i am the child of the wasteland....a land of haunted houses and monsters i call father. dark talents run in the family, but i shatter the glass to let the moonlight in, not to destroy something fragile for the feeling of breaking beneath my fists. all i can do is scream, crawl out, and keep screaming. but i can hold the sparrow, mend its wing... i am the spring rain and the hurricane... the monsters cower now, not me, not you. *xn*

Monday, May. 12, 2003 - 7:50 pm

(i actually had an entry today, so its back over here...)

okay so some people are offended by the Sci-fi channel concept of the Alt Manor.. i am sorry for the offense some people feel.. but i guess i just deal with stuff on such a loner basis, and have all my life that i don't think sometimes that the community as a whole might be offended (i do not belong to any organized group, but love and support many who are) but i can't help but think that a person who doesn't act the fool can be a great representative of a group of people- show by example the beauty of a certain lifestyle- without letting any foolishness around them effect them. allow them to show someone, let others make fools of themselves and then the one person who did it has some money to live on and improve their lives, raise their children, build a future, use the PR to influence for good... i think what most people feel is that 1) maybe the person chosen will not be a good and decent soul and will make a fool of themselves 2) would never be happy with anyone chosen if its not themselves 3) any range of things that make up human opinions.

I just think of how cool it will be for whoever is picked, and how they can get a new or improved start on life if they "win" so i was happy for whoever the person was going to be. As far as a group of people go- if you want to make your opinion known there is an online petition... *Petition against the show* so you can sign it and make your views known.

I'm just a dork who wishes everyone can be happy and if everyone can't be i'd root for even one getting a break. i really do think one person can make a great impression, and make their life better and change a lot of bad opinions even if others are trying to make it look foolish- dignity and beauty carry a lot of weight even in the face of fools. Well i have provided the petition link, and if it never airs fine but if it does i wish the person who is chosen the best and hope they have enough dignity to not want their lifestyle ridiculed- but appreciated. nothing is ever simple is it.

as far as people's problems too with Gothic Beauty's publisher, thats bad too, and i hope things can be worked out- but if the publication continues to accept and potentially use stuff i can't help but think of the person who can benefit from it- like i said i was not raised in a loving family atmosphere nor do i belong to any groups, so my first thought will probably always be "hey if it helps this one person then great!"- but as with all things never do it just because someone says so, never be so selfish you harm others, research and make up your own mind what you want to do, who you want to do it with, what you want to align yourself with- just make sure you do take care of yourselves because lots of time (not saying these examples are) but lots of times people will use "for the sake of the group" arguments to advance their own personal agendas and screw the individuals- so never just follow... but you already knew that! :)

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