Horror Movies

Who likes Horror Movies?

Besides myself, obviously.

Anyone? Anyone at all?  Do you notice a pattern with certain films?

For example, Friday the 13th has campers who are usually sexually promiscuous and who die in number of gruesome ways.  Of course, the one survivor is the one girl who abstains from sex or alcohol.

Jason X (2002) was a weird addition...with Jason in space...what was...why even?...I have no words for it.

Actually, the less said about any film after the 1984 Jason film the better. Just, no. No.

There are other movies that are, thankfully, better made plot wise.  Sleepy Hollow (1999), The Blair Witch Project (1999), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), to name a few.  Of course, not all female roles include being a helpless damsel or being the "good girl". 

But they are meant to show terror. To show fear.

These films are made to scare and terrorize, to make us squirm and tremble.  There are people who like being scared.  Some want the "closeness" of a date at the movies, you know, the stereotypical girl cuddles with guy because she's scared.

But why can't it be the other way around?  Men can be scared.  That's okay.  It shows that they're not macho robots.  Fear is a good thing.  Reminds us that we are not invincible and that we are human. 

I like to think that fear humble us, keeps us from thinking we are more than human, more than flesh and blood.

And I think that is one of our greatest strengths: being able to live and act and accomplish amazing things even in the face of fear.

Do you disagree?

WWYD - A Sexy Female/Male Noobie Bartender Are Been Sexually Harassed By...

Today, I had to attend a class seminar for work. 

The main topic was sexual harassment.  It's company policy.  But why?  Why is this still a thing? It should be common courtesy to be able to go to work and not have to worry about being harassed.  Men and women should not have to suffer at work because of individuals who don't know the meaning of the word "no". 

It's not that hard a concept to understand.  No means no.

But it doesn't end there.  It's still a thing in the work force.  In the video above, What Would You Do is a television show that conducts a number of social experiments to see what would happen in public with certain scenarios.

This video is specific to sexual harassment for both genders.  I like that it shows that not only are women vulnerable to sexual harassment but men as well.  We seem to have this misconception that men are not vulnerable to unwanted sexual advances. 

I'm kind of concerned that we need to be reminded of what qualifies as "Sexual Harassment".  That was the first slide of the presentation. Do you know the definition of sexual harassment? I didn't know whether to laugh or cry or scream. 

That was the power of my disbelief.  People need to be reminded what sexual harassment is. 

It makes me frightened.  If people are not aware or do nothing in the face of sexual harassment, what about when actions escalate?  Will you react then?  Will you do nothing then?  When it's probably too late?

This brings back a memory of my time in undergrad, where the police chief had advised us to scream, "fire!" or carry a whistle if we ever felt we were at risk for assault.  He explained that we had a higher chance of help coming to us than if we screamed, "rape!"

What kind of society do we live in that a fire is more likely to gain attention than assault?  What kind of country do we live in if we are willing to endure sexual harassment for a pay check? 

At some point, we will have no choice but look upon the horror we've inflicted upon ourselves and wonder...

What. Have. We. Done?

And is it too late to fix it...

   

Introduction

Hello Everyone!

My first post! How exciting!

Let start right off the bat. My name is Krystal and I'm from the garden state, New Jersey.  It's a lovely little state and no, the people from Jersey Shore do NOT represent me or the rest of Jersey residents.  Please, no comparisons. 

Here is my greatest statement to you all: I. Am. A. Woman.

Clear enough?

I am a woman.  I have a face. I have a heart.  I am person. 

Are you a person?  Do you look into a mirror each morning and recognize the face staring back at you? Does your heart beat I your chest? Then, you must be a person, too.

You must be important to someone.  You must hold something of value, to yourself. To others. Does that mean all people are equal?

No.

No, they are not. 

There is no equality.  Not all people are treated equal.  Not all people have the right to free speech, to vote, to protest their government. 

No.

In this world, there is no Equality.

Equality is a lie.

Because we made it that way. 

Because women are beaten and raped and shamed.  Because men are allowed to do this and are applauded.  Because child brides are real.  Because female genital mutilation is real. 

Where is your Compassion, Humanity?  Is that, too, dead? Mutilated? Raped? Sold to the richest buyer?

I'm tired.  So, very, tired.  Tired of looking over my shoulder after dark.  Of being told the rules on how not to be raped.  Of suspecting every man who comes up to me of being a potential rapist.  Of reading stories about campus rape, and date rape, and everything in between. 

Is that wrong? To want to be able to go out and fear for my safety? Is that too much to ask?

But the movement against rape, against inequality, and the rights of women, seems frighteningly...quiet...

Why?