Okay, this actually has nothing at all to do with bubbles. I just felt that I had to put something in the subject line. I have no idea what this post is about actually. I haven't really thought about it. I was just sitting here wondering what I could do and I realized I hadn't written in my journal at all lately so I thought I would for a change. Not that anyone reads it. cry
I was thinking today on how strange people are. We have a tendency to judge other people based on their appearance, their background, their career, and such like. I'm such a hypocrite. I always tell myself I judge people based on who they are and then I joke about how all theatre majors are crazy and always use the word stuffy to describe business majors. It's really funny when I think about it. Lately I got called emo by one of my friends for wearing an Gir shirt. I was quite offended at the time then I realized that it is only a meaningless label.
That's one of the reasons I left the Catholic Church. Every time I walk into a Church I feel as INFERIOR has been branded across my forehead. Being a woman makes me less important or less human or something. I still go to Church occasionally, when my grandparents are around. The last time I went I almost started laughing in the middle of it, bitter laughed not the happy kind. The priest was trying so hard not to sound sexist but only managed to keep shoving his foot into his mouth. I can't remember what he said the point of his little speech was, I think it was something like 'God should come before everything else', but all I heard was that women should stick to the traditional roles of cooking and cleaning and leave the rest to the men. And my grandparents wonder why I never got confirmed.
I actually asked a priest once why women couldn't join the priesthood (I went to Catholic schools through 8th grade by the way and was actually quite religious too.) He told me that none of Jesus' Apostles were female and they are what the priesthood represents. He also said that women were the cause of original sin twisted When Jesus was crucified, John was the only Apostle present. He stood with Mary the Mother and Mary Magdalene. Of the other Apostles, one betrayed him and one denied him three times. (That's St. Peter. Have you heard of the Gates of St. Peter?) I admit Eve convinced Adam to eat the apple, but which is better, the fool or the fool who follows them?
Everyone sins. I openly admit that I have done many horrible things in my life. I have hurt people with my words and actions and I will not try to excuse my behavior. I will not blame my sins on those of some woman from the beginning of time whom I have never met. On judgement day, I will stand before God as myself. Everything I have done in my life has been the result of my own choices. I want to be judged based on that and nothing else.
I guess what I'm saying is that I cannot see myself as being inferior simply because I lack a certain chromosome. It's the same with everything else. Wearing Invader Zim shirts doesn't mean I'm depressed (it's a hilarious show for heavens sake! rofl ) Burning incense doesn't mean I smoke pot (I just like the smell of the stuff, especially sandalwood) Playing Airsoft doesn't mean I want to kill people (I can't even hunt! I know I've tried. If I can't shoot a duck how am I supposed to shoot a human?) So I say to hell with labels! I don't want to be labeled so don't you dare. Neither will I label you.
Now that I just finished writing all that and this I just have to say, sweatdrop if it is against everything I just typed, Hail to the Geek by Deaf Pedestrians is the greatest song ever even if it does use a label or whatever. xd
Quote: "A party is like a meat grinder, it mashes up clear heads, long heads, fat heads, block heads, and what comes out? Meat heads!"
An Enemy of the People by Henrich Ibsen adapted by Arthur Miller (It's a play just so you know)
Meow! whee
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