Today's post is going to be about things I like that I am either embarrassed to admit that I like or pretend I don't like. I think we all have a few things that we like that are silly or weird or whatever. There's nothing wrong with that! So in a step towards self acceptance... I will post these things here for you all to read, and an explanation to go along with it.
1; Chris Brown's music- I like Chris Brown songs. They're catchy. They make me want to dance. What I don't like is the fact that he hit a woman. I don't think it's acceptable to ever hit a woman (Unless the circumstances are seriously extenuating) so I have a hard time with the fact that I like his songs. After the whole him and Rihanna thing came out I really wanted to stop listening to his songs... But they're too catchy. Even if he is a jerk.
2; Justin Bieber songs- Ugh, this one I really can't stand. I don't like all of them obviously, but "Boyfriend"? That song is my jam! He's an annoying child who wears his pants to low and I generally dislike his generation of kids... But man! I can't help but jam out to some of his songs. Sigh.
3; Teen Wolf- Teen Wolf is a really amazing show on MTV. Yes, it's based more towards High School kids. Yes, it's cheesy. Yes, it's on MTV. Yes... It's called Teen Wolf. BUT I LOVE THE SHOW OKAY?! Every Monday night I tune in and watch it rapturously. And I have no shame about this one. The plot is really smart and complex, it uses a lot of mythology... and the actors are just really funny and attractive okay?!!!!!
4; Bratz dolls; This one is funny. So I have always loved dolls, but instead of playing Barbie I liked Bratz dolls because they had cooler clothes, cuter faces, more shoe options... and awesome hair. And I played with Bratz dolls until I was 16. Yep, I just said 16. One of my best friends, Brittney, came over for the first time while we were in High school. I remember her walking into my room and we were just talking and stuff, and then I showed her my Bratz doll collection. She definitely thought it was weird and funny but thank goodness I didn't scare my only friend away haha. I have since stopped playing with Bratz dolls, but sometimes when I'm in Target or something I'll walk down the aisle and look at them, and look at the Monster High dolls and wish I was still young enough to play with them. That and pray I have at least one girl when my Husband and I start having kids. Lol.
5; Anime- Now I am not necessarily ashamed of this one persay. I have always been drawn to Japanese culture and I really discovered anime for the first time when I was around 13. There was a Miyazaki marathon on Cartoon Network and my brother and sister and I watched pretty much all of his movies. And then we started watching things like Naruto, One Piece, IGPX, etc. The list goes on. I still binge watch anime to this day. Netflix has a really good selection. My husband always makes fun of me because I'm a snob about watching anime in the original Japanese but just turning the subtitles on. English Dub sucks.
There are many more, I promise, but these were just the funny ones that came to mind! Have any embarrassing things you like? Comment about 'em!
<3
Kara
Monday, February 24, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
The Bachelor; What has this country come to?
As we speak, I (Like many other women) am sitting down in front of my television to watch the Bachelor. I have been watching this show for quite some time. As a young girl I remember my mom and I sitting down to watch this "Girly" show together. It was a fun and feminine show to watch together, and I enjoyed every second. The romance, the courting... it was all like something out of a fairytale to young me.
Now I have a lot to say about this topic so bear with me as I organize my thoughts. Or talk all scattered like. Whichever.
I am older and more experienced now watching this show than I have ever been, obviously, so there are lots of things that have been brought to my attention.
Just to start, I will give a brief synopsis of the show this season for those of you who are unfamiliar with the premise of this "competition."
One Juan Pablo, a Venezuelan-single-dad-bachelor, is on the look-out for love. This show gives him a very public chance at romance. The only catch; he has to decide between and court 20+ women at a time, slowly eliminating them until there are only two left. And then? He proposes to one. After only knowing them and courting them for the span of the show. After dating all of these women at once. What?
How is this a real thing, honestly? Well let me answer that. Because women are suckers. Because we have such low self esteem that for some reason we don't think we deserve more than a T.V. show "hunk" making googly eyes at us while also simultaneously ogling and falling for several other women. We eat that stuff up! We think it's ROMANTIC and DRAMATIC and completely overlook how weird and screwed up it is that this guy is making out with one woman, then another, then another... And they all know and are OKAY with it? I mean I obviously watch the show. Even I got sucked into the whole thing.
The show is romantic. I won't deny that. However the general female population seems to find Juan Pablo a heck of a lot more attractive than I do. And I see right through his "empathy" towards the other women. I mean for goodness sakes, he is a MAN. He is enjoying every second of these beautiful woman throwing themselves at him, fighting over him. Not to say all men are like that (My husband isn't) but Juan Pablo obviously is. In the previous episode he very obviously slept with one of the women, and then later stated to her that it was "wrong" and he wouldn't want his daughter to see that. He placed a lot of the blame on her (And she is already a crazypants lady) instead of accepting the blame as his own. The poor girl isn't the one with the daughter. You are, sir. So act as such, on a tv show that YOU signed up to be on.
