"Born this Way" ...ugh.

Gaga lovers, be warned.

Dance it Out!

I'm in a bit of a phase.  Be it that I've had a good day, I don't have time to run to the gym, I'm too stressed and need an outlet, or I just need to stop studying and take a break to refresh my mind, I've been dancing a lot this week.  I'll blast Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" or the Kanye's "Monster," maybe some Beyonce, the classic "You Make My Dreams" by Hall and Oates or Cee-Lo's "Fuck You" and just rock out.  Like, ROCK out.  And it's so liberating!  It's SUCH a good feeling and I highly, highly recommend doing so.  I know I'm not unique in this idea, I know millions of people do this, but I honestly can't explain how good it feels to just dance it out.  In the rare chance that you really want to do it right now, do it!  Maybe not at work, but as soon as you get home.  Let it out.  There's plentyyyyy of good music to rock out to--just pick your favorite and go at it.

"Rock out" by Citruspers (http://citruspers.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=120#/d2jbkf4)

ROCK OUT,
The A.S.S.

MIDTERM (Election) MADNESS

REPUBLICANS TOOK SEATS IN THE MIDTERM BAHHHHH THIS COUNTRY IS SO STUPID AND IRRESPONSIBLE AND IMPATIENT BLAHHH WHY ARE CITIZENS TURNING BACK TO THE SAME PARTY THAT RUINED EVERYTHING EVERRRR GAHHHH THE CONSERVATIVES ARE GOING TO SHIT ALL OVER US ALL RAHHH THE UNITED STATES IS FALLING APARTTTTT AHHHHHHHH.

Holy hell, guys.  Calm the fuck down.

An Unparalleled Moment of Beauty

I am witnessing something incredible.  Something beautiful.  And I'm bawling like a baby.  This isn't a story from the streets of New York, but rather a story of the world and its onlookers.  The world and I are watching the rescue of the Chilean miners.  I watched the first three come out and I watch the last one surface now.  As I sit here, crying on my bed, I am flooded with this universal bond of inspired hope and moving admiration.  And I really don't know what to write about it other than the fact that I honestly cannot come up with the words to describe this feeling.  This moment.  This event in history.  It's...momentous?  Well, yes.  Historic?  Of course.  Inspiring?  Yes, but that's not quite strong enough and it seems slightly off.  Admirable?  At the moment, that's the best I can come up with.

HOW 'BOUT I PUNCHISIZE YOUR FACE.

Remember that time on Jersey Shore when "Snooki" got punched in the face?! Who doesn't. After all the damn media that covered it and endless commercials advertising this new cRaAa4zZyY ep1s0d3, everyone knew about it and everyone had seen the clip countless times. It was an outrage and responses were everywhere. The was so much controversy over the event that MTV eventually decided to cut the scene from the airing. Even though they had aired it endlessly in the commercials advertising the episode.

Because a woman getting punched in the face is so terribly offensive.

Okay, I'm a woman. If I were a dude, I'd punch Snooki in the face ANY day. Plus, she seems to be asking for it. But why does the media and the population freak the fuck out over a girl getting punched!? The show aired ENDLESS scenes of man on man fighting, girl on girl catfighting, and chicks slapping dudes. BUT WAIT. As SOON as a guy comes at a girl, all hell breaks loose. He gets fired from his job and MTV won't even show their viewers such a horrendous atrocity!

...Am I the only one who doesn't think that makes sense? I mean, yeah, I'm all for men not hitting women, but why is it that when they do, they're suddenly the most evil person on the planet? And why is it that women can do it to men without any consequence? Yes, men are bigger than women, but whoop-de-frickin-doo! Equal rights? Equal punishments. Women don't get to be exempt from this rule, in my eyes.

Another example of this exact same thing is the viral YouTube video, "How can she slap!?" In this video, however, the woman makes the first physical attack. She slaps the man, no one does anything. He slaps her back as a reaction (there was very little wait time, leading me to believe it was involuntary), and suddenly all of production and everyone on the set starts to swarm him and takes him to the ground. Yes, the video is more funny because of the way he then continues to scream and eventually cry about getting hit, but that's not the point. Why did no one do anything when she attacked him? What gives her the right to physically abuse him? Why did it take his reaction to instigate any interference?

I don't know, maybe I'm some weird form of feminist. Or sexist. I never considered myself to be one, but I guess I am? I'm simply saying that women attacking men should not be dismissed. If men can get in so much trouble for it, why don't women? Just something to think about.

All for now,
The A.S.S.
(The Amplified Shadowed Side. It's all I've got for now. Plus, I am an ass.)