Dragon Cats

[akamarulover]

Top 100 anime of the decade!

My personal favorite 100 series that aired from 2010-2019. It was harder than I thought to narrow down the list! I have watched all of these (some multiple times) and would recommend them all! *Some of these are not inherently “good”, but were entertaining enough for me to include :9 **If I specify a season, then I probably dropped it at some point or watched all of it but didn’t like the later material ***Cutoff is October 2009. Unless there are multiple seasons, the majority of which aired after 2010.

#41-100

100) Fairy Tail (2009-2019): Action, Adventure, Fantasy -328 Episodes 99) Black Clover (2017-Current): Action, Adventure, Fantasy -116+ 98) Violet Evergarden (2018): Slice of Life, Coming of Age -13 97) O’Maidens in your Savage Season (2019): Slice of Life, Coming of age -12 96) Fate Apocrypha (2017): Action, Fantasy, Supernatural -25 95) The World God Only Knows (2010-2013): Romantic Comedy -36 94) Kobayashi’s Maiddragon (2017): Comedy, Slice of Life -13 93) Sword Art Online [season 1] (2012): Isekai, Action -25 92) Space Brothers (2012-2014): Comedy, Slice of Life, Sci-Fi -99 91) The Ancient Magus’ Bride (2017-2018): Fantasy, Supernatural -24

90) K: Project Kings (2012, 2015): Urban Fantasy, Action -26 89) Darling in the Franxx (2018): Mecha, Romance, Drama -24 88) My Love Story (2015): Romance, Comedy -24 87) Beyond the Boundary (2013): Romance, Fantasy, Supernatural -13 86) Kiznaiver (2016): Sci-Fi, Drama -12 85) Waiting in the Summer (2012): Slice of life, Romance, Supernatural -12 84) Rokka no Yuusha (2015): Mystery, Supernatural, Adventure -12 83) Arslan Senki (2015): Action, Historical, Drama -25 82) Nichijou (2011): Slice of Life, Comedy -26 81) Ozomatsusan (2015-2018): Comedy, Parody -54

80) Golden Kamuy (2018): Historical, Adventure -24 79) Danganronpa [season 1](2013): Mystery -13 78) Charlotte (2015): Comedy, Drama, Supernatural -13 77) Magical Girl Raising Project (2016): Magical Girl, Battle, Dark Fantasy -12 76) Letter Bee (2009-2011): Adventure, Fantasy, Supernatural -50 75) Bakuman (2010-2013): Slice of Life, Comedy, Coming of Age -75 -Manga is really good! By same creators as Death Note 74) Cells at Work (2018): Comedy, Slice of Life -13 73) Acca 13 (2017): Mystery, Drama -13 72) Assassination Classroom (2015-2016): Comedy, Action -47 71)Mekakucity Actors [Kagerou Project] (2014): Supernatural, Sci-Fi -12 -Good music. Story based on Vocaloid songs.

70) No.6 (2011): Dystopia, Shounen-ai, Sci-fi -11 69) Orange (2016): Romance, Slice of life, Coming of age -13 68) Dr.Stone (2019): Adventure, Post-apocalypse -24 67) Your Lie in April (2014-2015): Musical, Romance, Drama -22 66) Scums Wish (2017): Drama, Romance, Seinen -12 65) Children of the Whales (2017): Fantasy, Supernatural -12 64) Food Wars (2015-Current): Battle, Cooking, Ecchi -73+ 63) Rage of Bahamut: Genesis [season 1] (2014): Adventure, Fantasy -12 62) Terraformars (2014-2016): Battle, Sci-fi, Seinen -26 61) Land of the Lustrous (2017): Action, Fantasy -12

60) Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015-2017): Supernatural, Urban Fantasy -24 59) Silver Spoon (2013-2014): Slice of Life, Coming of Age, Comedy -22 -By Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) 58) Death parade (2015): Psychological, Drama -12 57) Yona of the Dawn (2014-2015): Adventure, Fantasy, Romance -24 56) My Little Monster (2012): Romance, Comedy -13 -Anime unfinished. Manga is my fav shoujo romance 55) Little Witch Academia (2017): Fantasy, Magic, School -25 -Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Promare) 54) Ajin (2016): Horror, Supernatural, Psychological -26 53) Magi (2012-2014): Adventure, Fantasy -50 52) Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (2013): Sci-fi, Psychological -13 -By Gen Urobuchi (Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, Psycho Pass) 51) Anohana (2011): Coming of Age, Drama -11

