Lets get Michael Moore and Trump in a room together...

"You don't need no gun control. You know what you need? We need some bullet control. We need to control the bullets. I think all bullets should cost five thousand dollars. Five thousand dollars for a bullet. You know why? 'Cause if a bullet cost five thousand dollars, there'd be no more innocent bystanders. Every time somebody get shot they'd be like, "Dang, he must've did somethin'! Shit, they put fifty thousand dollars worth of bullets in his ass!" And people would think before they killed somebody if a bullet cost five thousand dollars. "Man, I would blow your fuckin' head off... if I could *afford* it! I'm a get me another job, I'm a start saving some money, and you a dead man!” couldn't be better stated by Chris Rock in one of his stand up comedy shows that was shown in the thrilling documentary Bowling for Columbine. Michael Moore’s documentaries have become my favourite, more and more of them I watch, the straight up truth he promotes smacks me in the face (when I have been saying that I want to do THAT to you guys… he does it to me). This documentary surrounds gun laws in America and the high school shooting(s) in and near by Columbine. Moore takes matters in his own hands with going to celebrities, head of the NRA (Rational riffle associational), he even caused k-mart to stop selling bullets that can be bought for handheld guns (ones not for hunting). Such a powerful documentary that shows what these open gun laws in America are doing to the country. 

I didn't think I would have to make another blog about shootings and hate crimes so soon… but here we are, only a handful of blogs later…a couple months…and I need to react to yet another school shooting that occurred last week in Florida. 17 people, including teen student and teachers, were shot by the hands of another student. In 2018 alone, only 2 months (by the way), theres already been 18 school shootings in the US (stat resource). That averages, 2.5 shootings a week… like WTF? I cant imagine being a teen in high school in the states. Being surrounded by all these hate crimes, the feeling of being safe is totally gone! 

Leaderships and the “higher power” think this violence is due to movies, video games and the media… but so many other countries have restricted gun laws AND still watch the same movies and play the same video games YET no other country even comes close to the amount shootings that occur in America. Australia changed their gun laws right after their 2000 school shooting… there has never been one since then. All these stats and ideas come from this documentary and it BLEW MY MIND! They cannot just admit that their gun laws, the easy access of obtaining weapons and ammunition, is causing all this violence, it is the rest of the world that is causing the problems. It is their take on the amendments of freedom and the right to bare arms that think they have a right to give guns to every “able” bodied man and woman. Well this man that committed the recent shooting in Florida was mentally ill, yet purchased a gun and ammo, and then went on to kill dozens of people… but he had the RIGHT to protect himself by committing a crime his sick mind created. 

I want badger this issue anymore, I’ll just leave this attached video for you to watch of a brave young woman that attended the high school, stating in front of a huge rally of people, what is so corrupt and wrong with this situation. You then think what can be done to make the US a safer place, and if you do not live there, you then feel lucky for where you live. 

Emma Gonzales CNN video.

Love;

Rachel

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PREACH!

  

1/2 priced Valentines candy today... See y'all later!

“When you love someone, you love all of them... you gotta love everything about them, not just the good things but the bad things too. The things that you find lovable and the things you don’t.” explains Estelle (the ever so lovely Shirley MacLaine) in the prestige-actor filled film, Valentines Day. Honestly I may have mixed emotions about the holiday but this movie… LOVE IT! I am a fan of cinema that is filled with mini separate stories that all somehow connect in the end, so to show diverse feelings and stories about Valentines day in this movie just made it an emotional rollercoaster! Everyone has their own opinions of this day, my fiancé, for instance, hates the idea. He thinks it is more romantic to do something spontaneous on a random day then a previous planned one where everyone knows something will be coming and will be coming with a price tag. I of course agree, spontaneity gives me goose bumps and well… excites me! However, though I agree with the commercialized aspect and how some corporations have ruined the true meaning of holidays, being in love is a feeling that cant top anything, Valentines day is just ANOTHER excuse to share it and spread it! 

Take the first quote of the blog, to love a person for all of them and not just what you like… biggest life lesson that can be preached! There is no such thing as perfect, sorry thats life, everything or everyone and a knick, a knack, a flaw or a tare. Having someone that is perfect FOR YOU however, is totally plausible! You could love so much about them, their laugh, sense of kindness, smarts, their looks, but there will always be something that will maybe annoy you even in the slightest. They way they eat, or how they reacted to something, anything that may make you twitch a bit. Estelle is trying to explain, if you love this person, you'll accept their so said “flaws” because love is an entirety, a whole, not bits a parts, but a fully functioning emotion with all parts attached. 

I am going to keep this short as myself and I know most of you have plans during the Valentines week, but I just wanted to say don't make this day and time be objectified by commercial products. Spend this time with people you love, a friend, a family, a companion, or maybe share the love with people that need it, Valentines day sometimes brings out sad times in peoples lives (a long with most holidays), but with a kind gesture their day can be brightened and filled with LOVE! Happy Valentines Day to all of you, share and spread the love! 

PS: Sorry for the day late post, my internet obviously didn't like Valentines day...

Love;

Rachel

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Hands up if this is your kind of party?

Hakuna Matata... I want my life to be like Pumbaa and Timon

"Oh yes, the past can hurt. But you can either run from it, or learn from it.” states the great and colourful, inspirational yet confused monkey Rafiki from The Lion King. I know I’m throwing it way back for most of you, but children movies are straight up, real, and have many life lessons. To having many layers like an onion (Shrek), to wanting to live rather than surviving (Wall-E), to just keep swimming (Finding Nemo)… so many life lessons hiding behind quirky characters and entertaining story lines, it is truly great actually. Just think of how many subliminal messages were pushed into our young minds, some for worse, but some for better. For a classic, world known cartoon to state not to dwell in the past and learn from it, by referring to Simba about learning from Mufasa’s death, pure genius to put that in kids heads! We would have not realized it then, though we may be able to go back into our past decisions and mind sets to think how we followed some of these lessons without realizing it. Learning from Ratatouille, with “everyone can cook” and “your only limit is your soul”… look how many things in your life you weren’t afraid to do even when other people told you that you couldn't. Look at Monsters Inc., a film surrounded by friendship. “You and I are a team, there is nothing more important than our friendship”, which I know can apply to many of your guys experiences in the past. That is why my kids will be watching cartoons that I grew up with, and hopefully if they keep creating GOOD children films, newer ones too. 

Like I said however, these movies can also send not so positive subliminal messages as well. Mostly surrounding womanizing and prejudice. The common prince saving the “damsel in distress” has and will be talked about in feminism articles for years. Cinderella, Snow White, and all princess fairy tales pretty much… except for Brave, great ass movie… show a fragile woman being swept off their feet by a prince charming riding in on a gallant stead… BLAH BLAH BLAH! Those scenes being pushed into kids heads leave as great as an impression as good life lessons. Girls start to think they have to wait for a boy to save them from a  situation or they have no say in a relationship and that men are their superior. Its been talked about for years about these subliminal messages in children movies and fairytales, take a look at this short video  for examples. 

Overall… I will forever love Disney, Pixar and all cinematic adventures that truly make me feel like a kid again. Now I know about these messages and are more aware, my mind will only intake the fun in these movies… and sometimes the sad moments where I ball my eyes out (the last Toy Story when Andy dropped off his toys… I couldn't handle it!!!). Don't be afraid to live like a kid and enjoy films like these. Show your kids them… as long as you explain the importance in the movie and make them see the good life messages and not the bad, they can truly enjoy the experience even more, and so can you!

Love;

Rachel

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