Powerful humans? I think not

Who are we as humans to decide what animals are "pests", what animals are "for us to eat". No no no no, are you joking? We ruin the environment every single day, pollution of all sorts. Why do we assume that these animals are for us, or how do we find it humane to say "there's too many of them, they're pests, we should be killing them." They are voiceless creatures and it is disgusting that we believe it is okay to kill them, treat them in disgraceful ways for us to eat. Humams are absolutely relentless -  the number one predator, the number one pest to the environment, the most over populated species. Deer, cow, calf, chicken, pigs, kangaroo?? Why do we believe we have upmost control, and consider ourselves "better" than these voiceless speicies? Humans are so incredibly advanced yet we make an absolute mockery of it. The sooner we realise that we are not invincible, that others arent powerless to us, that we are so insignificant compared to this magical world we live in! Goodness we are so insignificant!! Look out the bloody window, look at a map! Search up the species living in the ocean, all the insects and how everyday they contribute. We act like we are so worldly, smart, and helpful, we think throwing money towards things will make a difference? What do we really do, as a whole, that contributes to the world - not just our selfish agendas. Come on people!! Just take a look at how we live our lives, how others live theirs. Start to make a difference, you can.

Nudity?

Contraversial subject... topless woman? How is it viewed in society? Extremely sexualised? Slutty? Attention seeking motive that she must have? Mmmm

Are we the next generation? Or the next item of the latest technology?

Im not sure if many of you have been keeping up with the good old Mark Zuckerberg and his creation of the VR Gear. His VR gear has been designed so you dont have to only see scenes and different universes in a 2D format but so you can export yourself into a completely different reality. And im not going to lie, the brink of being able to transport yourself mentally into a different world is nothing short of extraordinary. Though something you would be able to compare that to is the experiences people feel when taking certain drugs. I mean this direct comparison simply creates a link between the negatives that can and will occour from a world changing, literally, product like this. This extravagant item of technology could create an extreme difference in the world with illnesses like depression, anxiety, personality disorder etc if used correctly. It could also help the addicted, transferring them into the mental feeling that they desire while under the influence without the use of drugs, rewiring your mind, recovering. Imagine the positive power of a device like this - if used correctly. I mean with all the technology in the world, if used correctly would make the biggest difference. But i have no doubt that this device will not be used and directed in such a positive way. The world is amazing without us all being attatched to technology, but the fact that its here and only getting stronger, why not try advance it in sectors which need advancing? I wish i could joke and say "next thing you know we will have robot workers" but thats not even far out of reach anymore.

