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First:: I adore Shilpa and I like how i can just talk to her about anything. And it was good to know she agrees that a certain other person is boring and whiny. haha. And i also realized i can be horribly mean sometimes. haha not in a bad way. well i guess being mean can't be good. i dont know what i'm trying to say with that. I guess just that i had fun last night with Shilpa, Meg, her roomate Whitney whose really fun, and Dan and Krassa. And i hope meggie wasn't too upset by my semi mean ness but i was trying to prevent her from making an ass of herself. haha love her.
However Meggie brought up the issue of the Chief. and seemed to get a fire lighted inside of her when i replied that i am ProChief and that its just stupid white people trying to prove something because the illiniwik (sp) aren't alive anymore. so obviously they dont have a say. So i decided to explain my real opinion on such matter. I think that i would be antichief if we really were living in a Politically Correct world. Truth is however, we're not. My main reason for being prochief isn't that i love the chief! and Illini sports wouldn't be the same w/o him. (although it would be sad to see him go)However its that why make us loose our mascot and the school pride that resides in him and address other Native American mascots and leave other things alone? I simply feel if we're going to get rid of these why dont we talk about other schools and how they have offensive mascots as well. and once some action is being taken on those in an effort to make the world PC come back to me. Because truth is, We're NOT going to PC all the time. Its just another thing that people want to bitch about. When there are other mascots like the "fighting Irish" for instance that could be brought to discussion as well. its just a matter of people wanting an issue to fight for. Because I'm Irish. and the fact that the fighting Irish portrays Irish people as fighters is just a stereotype and kind of offensive because i'm not running around getting in fights, nor is anyone in my family with irish blood. In a slightly odd way we're trying to honor the chief, however we may not be doing it 100 percent correctly, its not like we're like oh the chief thats soooo funny lets make jokes about it. I could sya so much more and much more eliquently but thats just to throw that out there. And save your breath if you're going to attack my opinoins, but if you want to offer yours on the issue by all means dive in. Because maybe someone could sway my mind if they present some arguements that were legit and good ones but all i'm gettin is not good ones haha.
So i wont ever be PC, I'll offend some people sometimes, so what? my goal in life isn't to be one of those people who change their words os they dont upset someone. its okay to disagree. It makes friendships interesting especially wheny ou can have meaningfull discussions on the matter.
I Love My Friends. for REAL!
I believe in
The same thing that makes the night become day
Tide and the water
Sons and the daughters
Can't hide it can't fight it
Love
I'm a say it again
It's the same things that makes the moonlight
Meet up with the sunlight
Can't fight it can't buy it
Love
I'm a say it again
When cut deep the same blood we bleed
We're not immune to addiction or disease
Got violent deaths in our family trees
Now it's our turn
Things have been seeming real ready these days
From the North to the South to the East to the West
Happiness is a bullet to your chest
However Meggie brought up the issue of the Chief. and seemed to get a fire lighted inside of her when i replied that i am ProChief and that its just stupid white people trying to prove something because the illiniwik (sp) aren't alive anymore. so obviously they dont have a say. So i decided to explain my real opinion on such matter. I think that i would be antichief if we really were living in a Politically Correct world. Truth is however, we're not. My main reason for being prochief isn't that i love the chief! and Illini sports wouldn't be the same w/o him. (although it would be sad to see him go)However its that why make us loose our mascot and the school pride that resides in him and address other Native American mascots and leave other things alone? I simply feel if we're going to get rid of these why dont we talk about other schools and how they have offensive mascots as well. and once some action is being taken on those in an effort to make the world PC come back to me. Because truth is, We're NOT going to PC all the time. Its just another thing that people want to bitch about. When there are other mascots like the "fighting Irish" for instance that could be brought to discussion as well. its just a matter of people wanting an issue to fight for. Because I'm Irish. and the fact that the fighting Irish portrays Irish people as fighters is just a stereotype and kind of offensive because i'm not running around getting in fights, nor is anyone in my family with irish blood. In a slightly odd way we're trying to honor the chief, however we may not be doing it 100 percent correctly, its not like we're like oh the chief thats soooo funny lets make jokes about it. I could sya so much more and much more eliquently but thats just to throw that out there. And save your breath if you're going to attack my opinoins, but if you want to offer yours on the issue by all means dive in. Because maybe someone could sway my mind if they present some arguements that were legit and good ones but all i'm gettin is not good ones haha.
So i wont ever be PC, I'll offend some people sometimes, so what? my goal in life isn't to be one of those people who change their words os they dont upset someone. its okay to disagree. It makes friendships interesting especially wheny ou can have meaningfull discussions on the matter.
I Love My Friends. for REAL!
I believe in
The same thing that makes the night become day
Tide and the water
Sons and the daughters
Can't hide it can't fight it
Love
I'm a say it again
It's the same things that makes the moonlight
Meet up with the sunlight
Can't fight it can't buy it
Love
I'm a say it again
When cut deep the same blood we bleed
We're not immune to addiction or disease
Got violent deaths in our family trees
Now it's our turn
Things have been seeming real ready these days
From the North to the South to the East to the West
Happiness is a bullet to your chest