We're Just Like You, Only Prettier!!!

Two things right off the bat today:
1. This blog is dedicated to Derrick Elkins, if you want me to dedicate my blog to you, be the first to comment next time I say I am thinking of writing a blog.
2. I am about to get graphic, possibly even a little offensive. If you can't take the smell, get outta the bathroom. This is one of those things, much like an article I wrote in high school where it will ONLY offend you IF you think these things of yourself, so don't think it's about you. Not everything is.

I am supposed to be writing about anime today, so I guess I am relating the world of anime to the world of reality. There are a few things that any idiot can pick up about anime. My personal favorite is how its origins are making fun of us. In most cases, I think this is one, people make fun of you when the are jealous of what you have. For me, it's always been about my large family. No one can keep their comments to themselves. (In a personal note mama always said keep your hands to yourself, not you comments. Probably, this is why I have SO many opinions.) I have grown used to the basketball team comments, and the rude you have a litter comments, but I will NEVER grow used to the whole you must have a lot of help a home. (For those of you that are new, I raise my kids alone when they are here, and I am super proud of it.)

So anyways back to what I am trying to say, anime came from Japan and China. The characters always have huge eyes. I think they were trying to relate the people to Americans and implied either on accident or on purpose that we have huge eyes. Yes, our eyes do open more than yours, good observational skills Einsteins. This in and of itself would not bother me, but they have transferred the notion back to us in several ways and the contradict themselves often.

My least favorite example of this is in the world of My Little Pony. They were my favorite toy growing up and are currently one of my daughters' favorites as well. I had 32 of these creatures, all the originals which I have since sold on ebay and look for them constantly at garage sales since that was my biggest regret ever. Although I did sell my Mimic one for $50 and since she was the ugliest one (She is lime green with red streaks in her hair and a parrot on her butt.) I would happily do that again. The newest My Little Ponies are very skinny with these giant eyes and their hair is usually a lot straighter than that of ponies of old. I would like to point out that if they are trying to make the ponies more related to Americans that they should have in fact left them fatter. We are the fattest country in the world, not to mention that they looked much better that way.

This is Star Dancer. I had one just like her as a kid. I sold her on ebay for $6...she is currently selling for $21...That sucks!!!!

This is a modern pony, skinnier and bigger eyes...

The other item that angers me is Littlest Pet Shop, but that is another time and place.

I guess what I am trying to say is that in order to feel like we are buying something worthwhile, China feels the need to upscale what we really are. It's much like Barbie. I may be blond (some days), but I am no size 0. I have also never heard anyone complaining about how fat I am. (unless you count my ex husband, but we all know he doesn't matter) Having said that, we glamorize what would she look like and add unrealistic goals into our realm every day. We can't all be made in China!!!

So just for fun I decided to anime myself... but it looked bad...maybe I need another site.

If only I did look like this maybe I could get a date lol

I guess what I am trying to say is anime is a deraged fantasy of what we wish the world was like. Ok, so maybe I don't want to sound like I am constipated everytime I am trying to fight someone, or maybe I don't want to date a guy with very long blue hair, but I am trying to seek the happily ever after that even Disney World in America claims exsists. To do so we must put away our jealousy and embrace everything (ourselves, our friends, our possessions, our family, our neighbors, I won't say our government (you dumb idiots funding Planned Parenthood make me wanna kill someone, oh nope wait that's their job) but our life's in general for what they are). I am not always pretty, but I am real. I may have big blue eyes, but so do 3 of my kids. Don't be jealous that having brown eyes means your full of poop, but rather be glad you can see with those eyes. Make a difference. I love you guys and you are all amazing....and when it comes down to it, my friends are just like you, only prettier.

p.s. Anyone that reads this is probably my friend! :P