Friday, 5 November 2010

Black and White is clearly right?


I love my parents very much but today realised that they are awol from 'Pleasantville'.  For those of you who don't know, 'Pleasantville' is a thoroughly post-modern film. In fact, it is not just an expression of post-modern values, it champions post-modern values. It depicts people who hold to classical virtues as shallow, one-dimensional, two-colored, black and white, empty, abusive kinds of people. Pleasantville folks are the kind who get oppressive if their moral worldview is challenged by something really subversive, like sex--as if Christians have no healthy interest in sex, or art, or literature.

Neither parent is shallow nor empty or abusive but I hate to say, they are 'behind the times' in matters of 'guy meets girl' things.



I swear I have done the 'colored thing' to the extreme and am probably illuminating like a belisha beacon in their world.  I wouldn't mind but although not innocent by any means I am NOT a character of negative reputation.




Ironically we were the last in the street to obtain a colour tv - it figures as they love 'black and white' world - maybe this is why I am a 'black and white' thinker?  I clearly am a rainbow rebel - maybe my world is a bag of skittles - taste the rainbow and all that;)

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  2. So this is where u putting all ur energies now. I do enjoy reading ur blog. I must admit me a little old fashion like ur folks, though i pretend to be hip. Glad to hear ur blood turning brown... u can recycle and jus prick urself if u not in mood or lazy to get up and grab another cup of coffee... lol...i know gross... hope u doing well

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