An Image of Sarah Palin?

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Is the picture of Sarah Palin, as portrayed by Newsweek, above an example of being sexist as she claims on her face book site? In my humble opinion the answer is no. To me, this is just another example of a word being used so much that it has lost the meaning of its original intent.

As to the actual intent of its use in this case, only the person who chose this particular picture of her knows the answer. My only thoughts would be to question the appropriateness of its use considering the context of the article to which it was meant to highlight in this issue of Newsweek as opposed to its use when she posed for the picture.

When the picture was taken it was to be used in a sports magazine called Runners World. As one can see by her attire, she dressed very appropriately for the magazine in which the picture was originally intended to be used. Her dress for this picture would be clothing that I and I, believe, anyone else would expect to see in a magazine like that. I also believe that if she had worn clothing meant to be worn in other situations, such as an evening gown, people would have questioned the choice of dress and rightfully so. This same thing can be and should be said and asked of Newsweek.

My original impression is that Newsweek used this particular picture for one of two explanations, neither one being a good reason for its use. One explanation would be that Newsweek thought it would help sell more magazines. The other explanation would be to portray her in a manner that could only be seen in a negative portrayal consistent with the accompanied article of her. Neither of these explanations would be consistent with the image that the magazine intended or wants to be known for.

But, this is only my opinion

Away Again

If anyone is wondering if I have fallen off the edge of the world, the answer is no, not yet. I've been very busy lately.  I've taken in a family as renters and it has required that I change this house to acccomodate them. So, I ask that you be patient with this ol' man for a bit longer again.  I'll be back again shortly

Grandpa loves "Victicrats" and so will You.

Hey, all, grandpa is finely catching up with the times. He actually digs Rap music now. He also said he loves the new word, victicrat, and hopes its use spreads like wildfire. lol
He actually said that the above video would be declared as the official song of the Griper site.
It is said that it will only be available on youtube for a couple of more days so give a good listen while you can. Spread the word too and let's really make this a hit song.

Nudity in Front of Children?

Ok, my friends, here is one to discuss.  Hillary Swank, the actress, has revealed that her boyfriend's son sees her in the nude all the time. He is 6 years old. Admittedly, she says that it is in the bedroom but is there a difference in a small child seeing an adult nude in the bedroom as opposed to parading around the house in the nude as we hear that some do? Another question that might come up is whether or not it matters if the nude person is a woman or a man? Here is the story.

With Equality comes Justice?

“Grandpa, why do you argue against the concept of Equality? It would seem to me that if people were to be treated fairly that treating people, as equals would be the fairest way of all. People all possess the same attributes. People all possess the same qualities. So, how can people not be seen as equals? How can you treat people fairly if you don’t treat them as equals?”


Grandpa just looked at me and said,

“ A very good question, boy, and one that man has been grappling with ever since they grasped the concept of justice. And it will be a question that haunts you for the rest of your life as you interact with others.

It is also a question that I can’t give you a real answer to either. Nobody can. The answer to that question will have to come from within you. I will only be able to give you a few ideas about it but you must take those ideas and build from them yourself.

First of all, boy, equality goes against the laws of the nature of our existence. Science teaches us that the very essence of our existence is the essence of power. Science also defines this power in terms of opposing forces. These forces are further defined in terms of motion and resistance. All objects, even man, possesses power of some degree and the amount of power that one object has can be determined when it interacts with another object. The object of greater power will have the ability to move an object of lesser power even though that object of lesser power will attempt to resist movement.

Equality, on the other hand, can only be achieved by the laws of man. And the laws of man can never have the power that the laws of nature possess. For the laws of nature recognizes the power each object possesses and declares that each object will abide by these laws, voluntarily or involuntarily. The laws of nature make no judgment of the behavior of any object.

The problem with the laws of man is that in order to achieve equality it is necessary to eliminate the power that some possess or to give power to some that do not possess it. This is an impossibility. The most that the laws of man can do is to forbid the use of power by those who possess it and penalize those who do not abide by the laws. This is not an achievement of equality.

This only creates the illusion of equality. And what gives man the right to go against the laws of nature by forbidding the use of some power? It is the God concept within us all that declares that there is a concept of morality by which we are bound to abide by. So, boy, even if every man abided by the laws as enacted, equality still would not be achieved.

We would only be living a life within an illusion rather than living in the reality of life as created. The justice that we’d find in this life would not be real. What greater injustice is there then to live in a world where injustice exists but cannot be seen? The voice of injustice that would exist in a state of illusionary equality would never be heeded for it would fall on the ears and eyes of the blind and deaf. You cannot create the illusion of equality without creating the illusion of justice achieved.”