The Casting Crew of the Harry Potter films could see into the Future

Basically they cast a bunch of awkward looking kids that would eventually grow up into incredibly beautiful adults. Most of you will think of Emma Watson but what about the rest of the young Howarts cast?

The lovable Luna Lovegood with radish earrings and  a copy of the Quibler. 

Hannah Abbott . The Hufflepuff that eventually goes on to marry Neville Longbottom. (who also grew up to be insanely hot)

Neville Longbottom.......

 Holy.....F..

Seamus Finnigan. You know.. the kid always blowing himself up. 

Dean Thomas was the lovable best friend of Seamus who eventually ends up with Luna. 

Ginny Weasley. This one has to be one of the most impressive. 

Draco Malfoy

Dudley Dursley

Cho Chang Harry's crush in 5th Year

Pavarti Patil

Padma Patil 

21st Century Sensitivity

The idea of political correctness came about in the late 20th century.  It started in universities primarily. Young students were encouraged to speak with a certain guard as to not be perceived as sexist or racist. Up until this point (with considerable reason) people were not terribly guarded in speech; at least not to the point that it is today. It was such an unusual thing that it prompted one journalist to write a story entitled “The Campus: An Island of Repression in a Sea of Freedom” in 1986. (Read The Article Here! < I really recommend it, it's a fantastic article)

“Elsewhere we are expected, like it or not, to attend to what Justice Brennan calls the “bedrock principle . . . that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable.”

Needless to say people were not thrilled about universities enacting certain “punishments” based on people’s verbiage. The whole concept seemed to infringe on first amendment rights. None the less the idea grew and spread; to the museums, workplaces, and the entire public and private sector.

Today, in 2013, it has become the norm for individuals to be slandered, attacked, and ridiculed for having a point of view that isn't consistent with social norms. Celebrities and public figures are at risk. It has gotten to the point that you are scarcely able to pronounce known facts without backlash.  For instance, as a white female I could be fired from my job for saying that black teens graduate at a much lower rate than white teens. This is a fact... but that no longer matters. If I say that the majority of black males don't take care of their kids I could be slammed by every civil rights activist from here to the other side of the world. But the sad truth is that single mothers in the black community is up to a staggering 70+ percent. 

What we have essentially done is take the idea of politeness and turned it into a blatant disillusion of what's fact and what's fiction in this world.  It isn't just a debate against race mind you. Everyone has chosen to be equality offended. You see we aren't allowed to say that men are on average stronger than women (They are). That will upset feminist. You can't say that the existence of Jesus Christ is not proven and unlikely (it is). That will offend Christians. Etc......

Basically what you have now is millions of people sitting around just waiting to be offended with complete disregard for fact. 

I understand that there is a substantial difference between cruelty and political correctness but my question is...have we gone too far in our definition of cruelty? 

So the next time someone states an opinion or fact that you are happy with think before you decide to lynch them. You may not know what has lead them to that conclusion. Instead strike a healthy debate or ignore it all together if it doesn't affect you. 

Let's stop burning people at the stake and acknowledge that they have beliefs and they are entitled to them. Everyone is guilty of this including myself. But if we change our mentality and stop allowing the media to launch violent smear campaigns against people for expressing themselves or their beliefs we all gain back a little of those rights that our forefathers fought so hard for us to have.  

Thoughts?

American Pusification

Warning-This is not for the easily offended, sensitive, pansy, self denial, green people, reality show watchers, peanut butter eaters, or Freeza. If your offended, well I warned you.

It's about time everyone stopped candy coating reality.

This idea of the American Dream of Mom Dad Kid One and Kid two, simply doesn't exist.

Dad doesn't always have the best Job.

Mom doesn't always cook well.

Sometimes Brother is too fat for the football team, because mom was out at her second job and he had Doritos's for dinner. And Sister's to ugly for the squad.

And from time to time, dad doesn't attend church on Sunday because he would rather watch the game in his underwear.

People, STOP OVER REACTING TO SHIT!! Life sucks, get used to it. Your not always going to like what someone has to say, and sometimes people aren't going to like you, simply because you look funny. The world has went insane. In May berry, if brother had tp'd the principals yard he would have had to clean it up and get a talking to...Now he would be hit with Vandalism, trespassing, and have a month of community service or a few weeks in a juvenile detention facility and expelled from school. Let's stop being retarded and legalize green already. And stop locking up America's youth for something less lethal that a McDonald's hamburger and less dangerous than a car ride (to get the burger duh!).

