Video of the day
YouTubePosted by Jason Fri, September 03, 2010 12:51:20- Comments(0)http://www.jasondesouza.co.uk/#post59
Video of the day
YouTubePosted by Jason Sun, May 16, 2010 18:49:34I thought it was time John and Edward appeared in my video of the day again :).
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Anonimity on the internet
GeneralPosted by Jason Wed, April 28, 2010 04:41:12I'm fascinated by the recent trend of having your friends, and potential strangers ask you questions anonymously on the internet.
I guess it started out with the whole truth box thing you see on facebook, myspace & bebo.
A little box where you could say anything you wanted to someone, without them realising who you are. It is supposed to be a fun little application, with the aim being that you ask questions that you might be too embarrassed to ask in person.
Last year some time formspring.me blew up, and everyone and their uncle seems to be on it, but is it as harmless as it seems?
Some people seem to use it so that they can anonymously post abuse to other people, and it often can get quite vicious, how long will it be before formspring.me disappears?
We have already seen it with the twitter experiment tellsecret, which was basically a twitter version of formspring, which just became about a particular group of people, basically being bullied venomously, by people they didn't seem to know.
Using a pseudonym on-line can be a great way to stay safe, as it can be dangerous to give out details about yourself on-line (as an aside, some great on-line safety tips can be found here).
However, the flip side is that it empowers cowardly people to hide behind a screen and actually bully and harass people, who can and do actually get effected by this.
Abusing someone without them realising who you are isn't cool, it isn't smart, and it isn't funny, in fact, it just makes you look stupid.
I'll finish this off by sharing a little gem of a phrase with you, that is oft repeated, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all."
Peace out!
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Video of the day
YouTubePosted by Jason Sat, March 27, 2010 03:03:07I'll let the video speak for itself:
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Video of the day
YouTubePosted by Jason Sat, March 13, 2010 15:11:59I don't understand a word of Danish, but I do know that this boy is absolutely beautiful, and I totally have a new crush now
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Attitudes towards homosexuality in women.
GeneralPosted by Jason Fri, March 12, 2010 01:37:39So, I've noticed a trend amongst heterosexual identifying males when discussing women who identify as homosexual, and I just wondered where the attitude actually comes from.
Basically, what I have heard is something along the lines of this, "Oh, if both of them had a go with me, they'd soon change their mind!"
It seems to be more accepted these days that sexuality is not a choice, yet this is still something I hear fairly regularly when those who identify as lesbian are being discussed, it confuses me, because if there is more of an acceptance that homosexuality is not a choice, why are lesbians seemingly not considered with the same regard?
In many ways, females identifying as lesbian are seen to have an easier ride, as a lot of the vitriol towards homosexuality is aimed towards males, but I wonder, if that is actually true, personally, I have seen, and I have heard lesbian identifying women suffer the same level of abuse, and suffer because of the same attitudes, and I think they're a group that often do not get a lot of sympathy, or protection, which intrigues me.
Is it because they tend to be less vocal, that the support/sympathy isn't there? Is that a reason why there is a lot of misunderstanding about female homosexuality..?
I had a discussion with a colleague recently about a lesbian identifying couple who are due to get married, and he said that he thought they only identified as lesbian because they hadn't been with the right man yet.
I talked about genetics, and research, and in-utero environment, and childhood development, which incidentally is an area of interest for me, but he just wouldn't listen, he seemed to think that it was 'different' for females who identify as lesbian, and I just couldn't figure out why, I still can't.
I think discrimination against those who identify as lesbian is a problem, and just as valid a problem as discrimination against males who identify as homosexual, and feel that sometimes it gets swept under the carpet somewhat, which is a shame, because I feel any body who is suffering, should be given a voice.
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An obsession with homosexuality
GeneralPosted by Jason Sun, March 07, 2010 22:20:19So, I was on a friend's form-spring, and I noticed that he was getting anonymous abuse from people who were showing anger and disgust about him identifying as gay, and I wondered what the motivation behind such behaviour really is.