50) Sakamoto Desu Ga? (2016): Comedy, School, Slice of life -12 49) Fate/Unlimited Blade Works (2014-2015): Supernatural, Battle -26 48) Megalo Box (2018): Sports, Sci-fi, Drama -13 -Really awesome classic art style 47) The Promised Wonderland (2019-Current): Horror, Psychological -12 46) JJBA:Stardust Crusaders (2014-2015): Action, Adventure -48 45) Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun (2014): Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life -12 44) Wandering Son (2011): Coming-of-age, LGBT+ -12 43) Run With the Wind (2018-2019): Sports, Slice-of-life -23 42) Dororo (2019): Supernatural, Historical, Action -24 -By Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, etc…) 41) Yuri on Ice (2016): Romance, Sports -12

#11-40

40) Demon Slayer (2019-Current): Supernatural, Action -26+ -Gorgeous art/animation. Great soundtrack. 39) Psycho Pass [season 1] (2012-2013): Dystopia, Psychological -22 -Smart, capable, well written female lead. Interesting social commentary.  38) Space Dandy (2014): Sci-fi, Comedy -26 -Very funny. Great leading character. Really good English dub! -Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) 37) Future Diary (2011-2012): Psychological, Romance, Mystery -26 -Murder game (so pretty trashy lol). Fun characters. 36) Banana Fish (2018): Drama, Romance, Crime Thriller -24 -Engaging characters. Great Story. Very emotional and tragic.  -Dark Themes. Check trigger warnings before watching! 35) Usagi Drop (2011): Slice-of-Life, Drama -11 -Incredibly sweet and heartwarming. Emotional. Bittersweet. -DO NOT (and I cannot stress this enough) EVER! Read! The manga!

34) Erased (2016): Mystery, Psychological -12 -Good story. Endearing characters. Emotional. Bittersweet. 33) Free! (2013-2018): Sports, Slice of Life -37 -Fun characters. Beautiful art. Great animation. 32) JJBA: Phantom Blood (2012): Action, Adventure, Supernatural -9 -Unique and interesting characters. Engaging storytelling. -If you haven’t watched any Jojo yet, start here! 31) Gintama (2006-2018): Comedy, Parody, Action -367 -Stupid funny bullshit. Fun characters. Emotional scenes done very well! 30) Fire Force (2019-Current): Action, Supernatural -24+ -Stunning visuals. Incredible fire effects. Top notch animation. Good characters. Great OP song! Good aesthetics. Good atmosphere. -Manga by Atsushi Ohkubo (Soul Eater) 29) Parasyte (2014-2015): Horror, Supernatural, Sci-fi -24 -Among my all time favorite horror series. Creepy body horror and cool fights. Good animation. Good soundtrack.

28) Blue Exorcist (2011, 2017): Action, Supernatural -37 -Great characters. Good demon designs. Standard shounen done well. -Anime is unfinished but manga is GREAT! Amazing art. Woman writer! 27) Deadman Wonderland (2011): Action, Thriller -12 -Great character designs. Cool powers (all blood based). Creepy Atmosphere -Anime unfinished. Manga among my all time favorites! Great art. 26) Tsuritama (2012): Comedy, Sci-fi -12 -Charming characters. Feel good show. Super fun and sweet. Good vibes. 25) Gangsta (2015): Action, Drama -12 -Deaf main male! Nuanced characters. Thoughtful handling of difficult subjects. Female writer! Emotional and tragic. 24) Tatami Galaxy (2010): Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy -11 -One of the most unique series I’ve ever seen. Very unique characters. Engaging storytelling. Bizarre and funny. Defies expectations.  -Has an accompanying movie (Night is Short Walk on Girl, 2017) 23) Angel Beats (2010): Drama, Supernatural -13 -Emotional, bittersweet, tragic, heartwarming. Every character gets focus. 

22) JJBA: Diamond is Unbreakable (2016): Action, Drama, Battle -39 -Unique characters. Cool powers. Good OST.  21) One Punch Man (2015, 2019): Action, Comedy: -24 -Incredible animation. Great fight scenes. Great characters. 20) Kids on the Slope (2012): Musical, Romance, Coming of Age -12 -Great jazz/blues style music. Good character growth. -Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Carole and Tuesday) 19) Hunter X Hunter (2011-2014): Action, Adventure, Fantasy -148 -Good character dynamics. Great animation for a long running series! 18) Noragami (2014-2015): Supernatural, Action: -25 -Amazing atmosphere. Great use of color. Cool fights/powers. Fun characters -Anime unfinished. Manga is great! Good art style. 17) The Eccentric Family (2013, 2017): Drama, Comedy, Romance -25 -Charming unique characters. Quirky storytelling. Very fun to watch.

