Slut Shaming, or How I Define "Slut" and "Promiscuous"

This is going to be short and to the point. I am not going to use flowery language, "big" words or use metaphors. There is a huge discussion going on across the internet about what is being called "slut shaming." SS for short is basically shaming, calling out, looking down on, or talking shit about women who are considered "sluts." However slut is a subjective term, isn't it? Everyone of us comes from different backgrounds, so our opinion of what a slut is differs. For me, the main focus boils down to respect. The anti-slut shamers are saying that the problem here is the disrespect these women experience due to a long history of double standards. We shouldn't separate what men due and what women due in regards to sex. Some people disagree, and believe that women should be held more accountable for "promiscuous" behavior. Once again, promiscuous behavior is subjective. Uhhhh .....

THE WALKING DEAD SUCKS THIS SEASON! *RAGES*, or How I Don't Care About Your Pea Pods, Riiiick!

Season 4 of The Walking Dead was so anticipated due to the ensnaring excitement of Season 3, that many fans couldn't wait until premiere time. But after watching 6 episodes of the new season, I'm feeling a lot like this...

Yes, thank you Walking Dead writers, for figuratively spitting me in the face. This season is the slowest building, most boring, most repetitive in terms of storyline yet. It begins innocuously enough with a zombie flu that is spread all around the refugees of Woodbury through tainted water. Oh and Glenn also has it, but since we all know he isn't dropping dead and turning into a zombie anytime soon, it was just for suspense. Yeah, that was ultimately lost on me. Four episodes centered around the flu. It spread, killed people, they re-animated and a handful of the main cast exterminating them, while the other primary players mused about life and finding peace. Oh, and lots of boring conversations about farming, protecting each other, and staying strong. *vomits* Needless to say, I gave it a chance. I really love the characters and season 3 was so gripping that to see it descend into a mess such as this is really heart-breaking.

Watching The Walking Dead makes me feel how Glenn looks.

A Female Attorney Defends a Peeping Tom's Right to Look Up a Female's Skirt, or How Women Really Don't Get Feminism

A news story out of Andover, Massachusetts states that a man prosecuted for taking up-skirt photos of female passengers on the train believes that it is his first amendment right to be a slimy pervert. Now, I know what you may be thinking, "Criminals will say anything to get away with their crimes." But this is much worse than just an asshat trying to rationalize his sexual deviance, this is about the FEMALE LAWYER that is representing him, and is following through with this excuse in a court of law. 

The lawyer, Michelle Menken, states that "people cannot expect privacy" in public places, such as the train, and that the Massachusetts state 'Peeping Tom' law that they are using against her client only covers fully nude individuals, not clothed, or partially clothed individuals. She also stresses that in public places there is no expectation of privacy, such as what you would find in a department store dressing room, so the law does not apply. Lastly, she states that prosecuting people who take pictures of clothed people in public places would, "potentially punish artistic and journalistic activities protected by the first amendment." 

................. Uh.

My Problems with YouTube 'Let's Players', or How I Think the Developers of This Channel Can Improve Certain Aspects of Gameplay ...

I admit it. I was sucked into YouTube. My brother pretty much got me using it to watch clips from TV shows he thought were funny. I won't bore you with a long explanation of why I started watching YouTube Let's Players, but it boils down to playing scary games and being unable to complete them due to being submersed in a pool of my own urine part-way through. I searched for the game that wrought my heart with terror, and came upon a whole community of people (mostly guys) who play various genres of video games on all different platforms. If I wanted to see someone much braver than myself play a scary game to completion, or watch a goofy fella dick around and talk to inanimate objects, or even be seduced by the silky smooth voice of a grown man-child playing something that borders on hentalia, the gaming world was at my doorstep.

I Don't Give Two Sh!ts About the Royal Baby, and How I Freakily Sympathize with Lindsay Lohan

Hurray! The Royal baby is born! Don't know how many pounds it weighs, nor the length. It's a boy.  It was also a slow news day in America, obviously.  Can someone honestly explain to me why anyone outside of Great Britain should give two shits about this?  This is bringing me back to the Royal wedding, when people were throwing parties and taking off of work to celebrate two people who they mean absolutely nothing to and will never ever meet.  South Park made a great parody of the Royal Wedding craziness, and it was one of the funnier new episodes that I've seen in a while. Take 31 seconds to laugh at the pomp and circumstance involved in all things Royal.