Our Future

I never know if I am supposed to say Black or African American, Midget or little person, Mentally challenged or Mentally handicap. So how about this, I don't give a hoot! I highly doubt I am going to offend someone with down syndrome for saying they are challenged vs handicap. Because that SD kid is just as happy as he can be and doesn't give a F*.  What  I might hurt little Sue's feelings by telling her that her hair is frizzy. But instead of going home and popping about 30 Tylenol. She could simply say "Rachael Kiss my a** your wearing the same jeans you wore yesterday, and that gut ain't getting any tighter" AND MOVE ON WITH HER LIFE!!

Let's stop pretending that the only poor people live in Africa. Yes as scary as it sounds you got poor people all around you. And were just waiting to get out piece of that pie. And from time to time, we are going to take it!! Yes middle class, their is a slight chance you will be robbed. But lets not all board up our windows at once. Because guess whatt, the sunlight is good for you.. And for once you can try getting vitamin D from IT instead of a bottle.

My goodness people loosen up already. As your sitting on your couch at night watching the nightly news shivering at the thought. Why not just change the channel to something funny and have a laugh. And stop taking everything so dang seriously. It's all over in 2012 anyway, am I right?

Were all a bunch of greedy, self centered, materialistic, vain pieces of meat. Deal with it!! Embrace it, I'm not saying be rude all the time, but damn if people were more honest, we would all be a little less sensitive wouldn't we? And little Sue wouldn't have to wait until she's 30 to realize she's a little to fat to get laid anymore. This is something we used to find out in grade school as out heads were shoved down a toilet. Everyone gets bullied. A couple purple nurples and fat jokes never killed anyone. But that antidepressant you take everyday to not deal with your insecurity has.

KIDS- Reality T.V. is not real. The only real think that ever happened on reality T.V is when Snokie was punched in the face. Because you can't go around acting that retarded without getting B* slapped eventually.

And another thing that annoys me, anti bacterial hand sanitizer. Geez people get a grip!! Your immune system is their for a reason. Let it do it's job every now and then so it can work properly. The human race has continued for thousands of years without it! These moms now are spraying their kids with Lysol every time someone sneezes. O_o My god people the Flu isn't what it used to be. But good luck fighting it off when every time you have had a sniffle since infancy some doctor shoved antibiotics down your throat. Here's something you just might not know. Your body developed an immunity to those things after a while. Penicillin only works so long before your body renders it useless. So lets make it count. You never know when you will be approached by a hooker in the Wendy's parking lot at 5 in the morning. Your going to need it to take care of that itch that comes a few days later.

How you doin?

And for god sakes people let your children watch the fight scenes in Dragon Ball Z. Did you know they are cutting the good ones out now? WTF (in fact that's what this is all about) If I can't watch Goku put a hurtin on Freeza, I just don't know whatt I am living for anymore. Yes one out of every 3 million just might to see that (epic) fight and go shoot up the school. But I think it's a small price to pay to see Goku go supper saiyan on Freeza's a**!!

I hate rap music! (there it is)

Why our children are really messed up!

Everyday you see some snooty news anchor or author get on your television or computer screen telling their theory on why kids are so messed up these days. You hear crap like, kids aren't getting enough time with the parent or children aren't getting enough attention so they went and blew up the school or bullied someone. I will tell you my opinion on why kids are so messed up and it's rather simple. Parents! Television! and this media driven social movement to put the little pricks on a pedestal.

The Disney Channel and other television stations aimed at children and young adults- I don't know when the last time any of you actually watched the Disney channel but have you noticed that every kid on there acts like a little smart ass and runs around talking to adults as if they are smarter and superior? Just watch for ten minutes and you will see exactly what I mean. If I had talked to my mother like that I sure wouldn't be here to rant about this now. She would have slapped me back in time so that my grandmother could slap me back. Then you have shows on MTV like teen mom that make it seem to young girls that if you do have a child that young you can just throw it off on your parents and do whatever you want.

Medications/Parental Excuses-  Instead of really dealing with children's emotional problems that the parent likely caused, they dope there kids up on a million medications and call it depression or ADHD. "My child isn't weird, he is just socially awkward." "My child doesn't misbehave, he just has ADHD." "My child isn't a bully, he just plays too hard." "My child isn't dumb, he is just a slow learner" "My child doesn't throw temper tantrums, he just has anxiety issues." Blah Blah Blah. Why can't parents admit that their children are just little shit's and it's their fault because either you beat the hell out of them or never punished them at all. There is a balance to be maintained and it isn't to hard to see the line. As long as you stay somewhat close to it most of the time your kids will be alright.