16) JJBA: Battle Tendency (2012-2013): Action, Adventure -17 -The most fun JoJo part imo. Great villains. Fun characters. Colorful.  15) Natsume’s Book of Friends (2008-2017): Supernatural, Slice of Life -74 -Main chara is very sweet. Wholesome, funny, bittersweet, episodic stories. 14) Devilman Crybaby (2018): Action, Horror, Supernatural -10 -VERY intense scenes/gore. Unique art style. Leaves a lasting impression. 13) Haikyuu!! (2016-Current): Sports, Comedy -60+ -Huge cast of fun characters. Great animation. Good OP/ED songs 12) Kill la Kill (2013-2014): Action, Battle, Magical Girl -24 -Great supporting characters. Majority female cast. Good fight scenes. Very fun, over the top and weird. Fantastic OST. 11) Chihayafuru (2011-Current): Sports, Drama, Romance -74+ -My all time fav sports anime! Female lead. Well developed characters. Great character dynamics. Good art/animation.

10) My Hero Academia (2016-Current): Action, Fantasy -75+ -When they actually try, animation is great. Great character designs. Fun cast. Great character interactions. Great chara development. Cool powers. Basically everything a superhero series should be. -If this were based on manga it would be my #1 pick haha 9) Mob Psycho 100 (2016, 2019): Action, Supernatural -25 -Animation consistently incredible. Good use of color. Unique art style. Unique and interesting characters. Shigeo is a national treasure. Great fight scenes.

8) JJBA: Golden Wind (2018-2019): Action, Adventure -39 -Unique characters. Unique powers. Great chara dynamics. Interesting fights. Probably the most unique character/ability designs of any series. -As a collective whole, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure would be in my top 3. But since each part has its own complete story, I separated them. 7) Attack on Titan (2013-Current): Action, Mystery, Horror -59+ -Interesting premise. Impressive animation. Amazing art. Great atmosphere and tone. Engaging and interesting story. Good writing. Great OP/ED songs. Well executed plot twists. -I would say best animation of the decade. Huge scale of characters and the world framed very well. Consistently great looking action. Best use of 3D animation in anime that I know of.

6) Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (2016-2017): Drama, Romance -25 -Young (absolute best boy) ex-con Yotaro gets inspired by performative art form Rakugo. He begs Rakugo master, Yakumo, to teach him. Yakumo however is a bitter, depressed, gay old man with deep emotional wounds and a tragic past. -Incredible voice acting (best of ANY series out there.) Emotionally captivating. Great story. Fully fleshed out depth of characters. Great character interactions. Great character growth. -Funny when it tries. Heartbreaking and angsty. An amazing, thoughtful, heart wrenching series led by well rounded characters. 5) Made in Abyss (2017): Adventure, Horror, Fantasy -13+ -In the center of a certain city lies a massive abyss containing countless unimaginable sights, treasures and monsters. Once you enter, it is impossible to return. 12 year old orphan Riko ventures inside with robot boy Reg to find her mother who disappeared many years ago. -Great art. Great concept. Mind blowing backgrounds and environments. Good monster designs. Great characters. Great atmosphere. Fantastic OST. Truly terrifying and horrific. Captivating and enchanting worldbuilding. -Season 2 confirmed (with no date)

4) Madoka Magica (2011): Magical Girl, Psychological -12 -Great OST. Good characters. Plot very well done. Handles plot twists very well. Good character design. Leaves lasting impression. -Among the most influential anime of the decade imo.  3) Fate/Zero (2011-2012): Fantasy, Action, Battle -25 -Interesting characters explored very well. Great animation (same studio as Demon Slayer). Great OST. Good story writing. Interesting premise. -Prequel series to Fate/Unlimited Blade Works -I hesitate to call it “historical”. But it includes many historical figures and mythos from a wide variety of the world and time periods. I have learned a lot of lore through the franchise and my own research.  -Those unfamiliar with Fate franchise, this is an acceptable starting point. My own first step into Fate (now I’m fully entrenched in lore).

