Okay, guys.
Are you ready for this?
I had another wacky idea.
I'm getting sick of stereotypes. They're EVERYWHERE, not to mention made up by superficial jerks who are scared of anything not pretty and fluffy. I'm sick of all the f***ing "Emos all cut, Goths are all Satanist, Wiccans are all evil, Preps are all sluts, Muslims are all terrorists, Hispanics are all illegal, Catholics hate gays, blah blah blah blah BLAH!" For Christ's sake, do you kind of people EVER shut up!?
But I don't just want to be one of the bitter whiners complaining about stereotypes but not doing a d*** thing about it.
So I decided I'm going to *gasp* write a nonfiction book. NONFICTION. It'll mercilessly bash every untrue stereotype I can think of into a pulp. I want to show the value of looking up the truth about subcultures and religions on places other than Wikipedia and parenting books. It'll be made up of mini-essays, so, of course, it'll show my own views on each thing. For instance, there are a lot of (non-stereotypical) notions about Goth, and they're technically all right. Some say it is a set of beliefs and a way of life, others an underground subculture stemmed from punk through Bauhaus and Siouxie and the Banshees. But, in the words of Voltaire, it is "Whatever you want it to be." So, in my head, there are four general types of true Goths, and I will include these in that particular mini-essay. The book will also include several references with explanations of why they're worth checking out at the end of each section. Or something.
Anyway, the point is, I simply cannot do this without help. Granted, people will be enraged by it (which is kind of what I'm going for, in a way) but I also need to make sure people will actually take in what's being said. Which is where anyone reading this comes in-- it's what DA was made for, right? I need you guys to tell me how realistic, stupid, etc. each mini essay is and what it says to you. Go ahead and send this link to friends; I really want to garner as much support and feedback as possible! xD
The instructions are simple: Tell me what you think of the idea in this journal and give me any ideas you're willing to share, and then wait what may be a couple of weeks for the first bit of my little attack on stereotypes to come out, and then tell me what you think of it and give me a chance to edit and perfect it to OUR liking. Then wait for the next part like a fanzine (if you know what those even are, hehheh).
The mission is simpler: Get back at and silence those dumbasses who stereotype all that they don't understand. Power to the people.
Thank you guys so much, and I can't wait to see what you have to say!!!
~Nexa~
P.S. I do have to thank Reko C. Amour for this inspiration, in a way. If it were not for her, I would still be one of those people who think Goth is wearing black and acting sad and Emo is having cool hair and acting angry. Thanks for giving me a good, firm shove toward the light, Reko! xD
P.S. I'm not going to post the whole frickin' thing on here, but I do agree with what's being said (and flattered that I'm mentioned) in this journal post and I encourage others to repost it and add your signatures. I AM copying that part of the journal, and I ask that if you repost the journal entry you also copy the part that I signed out of here and post it, if the extra effort's not too much. xD Thank you!
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