Thursday, August 9, 2012

Anyone but me

Anyone but me

PS: A song what I wrote.
(two posts in one day! I think I need a lie down)

You're not going to like this one....

Ok I realise that I'm a shit blogger who only pops up when I have something controversial to say or when something so hideous happens in my life that it would be rude not to turn it into a funny story even though I'm weeping on the inside but it's my blog so I'll do what I like.
I'm actually doing the controversial thing right now over the hoo ha on Facebook over the page called 'dead baby jokes' or whatever it's called and I just wanted to say to all those people ranting over how sick it is or posting links to petitions "are you freaking insane?"
You're the type of people who watch something disturbing on tv then write to watchdog claiming to be disgusted about what you've just watched when in reality all you had to do was turn the tv off/over. You don't even have to get off your arse to do that unless some inconsiderate person has moved the remote more than six inches from your finger tips or (horror of horrors) the batteries have died. You could even (and this is a radical suggestion) go outside and do something else; read a book, learn to juggle, talk to another human being....just a thought.
From what I gather the page exists so that people can post sick jokes. That is all. They're not advocating infanticide or pedophilia or any other such nonsense they're just posting dubious (albeit quite unfunny) jokes but you know what...? You don't have to visit the sites. You can block it from your newsfeed.
We live in a country that by and large allows freedom of speech, thought and to a certain degree acts. By signing this petition you are trying to take away that freedom just because it's not to your taste. Where does it end? Are you going to join the act to 'cure' gays? No. Yes this page is sick and yes it's not to my taste but neither is asparagus and I'm not petitioning to have that banned.
I'll tell you what I'm focusing my energies on. On the people who cause actual harm to others on our planet. How about boycotting Japanese products until they stop needlessly slaughtering whales in the name of science? How about finding out if your makeup is really animal friendly or if you're actually unwittingly helping torture thousands of animals in the name of beauty. How about using some of your time to write to governments guilty of human rights violations and helping to make a difference to a persons life instead of jumping on the bandwagon and drawing attention to a small group of people who were starved of attention as children and get their kicks from making the masses go *gasp* "they're saying bad words!".
Seriously?