Have a Cold One

Added a few more impressions to the list, if only to meet my writing requirement for the week. K thanks, bye.

*Aside from Dr. Phil, all the ones added in bold were inspired by the Oscars the other night. Don’t ask me why.

Also, probably gonna start adding some video/audio so you can watch the magic happen….and that so you won’t think I’m an absolute hack. That, too.

As I got off the bus this morning, I accidentally grabbed the pole near the doors the same time as the guy in front of me. We held hands for like, a good second.

We held hands. It was weird.

We both briskly walked away in our separate manly directions.

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This is more of a Social Run-away, but it’ll do.

I used to like this girl for a long time, never really worked out, whatever. Anyway, I assume that because of her studies, she spends most of her time across campus in a building other than mine. That’s pretty great security because, quite frankly, I don’t want to see her on my turf. Or anywhere, really.

And lo and behold, there she was at the elevator as I walked into Haley Center. So naturally, I started making the long trip to the other elevators down the lobby. Of course, life was not going to mak that easy for me, because A) I got stuck behind two big dudes who didn’t seem to have anywhere to go in a quick fashion, and B) today was the college grad fair, which means there are tables set up left and right of the giant lobby, which means that I was now stuck between two big dudes who didn’t seem to have anywhere to go in a quick fashion and no option for passing them. I’m sure this girl watched me do this. I could feel it.

All that to avoid an awkward elevator ride. I still don’t know what the hell she was doing there.

So, I’m pretty sure everyone has seen this poster by now. I’m not even sure how old it is, but that’s not the point.

Disclaimer, even though I absolutely hate this poster, I want to say that I get it. I get the message. Really, I do. I understand the other person’s side coming from a Rogerian argumentation background. Clearly, there is an issue between people of the pro-life and pro-choice factions. And what sucks is how offended somebody would get at even being classified that way, but again, not the point.

My question, though, is why does this poster not make sense for those against gun ownership? Obviously, I know there are different issues here at stake, but if there is a similar underlying problem, wouldn’t this poster make sense?

For example, this poster is mocking the idea of abstinence as a solution to unplanned pregnancies, abortion, rape, what have you (albeit, in a pretty passive aggressive manner, if you ask me). The analogy here is that abstinence (aka, “banning sex”) is like banning life jackets. Both activities (sex and swimming) are dangerous, and therefore, the pro-life’s idea of abstinence (and, hand-in-hand, the free democritization of birth control) is like taking away people’s option for a life jacket if they want to go swimming. But you probably already knew that. I’m just reminding you. My point is (and again, unapologetically, I understand that there are different issues at stake here), if this poster is arguing that a blanket solution—aka a ban on sexual activity (abstinence)—is, ideally, not a good thing, then why is banning guns any better? By this poster’s basic logic—its underlying principles—banning activities that might include risks is overall a bad decision.

And even better, I’ll throw in a positive aspect that I like about this poster. Even if you disagree with its message about how blanketing over an issue with a ban is inherently wrong, it’s also arguing for education.I can’t make this more clear. Education is what prevents these issues in the first place. It takes a little humility, sure, but it’s worth it. Why not educate people effectively andtruthfully about guns the same way these people want to educate people about abstinence and sexual activity and birth control???

There’s plenty of room for more here, and I’ll probably add it later. I just wanted to get this out of my head and onto the screen.

So where are all these clever poster people right now? We’re all waiting for your next graphic design project. No, really. I am.

Unless you banned those, which seems to contradict something…