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The taboo on sexuality

One thing that ive battled and run into some difficulty with is the taboo on females sexuality. Something in paticular, being that if a female enjoys or iniciates sexual encounters shes percieved as dirty, slutty and any derogatory name under the sun. However, if she has said she doesnt like, nor wants to partake in sex shes seen as a prude, or somewhat higher and better than other females. Again this goes back to this societal influence, when you hear about someone having sex, or not having sex, who is it up to to give that person a title? Have you ever questioned yourself as to why this is something thats so commonly thought? I will also introduce the talked about "cherry pop". Girls and boys, please know and understand that when having sex for the first time a male isnt going to break you and make you bleed. First of all, we have the ability to push an entire human out of us i dont believe the male organ will do that much damage. Secondly,  the hymen doesnt actually break, snap, rip, whatever painful sounding word is used; the hymen is actually very stretchy and bendy, almost like elastic - women who have had sex before have still had their hymen intact. Another point, it isnt the hymen that makes you bleed, nor may you bleed at all, it all depends on how lubricated, comfortable, tight and how used the area is to that type of stimulation (which is why foreplay actually helps, i mean where do you think the idea of "fingering" came from, to get your insides ready and stretched out enough. Because did know the tighter you are in the time of intercourse the less aroused you are?). And please know girls that a doctor cannot tell if youre a virgin or not, what a load of shit. Its all introduced to make women afraid and embarrassed to be having sex which is absolutely ridiculous. WHAT IS THIS TABOO?? GIRLS, WOMEN! WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE EMBARRASSED TO QUESTION, WONDER AND EXPLORE SEXUALITY! YOU ARE NOT A WHORE, OR A SLUT IF YOU ENJOY AND PARTAKE IN SEX. NOR IS THERE A NUMBER YOU SHOULD CONFINE YOURSELF TOO BECAUSE OVER 8 IS TOO MANY AND YOURE NOT RESPECTING YOURSELF ENOUGH? WHOS RULES ARE YOU ACCEPTING? WHOS IDEAS ARE YOU FOLLOWING AND LIVING BY WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT? We need to be teaching girls about their bodies not only about abstinence and forms of contraception and the dangers of getting pregnant when they dont even know whats going on down there in the first place?!?!? If girls and boys are both unaware about their own bodies how do you expect them to understand anything else? Teaching someone how to put a condom over a wooden penis isnt rocket science and really shouldnt be the basis of what we teach in our schools. Sex ed shouldnt just be about just having sex, the legal age, abstinence and forms of contraception? It should also include learning about your bodies and the opposite sexes also. One thing for you to think about though, back in the what 50s etc women were told they couldnt ride bikes or their ovaries would fall out, any similarites with the idea of females having sex would "break them" and hurt? Sexuality isnt a bad thing, we are humans. Mammals. Both males and females have different ways of viewing and approaching sex. We dont even learn about the same things in sex ed class so how do we expect to understand what eachother goes through in a sexual experience or what the aftermath may be? Sorry but why is contraception and pregnancy just ones responsibilty in learning, whereas if a pregnancy was to occour, though sex was either mutual OR IN SOME CASES NOT the female is still left to deal with it, and if extremely difficult denied the access to a safe, proffesional abortion? How is this meant to provide help if sex is meant to be a mutual, equal desicion? Or is it still blatantly obvious that there is still a more negatively affected, less equal gender? Though after saying this, i will say that im not saying you should go have many sexual partners and not care about who its with, i am saying that the taboo on female sexuality creates this barrier for women to be exploring and truly understanding themselves and at the end of the day it is your body, is it not?

The world is still our oyster

For the last two hours I've been lying in bed with my brain going off its rocket just thinking about the world and hopefully you'll be able to make some sense of what i'm putting out. 

Why are we all sitting in classrooms? Why are we all aspiring to have a 9-5 job that runs us and controls us because of a small piece of paper? I mean what do we do? Wake up, eat, school, eat, more school, whatever you do before or after, home, sleep, repeat repeat repeat repeat where all we look forward to is bumming out on the couch, or in some cases getting completely wasted in the weekend? I know not all of us, but its a sad number that do. Now i'm not trying to make you hate the life you live because its normal, its what we have been bought up to do. But why? We are extraordinary beings. When did we accept to become such drones? Missing out on the beauty, the sounds, the smell, the culture, the diversity, the brilliance? All of which we as humans, don't notice and destroy. Why do we hate? Why do we compare? Why do we compete? When did ones life become more valuable than the others? Don't talk to me about religion because how ever messed up it is, its grown from a state of love. Its just been developed in the form of fear, discrimination and hatred. Why do we let the negative rule? Think of a dog for example, with a carefree, loving, happy nature - traits that we are missing because of experiences, judgement, gender roles, discrimination, unwritten society do's and dont's. Whos' rules are you following? Who are you letting feed you manipulated information to force your unknowing mind to think a certain way? The whole world is crumbling at our feet. Do you remember when the world was our oyster? I know that some people just aren't good people, and wont ever be. But all it takes is just one person to change, to see the world differently for others to see it differently too. I know there's some of you waiting, about to explode out of your shell to a captivating world waiting for you to explore. Do it. Don't let fear become you.

