Hmmm...I just found this thread *Moogie groans* and hobo-dilly, I had a lot of reading to do. :rolleyes:
Well, I might as well put in my two cents worth on each and every subject mentioned herein.
Chapter 1: Male Chauvinism
It all started a long time a go when some bone-headed, ape-faced excuse for a man decided that he was better than the other \'version\' of his species because he was bigger. This lead to rise of the Dominant Male Image. An image cultivated by man himself, to instill doubt and instability in the minds of women and children for the sole purpose of ensuring his prolonged reign.
For many millenium this image held strong, the monotony broken only by the gifted few. Even those few special people, who had so inspired the \'lesser\' beings, were eventually stamped out. Man was obsessed, neigh, driven by his need to be the superior. Even though many of the leaders would have said otherwise, and they may even have believed it, they did not take the steps to correct the grievous mistreatment of the female division.
This is not to say, however, that women were so physically abused, for in truth the majority were not, but this repression was that of social inhibition. It was frowned upon when women spoke out in public places. It was considered improper for a woman to teach, regardless of whether she had more knowledge than the man. Woman were the housekeepers, nothing more, nothing less.
It was not until the early 1800\'s that women began to realize that they, too, were entitled to both the rights and freedoms that men had. Thus began the female factions now known as women\'s libists. After many decades of hard work, they have finally achieved that which was their goal: Equality.
However, some of these groups thought they deserved more. They continue their slavish work to this day, trying desparately to impose on man the same punishment that he himself had imposed on them not two centuries past. This, I view as not only wrong, but a gross act of revenge. As was earlier stated, though man as a whole have caused the difficulties that women faced, we, as an individual society and a new generation, are not to blame.
I am deeply regretful at the actions of the past, but when it starts to turn around I begin to see that we do not truly learn from our mistakes until we experience them for ourselves. That, and that alone is why history will always repeat itself time and bloody time again.
Chapter 2: Don\'t Be A Flake, Be Yourself
The life of Popculture. So easy is it to loose oneself in the \'cool\' that they forget to take breaks, sit back and relax. Ever meet someone who\'s never serious? Sure they can be fun for a while, but then you start to realize how shallow they really are. If you are never serious, never let yourself get in touch with your emotions, then you will ultimately strangle your emotional self until there is nothing left. You will be a slave to the fad, to the jokes, and to those who can see beyond the gold-encrusted veil.
One the other hand, have you ever met someone who was just a total mushy? (Be quiet Moogie) People who let themselves become too serious too often, will end up missing out on having fun. They will never experience life, the emotions of fun and care-free that make life worth living. People like that will never know what it\'s like to be insulted and not care, to be slandered and have it slide off like water, to be able to look up at your dreams with pride and courage and know, without a doubt, that you have the power to get there.
The ideal personality can maintain the perfect balance of these two things. However, the key is that perfect, as in beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. That is why there are none who can please all the people all the time. (Except maybe Moogie
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Chapter 3: Flamers Burn In H3ll
Flaming has been going on ever since someone decided to get a little over-emotional about something and \'let it all hang out\', as it were. This steadily degraded into a cursing match that would never come to any good end.
That is why I am whole-heartedly opposed to the Flamer board. I mean really, if you can\'t think of something better to do than overeact to someone\'s valid opinion and start tossing derogatory (even I got that one right :rolleyes: ) comments, then you obviously need a hobby. Maybe a nice little room in a penitentiary too. Nobody needs to flame. People only end up getting hurt. As in war, in flaming there are no winners.
Chapter 4: Code of Conduct
*Sigh* I am way too tired to finish this right now. I\'ll write this tomorrow when I have time. It\'s nigh midnight and I just don\'t have the strength to continue.
Good stuff.
I\'ll bbs.
EDIT: I am not even gonna spellcheck this thing. I am waxed. Sorry for any mistakes.
