paedophile was anyway. So, a paedophile is someone who is exclusively attracted to pre-pubescent children, who is obviously above-age themselves.

Okay now, how are paedophiles treated by the media? Let me do a quick google-search in the 'news' section to back myself up:

This is from a search of the word 'paedophile' and already, the first page has bombarded me with very dark subjects, from rape to murder to abuse, the list goes on...

Not all paedophiles are not automatically child molesters.

A lot of people think that a paedophile must also be a horrible disgusting person because they also go out and molest them, which isn't true.

There is a difference between someone who is, unfortunately, sexually attracted to children...the end, and someone who is sexually attracted to children and goes out to groom/molest them.

This is how I see it: say you imagine murdering someone but never actually kill anyone (even I've done this, I'm sure we all have), then say you imagine murdering someone and end up spending the rest of your days behind bars because you wanted to see what slashing someone's throat would be like. 

If it's just in your head, it does no harm, and just because it's in your head does not make you a dangerous member of society.

Why am I blogging about this? Because it took a paedophile my age (22) I am acquainted with to make me open my eyes a bit more. I, like everyone, was bombarded with images of paedophiles as disgusting people who liked to exploit children; mugshots of old, slimy perverts who enjoyed doing indecent things to kids, people who were generally an unforgivable public disgrace.

I am not saying that thinking of children in a sexual manner is alright, but terrible things go on in peoples' heads all the time, it doesn't mean that they act on those thoughts. 

Paedophiles also have consciences and they literally cannot help being attracted to children, but I'm sure that a lot of them would never dream of doing anything to a child in real life because they know it would be wrong. 

They're just as disgusted by the paedophile rapists that they see on the TV as you are.

Text from Battle Royale (Koushun Takami), pages 81-83

I am someone who really likes things that are eerie and a bit off-key, and people with no emotion, I realised creep me out; I like it. Think of 'yandere' characters in anime that kill people with a smile on their face as if it's a routine action - that's batshit crazy. I guess this is why serial killers really interest me too.

Anyway, I'm in the middle of Battle Royale right now (the novel) and this whole scene made me really drawn to this character. Of course, this will contain spoilers as it's way beyond the first page, but if you're cool with that, read on, man.

“I tossed a coin. If it came up heads, I’d take on Sakamochi [and fight against the game] and…if the coin came up tails, I decided I’d take part in this game.” -- Kazuo Kiriyama

One thing was absolutely certain - it was a given for Kazuo. Although he might not have particularly realised it, or more appropriately, because he was incapable of coming to such a realisation, this was what it came down to: Kazuo Kiriyama felt nothing; no guilt, no sorrow, and no pity towards the four corpses [...] and ever since the day he was dropped into this world the way he was, he had never once felt a single emotion.

Fresh Start

Okay so, due mostly to lethargy, forgetfullness and downright laziness, I had abandoned more 'professional' (I guess) blogging for several months. When I say 'professional', I mean in contrast to tumblr.

Some people make use of tumblr for professional blogging, which is cool, I follow a few pro-blogs that have official sites and all that jazz, but I don't see it as a professional platform for myself due to the way it's presented and what lots of the users are like. When I say this, I'm refering to young teenagers, nearly-nude photos of said teenagers, photo posts with no deep meaning, facebook-like updates that don't really count as proper posts...you know the deal. I am not discrediting the site because I love it but it just doesn't have the feel of a professional site, and I need a professional or at least semi-professional setting in order to post topics that I want to be taken seriously.

So, today marks the beginning - again - of my blogging days. I will be blogging in a large amount about my thoughts on things and the things that happen in my life. I am not an observer-blogger, I am an impulsive-blogger who has, in the past and present, said things which are controversial and out-spoken, but that's the way my mind works, it can't be filtered and my mind is never closed.

Also, I love to write and may post a couple of short stories or something along those lines at some point, but I want to focus on my thoughts because they tend to entertain me a lot.

My other interests are alternative/electronic music, anime, the morbid and grotesque, the LGBTQ community and travelling around London with no idea where I'm going.

Now here is a picture of me being too lazy to blog or do anything to demonstrate how lazy I can actually become if given the opportunity to.

It's not a pretty sight.

See?