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[Jan. 29th, 2007|04:52 pm] |
I love the Dixie Chicks. What they did is just amazing. Not only are they great musicians and songwriters, but they stuck up for what free speech really is. I went to see Shut Up And Sing ("A documentary on the Dixie Chicks in the wake of singer Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush statement at a 2003 concert." http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811136/) with my best friend last week, and I absolutely loved it.
Of course, being anti-Bush, I agreed entirely with their comment ("I'm ashamed that President Bush is from Texas). I'd be ashamed too :P
Even if I was FOR Bush, there is no way that I would say anything whatsoever. The USA is all about free speech, and yet you are not allowed to publically speak out against the government O___o Its bullshit.
It horrified me that the Dixie Chicks went through so much hardship and drama after saying such a simple opinion. Not only were they flamed by millions of people, including Toby Keith and many newspeople, but someone sent Natalie Maines (She made the actual comment) a letter saying that they were going to shoot her at one of their shows!
But still, they did not take back their comment. They rode it out, and kept kicking ass and making music. And, at another show in London where Natalie once made her infamous comment three years ago, she said it AGAIN. I was just totally amazed by that, in a good way.
Its just too much. I mean, god. If you cant handle someone saying something that is against your beliefs, you really should be in therapy x___x
It disgusts me that so many radio stations have boycotted the Dixie Chicks, and so many of their concerts havn't been as sucessful.
Now, after seeing Shut Up And Sing, I want to buy Dixie Chicks CD's. I want to support the Dixie Chicks' career. I want to support the three musicians that stood up for themselves and for free speach.
I'm ashamed that President Bush is from planet earth xP
+Stef/Adura
P.S. I would love to hear your opinions on this matter, hehe. Though hopefully me and the Chicks wont get flamed too badly O_o |
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| ...Sing your heart out... |
[Jan. 9th, 2007|01:42 pm] |
Well.
Due to a bunch of bureaucratic bullsh*t, I cant go to my dream highschool >___< The ONLY possible way I could g
et in is if I auditioned for the arts program, and I'm not even sure they hold auditions after the first semester. And even if they did, I really doubt I could sing my way into the program. Screw it. I'm going to go to a catholic school thats a block awat from my dads office. Sadly, they are no were near as good as the school I originally planned on attending. Grr. There is one bonus, though. My friend Laura goes there ;D So atleast I'll have someone I know. I'm trying to remain optimistic ;DD And also trying not to seek revenge in some way on the original school >( They are so discrimatory! JUST because its not in my catchment area (A region on a map deciding which school to attend), I cant go! I was gonna drive in with my dad when he goes to work, so it wouldn't even be an issue of buses >____< In most cases, you can get forums from your catchment school and have them filled out so you can go to another school, but the school I was gonna go to is so good that everyone wants to go there. Its really f*cking stupid >0< The vice principal is all like "Well, we cant allow people out of the catchment area to get in because then there wont be any spaces left for students in our area" I'm like W.T.F So basically, anyone who lives nea rthem can get in based on that, even if they are horrible students. Whereas someone like me, who is a good student and is interested in the arts program, cant get in simply because I dont like close enough?!??!?!
I should be able to go to any school I freaking want to! And who knows, maybe I could pass auditions and ge into the art program. But you know what? I'm not basing my entire education on whether I can sing or not. Rawr.
Thank goodness for mum, though ;D Shes been so supportive and helpful throughout the whole situation. *hugs*. Also, thanks to my dearies for not being angry with me when I bitched on and on about the issue >3<
Hah I'm so dramatic. Ah well. I want to end up on stage someday, singing infront of a large crowd...Even if I'm not the best singer on earth, I think I could stand up there and sing my heart out, and thats all that matters ^___^
Sorry this entry is short, I have an email to start writing ^__^ Yassou! x3 |
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| ...I wish you were my enemy, so I didn't have to see you smile... |
[Jan. 7th, 2007|08:45 pm] |
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Hey everyone ^___^ How are your days going? I'm great, and uberly excited about tommorow ;D I'm gonna go sign up at my school! Its so weird that this is practically my first time ever attending a school. I mean, I went for half of grade seven, but that wasn't high school (HAH I finally made bolded text without accidentally using BBCode >_< Damn you Kaboodle's forum >D). I apologize if this post is very all over the place, I'm feeling rather hyper, excited (As I've mentioned already...xD), and I have to go to bed soon so I must hurry. I have to get up early tommorow x_x *gags*. Oh well. I think I'll discreetly stay awake with a flashlight and continue to read Eragon. I'm very much enjoying that book. Plus, the dude from the movie is, well, hott. *giggles fangirlishly*.
[Mood swing]I'm having so much trouble reading lately though. Its so odd. I started reading when I was only four, and used to read ALL the time. I was an amazing reader, and it was something I was incredibly proud of. Then I went to school in grade seven, and I was so busy I never had time to read anything but textbooks and books assigned for school. My teacher even said I was a weak reader, which was strangely hurtful to me because I felt like I had lost something that used to mean so much to me. I dropped out on christmas break and continued homeschooling, but I still couldn't read like I could before. Then in grade nine, I enrolled in online highschool courses, and for my english class I obviously had to read a fair bit. At the end of the course, I felt like my readin was even worse. And it still is. I used to be able to freely read, but now it feels like I have to memorize every word. I cant read fast anymore, nothing. I dont know what I can do. I know this sounds weird but its making me extremely upset. I feel like I've lost something that meant so so much to me, and I dont know how to get it back.[/Mood swing].
Well, I have to be off to bed now. Sorry I've accomplished nothing whatsoever with this post, but it does feel nice to let out the frustration I have about my reading :)
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| ...I promise, this is the last posting to include KH... |
[Jan. 6th, 2007|08:12 pm] |
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| | Breaking Free - High School Musical | ] |
x___x Grrr I seriously need to stop with the obsessive KH gfx making XD Oh well, heres some FO banners -_- What do you think? XD
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