Often after I write a blog post, I'm very pleased with myself for about ten minutes, and then I start to wonder if I said something stupid in the post. I go back, look it over, fix a few spelling issues, then re-post it. But slowly I start to realize some of the things I said might be a little over the top or even wrong.
So, this is me realizing that some of what I said in my last post could be taken the wrong way. First of all, although I personally have decided I don't want to put up pictures of celebrities on my wall anymore, that doesn't mean I think you should do the same. But I do want you to ask yourself whether you're objectifying those celebrities.
Second, it's not wrong to recognize attractive qualities in the opposite gender. If you think Brad Pitt is good-looking, that's not a bad thing. If people weren't attracted to each other the human race would be doomed.
What bothers me is when people start comparing wonderful, amazing people right in front of them (including themselves) to images. It's when you see a poster of a guy and all you can think is, "He's hot," when right next door there's a beautiful man who's got so much soul but you don't recognize it because you've started to objectify men and see them only as good-looking things (same goes for women).
I think I've got all my bases covered this time.
Haha, I often (always?) feel the same way after posting something on my blog. Or turning a paper in. Or saying something that I really felt should be said to someone. Unfortunately, I think my self-censorship prevents me from saying things as strongly as they should be said, or as quickly. For me, it's often because I'm afraid of hurting someone's feelings or being misunderstood.
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