Cultural Divide

In Ethiopia, children are killed if they are considered to be cursed for fear that the cursed child will bring bad luck to the village. These cursed children are known as “mingi“. How can a child be considered cursed? A few reasons include, but are not limited to:

• A child is born to a single mother
• The parents did not get permission from the village elders
• A child’s upper teeth comes out before the lower one

In the west, we deem this action as infanticide. I am personally against the taking of a life. I hold this belief because of my moral fiber and because I was brought up in a society and culture that dictates that it is wrong.

However, morality is subjective. Culture varies from nation to nation. Are the actions of Ethiopian elders wrong?

What are your thoughts?

Misogyny lives: just look at the tweets Louise Mensch receives – Telegraph Blogs

Misogyny lives: just look at the tweets Louise Mensch receives – Telegraph Blogs.

This is a quite interesting article. It speaks to the sexual insults Louise Mensch is receiving on twitter because of her disagreement with the report made that Rupert Murdoch was not a fit person to run a company. What are your thoughts?

RC.

 

Dedicated to all good men

Most of my post have been about equal rights to all especially towards women and others who are different from us. Someone made a comment on one of my post accusing me of being a “feministic moron”. I deleted it. Although I believe  everyone is entitled to their own opinion and not everyone will agree with what I have to say and I have no control over that. I accept that. But what I do have control over is my blog, and what gets accepted . I will not entertain any negativity on my blog space.

Everyone loves their mother, but what about the fathers? There are some really GOOD men out there and then some. I often hear women complain about not finding the right man, or that they’re giving up on relationships because the last one they were in was shitty. I think sometimes our expectations are too high – he’s not handsome enough, or tall enough or muscular enough. Look past the surface. Is he kind to others? Does he treat and respect women? How does he treat his mother (very telling)? Does he cook? etc.

Image via Glenmuir.com

My father is awesome. He taught me the value of hard work. He was strict (when needs be). He always showed interest in my school work, whether he understood it or not. That man would beat me silly to take school word seriously. In retrospect, that’s kind of why I’m where I am in my life now. He understood the value of education (even though his stopped at junior high). He was always around and he took good care of me as a child. The things he taught me I will pass on to my son (or daughter). I will be the best husband and father I can be because of him.

Without a father in the house, it’s easy for a child to turn towards violence. Granted it’s possible to bring up a good child as a single parent, but it’s much harder. So this post is for all the good men out there. Those that stick to it through thick and thin. Those that make time for their child/children and wife. Those that don’t abuse their woman or any other woman.

PS: Ladies, if you’re complaining about not finding the right man or that there are no good man out there, get off you high horse. YOUR right man might be closer than you think.

Respect and love to all the GOOD men out there.

Peace!

Are men more emotional than women?

We all know that women are emotional beings – they are fuelled by it. This is even intensified during their time of the month. But what about their male counterparts? Are men as emotional as women, but they just mask it with testosterone?

“Boys should not cry. Only little girls cry”. I’ve heard that shit so often being drilled into little boys’ ears. Is it wrong for a male to be emotional?

Society dictates that our young men be tough. As a result males try to avoid certain behaviour like crying or being overly mushy because it will go against societal norms. Because most men try to hide their true emotions, when men love, they love deeply and conversely, when we’re hurt, it cuts real deep.

Let me hear you. Do you think men are more emotional than women?

 

Is Taxation Slavery?

 

Is taxation slavery?

What is taxation? Taxation in essence is the state taking the earnings of its citizens. If you are apart of a society, you are required by law to pay taxes. If a honest man works hard to make a living, is it right for the state to take part of his earnings? The taking of something from someone without consent is by definition theft.

Taxation = Taking of Earnings

So, if taxation is the taking of earnings, is the state in essence sugar coating forced labor with the term “taxation” ? Forced labor is the taking of one’s time and leisure.

Taxation = Forced Labor

If the state has a right to MY earnings (my labor), that means the state has a right to ME, or at least some ownership in me. And by definition, the ownership of any individual is slavery.

Taxation = Slavery

Double Standards

Isn’t it amazing how quick we are to bash people for doing something and then turn around and do the same exact thing we just bashed the person for, and when we are called out, we try to give some lame justification for what we did.

The most recent and popular example of this hypocrisy was when presidential hopeful Herman Cain said “I don’t believe racism in this country (USA) today holds anybody back in a big way”. When sexual harassment charges were placed against him, Mr Cain said that the allegations were a form of “high-tech lynching”.

I am not exempt from this double standard way of life. It is a flaw of humanity. We are unable to pass judgment on our-self because we have a perfect model of our-self in our mind and what that self should or would do. When we do these things that are contrary to our perfect self that is when we provide justification. I am blessed to have a Mrs that is as vocal as I am, and will put me in line when I become out of sync with reality. She’s my moral compass

Is there a cure for this kind of behavior?

Will everyone need to have a “moral compass”?

What are your thoughts?

The Primal Nature of Humans

How come they only fix the bridge
After somebody has fallen

How come you turned the deafest ear
When it is your own brother calling

How come you teach your kids to love
When it is killing they are memorizing

How come they go to war with terror
When it is war that is terrorizing

A snippet from the African song Hoobaale by K’naan.

When I first heard this song I thought it was very thought provoking. What is the primal nature of humans – SELF. The Us or them and the What’s in it for me mentality. We do things to satisfy our own desires.

Example 1

A guy sees some beautiful women and an old lady trying to cross the road. So in order to impress the women, he would assist the old lady across the road. How chivalrous.