Societal influence on co-ed/single-sexed schooling

It is in-fact that time of the night where i dive deep into the depth of my mind. Today i was asked a question which was if i preferred co-ed or single sexed schools and i'm not the type to give a simple answer. So; personally i argue that co-ed schools are better and more beneficial when it comes to real life skills like working with different genders and seeing the opposite in your everyday life. However it is a lot deeper, after all it is a high school which means hormones come into play which can make difficult the task of being able to distinguish friends from more than friends which i believe is something teenagers, even older, get confused over because they don't socialize with the opposite sex enough to have that knowledge of a friendship compared to a relationship. Also,the maturity of people definitely comes into it which is an extremely difficult thing to outline and come up with a definitive answer to because it all depends on the person. But then in contradictory to that, society has taught both males and females different ways of living and how we are supposed to act etc so when you chuck the two different standards of living together a lot of double standards arise and people don't really challenge them which is why society continually stays the way it is because we accept the norm for what it shouldn't be, in my opinion. BUT i do think that coed schools would be more beneficial if we stopped teaching different genders damaging things from a young age, or separating us again on the basis of who is better, the “alpha” sex? Get rid of double standards and gender specific subjects, colours, sports etc. There's a long way ahead before any of this even begins to change. Think of women's rights for example, for 50 years we have been fighting for that and almost nothing has changed? Personally i don't see in the near future an extreme societal change, i think that people too often accept and use the term "that's just life" and if something's wrong instead of challenging it they justify it. Why do we teach how to defend when we should be teaching not to attack? I mean the world as we know it is real but the information we get fed is all manipulated, it's all communicated for us to think a certain way and a lot of people don't realize that and never question it. I mean you don't have that control over everyone if you decide you want to make a difference, I just try to focus on being positive and focus on changing the way i view the world and sharing it, hopefully influencing others about it too. I mean even i, writing this right now, am directing a certain point that i want to be heard. It just depends solely on the person who hears it and what they decide to do with it. I think we should always be questioning what we hear, see and what we are told because everything's always so much deeper than our minds can comprehend and not as black and white as it's filtered into our minds to be. Think for yourself, not for what you're “supposed” to think.

Getting on-board the writing train

I am an aspiring writer, journalist, photographer, traveler. Anything the world takes me for. I've decided to start a blog to share my writing; a proper place for them to settle, not just Instagram. So i shall start off with something real and hopefully inspiring.

Today I was thinking, I've never seriously thought about sharing my thoughts and views online and after thinking about it I've come to the conclusion that social media and the sharing of our voices isn't all bad, if used in a positive way. I won't go into extreme detail about why but I have decided to really write about things. Real things. Things that aren't widely talked about or accepted but I will tell you that i'm beginning to. I'll start off now. From a young young age girls and boys are taught very questionable things due to having the attitude of "they're only young" or "they'll forget about it" and I agree, some things won't last into adult life but you can't tell me that nothing will. We shouldn't be teaching girls that if a boy is mean to them it means they actually like them they're just hiding it, we shouldn't teach boys that if a girl says no they're playing hard to get. We shouldn't gender specify objects, different outcomes from the same crime due to genders? NOPE. Lack of income equality? A man is still a man if he cries, what is the concept of being a 'man' anyway? Who's rules and beliefs are you living by and accepting because that's simply 'life'? , a woman isn't just angry because of her period. We shouldn't body shame, we shouldn't believe that we have the right to comment on people's bodies as they are not our own. What is with that anyway? Why is it that if a man has multiple sexual encounters he is congratulated for it whereas if a woman advances on her sexual desires she is a slut? Why do people feel the need to spread lies and rumors about people? Where is the benefit in that? We should be growing mentally, physically, spiritually. Life as it should be , simply isn't. We are all alive!! Why are we all stuck in a 9-5 routine that you wake up go to sleep wake up go to sleep and all you do is look forward to the weekend. We should embrace the world, grasp for things just out of reach, take risks, leap, run, scream, laugh, smile and cry. Everyone has their own lives and issues going on, be selfless, support and cherish everything you have, don't stew over everything you don't. Be thankful you're alive because some aren't. You have a voice, use it wisely.

All my love
Aria xxx