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Oy vey. I know I said I was going to post more, but life has been SO busy lately. This coming week is the end of the trimester, so all the work has been piling up. But! I feel I've been very productive lately! I was sick most of this week and didn't get much done, but today I've worked on my math portfolio, researched colleges (went through the entire application for my first choice school so that I know what to prepare for; there's some nasty questions on there. ^^), and after this I'm gonna start my history essay. And yesterday I wrote a beautiful rant! *ish proud* At some point I'll move it to the Rants section, but for now I'll just post it here. XD
This is my little rant about ethics.
Specifically, the ethics of that wonderfully controvercial topic of cloning. What brought this on, might you ask? Simply the fact that people won't shut up about it. So why should I? (This is all entirely hypothetical, of course. I know they haven't mastered cloning yet, and that there could be/are unpleasant side effects to the process, and that they're not mass-producing babies all over the place, so please don't call me on it.)
What I love about this topic is the number of true faces it really shows. All those left-wing, liberal people standing there saying, "I hate discrimination, and clones are disgusting."
Um. Right.
How on earth can you consider a clone to be disgusting? A human clone is still a human being. Perhaps the method in which he or she came into existance is a little unorthidox, and if we ever go House of the Scorpion and grow our human clones in the uterus of cows then I can understand why that might gross some people out, but nobody should be condemned for who their parents were. Or weren't. I mean, come on. Birthright punishments are so last century.
Some people tell me it's the purpose of cloning that they find disgusting. That purpose being that clones are born and raised for the sole purpose of being killed and having one or more of their organs harvested and transplanted into the original person. That is not only disgusting, it's murder. And I can't imagine that any civilized country would allow such a practice to be legal. In addition, I daresay that the principle of cloning someone to make an army ala Star Wars brings up its own ethical issues as well. Therefore, I don't expect that either of these would ever be the purpose of creating clones.
Why else would we make clones? you ask. Guys, people have been creating pointless things for centuries. We love playing god. We don't need a reason, we just like to prove we can. Maybe we'll only ever create one human clone, then say, "Okay, been there, done that, what's next?" What was the point of us going to the moon? Sure, maybe we would have discovered something amazing up there, but I don't think anyone really believed that it was going to change the world as we knew it.
On the other hand, maybe there will one day be a plethora of clones walking our earth. Beats me why, but let's pretend there are. And they're human beings, just like us. JUST LIKE US, guys. So they have an identical twin who's not the same age as them. Big deal. This brings me to the strongest argument I've heard against clones. The one that says: they'll be discriminated against. The one that says: how would YOU feel, knowing you were a clone? I think these two go hand in hand. I see absolutely no reason why anyone would feel that they're somehow less of a person simply because they are a clone. And I think that they wouldn't feel unworthy unless society was forcing it upon them. If society says that clones are less than 'normal' people, then of course they're going to feel inferior. Except... there comes a point where those discriminated against don't really believe what they're being told to believe about themselves.
Obviously, society would never accept clones instantly. People fear change, difference, or anything they don't understand. But society got used to black people. Society is getting used to homosexuals. Society can and will get used to clones, too, should the need arise. I'm not saying that it will be easy - how many centuries did it take for society to fully accept women as equals? But saying that clones are disgusting and then arguing that they shouldn't exist because they'll be discriminated against? Only with people like you on this planet, buddy.
If cloning is disgusting, then perhaps I should close with a quote from one of my favorite Zelda characters: "People are disgusting. My own father and mother are disgusting. You must be disgusting, too."
Yeah, you.Eva ranted at 5:57 PM
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i'm pretty
what do i deserve
i feel pretty
to walk out the door
i wonder
if pretty's gonna bleed
my monster
has all the time that he needs
so i came home
to feel ugly again
feels better alone
pretty ugly again
and if you come around
i may not let you in
cuz i don't understand
what this pretty is
you're so pretty
could i get the nerve
you said i love you pretty
what do i deserve
i wonder
is pretty gonna waste
my monster
has all the time in the day
and i came home
to feel ugly again
feels better alone
pretty ugly again
if you come around
i may not let you in
cuz i don't understand
what this pretty is
i wonder what pretty has to say
i want to feel pretty every day
i wonder what pretty has to say
i want to feel pretty every day
and i wonder what it's like to be pretty
i wonder what it's like to be pretty
i wonder what it's like to be pretty
i wonder what it's like to be pretty
wonder what it's like to be pretty
wonder what it's like to be pretty
wonder what it's like to be pretty
wonder what it's like to be pretty
pretty - kidney thievesEva ranted at 5:55 PM
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Are you a robot? YES! You are a robot of destruction!
You will crush anyone or anything in your path with missles and lasers and other cool things. You're one badass hunk of metal.
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Brought to you by YouThink.com quizzes and personality tests.Eva ranted at 6:26 PM
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I was going through my old blog entries earlier today with Mina, trying to find that 'diary' entry of Annie's, and I found some really interesting stuff in here. And some of it was damn funny. ^^; So I've decided I really need to start blogging again; I never meant to stop, but time sort of got the better of me. I haven't had time to write anything at all in the past month, so it's no surprise, but even so I'm going to try to get back into the habit. And my booklist, because I've discovered that it may be useful come college application time. I already used my 2004 one when I was asked to list the books I've read for my Telluride application. ^^
So anyway. A tidbit for you.
1) What's your favorite slash pairing? Is there a reason behind it? Or what?