2) From the New World(2012-2013): Psychological, Dystopia, Supernatural -25 -1,000 years in the future, after apocalyptic events, all remaining humans possess psychic abilities. All humans are considered ticking time bombs, and children are closely monitored and dealt with as the government sees fit. Saki and friends discover all the dark secrets of their society and human history. -Great character development. Fantastic worldbuilding. Great storytelling. Plot twists delivered well. Good story. -Plot twists are truly mind blowing. And really alter how you view the series. Grey morality explored and makes you question who is truly good or bad.  -Almost every main character is canon bisexual :9 -One of the best written villains I have ever seen. -Avoid the manga :/ 1) Durarara!! (2010-2016): Urban Fantasy, Drama, Romance -62 -Unique writing style. Great character development. Interesting character interactions. Good handling of a large cast. Multiple plot threads handled well. Good OST. Well rounded female characters. -No one “main” character. Just central characters the plot tends to revolve around. Multiple plots and charas are thrown around until they all come together in a very satisfying way. -I love series with a large cast. And DRRR handles it better than anything I have ever seen (which is why it’s my fav). The character progression through each arc is fantastic.

Special Mentions

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009-2010): Action, Adventure -38 -One of, if not the best anime ever made -Did not include bc majority of the show aired in 2009. Mushishi (2005-2006, 2014) Supernatural, Adventure -46 -Majority aired far before 2010. Most of my fav stories in first season.  -Great episodic, surrealist anime. Explores interesting concepts and supernatural powers and entities. Carole and Tuesday (2019): Drama, Musical -24 -I have not watched the recently released second half yet  -Great music. Charming characters. Good animation. FGO/Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia (2019-2020): Action, Fantasy -12+ -Still airing, reserving judgement until full adaptation is complete -Great OST, Fantastic animation, great story. -My favorite story from FGO mobile game. So far the adaptation is done great. Fight scenes translated beautifully.  Stars Align (2019-20??): Sports, Drama, Coming of Age -12 -Unfortunately series was cut halfway through production. Big cliffhanger waiting on unconfirmed second season. -Thoughtful handling of difficult subjects. Good characters. Nice art style. -Surprisingly dark at times. Sharp changes in mood. Kings Game (2017): Horror, Murder Game -12 -Awful. Hilariously awful. Incomprehensible.  -Truly baffling choices in direction and storytelling -Character motivations and actions absolutely unintelligible. -Actually watch it though. The roller coaster of terrible decision making and incompetence is a real treat to experience.

And with that, my top 100! Curating this list was a huge nostalgia trip. And very fun. Some older shows feel like they aired barely a year ago, while others feel like they’ve been around forever. Let me know if you watch something from my list! (Or message me if you want to know more about a series. I would love to talk about it.) Also send me recommendations! I obviously can’t catch every show ever aired, so if something’s good I would love to know about it. This decade or otherwise. If you read through everything, thanks so much! Happy New Year!

[sandandglass]

[trapcard]

Here’s a script of what you can say while calling employers

"Hello can I speak to a manager on duty? I have a complaint to make about one of your employees"

"Yes hello, my name is ______ and I’ve been seeing some very disturbing and disgusting racist comments coming from...

[gilkenansmonsterhouse2006-deact]

I DONT WANT TO WEAR CLOTHES I WANT TO WEAR BLANKETS I HATE SOCIETY

[bskye713]

My mantra.

[gifson-net]

[gallusrostromegalus]

There is a word for the thing the llama is doing. It is the best possible word for this phenomenon.  When an animal moves by moving all four feet like this at once it’s called… PRONKING.

I can’t make stuff like this up.

[thegreenwolf]

Okay. I’ve seen various antelope do this. I had NO idea llamas did, too!

[4evaafangirl]

I half expected that llama to jump on top of the other one.

[spacemuffinz]

PRONKOURRRR

[tommytoony]

"Yay, I’m a llama again!…..wait…."

[bskye713]

Oh my llama

[bskye713]

A bibliophile's version of winter fun: cataloging and organizing their books.

[bskye713]

Everyone is in a tizzy over Phil Robertson, yet no one has bothered with the facts.  People are failing to mention his degrading comments on race. Also, can we unite to be up in arms  about other things as well? Like CAR or institutionalization?  Duck Dynasty has been trending on Twitter for days and reporters are having a field day.  It is incredibly frustrating that a.) homophobia is still so widely accepted,  b.) racism is cut out of the discussion,  and c.) there are people being slaughtered in other countries and  our general public is neither aware nor concerned with events beyond the reinstatement of an offensive man to a ridiculous reality show.

