Social Observations – Page 2

The Kids Are Alright

Post author:alywelch
Post published:September 1, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

When people aren't complaining about kids being 'groomed' by 'woke' teachers, they complain about 'woke' kids critiquing movies that glorified substance abuse and non consensual sex. I guess the latest definition of 'woke' means being less susceptible to actual grooming or rape. A lot of those movies bothered me back then, too, and people got mad despite their own criticisms of Hollywood. Maybe they make exceptions for their own failings. "Different times". Spare me. The pain and consequences are the same throughout history. When adults mock children for respecting boundaries and consent and demanding the same in return...well, it's once again clear the 'war on woke' has nothing to do with protecting children.

Barbenheimer: Pink & Violence

Post author:alywelch
Post published:August 18, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

A son who enjoyed the movie raised his eyebrows and said "wut?" when I asked if it hurt his feelings. Amazingly the thirteen year old boy who loves rats, Fortnite, and the color pink did not identify with any of the characters, least of all the dolls, but understood the social commentary because he's confident and perceptive. Seems to me people feigning offense on behalf of men should give them more credit because the real offense is pretending this gentle hug of a movie attacks them. Kenough already.

Does ChatBot Cry, Part 2

Post author:alywelch
Post published:July 21, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

Technology can be a useful tool to connect people. It can not be a substitute for connection.

Does ChatBot Cry?

Post author:alywelch
Post published:May 11, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die. Rutger Hauer as Batty in Bladerunner I'll be referencing Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick a lot, but I chose that quote from the film adaptation Bladerunner specifically because the monologue…

Meet Virginia

Post author:alywelch
Post published:May 4, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

She doesn't own a dress, her hair is always a messIf you catch her stealin', she won't confess Meet Virginia, Train When I went to college, I relied on public transportation. I didn't get my license until I was twenty three due to the one-two punch of untreated ADHD and…

Faux-Life, Part 2

Post author:alywelch
Post published:April 29, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Social Observations

I should be doing promotion, but last month's post about gun violence and pregnancy could have easily been written this month, only with different links to different real life horror stories. Book banning efforts have also taken a darker turn, and I've obviously got a lot to say about that.…

Faux-Life

Post author:alywelch
Post published:March 31, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

Any regard for the wellbeing of hypothetical children begins and ends with denying bodily autonomy. Consistently.

Internet Killed the Movie Star

Post author:alywelch
Post published:February 18, 2023
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

“A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object.” film scholar Richard Schickel Recently people like Quintin Tarantino have bemoaned the death of the "movie star" just as others, some of them actors, agree with the overall sentiment but approach it less mournfully. Many attribute it to…

Truth in Fiction: Cutting Onions

Post author:alywelch
Post published:December 30, 2022
Post category:Personal Reflections Pop Culture Social Observations

Man, what a weird week. As I said on social media, I'm torn between the editing I need to do, and the writing I want to do about recent events and last year's Last Night in SoHo, which I finally got around to watching late last night. It's a thought-provoking…

Concern Trolls

Post author:alywelch
Post published:November 21, 2022
Post category:Personal Reflections Social Observations

If a fat person exists but nobody is around to tell them it's a problem, is it still a problem? Virtue signalling is one of those accusations that gets thrown around loosely. It comes from the the presumption that someone is feigning concern to score points on some imaginary scoreboard.…

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