Another problem I have with this guy is a kind of obvious one. Juan Pablo came out as saying that he didn't think a gay bachelor would ever be a good idea because it doesn't set a good example to kids.
I wonder if this guy listens to himself when he talks. Okay... So a gay bachelor wouldn't be a good example to kids? Why, because of the sexual immorality? Pot, meet kettle. Does he think it would be a bad example because, GOD FORBID, the kids will see two men together and suddenly turn gay?
Like I said, GOD FORBID someone is gay and GOD FORBID A child sees two people who care about each other. I'm going to stop talking about this part before I get more angry than I already am... but I have so many qualms with this guy.
This post, in conclusion, was mostly a rant. Haha. I'm not going to stop watching the show. I'm not really one of those people who stops watching a showing or buying a product because I don't agree with whoever is running it/ whatever. But basically I just think women need to have better standards for themselves... And Juan Pablo reminds me of a really stupid (And I mean lowest IQ ever) guy I once dated.
Oh, And I'm glad that even though my mommy and I watched this show together when I was growing up, she always taught me to have standards for myself, and not to be mean to other women or other people just because I was jealous or whatever. Unless they're bitches. Lololol. ;)
Have respect for yourself ladies!
Love <3
Kara
Now I have a lot to say about this topic so bear with me as I organize my thoughts. Or talk all scattered like. Whichever.
I am older and more experienced now watching this show than I have ever been, obviously, so there are lots of things that have been brought to my attention.
Just to start, I will give a brief synopsis of the show this season for those of you who are unfamiliar with the premise of this "competition."
One Juan Pablo, a Venezuelan-single-dad-bachelor, is on the look-out for love. This show gives him a very public chance at romance. The only catch; he has to decide between and court 20+ women at a time, slowly eliminating them until there are only two left. And then? He proposes to one. After only knowing them and courting them for the span of the show. After dating all of these women at once. What?
How is this a real thing, honestly? Well let me answer that. Because women are suckers. Because we have such low self esteem that for some reason we don't think we deserve more than a T.V. show "hunk" making googly eyes at us while also simultaneously ogling and falling for several other women. We eat that stuff up! We think it's ROMANTIC and DRAMATIC and completely overlook how weird and screwed up it is that this guy is making out with one woman, then another, then another... And they all know and are OKAY with it? I mean I obviously watch the show. Even I got sucked into the whole thing.
The show is romantic. I won't deny that. However the general female population seems to find Juan Pablo a heck of a lot more attractive than I do. And I see right through his "empathy" towards the other women. I mean for goodness sakes, he is a MAN. He is enjoying every second of these beautiful woman throwing themselves at him, fighting over him. Not to say all men are like that (My husband isn't) but Juan Pablo obviously is. In the previous episode he very obviously slept with one of the women, and then later stated to her that it was "wrong" and he wouldn't want his daughter to see that. He placed a lot of the blame on her (And she is already a crazypants lady) instead of accepting the blame as his own. The poor girl isn't the one with the daughter. You are, sir. So act as such, on a tv show that YOU signed up to be on.
Another problem I have with this guy is a kind of obvious one. Juan Pablo came out as saying that he didn't think a gay bachelor would ever be a good idea because it doesn't set a good example to kids.
I wonder if this guy listens to himself when he talks. Okay... So a gay bachelor wouldn't be a good example to kids? Why, because of the sexual immorality? Pot, meet kettle. Does he think it would be a bad example because, GOD FORBID, the kids will see two men together and suddenly turn gay?
Like I said, GOD FORBID someone is gay and GOD FORBID A child sees two people who care about each other. I'm going to stop talking about this part before I get more angry than I already am... but I have so many qualms with this guy.
This post, in conclusion, was mostly a rant. Haha. I'm not going to stop watching the show. I'm not really one of those people who stops watching a showing or buying a product because I don't agree with whoever is running it/ whatever. But basically I just think women need to have better standards for themselves... And Juan Pablo reminds me of a really stupid (And I mean lowest IQ ever) guy I once dated.
Oh, And I'm glad that even though my mommy and I watched this show together when I was growing up, she always taught me to have standards for myself, and not to be mean to other women or other people just because I was jealous or whatever. Unless they're bitches. Lololol. ;)
Have respect for yourself ladies!
Love <3
Kara
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