Southwest is getting all snooty again.

http://news.yahoo.com/leisha-haileys-bussing-fight-southwest-airlines-141326678.html

What is it with Southwest kicking famous people off of their flights for stupid reasons? First there were the two Kevin Smith incidents (one because of his weight, the other they wouldn't let him on a flight his bags including his wife's meds were already on). Then they kicked Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day off the flight he was on because he was wearing his pants too low and refused to pull them up.

Now they kicked Leisha Hailey off a flight for a supposedly quick innocent peck with her girlfriend. Hailey was offended by the stewardesses' comments, and the situation escalated to them getting kicked off. All because people are afraid of affection between two people of the same sex. If a straight couple were to do the same thing, the stewardesses would just say "Awhhh, you two are just so cute together" and hand them champagne and party hats.

Southwest prides themselves on being family-friendly, but Leesha Hailey was completely correct in saying, "Hate is not a family value". Why are people so offended by two people who love each other being affectionate?  Maybe the parents' Southwest is catering to just don't want their kids to see what love looks like so they don't have to fake it themselves?

I have no idea why this upsets me, but it does.

http://news.yahoo.com/latest-trend-hip-hop-womens-clothes-094351518.html

Just saw this on Yahoo! News. Apparently the "new trend in hip-hop" is wearing women's clothing. I was already annoyed enough when guys started acting like it was cool to wear pink. Don't get me wrong. This doesn't bother me because I'm opposed to men wearing woman's clothing. I am certainly not in the slightest. But isn't it peculiar that if a gay white man were to wear these clothes he'd be ridiculed endlessly. Actually from my experience, you can wear these things as long as you still harass other people about wearing the same thing.
I still remember in Junior High when a (straight) friend at the time borrowed his sister's shirt because he thought it'd be funny to wear it to school. Some macho douche started a fight with him at lunch, kept calling him a "fag" for wearing it. Who would have thought that if he just waited a couple years, he'd be a trendsetter. Hm.

GMMD409 Comparison Assignment

For this comparison of print newspaper, a television news program, and an online news site, I chose to cover the Google antitrust hearings. Google is currently under scrutiny about whether or not they rig search results. Currently, about two thirds of all internet searches go through Google. They control about ninety percent of mobile internet searches. The FTC, Justice Department, and the European Union are all investigating this matter. 

The rest of the assignment is after the jump break.

Westboro Church serenaded by Foo Fighters before concert - NBCActionNews.com - Kansas City

Westboro Church serenaded by Foo Fighters before concert - NBCActionNews.com - Kansas City


Westboro Baptist Church is one of the few things I really hate and get worked up about, so I love any kind of counter-protest towards them. Anything to see them get shut down. It's made even better by the fact that it's Foo Fighters putting so much into mocking them. Wonderful.

Oh, just a walk in the graveyard. That's all.

For as long as I can remember, cemeteries have always been oddly comfortable to me. Hospitals, churches, funerals, no way, I'll avoid them any way possible. But cemeteries just feel familiar. So I took a little break and popped on down to the cemetery here in Canton. I've passed it a million times and always wanted to go in, but never had a good camera til recently. The place is absolutely fantastic. Some of the stones look like something straight out of a horror movie, which is so damn exciting for a weirdo like me. It was a bit bright out today, but I'm still happy with how these came out. Here are some of my favorites after the break.

Geek Show! Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer Hit the Road

Geek Show! Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer Hit the Road


Had to reblog this. Amanda Palmer is my hero.

Don't bother reading this if you don't want to read some ranting.

This is just another one of those things that I feel like I have to stay up past my bedtime to get out there. It seems that once again, I can't tell if I'm the one who is wrong, or if the world is really that cruel.
A rant on the end of struggling with friendships and being treated like chopped liver follows this break. I can't guarantee my language will remain very ladylike.