it has been a really good day so far. first of all, it's wednesday and i love wednesdays. they are fun and not too busy with school/work. we have a workshop in my english class today and since i finished my paper last night, i have a few hours of free time before class, thus the picture taking and blog :) i usually get out of class about an hour early on workshop days too. yay! i've been keeping up with my homework really well lately. i've never been the kind of student who turns assignments in late or unfinished but i've been cutting it pretty close the past few weeks and it feels good to get back into a steady routine of getting my work done before it needs to be. as part of this new wave of responsibility, i've been doing all of my math homework and really focusing on it. i didn't do too well in math last semester so i'm hoping to try a little harder this time. i had a quiz two days ago that i felt prepared for and studied for and i got my grade back today. i got a 94%!! seriously, that NEVER happens. i was sooo happy :)
on another note...
we had an interesting discussion in my rock and roll class yesterday. the question was "why are americans more tolerant of violence than sex in the media/pop culture?"
it was sparked by david bowie not being able to make it in america (at first) because of his "unacceptable" make-up and dressing styles etc. he was doing an interview and said that eh didn't think americans were able to accept him as an idol or star because he was the first person to really identify himself as bisexual or homosexual. this wasn't a problem in europe, so why was it a problem here?
there was a girl in my class who was convinced that christianity (not just religion in general, but christianity) was the root of the problem. her argument was ridiculous and taken completely out of context and it got on my nerves, but what could i do? i mean if someone disagrees with my religious beliefs and doesn't understand the bible from a christian point of view, of course they're going to take things out of context. some of it was so far off that it was funny and almost sad. i'm glad nathan was there for this discussion so i could share a few laughs with a fellow christian :)
since we ran out of class time, we never came up with a good/satisfactory answer for this question (if there is one) and we're planning to continue it tomorrow. hopefully we'll be able to because several people had some thoughts and insights that i'd be interested in hearing again.
5 comments:
i'm glad i read this when you were right next to me.
that's all i got right now.
So i wiki'd Bowie and found out that he said America is too "puritanical" in regards to his image and sexuality and that is why he wasn't so big here. That was in a 2002 interview.
I think that is incorrect. Why? Elton John. Flamboyantly gay, and wildly popular in the US. Whats the difference? Bowie is just freaking strange and his music is too. Americans just didn't like it. Elton John, however, is a very gifted entertainer who's content has wide appeal in the US.
ALso - Black Sabbath, which is also from the UK and in the same era as Bowie and Elton John, has a gay man for its front man.
The fella from queen was gay too.
So to blame America for being ani-gay resulting in not being popular is not soundly arguable because one could easily come up with a large list of gay/bi artists that are very popular in the US.
so you have a brain: speak out.
just saying.
unless you have nothing to say.... then, i would say, don't make the problem worse.
but you're smart..... im sure you have something
I SO took that same rock n roll class ..... it was very interesting I just did not like how many movies there were..... hmm anyhoo
freaking post a new blog!!!
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