Pirates Boobies

  It has been a while since the last time I went to Disneyland so I was pretty excited when I went this past Sunday. It is truly the happiest place on Earth, however, things have changed. Disneyland has always been the place where kids drown in a fantasy pool of ecstasy and never did I would think sex would be an issue. I was waiting for the firework spectacle to begin and there was a Gay couple next to me and a friend. All of a sudden I hear a kid say, “Ew! mom look!” I turn around and the Gay couple is making out. I felt really bad for that mom who now has to give not the birds and the bee’s talk but the Adam and Steve talk.

   That did not really bother me as much as to what I herd this morning on the radio. I was listening to Kevin and Bean and Ralph was giving his entertainment news and stated that Disneyland has agreed to dismiss the pirates portraying Jack Sparrow that bring in people to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride because women were exposing themselves to them. They supposedly look like Johnny Depp himself that women were getting really aroused. That to me is just bizarre. Finally, Disney decides to make a PG13 movie and women can not control themselves in a child’s theme park. What more can these kids be exposed to? Next thing you know the Haunted Mansion will become the Playboy Mansion.

    Anyways, Disneyland is the place where even the oldest person can be a child at heart but I don’t think the world is ready for kids to be exposed to Gay couples. Little girls at that age think kissing boys is eekie imagine what they are going to think when they see the same gender expressed their love to one another. It would be wrong if Disney banned Gay couples but Gay couples should know what is appropriate. Every ones has right to their own belief and if that child someday becomes gay or is and doesn’t know, I don’t think  they want to establish Disneyland as the Gayest place on Earth.

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Troubled Times Call for Sober Songs

   There is this book called Psychology of Music that is about to be published and researchers, Terry Pettijohn and Donald Sacco conducted a study looking at Billboard Number One Songs from 1955 to 2003 and concluded that when socioeconomic conditions were more challenging, the songs that had more meaningful themes and content were most popular.  

   In the 1950s the economy roared and ”At the Hop”  by Danny and the Juniors defined the upbeat and good feeling people felt. The Beatles 1968 hit “Hey Jude” defined social unrest such as the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. Pettijohn writes that “‘ That’s What Friends Are For’ by Dionne Warwick, rated high on the dimension of comforting.” I personally am not a big fan of hip pop but the researchers conclude that 50 Cent “In Da Club” is my generations “At the Hop”.

   Many of us look into music for comfort. Ever since the president’s decision of going into war many songs were written for this cause. Avenged Sevenfold’s “Critical Acclaim” is a call out for “pompous a**holes” to realize  what they are doing is inhumane. The Dixie Chicks Grammy-winning “Ain’t ready to make nice” was a non-apology for the singers statement of being ashamed to be from Texas because of our president. Pink wrote a song called “Dear Mr. President”, which was banned from radio because it was “unnecessary publicity”, basically telling Mr. President what would he do if he lived the life we all live. Music is the media that kind of sums up the devastation we are living and this research just proves to be correct. The soundtrack to our lives is being presented to us everyday.

#1 news

    I live in Arleta in the San Fernando Valley and just about fifteen minutes ago we experienced a small  earthquake. I wanted to know the magnitude so I flipped  the channel to the news and they did not say much. So, I log on to abc7.com and there is not a thing, but I do see that the number one headline is the story of fifties pin up, Bettie Page hospitalization, followed by O.J. Simpson’s verdict. It amazes me how useless this information is. I can’t believe that these stories are so much more important.

    I feel sorry for people who actually devote their lives to this news.Yes, I am glad that O.J. is paying for what he deserves but lets get over it.  There are other important things out there that matter much more than the burning down of an infamous Strip Club or the mother who was forging her daughters’ friends absent notes. I’m pretty sure we all have forged or had our friends mom get us out of something, so why is this news! I want to know and learn things that actually matter. If there’s an earthquake I want to know how big it was just in case because we are expecting the “Big One”. There are many headlines that do not really matter but I guess people want to avoid the truth; another example of ignorance being bliss.

Viva La Vida

     This Black Friday I was disappointed not because sales were inadequate but because I went to this trendy store(that is going to remain anonymous) to shop for a friend and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay started playing and instead of being happy about it, I felt betrayed. “Viva La Vida” is not only a top 40 hit but it has a deep biblical meaning and is analysed by the band to be about Jesus Christ. For years I have been fasinated with finding the backgrounds of songs of some of my favorite bands and to see one of them just be viewed as a “cool” song it’s just sad. 

     Chris Martin states: “I used to rule the world
                                     Seas would rise when I gave the word
                                     Now in the morning I sweep alone
                                     Sweep the streets I used to own” 

     - All Catholics know that Jesus Christ gave the word and controlled the seas. The verse “now in the morning I sweep alone” illustrates Jesus Christ was betrayed and had to endure many things by himself. The first verse talks about a decline from wealth and fame to a nobody, just like Christ experienced in his life.

     Some people might argue that it’s about King Louis the 8th, but the point is that it has a meaning. Many people do not care about this because what is it to them. However, if there is a band out there that is presenting history to you and is just as simple as to listen to it with a catchy tune behind it, why not take advantage of it and learn something.

-cyn is bliss.

Never 21 ‘cuz its not a hot topic

     Since Christmas is coming up I decided to get another part-time seasonal job just so I can get some spiffy presents for family and friends. I got hired at Forever 21, I was not so stoked about it because I am not really a clothes person, but it was a job after all. After a day of orientation I returned on Black Friday for my official first day wearing a black Horror Pops t-shirt, jeans, and a blazer, which I thought was appropriate, but I was proved wrong. The manager on duty pulls me to the back and says, “sorry, you’re going to have to put another shirt over that because this is Forever 21, not Hot Topic!” I was really surprised and mad because the shirt was not offensive at all and I just thought it was ridiculous because Hot Topic would not hire me because I don’t have visible piercings or tattoos.

     The point of this story is that is really amazing how discriminative some stores are because a person does not fit their look. Hot Topic stereotypes what a “rocker” should look like and Forever 21 shadows what’s “in”. I quit on the spot because when it comes to customer service I know I am great and it does not matter what I am wearing. I currently work at Coffee Bean and we have a uniform but if you want to color your hair rainbow or show off your tattoos, if they are not offensive, you can do that because it’s the person in you that matters when it comes to serving not the name of the band on your shirt. I was warned that Forever 21 had some pretty stuck girls with no personality but I never thought it was to that extreme.

 

*no offense to anyone. =]