Forget living in just a gun culture, we now also live in a constantly offended, pissed off culture. If you haven’t noticed, recently, everyone seems to be offended by things they didn’t care about last week. Suddenly, things that have never been offensive, now are. Anyone who disagrees with someone else is labeled a hater or ignorant. What is ignorant, is to think that only your opinion matters, and that everyone and anyone who doesn’t agree with you is wrong. Not only that, but anyone who disagrees will be insulted and degraded. The media, such as tabloids and the news, are taking advantage of this and, honestly, you should be pissed off. The media manipulates people and causes most arguments.
For example, a Fox News station out of Philly hopped onto a story about Fred Hill, a father who took his two daughters to Target and was “shocked” at a Star Wars action figure of Princess Lea in a “slave outfit” The single dad was shocked to see this on the toy aisle shelf -- a Hasbro-made Star Wars Black Series action figure of Princess Leia wearing what the box described as a “slave outfit.”
"That’s pretty inappropriate,” he said. "I got two daughters I don't need seeing that crap."
Dude, give me a break. If you don't like it, don’t buy it. It’s that simple. If your kids ask you why does the doll have a chain around its neck? It’s simple to give them the answer: "It's from a movie and the bad guy is keeping her prisoner."
I’m no "Star Wars" fan, but I think it is absolutely ridiculous to be offended at an action figure that accurately represents the character the way it was in a movie filmed over 30 years ago. Not to mention that it is part of the highest grossing franchise in movie making history.
America -- here's a brilliant idea: let's stop picking fights over petty things, which we have never been offended by before. And let's stop being offended by things, which have never been a problem. Let's stop calling people who disagree with us haters. Live your life. Stop complaining about every single thing that you happen to be offended about. Look around and see how greatly our nation is blessed.
