Erratic thinking, blending in ideas to form a logic which doesn't exist yet.
Now, I don’t like getting into politics, but sometimes I get sick of seeing these double-standards being perpetuated.
I’m all for equality, but sometimes feminism gets side-tracked in its self-righteousness and starts exclaiming gender issues that don’t exist… (because let’s face it. We are pretty much equal already.) The issue this time, movies:
Apparently - white men who try to change the world, are tortured souls and just wish something would come into their life to give it some new fire, is a bad stereotype to belong to right now. Especially if you want to make a movie about the few actual feelings society lets you have. What are these feelings? Well, here is the plot:
An average guy meets a member of the opposite sex who will get them back on their feet and blow their mind, causing them to go on massive journeys of self-discovery.
It is clearly an unrealistic fantasy as this video is eager to point out. But if this plot sounds familiar, it’s probably because it is the basis of EVERY SINGLE ROMANTIC COMEDY EVER. Usually it’s the lonely career-driven female who fantasizes about their knight in shining armour to sacrifice everything so they can be together - an expectation that is not too far detached from the real-world version. So let’s just review the plot for females:
An average girl meets a member of the opposite sex who will get them back on their feet and blow their mind, causing them to go on massive journeys of self-discovery.
Well, THAT’s embarrassing. Not only is it exactly the same, it is the premise for at least twice the volume of female-oriented romantic comedies. But this is not the end of it:
This random man would have a foreign accent and sweep her off her feet with his mechanical skills, love of nature, musical talent and desire to marry her and settle down in a hill-side cabin. This female pipe-dream perpetuates the myth that all men are adventure-driven and enjoy being physically active. This romance is just as ridiculous as the male’s “I wish I could meet a daring and interesting female to liven things up”. Oh and the guy would look like some variation of this, 99% of the time:
So let’s just be clear:
This is not a male “objectifying thing”. This is not even a thing. It is a fantasy that guys can relate to - a film - a dream. It is the same dream girls have in excess.
Also, if you have a problem with the male Hollywood writers, MAYBE you should focus your energy into getting some intelligent female-written stories out there. I would love to see some more inspired female work - and less film about the charismatic handyman-romantic.
And in response to “So how about you stop using us as your muse and start writing us as real people.”
- “How about you stop making film about things females fantasize about? We are not hurting you any more than your shitty one-sided YouTube video is hurting us.”
Feminist Frequency - Tropes vs. Women: #1 The Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
—Soren Kierkegaard. The same goes for design if you think about it. (via gregmelander)
(Source: yearslater, via gregmelander)
Nations that don’t invest in the future tend not to do well there
—Thomas L. Friedman - on “that magic combination of cutting-edge higher education, government-funded research and immigration of high-I.Q. risk-takers. They are, in combination, America’s golden goose.” (via gregmelander)
Humanity is in the early stages of a period of explosive expansion in knowledge, freedom, intelligence, lifespan, and wisdom. Yet our species persists in old conceptual structures and processes which act as a drag on progress.
—Max More on Transhumanism (via surrogateself)
The aforementioned things of my design:
Adelaide Riverbank Hotel project - an academic architectural development and conceptualisation study
It has been a somewhat strange day for me.
Everything is a bit off. Everything is obviously fine, but I dunno… just feels weird.
There is this uneasiness feeling that just makes me want to write or touch base with people. But it is hard to really make a connection or have fun when you have nothing to share except stories about ‘studying hard this week’.
By now I have a fair few unpublished posts which cover some of my concerns. But they are exactly that: My concerns, which as such, only should concern me. I know mentioning this seems cryptic and stupidly attention-seeking, but if I was seeking attention, I would have posted my pointless unpublished posts. I’m just contextualising the difficulty in relating to people.
As such, maybe I’ll just post some pictures of the things of my design, and leave the floating questions devoid of answers:
Why am I feeling like there is something out of place? Am I missing something? Is there anybody else that has strange moments when things don’t feel right for no apparent reason?
More designing!
This weekend has been juicily enhanced by the crazy sounds of Bassnectar.
In another version of earth…
…our society adopted night-vision-goggles as a standard issue item to every human being. Lighting buildings on the outside was abolished. Car headlights were an extra safety feature and completely banned unless you could prove that your night-vision wasn’t working.
- Crimes at night plummeted: Night-vision technology allowed people to see as clearly as if it was the middle of the day.
- The high sales in this technological field yielded massive advances in the technology, making them as compact and user-friendly as a mobile phone. Indeed later, the phone would be assimilated into the device. The new generation of night-vision-goggles were smart-phone-computers that would feed live information like any smart-phone would. This new device took the world by storm as a ‘complete human interface solution’.
- And most importantly: Our skies were clear, allowing every child access to a completely clear starry night sky.
Following up on my last posted project:
It ended up being exactly how much I needed to get done by that stage. I’m unsure of my grade, but I doubt that I’ll be disappointed.
My work was slightly too pragmatic, which is typical of my when the constraints are so clear. I will try more expressive methods next time.
The details are not the details. They make the design.
—Charles Eames (via getsomegumption)
(via gregmelander)
Designed a 5-story-building in under 3 weeks!
New record! I am not really aware of how much I should have gotten done on this project up to this point. Really, I have only spent 2 weeks and 4 days on this project (with other subjects in between). Based on that and the level to which the design is finalised, I’d say I might have over-worked myself. I am a bit worn.
I feel like I am neglecting my other two subjects too. I’m going to hope this imbalance is due to my mixed time-table. Otherwise, I need a better way to stay focused and balanced.
I don’t remember uni being this full-on. (But then, I have never really been so seriously applied.) One thing that would help is cutting back on the caffeine and sugar. I go through 2L of Coke a day when I work non-stop like this. Between that and the often stressful work, I doubt my health has a positive forecast. I also still need to pull an near-all-nighter to make the work I have done, appear presentable… what have I gotten myself into?
Oh yeah… I also have a 10% assignment for the other subject due on Tuesday. I’ll be a wreck by that evening - but I’ll be an accomplished wreck!
NIGHTNIGHT by DEDDY
