Hello. I hope this doesn’t get misconstrued as a personal attack, but I’m angry with the recent article, “Breast Examination at my Hooters Job.” Here’s why:

I am an attractive female working at Gamestop. I realize I can’t claim to receive the same amount of unwanted attention from males as a Hooters waitress, but I am still in a business where women are objectified. I am frequently asked if I “actually play video games,” or if I’m strictly ornamental. I understood that I’d face a certain amount of sexism when I took this job, and I’ve come to terms with it–so, as far as I’m concerned, a woman who knowingly places herself in such a sexual environment has absolutely no right to complain about it.

Whether or not I’m wearing orange shorts and a tank top, I’m no stranger to sexual harassment. My boss actually suggested I flirt with customers to make my sales goals. I am widely known as “the hot Asian chick;” no one even knows my name. Men call my store asking for my schedule and make advances on me when I’m on the sales floor.

But don’t get me wrong: I’m not the one complaining about this. I’m aware that I can quit at any time. I know that some moral, feministic part of me should be horribly offended, but this is an imperfect world, and I’m willing to chalk up these harmless flirtatious as an unavoidable part of working with a male-dominated clientele. It was always part of the job. I knew that when I signed up.

Fact: Hooters is renown for scantily-clad women. Also a fact: Gamestop is known for electronics. Constant sexual objectification wasn’t listed on my job application, but I knew what I was getting into. To not realize the hugely obvious expectations of being a Hooters waitress is stupidity in its purest form.

If someone were to make these types of careers a feminist issue, the Hooters argument would be an insult to our cause.

No sympathy on my front.

I get so angry when I read about house prices going up and up and up. WHO CAN AFFORD THEM?? I know I can’t! What about my daughter who’s 21?? DO you think SHE will be able to afford to live ANYWHERE in the United States with the way the prices are skyrocketing?? SO now we have a “downturn”…with foreclosures hitting a record high! HELLO, MCFLY - IS ANYONE HOME THERE? I don’t consider this a downturn - I consider it a RIGHT turn. How much longer are people going to be complacent about this? IT’S CRAZY the way the house prices are. PERIOD!! There is NO argument about it!

Why people continue to follow the example of a one-track minded ’superior’ is completely beyond me. I was sitting in the food court at the mall recently, watching people exit through the main doors, and I noticed a pattern. Everyone uses the same two doors. They see the person before them go through that door, so they proceed to follow and exit through that door too. Now.. I wouldn’t mind much, had there not been 6 other unused, line-free doors. And before you ask, yes, those doors were unlocked, and fully usable. However nobody felt the need to get out of the time consuming line for the two overused doors and exit conveniently through the other six… This lack of separation from the herd, caused a line from the doors mid-way through the food court.

God (or whatever super-natural being you believe in) bless the mentally advanced man who pushed through the line and used one of the other doors, for it was at this time, it would seem, everybody noticed that there were six other doors! At this new discovery, the line started to dissipate and I was finally at peace… for now.

I am writing this because I just formatted my computer and installed Windows Vista (Big mistake btw). You would think that new technology that microsoft makes should be better right? Not worst. Well sorry to say but the latter is sadly true. Microsoft has backtracked their technology with Windows Vista. What kind of idiots work at microsoft anyways, they are suppose to be the ‘monopoly’ Operating System providers. I don’t know who runs all of their business and software division but they need a lot of work in that area. Everything that I loved so much about Windows XP has been moved around so much to the point that I cannot find where they are. This is horrific. I can’t change my network settings, video card settings, sound settings, or even browse around my computer in an efficient manner. I would consider myself pretty computer savvy and pretty good with computers but windows vista has taken away all the years of skill that I have learned. It looks like windows XP, but it is totally different. If you haven’t upgraded yet to windows vista I suggest anyone out there to NOT upgrade and stay with windows XP. Windows Vista is a peice of piss poor made junk that Microsoft decided to put out there just to say that they have made ‘new software’ I am starting to lose a lot of respect for microsoft now and am leaning towards getting an Apple. Atleast they are consistent with what they make.

What I hate the most are rednecks. Why do you act in such a way to make yourself become labeled as a redneck? I am by all means not a racist or a discriminist.. but how can some American people be so dang ignorant? So ignorant to the point that I have to label them rednecks. I am talking about trailer trash white americans who do nothing all day but sit in front of their lawn staring at the sky while grabbing a ciggerette to smoke. Trailer parks are the most hideous things ever invented. I see these hillbillies building fences around their trailer parks as if the trailer itself is and actual house. How do they even mark off their territory? I don’t even know. I am so sick of trash americans who do nothing but sit around all day and pray that somehow by some kind of maricle intervention that they will become rich and wealthy. White trash should not be allowed in this country. What I think should be allowed is a law that states that americans and people need to make a certain amount of income to be allowed to live in the states.. if you do not make this certain income then you will be exported out of the states and to somewhere else. What a waste of oxygen and a waste of space.

OMG, thanks to the American people (Not only, but mainly), I mean the rich ones, and their borrowing habbits people all over the world that SAVED their money to invest in better goals get knocked over the head!
Overhere (Netherlands) people with minimum income cannot get a mortgage, why??? because they can’t pay to cover it…sounds normal when you ask me…….The mega risky, and very stupid attitude of the American banks (also some Swiss and UK banks, hell..even Fortis bank has been playing the dumb game) is costing us normal people TOO much.

USA car manufactures are going out of business, believe me…hey get hit by all the bad stuff…Many people are going bankrupt because of this too.

Why moan about high fuel prices???? Why the “peep” do you drive a 2500+ kg V8 powered vehicle? It’s only 4.25 dollar/ gallon…I (Netherlands) pay 8.5 dollar/gallon when you want to compare….stop moaning!!
People in EU and most other countries drive small cars that are way faster and more economic than your fat tanks.

Today, june 26th 2008, was again a VERY bad day on the stock markets..Weak dollar, high oil…it’s a bad thing, for all of us!

2008 may just get to be the worst year ever for common people having to deal with high prices and NO jobs….I really get angry about this…….Bush has to go by the way, USA needs new honest blood!! McCain (a french fries brand in Europe by the way) is just Bush * 1.25…War about oil is no good, it won’t solve a thing.