Video Games and other Virtual forms of Entertainment- Fine in moderation but...What happened to kids playing outside some? They sit around all day with no form of exercise. It's no wonder we have an obesity epidemic. Which brings me to my next point...

Obesity- I think it should be considered a form of child abuse to feed your brats nothing but cheese burgers and cookies all day. Feed the little prick an apple every now and then and he will thank you later when he manages to keep his head out of a toilet and get laid one day. He will thank you for not having heart problems before he is thirty.

Dressing our children like adults- There is just no reason to dress your four year old in a mid drift and skinny jeans. Children should not look sexy...ever. Do you really want pedophiles looking at your young daughter? Or your 13 year old looking 18? and please stop teaching your child to have pride in their appearance and teach them to have pride in their accomplishments. If a kid grows up getting attention for looking like a barbie doll they are going to be in for a rude awakening when those looks go to shit and they realize that they are nothing without them.

Not all children are automatically winners- Some kids are dumb, instead of telling them they are, teach them. In the real world there are winners and there are losers. Most people win sometimes, and lose sometimes. Childhood should be the same way. If you constantly tell your kid they did a good job when they don't they aren't going to make it in the real world. Their boss isn't going to sugar coat it for them so why do you? Instead of teaching false confidence, teach them to have confidence despite their mistakes, them keep trying.

Lazy kids- All kids need chores. Lazy kids become lazy adults.

Spanking is NOT abuse and Bullying Builds Character- Yea I said it. A little bullying is not going to kill anyone, toughen the sensitive little brat up some. Kids are going to get bullied when they grow up from their boss. They have to realize early on that there are douche bags out there and you are going to encounter them everyday. So you might as well get used to it early and learn to stand up for yourself. Kids need to be spanked when they are young (not excessively).

Oh Yea.  Lets tell them NO from time to time!!

So can we please give the over parenting a rest and stop bullshitting our kids please? Can we stop over medicating them and let them play outside some? Maybe we should stop giving every kid a trophy and sugar coating life for them. Then just maybe we will have a couple less over medicated, under educated, materialistic, whiny ass adults in the world.

Why you really have no privacy

Choice Point- The easy explanation: Choice Point is data base company that stores information on you. You have probably never heard of this company or others like it. But it's heard of you. Company's, the government, and potential employers are able to purchase this information on you. The suspected information such as your criminal background is included but it also includes your street address, your credit score, things you have purchased, and just about anything else they can dig up on you.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChoicePoint

The Patriot Act- (1) The government may search and seize Americans' papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigation. (2) The government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation.> So not only can the government access your personal records, the keeper of those records will be prosecuted if they tell you about it. I have a lot more beef with the patriot act. Papers and effects includes your email, phone records, credit score, and any other documented information on you.

Social Media- We are all aware that social media sites sell your information to marketers. But did you also know that many employers also search social media sites prior to and during your employment? Why your relationship status and the activities of your weekend has anything to do with your ability to perform a job is beyond me.

Google- Google retains all of your searches. The searches can be used against you in court and are often sold to marketers as well.

Personal Email- Don't live under the illusion that your personal email is in anyway personal. Each email that you send is stored in a data base to be used against you at anytime. Say for instance you send an email joking about committing any sort of crime. Under the laws of the Patriot Act this is enough to warrant an arrest and conviction.

Cell Phone- Cell phone companies retail all of your phone call information and can be used against you whenever the government decides to. But it isn't just the government that can access this information, almost any regular person can purchase your personal phone records on the internet or through a private investigator.

Uncle sam is watching

So I leave you with one of my favorite quotes "Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither."- Ben Franklin. Laws that allow this type of breach in your privacy do not offer you security as most assume. They simply hinder your right to separate your personal and professional life and enable the government  and businesses to spy on you for there own personal gain.








** an update
In 2007 during President Obama's campaign he slammed the Patriot act stating "There will no longer be any illegal wire tapping of American citizens".
WATCH HERE
Then in 2012 he extended the Patriot Act.......... In other words you can't trust any government official to actually do anything about this. It appears that this extreme violation of due process will remain.

