It Seems Today That All You See is People Getting Offended Way to Easily

The very popular, hit TV show, Family Guy has stirred up many controversies since it's first showing in 1999. The show contains many gags and humorous jokes pointed at millions of different controversies from: religion, political stand-points, and moral conducts. But that's what they are, jokes. As an avid fan, and binge watcher of the show, I will admit sometimes the show takes things to far, however, some people overreact and take it far beyond what it needs to be. Leon Wolf's article, "Seth MacFarlane, 'Family Guy' and the cowardice of Hollywood" felt as though the adult cartoon takes to many jabs at Christianity.  

Now I do admit the show does make jokes about Christianity and as stated before may get out of hand sometimes. However, what the article failed to state is the show also picks on Jews, the Church of Scientology, and many others. There's a Jewish character in the show named Mort. The character is in many episodes and is portrayed in many stereotypical ways. There's no designated character that portrays the stereotypical Christian. 

The article praises South Park on their jokes about the Church of Scientology, writes about how no one jokes about Islam because of their violent ways, then proceeds to call Family Guy a cowardice move. Leo Wolf states in the article,"Christians don’t behead reporters or shoot up satire magazines when they lose. Cowardice, plain and simple, is the reason the world’s foremost satire artists have treated Islam like a genuinely holy thing, while treating Christianity as an object of casual scorn and mockery". Wouldn't making fun of another religion also be considered a cowardice? Or does it just apply when your religion takes a hit? I will admit I do get offended sometimes by the things they say but I know that it's a joke. The jokes I find funny may offend someone else, such as all the racist jokes included in the show. As for South Park, the show has even more controversial topics and displays them in a crass manner. 

If the man was really that offended, why wouldn't he write a letter to the family guy cast? Or call the editors? Christianity is picked on in these particular shows because they never do anything to stand up for themselves. Notice how the Church of Scientology complained to the creators of South Park and the character was erased. If someone was THAT offended do something to get the bit erased. The authors don't care about what they're making fun of, hence why they're targeted. The only way the will know it's taken to far is if someone says something. 

The article sates, "the business of satire is supposed to be irreverent, it is supposed to push boundaries". Well isn't that what the show is doing? The TV show pushes boundaries, Hollywood pushes boundaries. Whether it's in the direction you wanted it's being pushed and pushed even farther every year. Hollywood is the influential places. The world is obsessed with celebrities and the fast life. The only way to get it to stop is to stand up for what you believe in. 

A Consitutional Right isn't Always a Good Thing

For years and years women have been fighting for equal rights. They fought for the right to vote, they are currently fighting for equal wages in the work place, but they fail to realize they have a right no man will ever be entitled to, abortion. These women feel a sense of entitlement, despite the major health risks and the disappointment and regret that may come afterwards.

Now in order for this not to be biased and a giant rant, I decided to research the reasons why pro-choicers believe what they believe. I came across the article on Huffpost, and it was a list of reasons why someone agrees with abortions. Though most were ridiculously foolish some made me think a little. There was how motherhood is such a chore, and how the "embryo" can't feel and therefore isn't human. But what about the unhealthy pregnancies, where either the mother or child or both has the possibility of dying during childbirth? As terrible as it may sound, getting the abortion is still the wrong thing to do. There is still a possibility of the baby living after childbirth in this situation and if tragedy strikes you can at least say you tried.

Another article posted onto Huffpost was written by this lady who had been through not one but two abortions. Not only had she gone through to but she was proud of it and wanted the world to know. The article in general was nonsensical. There was this this one paragraph that left me baffled, I definitely questioned after reading this, it stated: "As we all know, you can divorce your spouse but once you've brought a child into this world, you are responsible for the safety, health, education, and well being of that person for at least the next 18 years. Not to mention financial obligation. Talk about a loss of freedom." Now I know what just about every smart and responsible adult disagrees with this woman. It sounded extremely selfish and as if she was oblivious to the situation that is adulthood. If you don't feel fit enough to become a parent then you aren't fit enough to the deed. Contrary to this woman's belief, divorce and abortions are actually nothing alike, other than the fact that they are both results of bad decision making. Divorce is becoming separated from someone you once loved. Abortion is killing a baby for something the baby had no involvement in.

Carm.com, a Christian website, also wrote about how abortion is wrong and they were quoted as saying, "Abortion is the ultimate from of selfishness. It puts the mother's convenience and desire's above the life of her own baby" and I couldn't agree more.

The Pro-Choice movement also tries to ratify issue by saying that the fetus can't feel anything or that it isn't alive. Well a recent study done by the university of Notre Dame found that fetuses develop brain cells around 4 weeks after fertilization, which helps them develop feelings and thinking power. 

Now in political cases, this topic is widely debated. Most Democrats say abortion should be legal meanwhile Republicans highly disagree. Now what doesn't make sense to me and millions of other people is abortion is legal but they're debating gun control to "keep kid's safe" and now they have legalized marijuana however it will be "childproof". If we're that keen on children's safety shouldn't we stop killing them? 

     

The Electoral College and it's Importance

The Electoral College has been around since America was first becoming a country. The Founding Fathers wrote it into the Constitution and here it lies. Now within the last week the democratic party has been whining and complaining that "Hillary should've won because she won the popular vote" and that the Electoral College is "undemocratic".

The Electoral College makes it to where each state has a voice (which rounds out to about 20% of the electors). Which is why the Democratic Party is upset, "this means that small states have a greater voice in the presidential choice than justified by their populations," according to AEI). It also prevents candidates from campaigning in big cities instead of smaller states. Think about it, if we had the popular vote, who would campaign in Vermont, for example, if you could campaign in New York City? The Founding Fathers saw the possibility and wanted to keep the states in power and sought to remove political manipulation. As AEI argues, the Senate is just as "undemocratic" as the Electoral College. Same number of Senators and they have the voice not the people.


The Democratic Party sure has gone back and forth with their "love" and "hatred" towards the electoral college. In 2000, Al Gore and George Bush were the two candidates in the presidential race. Now Al Gore won the popular vote however, George Bush won the electoral votes. The same thing that's happening now was happening then, the democratic party was furious. However, in 2012 Obama was up against Romney. Mitt Romney won the popular vote but Barack Obama won the electoral votes. The Democratic party didn't complain whatsoever. Basically, the democratic party wants a democracy and not give anyone else a chance. The democratic party also ceases to realize that if their was no electoral college, Hillary Clinton still wouldn't of won. The popular vote was for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic Party Candidate, but the Electors decided otherwise.

The Electoral College prevents such a thing. As stated previously, if the popular vote was a thing the smaller states would have no voice. California, New York, Texas and a few others would basically vote because they'd make up 50.5% of the vote, and places like Ohio and Iowa shouldn't even vote because they'd have no say.

Thomas Jefferson himself said, "nothing more than mob rule, where fifty one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty nine" (wordpress.com). The majority isn't always right either. Which is, in fact, the same reason James Madison split of the interest groups, so there was no majority. This country was not founded on majority. In fact it was founded on a small number of rebels that were determined to get way from majority. These rebels desired freedom and rights for all, not just most. The Electoral College gives the freedom and right to all smaller states, who would have no choice in the election if set up otherwise. As "undemocratic" as I sound, I see the importance of the Electoral College and hope it stays.