It's a difficult one to understand, I mean why would you intentionally seek out someone who you didn't like, and insult them? I remember when I was at primary school, most of the boys picked on the girls, and it was generally because they fancied them, and didn't know how to approach the girls at the time.
I sometimes wonder if there's a little of this going on with adults and older teens at times, but of course, such speculation is probably slightly childish, however, when it comes to people who are behaving childishly themselves, I'm happy to be a hypocrite.
This blog will end here, because I said so:).
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Let me re-introduce myself
GeneralPosted by Jason Thu, February 18, 2010 04:23:39It feels like forever since I last blogged properly, and I haven't really paid much attention to this site in ages.
There is something really cathartic about writing though, even when it's inane nonsense like I generally come up with!
Well, if you've ventured to my corner of the internet by accident, and have decided to stay, you might want to know a little bit about me, and I think it's only fair that I share a little bit about myself, because, if you don't already know me, you'll want to, I'm awesome.
Okay so we've established that I'm modest, but I'm also 24, a Virgo, unashamedly homosexual, I absolutely adore and live for music, and I love my friends <3.
I currently work at ASDA as a front end colleague while I decide what to do with my life, I was at university undertaking a BSC in psychology with child development, but for health reasons couldn't continue. My health's back on track, but I haven't quite made the move towards returning to university yet.
I've always wanted more control over my life, from a young age, feeling that I was mature enough to be responsible for my own future, and when it's finally in my own hands, I panic, and hide away in ASDA, which just goes to show, I'm still that scared six year old deep down.
Academia has always fascinated me, and my passion was always the more analytical subjects, such as English, history, philosophy and so on.
I think reading Aristotle changed my life, it really opened my eyes up to the exciting world of science. Science had never captivated me before, but after reading Aristotle, I moved onto reading Sir Karl Popper, and around the discipline of philosophy of science, it was then that I decided I wanted to be involved in a scientific subject.
Human behaviour was always something that interested me too, on a personal level, I've always been someone who looks for explanations for behavioural phenomenon, and I'd never really thought anything about psychology, I was originally intending to be a history major!
I ended up screwing up my A-Levels for various reasons, I won't go into them, because I don't want to use them as an excuse, at the end of the day, the only person to blame is myself.
I ended up at a university interview with a philosophy of science lecturer, and three and a half hours later, I was offered a place, doing psychology with child development.
I think two of my happiest years were spent at university, and I was actually excited about something, I guess that sounds a bit geeky, but that's okay, I don't mind being geeky, but I've recently fallen out with the subject due to the way that I left university.
I'm hoping some day to return and finish it all up, because I want to feel that enthusiasm and passion that I had again, it felt good, and in some way, learning is like a drug to me!
So yeah, now I've bored you all to tears, I should probably head to bed, it is 0423 after all x
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First blog of 2010!
GeneralPosted by Jason Fri, January 15, 2010 01:29:02It's been quite a while since my last blog, it was last decade in fact! That probably makes it sound longer than it has been, it's only been two months! But yep, it's a new year, and a new decade.
I seem to be finding recently, that although the years go by, things seem to stay the same, sometimes I like this, being someone who is averse to change, but occasionally, it frustrates me. I feel sometimes like I'm living life in first gear, trundling along, not really going anywhere, and when I see other people doing exciting things, well it makes me wonder what could have been, I guess.
Thing is, I realise that, sitting around typing a blog about it, at 1:26 am isn't really the most productive way to realise my dreams, but I guess, my room and a laptop/computer, are like, my safe haven, where nothing can go wrong.
I'm feeling the January blues pretty badly at the moment, but I'm also a bit scared, scared of being left behind, scared of being a failure, scared of staying stuck where I am, all rather confounding things, and interlinked, but separate, at the same time. It's confusing I guess, because the fear of failure, and the fear of being left behind, are conflicting.
Anyway, I need to get to bed since I'm up early today, so I'll end this here.
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Song of the day
MusicPosted by Jason Sun, November 08, 2009 01:01:33Like the video of the day, I thought, it might be good to share some songs I like with my blog readers.
First up is Chris Daughtry- What about now:
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