No guilt in guilty pleasures!

I often wonder what makes a person intelligent. What is the combination of characteristics that deems a person’s intellect superior to another’s? I wonder about this because ever since I was a little kid, I had one big fear, and that is the fear of being stupid. You know, part of the masses, the loser that laughs at his own jokes while everyone else in the room stares at the floor, who states truisms as if they were his own rational thinking and who makes it awkward for other people in the room (have you ever noticed that it’s the smart people who feel awkward for the dumb, the latter rarely –if ever, realize?).

I’m thinking about this because more often than not I hear people say that they would never watch this show, read that magazine, or go to that place because it is beneath them. Well, I for one consider myself an intelligent person – actually, strike that, I don’t consider myself to be one, I am one! Still, I very much enjoy watching Jersey Shore (b*tch!), reading gossip magazines, following the Kardashian’s on Twitter (Kim’s off the market, by the way), day dreaming about Lloyd Banks and the list can go on! You would think that now I would have to list a number of things that would compensate the above, such as telling you where I went to school and what classes I took, maybe drop some business lingo, or what classics I enjoy reading, what my favorite section of the Financial Times is or some other nonsense. You expect me to do so because in your minds these are punishable acts, or at least actions that need an explanation and an apology.

I was watching an episode of America’s Next Top Model (see how I keep throwing ‘negative’ examples at you?) and Tyra Banks’ mom gave the following advice to this contestant who was constantly bickering about being stuck in an environment of stupid girls: you don’t have to flaunt your intelligence every time you get the chance to. If you are intelligent, it’s going to shine through.

So many times people are ashamed to admit that they have guilty pleasures because they think it undermines their image of being cultured, educated people. But shouldn’t such people be more complex? Shouldn’t there be more layers to a person?

I feel that if I would surround myself ONLY with literature, political news, philosophy and the occasional BBC documentary or Oscar winning drama, I would very quickly become the world’s most frustrated person. I prefer dancing to Jay-z, because, in all honesty, I would have to be institutionalized if I would bump and grind to Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. And then again, why do I need to compensate my appreciation for rap music with anything else? Does that make me less interested in the world issues?

 

Maybe my perception is distorted, and maybe being intelligent and living intelligently are two completely different notions. I do however hold that an intelligent person is entitled to distractions, and more than that, he or she is entitled to enjoy these distractions just as much as the more groomed aspects of life. So fist pump with pride my dear friends, no shame in our game!

Dear [blank] please [blank]

Dear:

nice ugly guys / hot douche bags who can’t articulate two sentences, who are not that great in bed and who I keep just because they are eye candy (similar to a really nice bag) / creepy stalkers who do not get the point even after one year of being refused / older guys who think they can overpower me just because they have a few extra wrinkles / shy guys for whom I have to  compromise my social life / worst sex I’ve ever had  guys (you know who you are, but a lady never tells!) / guys who are neither good, nor bad but to whom I got used to / bad boys who I liked because somehow they made me feel dangerous (but they treat every girl like ass wipe) / clueless younger guys I’ve hooked up with just because you have more energy and I thought I could mold you into my own living vibrator / confused guys which end up being gay but not really / guys who cry after THEY have cheated / guys who just dump their emotional baggage on you as if you were their shrink / guys who throw jealous fits as if they were hysterical misunderstood teenage girls / guys who cannot hold their alcohol and always cause a scene / guys who are too cheap or dumb or both to pay for your drinks on a date / fully grown men who still spend hours and hours playing Xbox or PS3 / guys who wear tight white pants, wife beaters, anything pink, too much gel, or any bling-bling,

Please organize a fun event like, let’s say, a mass suicide (hey, it’s fun for everyone else), or at least move to a very, very far away place (hint: Jupiter isn’t far enough).

Thank you in advance,

Me, and the rest of the sane female population. And the gays too!

Girls don't run the world! and I am totally fine with that!

I have an issue with Beyonce's songs. From Independent Women to Run the World (Girls) she is all about how cool and powerful and better than men women are. Yes, i like their beat, I like to listen to them in clubs, yes I scream (literally scream) each word of the song with "ma girls" but I still think they are total crap. And no, I am not talking about the obvious stupid lyrics like these for example:

Don't come here baby

Hope you still like me

If you hate me!

I am speaking about the whole idea behind this kind of songs. What do we actually want to prove? What are we actually screaming from the top of our lungs? Our frustration, that's what! That is the only thing that clearly shouts from these songs and in general from the mouths of these very vocal feminists in our beloved Western world. We've come a long way, I will be honest with you, things weren't as chirpy always, but at this point I think it doesn't make us proud anymore.

Do you hear men singing and shouting how their "persuasion rules the world" or how they can buy their own watches and rings? NO! Why? because they are too busy actually doing that! Yes, they do sing about how good they are in bed and what cars they have but that also screams frustration and we all know what that actually means (HINT: SMALL). A normal world is a world in which women buy the watch they are wearing and the car they are driving (Thanks again Beyonce for material here :P) and don't make a big deal out of it! It just kills the whole idea if you do! With these songs and thoughts we only perpetuate the idea that we are not equal, we get stuck in this stereotype!

What I mean to say is that actually people who are happy and successful would never go out shouting how good they are an how powerful they are because they have nothing more to prove! Because their actions speak for themselves...and say pretty much all!

And now to say the real truth, it seems ridiculous for us to sing or proclaim that we rule the world when we OBVIOUSLY DON'T! The most powerful political figures are not women, the biggest CEOs aren;t either, hell...not even the greatest chefs are! And now the question comes: do I mind? NO! Not at all, because I associate myself with my family and friends and not with the entire female population! Why would I? Do I know them all? Do I like them all? Do I think they're all like me? No, no and NO! People create problems when they got too much time on their hands ( I know I do! ). For example, why is it so important to have a female president? Does it guarantee anything? No! There are as many bad characters amongst women as are amongst men! And don;t come to me with that "if there would be women presidents there will be no more wars" bullshit! Did you ever see a cat fight? Rest my case. Also, let's stop blaming discrimination just to explain a failure! Segolene Royal didn't win against Sarkozy because she went mental during the presidential debate, not because she is a woman!

And to rest my case, a last argument that really says it all! Yes, there are still men out there that think less of women, yes there are men out there that will tell you that your place is in the kitchen and all that crap that gets women sooo annoyed! BUT do we really have to take these things personally? I mean...is it my fault you are a stupid ass that doesn;t know better than that? Should I feel offended for all the stupid out there? They should, not me! And also, let's be honest, if you do feel offended it means you have some issues there you need to work on! It's like my mother once told me, don;t get upset for people calling you something you most definitely are not. If someone would call you a ladder, would you cry? No, because you know you are not one! It's the same thing in this case, if you ask me.

All in all, what I meant to say in so many or so little words is the fact that by taking sides like that, and by differentiating us from men in this sense we only hurt the goal we want to achieve. We deepen the barrier created between men and women rather than making an end to it. Be successful rather than shout about it! Be the best you can be and that is enough, you don't need to make a religion out of it!! ...and if you really want to demonstrate against something, please believe me there are many things in the world that are unfair.

I will stop here so that I don;t start with the whole we are not men or women we are all human and all different in our own special way crap which makes me sick but has a truth in it! Ona a different note now, imagine life run by girls (meaning let;'s say 12-21 year olds) ....maannn....I wouldn;t like to live on that planet!!!

Suck on that Beyonceeeee! (seriously now, I think she is pretty cool: she is beautiful, she is successful and has great legs :P)