Ta-dum-dum teeeentacleeeeees!!!! I've been in love with Les Queues de Sardines ever since I first discovered them (I can't remember when or how this was) but they were always so far away and so expensive that I never quite went for anything (they now do retail in parts of the States). Until Boyf seized upon the opportunity and got me these babies for my birthday last year. Nowadays I just put them on every so often and go kicking around town pretending I'm an octopus (which I suspect may be much more glamorous than actually being an octopus).
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Today, however, I have a more serious issue to bring to the table. But first, a little background story (I apologize in advance if this gets a little wordy):
Last weekend at a party Boyf and I were discussing American football with a Portuguese guy (rather, Boyf was - I know nothing). The Portuguese guy was saying bla bla that he respects rugby players more because they don't wear as much padding bla bla that wearing all that armor encourages more violence on the field because everyone assumes they are more protected...
At which point I jumped in and pointed out how much that parallels the gun control debate (according to gun rights advocates, the solution to gun violence? MORE GUNS), to which Portuguese guy immediately responded with, his voice almost dripping with sarcasm and exasperation, "Oh, NO! Let's not get Americans started on their SECOND AMENDMENT!"
I said, "What do you mean?"
It turns out he was under the impression that all of America agrees with Wayne LaPierre, one of America's biggest and craziest gun-toting maniacs (although he is nothing in comparison with this guy). We, of course, then took it upon ourselves to set him straight. And I think we did. But it was disheartening to see that this is the American voice that comes through on the international scene, even though statistics show that a majority of Americans are in favor of stricter gun control.
And so I would like to ask all Americans that may be reading this - what is your take on the issue? How do you think we, as a nation, compare to other countries? What do you think is the cause of our ridiculously high levels of gun violence among developed countries? (Do you just not know or care?)
All non-Americans: do you have a positive or negative view of the United States? What is your impression of the gun rights/gun control issue? What do you think most of your peers think of it?
I know this is hardly fashion-blog material, but it's an issue I am very passionate about. And this particular encounter left me not only agape but a little embarrassed. Plus I'm thinking about just starting to call this a lifestyle blog anyways. Then I can pretty much just post whatever I want, right?
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ReplyDeleteI love the tights (one of the top 5 coolest tights out there, no doubt:)) and I love the non-fashion topic. I like guns in movies and guns on a shooting range when you don't shoot at animals (or people!) but other than that - hate them. And I must admit I think America is a gun-ridden nation... I'm happy to read though that I might be wrong!
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I love the black blazer you are wearing and those tights are really unique and definitely stand out haha! I live in Australia and what we see in the media is that America doesn't want to do anything about their gun laws and most people see Americans are being stupid (obviously not that case!). I think what we hear about America is that their people like to carry around guns for "self defence" and I haven't heard anything real good about tackling the issues on guns in the media here at all! Just my 2 cents :)
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1 - Thank you for your two cents and for actually reading the post!
ReplyDelete2 - That's kind of the impression I get of the rest of the world's impressions and it depresses me. The Obama administration has really made gun control a priority, but the most powerful lobby in the US is a pro-gun lobby, and there are a remarkable number of conspiracy theorists and crazies that seem to seriously think we might need guns to defend ourselves against our government (yeah right they have drones) and then just a bunch of plain selfish people that just LIKE their assault weapons, and why should they have to give them up just because some other idiot is irresponsible, right? So I would make the argument that a lot of Americans are, in fact, being stupid (and they are also usually the loudest ones), but there are a fair number of them that are trying to be more reasonable and deal with the issue as it needs to be dealt with, and my hope is that they'll win out in the end.
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I just re-read my previous comment to you and my English sounds awful with so many grammatical errors- please excuse them haha! It is frustrating that pro-gun groups have their voice heard much louder than those who agree that gun laws should be more stringent in America- and I definitely agree with you! However am I correct in saying that different states in America have different laws? That some do have more stricter laws than others? Maybe a national gun law could help. There will always be those aggravating people who may have stupid crazy theories (just like those who have stupid theories about free healthcare in America... but that's another whole topic I am quite passionate about). I find that America is in a difficult situation though as many people have guns, and by revisiting the laws it will be very hard to tackle- but they must find a way in order to protect its people! I think because Australia set gun laws pretty early (after the Port Arthur massacre) it has avoided the large problem that America has now- which is that quite a large percent of the population have guns! Let's just hope Obama can find a way :)
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ReplyDeleteAnd as a non-American, I don't have a positive or negative view of the US but I think the right to own a gun should be abolished. I mean, how many people in America own a gun and actually carry it around with them? If someone was provoked in an argument it would increase the likelihood of that person using the gun and thus increase the level of gun violence. Furthermore, if there was a gun in a household with children - think about what may happen if they're running around wild and not old enough to understand what a gun is. I believe the only people who are allowed to possess a gun are those who require it for their job.
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ReplyDeleteYou are correct - the U.S. is a federation (similar to Australia), and so while we have over-arching federal laws, laws also vary by state. NY (my home state!) just passed much tighter gun laws, but people can still get guns in and out because state borders don't have customs or anything. We are working on getting those national gun laws passed, though! It's just a question of which side of the debate will win out in Congress.
I actually think it's okay for people to have guns if they want - but hunting rifles, with minimal magazines, not handguns or assault weapons that are clearly not meant for shooting deer. Switzerland also has very high levels of ownership, but they manage it in such a manner that results in NOT the same massacres we have (although many of the guns are actually assault weapons, if I'm not wrong). But really, in this day and age, what are you going to do with a machine gun at home? You're not going pheasant hunting, that's for sure.
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