Oh gods, so many, it's hard to decide. It's usually simply because two hot guys are better than one, ya? And I guess because male characters are so much more fun to work with, at least for me. Then again, I like shoujo-ai too, but whatever. I guess I could also say that I like the chemistry between a lot of characters and I think it could go further than the original media ever takes it. Matthew/Guy, for example, has blatant basis for friendship, at the very least, and the point of fanfiction is to take everything one step farther than the original. Works for me, anyway, so safi.
2) Where do you get your ideas? Do you rob idea banks?
Oh, geez, I don't even know. I get the best ideas when I'm spacing out, usually in the car or sometimes in class. Ironically, anywhere where I can't immediatly write them down. XP I get a lot of inspiration from random little things that catch my attention, or expanding on things I thought the original media didn't delve into enough (for example, I like writing about the relationship between Clair and Nel from Star Ocean 3). And I get a lot of inspiration from music. Haunted was born from the combined effect of reading Innocence by Jane Mendelsohn and hearing Evanescence's 'Haunted' within twenty-four hours of each other. 'Cherry Lips' by Garbage has long been one of my favorite songs, and then I once saw a picture of a cross-dressing Lucius, and from then on 'Cherry Lips' brought him to mind. So of course I had to do a fic with a cross-dressing Lucius! But not all of my ideas come like that. leave me broken required that I sit down and brainstorm ideas, looking for a theme that I could use to tie the piece together. As a result, it's simpler in concept, but also more complete and thoughtful.
3) So, any ideas in progress? And have you brought enough for everyone?
Oh, hell yeah. Waaaay too many.
In ADDITION to all the giftfics listed in my lj, there's two contest/challenge fics, one of which has a due date. o_O Then there's Haunted, the Sig-centric fic I came up with a long time ago and still want to do eventually, and the co-ficcy with Neko that we absolutely MUST start because I love it so much and I need to stop writing angst! ^^; There's the massive Zelda project (ie: failed NaNoWriMo... we don't talk about that). There's the Matthew/Guy AU idea I've been kicking around in my head for a while. There's some Albel tidbits. There's the alternative to leave me broken (ie: the other idea I toyed with when planning my entry for Dots' contest). There's the sorry remnants of Shattered Dreams, for whatever it's worth. And there's more, though that's all I can come up with off the top of my head. I don't think I'm ever likely to finish it all. ^^;
4) Have you written anything you don't hate, you relentless little self-critic?
leave me broken came out really well, despite my misgivings at first. And I'm really pleased with what I have of Haunted, although it was written so long ago that I'm unsure I can match the tone and style when I take it back up again. *sigh*
And... www.gizoogle.com! XDEva ranted at 3:49 PM
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What the fuck is wrong with you people? Why is it that everywhere I turn people are yelling and bitching at me and telling me how worthless I am? It's gotten to the point that I'm even getting it from my friends! Am I that bad a person?
Okay, look.
a) Don't fucking yell at my and jump down my throat at the slightest thing. Yes, I am a sarcastic and often overly-harsh bitchy person. Sorry, but that's the way I am. Get over it. You've got no right to complain - especially not you, Dad, because we all know where I get it from.
b) I will write whatever I goddamn well please, whether you like it or not. Shounen-ai or het, fanfiction or original, it is MY fuckin' choice and that's not about to change. I certainly don't appreciate being told that I'm cheating myself by writing what I choose to write, that I'm not being creative enough or realizing my full potential by doing what I love to do. I don't care who you are, be you small-minded random homophobic reviewer or (I'm sure) well-meaning friend- get off my back. You've got no say in this.
c) I haven't got a c. That pisses me off nearly as much as whatever it would be if I had one. This is the third time today I've been nearly reduced to tears, and it angers me that I've got to post this here when I had planned on returning to this poor blog with good spirits and dedication. But I had to get it off my chest, and there's just nowhere else to do it. Happy New Year to you, too.Eva ranted at 8:49 PM
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Eva ranted at 5:41 PM
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Okay, I think I've solved the problem with the blog. Thing is, there wasn't a problem, it just wasn't loading. So I went in and insisted that it was okay, and so it decided it wasn't dead after all and it should be fine now. We hope.
:pokes Kip: Funny thing about that Jak III game. Heh, I didn't list it because a) I already knew about it, and b) I already know I can't get it until February. Like Kingdom Hearts 2. But I'm happy, because I'm back from London with GTA: San Andreas (can't play til xmas, though) and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Devil May Cry, Grandia II, and Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter. Haven't tried the last two yet, but DMC is fun and Star Ocean KICKS ASS. Seriously good RPG with awesome battle system and chock FULL of bishies! ^_^
Geez, now I've got a ton of games to beat, plus Jak III, KH2, and Tales of Symphonia when I finally get them. I'm also looking forward to when they release that Fire Emblem for the Game Cube, although I still haven't beaten the GBA one. ^^;
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I've just had a week vacation. I go back to school tomorrow, and I haven't done SQUAT as far as homework goes. I'm soooo screwed. =_=;Eva ranted at 10:23 AM
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OMFG LIEK KINGDOM HEARTS 2 IS COMING OUT ON DECEMBER 17!!!11ONE!
And KH: Chain of Memories is coming out on Dec. 10 along with FFs 1&2 for the GBA! And a new Zelda game I knew nothing about is coming out on FRIDAY. Why the fuck had I not heard about this stuff before?! I WANT.
I also want Star Ocean. Disgaia and Shadow Hearts look pretty good too, come to think of it. Gah. And here I thought the only video game I wanted for Christmas was Tales of Symphonia. >.<Eva ranted at 8:33 PM
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