My favorite part is when they throw Cap'n Crunch, as is tradition.

STOP TELLING ME TO JOIN THE PEACE CORP., or How Men Don't Understand the Limitations of Women in Foreign Countries

So this is going to stem from a lot of personal strife going on right now, but bear with me.  I live with my parents and have an older brother who tries to be my voice of reason/guiding light.  He set out on his own when he was in his teens, and made a good life for himself taking on EMT jobs and working ridiculous hours of overtime.  Flash forward 25 years and I'm now his target for life enrichment.  He'll tell me to shop at Good Will to save money, and encourages me to enroll in schools out of state.  Those are great tips, but when he told me to join the Peace Corp. I realized that he may just be talking out of his ass.

A Post About the MLB All-Star Game That Got Buried By OH MY GOD, IS THAT GORDON RAMSAY?!?!

So I was gonna blog about how much I fucking hate sporting events, and how it brings out the worst in us all, which I will, but first of all I have EXCITING NEWS! Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares' is filming across the street from my house!  At a restaurant that I've actually eaten at before!  That being said, I know you may be thinking, "Excuse me, Spazzo, but I thought you hated celebrity chefs?", and to that I would answer, "No. No, I don't." 

You see, Gordon Ramsay is irritable and loud, angry and ridiculous, but that's only for American TV audiences.  If you watch his shows, broadcasted on BBC-America, you see that he is a great guy who actually gives a damn, and has his heart in the right place.  American Gordon Ramsay is basically blonde Robert Irvine, but dudes gotta make bank somehow, right?

See? He loves cute baby animals! Granted, he's probably gonna skin and eat it, but who's counting?

Who the Fuck Watches These Shows, or How Dan Auerbach Derailed My Post

My posting here is pretty random, and it has a lot to do with the fact that life happens (sometimes, and sometimes life doesn't happen but there are videos on how to freeze soda instantly that I have to watch.) Also adding to my lack of a posting schedule is the fact that I'm fucking lazy, and honestly, I have no clue what to write about. So today I'm going to vent some more about things that drive me nuts, T.V. edition.  This is going to be pretty hodge-podge, so bear with me because I swear you'll like it(that's what I  said).

# 1 - Robert fucking Irvine.  Who, right? This motherfucker.

Ugh, God I hate him so much. GAHHH!!

Now my main goal is to type enough words so that I don't have to see his smug self flexing at me anymore.

My Ongoing Troubles with Google (or the Evil Overlords of Our Personal Information)

Let me start by saying that I have a Gmail account. I've had this account since before the installation of their Google+ Facebook rip-off, social-media-wannabe feature that basically facilitates, or rather INSTIGATES, the connection between your email, YouTube and any other Google owned media sites onto one dashboard.

YouTube was never owned by Google until recently, and now you must, I repeat MUST link your email account to your YouTube account to continue accessing it. Now, when this was initially implemented, I was fine with it. I linked my YouTube account with no issues. Or so I thought.

I hate SCREEN SIZED POP UP ADVERTISEMENTS!!!!!!

So anyway, I was going to my usual Friday night viewing of hot shirtless men on TheBerry.com, and while on there a HUGE CAPITAL ONE AD pops itself up on me. Holy fuck. It was the size of the whole screen and, mind you, it "crashed" into the screen, with glass-shattering special effects and shit. I thought I was going to DIE!

...Overtly dramatic? Nah. But it did freeze up my screen every single time I went to a new page. And the teeny tiny little x{close} button on the bottom has THE NERVE to open itself up a new tab and direct me to their website.

What? Huh? You bastards...

Is it too much to ask that having ads on TOP, on the SIDES, on the BOTTOM, and even between posts is enough when viewing a website? Like, when I close my browser, will I turn to my right and see a huge ad levitating in front of me like this episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force?