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Stuff my dad says
13 years ago
About the tragedy in Denver that happened today. It's going to be a little chaotic, but bear with me, I'll try to report as fast as I can, so I don't forget anything.
I had a talk with my dad. Yeah, it rarely happens, but sometimes it does. He told me about that 24-years old guy who, dressed like a Batman, stormed into a cinema in Denver and started shooting at people. (I already knew about it, but he told me anyway). He thinks that it happened, because the guy has watched too much films and played too many games, so he dressed like Batman and started shooting, because, I don't know, he thought he had extra lives or wanted to be a superhero? Dunno. My dad thinks it's because there are too many unrealistic games and movies where people perform unbelivable stunts like flying or jumping from buildings, but they have extra lives, so it's ok. He says that Obama said that he will try to prohibit games or something like that, so that this situation doesn't happen again. I tried to argue that one can't prohibit games (well they tried to prohibit alcohol once, right? unsuccessful) and it's not the fault of games or films, it's just that the guy must have been insane. Yeah, but it's games and films that made him insane, dad says. And then he got angry because he thought I was defending the guy. Yeah, well, I didn't. I just think it's impossible to ban all games and films that include unrealistic features or violence. They should ban them anyway, or else more people will go insane, he says. And that he doesn't understand how can I spend so much time sitting in front of my computer and that I don't sleep and that I'm already addicted to it.
Well, yeah, that's a different story. My dad doesn't like computers, because, like he points out all the time, he DOESN'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS! and it kinda pisses him off that I do. Must be some kind of pride issue, he doesn't like the fact that I know some stuff he doesn't (like English and computer usage), so he likes to emphasize the stuff he can do. Same goes for job stuff. He says that if I don't work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, then it's not a real job. So, yeah, according to him, two years of English teaching is not a job. Same goes for picture commissions. It's not a real job, even if they pay nicely, because it's not tiring.
Well, the conversation ended rather quickly. When, during a conversations, my arguments are better than his, he gets angry and goes out for a smoke... So that's what happened.
Curtain.
I had a talk with my dad. Yeah, it rarely happens, but sometimes it does. He told me about that 24-years old guy who, dressed like a Batman, stormed into a cinema in Denver and started shooting at people. (I already knew about it, but he told me anyway). He thinks that it happened, because the guy has watched too much films and played too many games, so he dressed like Batman and started shooting, because, I don't know, he thought he had extra lives or wanted to be a superhero? Dunno. My dad thinks it's because there are too many unrealistic games and movies where people perform unbelivable stunts like flying or jumping from buildings, but they have extra lives, so it's ok. He says that Obama said that he will try to prohibit games or something like that, so that this situation doesn't happen again. I tried to argue that one can't prohibit games (well they tried to prohibit alcohol once, right? unsuccessful) and it's not the fault of games or films, it's just that the guy must have been insane. Yeah, but it's games and films that made him insane, dad says. And then he got angry because he thought I was defending the guy. Yeah, well, I didn't. I just think it's impossible to ban all games and films that include unrealistic features or violence. They should ban them anyway, or else more people will go insane, he says. And that he doesn't understand how can I spend so much time sitting in front of my computer and that I don't sleep and that I'm already addicted to it.
Well, yeah, that's a different story. My dad doesn't like computers, because, like he points out all the time, he DOESN'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS! and it kinda pisses him off that I do. Must be some kind of pride issue, he doesn't like the fact that I know some stuff he doesn't (like English and computer usage), so he likes to emphasize the stuff he can do. Same goes for job stuff. He says that if I don't work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, then it's not a real job. So, yeah, according to him, two years of English teaching is not a job. Same goes for picture commissions. It's not a real job, even if they pay nicely, because it's not tiring.
Well, the conversation ended rather quickly. When, during a conversations, my arguments are better than his, he gets angry and goes out for a smoke... So that's what happened.
Curtain.
Its just that we can see thru media, news, and such all, and I mean all, of what is happening everywhere on this planet that some folks think its getting worse.
BTW, getting out on your own when you can is probably not a bad idea when you can do so. Able to chart your life with no issues from parents and sole responsible for your self.