Example 2

A female decides to date a guy because of the type of car he’s driving or because he has some social status.

We don’t naturally do things that will benefit others and ONLY others. Whatever we do has to benefit US first then others. “How come they only fix the bridge After somebody has fallen”? Why are we so reactive?

“How come they go to war with terror, When it is war that is terrorizing”? Wars are a way to show which country is more powerful. Why can’t we live in congruity. Share resources – food, medicine, education etc. We preach to love thy brother and yet there is evidence everyday in the news of the contrary. It’s just sad.

Man’s greatest enemy is himself!

Are Women REALLY the Weaker Sex?

I did some research on the topic of whether or not women are really the weaker sex. I found some analysis on the biological and molecular level. however, there is NO need to go that deep to arrive at a conclusion. If we really look at the activities and responsibilities of both sexes, a toddler could come to an obvious conclusion.

Let’s start with some definitions. Note though, that these definitions may be overly simplified.

Women:  The sex that is capable of giving birth, nurturing, and master multitask-er.

Men: The catalyst of women’s problems

 

 

I watched a video recently about The Tale of the Two Brains by Mark Gundor that really summed up why women are so skilled at managing competing activities and remembering EVERYTHING. Mark says that women’s brain is like an information superhighway – EVERYTHING is connected to EVERYTHING. A woman would be able to tell you what time the kids school is over, when the kids have a field trip, what she’s cooking for dinner, and what’s she going to wear to work the next day.

 

A man however, being very simple creatures with simple desires, our brain is setup to reflect that. Our brain is VERY compartmentalized with “boxes”. If we’re going to talk about a particular topic, we only go into that box and that box only. If you’re talking about the kids, we will go into the box labeled kids. If you are talking about the car, we go into the box labeled car etc. It is because of this compartmentalization why we suck at multitasking and always end up in problems with our women.

 

Without women, MEN would not exist. So in essence we are living in a woman’s world, NOT the other way around. How did man become “superior”? Women are superheroes and should be treated as a MAN’s equal. I can’t think of any job (maybe you can) that a man can do that a woman can’t. In Saudi Arabia, for the first time in history, they are allowing women to vote in 2015. What took you guys so long!? Were you afraid that women would hold all the senior positions in parliament?At least it’s a step forward in the right direction, because in that same country, it’s against the law for a woman to drive. HELLO!!!

 

So are men really the weaker sex…did I change the question …

You tell me

 

 

Pedophiles in Hollywood

I was watching The Soup the other night and the host was making fun of Courtney Alexis Stodden and the provocative tweets she posted on twitter:

This teen seem to have been under the knife more times than I have been in the shower.

Took a stimulating stroll on Hollywood BLVD with my pink pup. I love how the evening breeze slightly blows through my hair & touches me.

Off to run my productive-fulfilled errands under the humid sky, while nothing but utter sex-appeal slowly drips from my rill curvy-bod.

I had no idea who this chick was. And I almost fell off my bed when I found out she was SIXTEEN years old. That’s right SIXTEEN!! A sixteen year old girl posting these sexually explicit tweets for the world to see. Could it get any worse? It could. And it did.

This chicklette is MARRIED to FIFTY-ONE year old actor Doug Anthony Hutchison. Best known for his roles in The Green Mile, as corrections officer Percy Wetmore, Eugene Victor Tooms in The X-Files, as Horace Goodspeed in Lost and as Davros in 24.

The couple (I feel so disgusted saying that) got married in Las Vegas. The legal age for marriage in Vegas is 18, however with parental consent, it drops to 16. Yes people, her mother gave her permission to marry a 51 year old pedophile. She seemed to have misread the term ‘nurturing’. In his defense, Doug said that the relationship was non-sexual prior to marriage. I can definitely see them sleeping in the same bed without having sex. Totally realistic.

BTW, Doug’s mother has disowned him completely because of his farriage (farce + marriage). Clearly he didn’t get his morals from her.

Just in case you think this is fiction, here is one of the many articles: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/doug-hutchison-courtney-stodden-controversial-marriage-exclusive/story?id=14073130

 

Are Overpriced Degrees Worth It?

After leaving high school, you and your parents dream of the day when you get that acceptance letter into an ivy league school. Mostly your parents. After investing millions into that little paper that will no doubt guarantee a well paying job, you send out applications and eagerly await the call for an interview.

One month later, no call. You start to wonder if you entered the name of your degree correctly on your resume. The calls from the creditors keep rolling in. Frustrated, you start applying for any job you see. Finally you’re offered an interview at a company you’ve never heard of. Desperate, you accept the job and now you’re stuck. Stuck in a job you don’t like with a degree that’s worth more than your monthly salary, all in hopes of repaying the loan you have accrued.

With the state that the economy is in, it’s no wonder that companies aren’t hiring. And if you’re hired, they’re not paying you based on the value of your degree.

Universities should be held accountable for false advertising. Giving students the false hope that a degree is the hard and fast way of being successful. It is quite evident with moguls like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs that that’s not the case. Why is it that drop outs often produce some of the most innovative inventions? Apple, Microsoft, Twitter, Napster. It’s quite simple. When you have the time to focus on the things YOU love, then you will unequivocally work harder on improving your knowledge in that area.

It is true that a lot of companies hire based on that little paper. They also hire based on experience. So how can a college graduate acquire enough experience to get hired? They have two options:

1. Find low paying jobs with small companies that doesn’t require much experience
2. Build their own company

Or I may be wrong. What are your thoughts?