Thursday, August 29, 2013

Slutty Performances


Okay now, that's depressing.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that because it is Miley, no, I'm saying that because I'm completely astonish on how futile and over-sexualized society is becoming. I just used this example because it came across my screen today, but mostly of the other music stars we are accustomed to see have this behavior too. 

Personally, I am all in favor of sex no longer being a taboo, but I also think that there's no need to have a society focused on that. We are constantly overwhelmed with sexual images and messages, and what we get is that sex and being sexy is all that matters. I think that shows how messed up are our priorities: yes, it is important to have sex, not only we can continue as a species as it's also a pleasant activity, but we cannot evolve if we are focused on that! Where is the importance of critical thinking, scientific recognition, charity and solidarity, among many others? We have already so many problems, and I don't think sex alone is going to solve them.

In my opinion we should really start to get our priorities straight. 

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Nicely done Benedict, nicely done


O actor Benedict Cumberbatch conhecido por Sherlock ou, mais recentemente, Star Trek Into Darkness, foi fotografado com este papel: "Go photograph Egypt and show the world something important". Eu já gostava muito do trabalho dele, agora começo a gostar também das suas acções fora do ecrã. 
Não só ele mostrou este, como também foi fotografado com mais papeis com mensagens ao governo inglês acerca da sua violação dos direitos civis:


Espero que não sejas o único com essa consciência, ou pelo menos o único que faz alguma coisa acerca disso.