Saturday, July 19, 2014

Idiocy Knows No Bounds

Political idiocy is one thing. Moral idiocy is quite another:
 'Paedophilia is natural and normal for males' - Telegraph
This writer was never a big fan of comic books after the age of about 12 years old. And then the preferred comics were something like "Our Army At War" or "Sad Sack." Times have very much changed. It seems that Archie Andrews of the Archie comic books was killed protecting his gay anti-gun friend, and Thor has suddenly turned into a female called, "Thor."
Now, here's the question. Why have not the writers of the "Archie" comic books not have done something as edgy as having Veronica having an abortion after having been knocked up by Jughead or the principal of Riverdale High? Could it be that, because of the current tolerance of gays (about 1.5 to 3.0 percent of the general  population) is a lot more easy to deal with instead of than difficult issues? Just imagine Veronica laying on a surgical table having an abortion as compared to Archie's friend being gay and anti-gun. The difference is what one decides to do as opposed to what one says one is.
Regarding Thor. In Old Norse mythology Thor was considered a bit of a dope with a lot of strength. He was the farmers' god. If Marvel wants to make Thor a woman instead of a man, that's their business, but they make themselves look very silly.
The Western world has gone on a fast track to not a very good place. We just don't recognize it because the path is shiny and seems clean.