It looks like the bill of rights is a distant dream:
Article the sixth ...... The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Why Safe, Afordable, and Available Abortion is Crucial to our Society.

**Disclaimer-Don’t even bother reading this blog if it’s just going to set you off into a rant about good vs evil and godliness. I didn’t write this to argue about religion. All insulting comments will be removed and not acknowledged. With that said I do encourage healthy debate.

Abortion is an ugly subject. Certainly not something that you bring up the first time you meet your mother in law, in an important meeting, or around anyone that drives a minivan with ‘my family’ stickers on the back windshield. Somehow along the way someone convinced us that a growing egg in our bodies, comparable to a parasite, was ‘a baby’ and anyone that decided they didn’t want to be sucked of all their bodies’ nutrients was a murderer. A fetus starts off as little more than a mass of cells that eventually grows into something resembling a human baby in about 6 months. But as far as I am concerned until a fetus can live outside of the host’s body it is completely up to the host whether to continue the pregnancy. After seven months of nurture a fetus can typically live outside of the host and therefore probably shouldn’t be sucked out head first.  But even then I can think of a few circumstances where it might be necessary.

Well that’s my opinion. People like to call me cynical and heartless for stating that opinion. Perhaps I am. But when you really toss aside emotions and look at things in a logical perspective you can’t deny the benefits of more people choosing to run through the picketers into the Planned Parenthood office and order up some fine fetus suction. Here are a few not so pretty truths about abortion.

In The United States alone there is an average of 1,060,000 abortions per year.  America’s population is currently about 316,364,000. The current rate of population increase in America is about .0047% per year.  Our population would increase by 10,748,690 people in ten years if abortions were made illegal today. But that’s only 148,690 in ten years if we leave it the hell alone. That’s 10,600,000 more assholes taking up space and precious oxygen in the United States alone. That’s’ 10,600,000 more people polluting the earth, 10,600,000 more people to cut you off in traffic, 10,600,000 more people to wait in line behind at the DMV, and 10,600,000 more crying babies on airplanes.

85% of women that have abortions are unmarried. And not so surprisingly single mothers stay on welfare twice as long as their married (or ever married) counterparts. So in addition to a dramatic rise in population it would also show a dramatic rise in welfare dependents. I wonder how many pro-life screaming extremists are willing to turn out their pockets to pay for that. That’s what I always find funny about Tea-Party rallies. There is always one idiot with a sign that says ‘END WELFARE GREED’ right beside another idiot whose sign says ‘CHOOSE LIFE’. I suppose these people never thought to include logic in their everyday thinking. I guess that’s how they are able to make sense of the bible.

On a country wide scale roughly 150 out of every thousand teenage girls become pregnant between the ages of 15-19. Sadly only about 40 of those 150 terminate the pregnancy. Of the other 110 only 1 third of them will graduate high school and less than 1% will obtain a college degree before they turn 30. Dig out your checkbooks again folks because 80% of them will end up on government assistance, half in the first year. The simple fact is that no fourteen year old (despite the stupidity of getting pregnant so young) deserves the disadvantage teen parenting brings. I have often gotten to this part to hear the howls of adoption. I stamp that out real quick. Pregnancy is terribly dramatic on the 14 year old body. And let’s face it, the fetus is much more likely to come out with serious health issues because a child that young is unlikely to be physically able to carry a child and even less likely to take the necessary measure to ensure its safety like eating correcting, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and supplementing.

And let’s not forget the situations involving rape and medical necessity which count for about 20% yearly.

With all of that said I would like to state for the record that I don’t encourage abortion. I encourage prevention. But my mentality is this: Two 18 year old unmarried girls both become pregnant working minimum wage. One decides to keep the child and hope the father will help. The other makes a much more difficult decision and terminates the pregnancy. Nine times out of ten the girl that decides to terminate will be more successful and have more opportunity. She will also be less of a burden on society.  If someone is physically able, mentally prepared, and financially stable then adoption and parenting are wonderful options. But to expect everyone to be is naive and unrealistic.

As a society we need to STOP judging these women and start respecting the choices that they make. After all you have no idea what’s best for someone else or what situation they are going through. And if you still think abortion is murder then leave the judgment up to your god of choice and stay out of it. Your responsibility as a member of society is not to agree with everything but I believe that it’s everyone’s responsibility to treat each other with respect and dignity. Because after all “let he who is without sin cast the first stone” and “judge not that you not be judged”.