tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post8879062490117162547..comments2023-04-30T03:40:49.011-07:00Comments on Mumbling to Myself: I'm (relatively) moral!ThankYouClubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254378208018523270noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-43852896197578476632012-06-09T12:56:06.958-07:002012-06-09T12:56:06.958-07:00Right, because when movies depict something, that’...Right, because when movies depict something, that’s the same as supporting it. I think this is the right time to tell you that I was shocked to see that you own genocide-supporting material like Hotel Rwanda. I don’t know if I can be friends with someone like that.<br /><br />Is it important to you that no actual children were harmed in the making of this movie? I believe there is a difference in supporting screen writers, actors, costume designers, etc. and supporting child murderers, but that may just be me. It does make a difference to me whether I actually am harming someone with my actions, or just pretending to. I’m certain you have fantasized about hitting certain people, but there is a difference between fantasying and actually doing it, and the difference is a jail sentence. <br /><br />I do think it was different in the middle ages. There is giant step forward between being okay with real (though supposedly subhuman) people being tortured and watching non-existent people being tortured. Yes, human beings have a long way to go, but I think the next step should be saving those wage-slaves in China or the child sweatshop laborers, not a fictional character. <br /><br />I think I get your point. First, it’s scary that people are entertained by violence. There is definitely a do not do this cool thing (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DoNotDoThisCoolThing)irony about being entertained by the Hungar Games while, at the same time, supposedly siding with Katniss. The truth for me is that the harm I’m doing to myself by watching the games (minimal) and the harm I’m doing to others (none) is worth it for the entertainment factor. I like to think I’d be capable of recalculating the harm versus selfish convenience/entertainment equations if say the movie’s message was actually supportive of the violence (Ocean’s Twelve), or if I were an active participant in virtual violence (Halo), or if I were actually hurting someone (hockey) Huh, what did all those examples have in common? : )ThankYouClubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254378208018523270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-72563349446320601262012-06-09T08:04:55.701-07:002012-06-09T08:04:55.701-07:00Ironic that you specifically condemn child sacrifi...Ironic that you specifically condemn child sacrifice and in a later post rave about a movie glorifying child sacrifice and depicting it using the best special effects on earth (which are pretty damn good).<br /><br />Oh, I know it was just pretend, but the only thing telling your brain the difference is the conscious part, which is the small part, though you would know that better than I do.<br /><br />Honestly how different do you think it was in the middle ages? Do you think they were actually comfortable watching it? I don't, I think they could because society said it was ok, they had "progressed" to the point that they could differentiate between what happened on the chopping block and themselves, just like we, great, benevolent society that we are, can differentiate between what happens on the screen and our own lives, lives in which most of the earth is starving or war torn, etc etc.<br /><br />I'm no better than you, I'm typing this on a computer that was assembled by slaves in China (I know because it took 5 painstaking days for it to ship from China because I have some custom hardware) in clothes weaved, dyed and sewn by children slaves.<br /><br />I understand the points you're trying to make, but I don't think we've progressed away from anything, we've just gotten more clever at hiding it from ourselves and justifying it and finding opportunities in which we can rationalize staring it in the face and reveling in it.Clare14https://www.blogger.com/profile/07179885204387722393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-69065591307466284772012-05-19T12:06:30.815-07:002012-05-19T12:06:30.815-07:00Yes, yes you did : )Yes, yes you did : )ThankYouClubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254378208018523270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-40706807607268569482012-05-19T11:36:29.656-07:002012-05-19T11:36:29.656-07:00what about future you? did i just blow your mind?...what about future you? did i just blow your mind?sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057118107179777757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-50543376178770439752012-05-19T11:09:30.843-07:002012-05-19T11:09:30.843-07:00Well, it's a good one. Who are you? All I can ...Well, it's a good one. Who are you? All I can find when I click on your name is a recipe for pomegranate raita. I don't even know what a raita is : )ThankYouClubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254378208018523270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-41180005492064549402012-05-19T08:52:37.350-07:002012-05-19T08:52:37.350-07:00Haha, I didn't even realize that was my screen...Haha, I didn't even realize that was my screen name! Must be from an account long ago...:PBreadMachineLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486680320466126722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-79882015591948119832012-05-18T21:40:54.567-07:002012-05-18T21:40:54.567-07:00I hope you're right! Otherwise, dark ages me w...I hope you're right! Otherwise, dark ages me would be a fairly terrifying person. You have a great screen name, by the way : )ThankYouClubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254378208018523270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6286867726640272920.post-37630433894680593032012-05-18T21:13:44.236-07:002012-05-18T21:13:44.236-07:00Hahah, I love the "Now me" parts:) It...Hahah, I love the "Now me" parts:) It's true though, it's pretty scary how easy it would've been to fall prey to that sort of thought. But I'd like to think if you have a questioning, open-mind now, perhaps you would still have it in the Dark Ages as well? I would hope that having some basic humanity would be an inherent trait, haha.BreadMachineLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486680320466126722noreply@blogger.com