[thewishwashingtonpost-blog]

Earlier this week, Phil Robertson, star of the hit reality show Duck Dynasty, and a homophobe, made homophobic remarks that upset many people who consider homophobia to be a bad thing. However, many who consider homophobia to be a perfectly acceptable mode of discourse and belief in the 21st century have voiced outrage at A&E suspending Robertson. "Being a homophobic piece of shit is a completely okay thing to do," said Rush Limbaugh, a devout homophobe. "It’s 1951, for fuck’s sake!" An adviser then came on, and informed Limbaugh the year was actually 2013. "Wait, what the fuck?" Limbaugh then exclaimed. "It’s not 1951? What the…. what the fuck?" Fox News reporter Megyn Kelly, known for her extremely well-educated and insightful views, said, “This is an absolute travesty. What kind of country is it where a man can’t express his disdain for homosexuals? What next? Demonizing people for decrying the negro menace? Where does it stop? What happened to freedom of speech?” When reached for comment, the Constitution of the United States had this to say: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” The Constitution then went on to say, “This doesn’t have shit to do with free speech. All I said was that the government can’t prohibit your free speech. They can’t throw you in jail for having an opinion. This had literally fuck-all to do with the government. If some homophobic dude wants to be a homophobe and share his homophobia with the world, he totally can. But I never said shit about TV companies not being allowed to fire bigots. They can fire him if he says something they don’t like, and it’s not like they’re discriminating. He wasn’t fired for his race, his gender, his sexual orientation, not even his religion. He wasn’t fired for being a Christian. He was fired for being a fucking twit. If you take a shit on your boss’s desk, and he fires you for taking a shit on his desk, you can’t cry that you were punished for expressing your opinion. You just fucking can’t. Jesus fucking Christ America, what did they teach you in 8th grade American history?”

Homophobes Jump To The Defense Of Fellow Homophobe

The Wishwashington Post

(via thewishwashingtonpost)

I love sarcasm

[tmgtweets]

[bskye713]

The Mountain Goats response

[theatlantic]

The Real Duck Dynasty Scandal: Phil Robertson’s Comments on Race

His comments about gays are offensive, but his vision of the Jim Crow South is shocking—and his conservative defenders and liberal assailants are mostly ignoring it.

Read more. [Image: A&E]

[bskye713]

I slightly touched on his comments in my blog post, but this is a real issue that deserves more discussion.

[bskye713]

Social Media Family Issues, Duck Dynasty Style

So, after a long day of exciting news (Harry Potter West End Play, Richard Simmons having a Twitter) and horrible finals (sentence diagramming, really??), I logged on to Facebook before getting ready to go to bed.  BIG mistake.  My extended family (all of whom grew up (and many of which stayed living) in an extremely rural area) decided to voice their opinions on the recent remarks made by Phil Robertson.  If you do not know what I am talking about, you can read the full interview here, but here are some of the more jaw-dropping quotes:

- “It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”

- “Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men, don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

- “For the sake of the Gospel, it was worth it,” Phil tells me. “All you have to do is look at any society where there is no Jesus. I’ll give you four: Nazis, no Jesus. Look at their record. Uh, Shintos? They started this thing in Pearl Harbor. Any Jesus among them? None. Communists? None. Islamists? Zero. That’s eighty years of ideologies that have popped up where no Jesus was allowed among those four groups. Just look at the records as far as murder goes among those four groups.”

And that's not even getting into the racist remarks he made about the happiness of  pre-civil rights African Americans. Shocked?  So was I, as well as sickened, ashamed, and downright disgusted.  So when I saw the following status update by a family member (which has been liked 44 times so far), I became upset.  Revision: I was incensed.  

"It doesn’t bother me if a man loves man or a women loves a women. I’m ok with. However it is so ridiculous if someone disagrees with that idea they are scrutinized and ridiculed for just saying what they believe in. People use to have the right to there opinion. Remember this: The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with."

There are a few things wrong with this statement (not including grammatical issues).  First of all, Phil Robertson was representing A&E, a network with a revenue of $1250M+ and a reputation to uphold.  In private, Robertson can hold on to his opinions, but in the media he is contractually obliged to represent A&E in a positive way.  A&E was supportive and showcased the Robertson family’s religion on air, but drew the line at offensive comments.  Gay-bashing is clearly not an image the cable network wishes to have.

Now let’s look at the following statement: “the politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with.”  The “politically correct crowd”?  And by that you mean the crowd who refuses to accept gay-bashing, correct?  

I read a Tweet by Maureen Johnson earlier today linking to a post she made on the topic.  In her entry, she said,

"To all those who are saying, “Tolerance goes both ways…” …this isn’t tolerance. If you think this looks like tolerance, you do not know what tolerance looks like. You have confused tolerance with non-tolerance and that is actually a pretty big mistake. When you call any group of people the root of sin, you’re not being tolerant. You’re being a bigot. You assume moral authority where you have none. You would FREAK OUT if someone did this to you, but you expect the people you are addressing (and make no mistake, you address some of your friends and loved ones) to roll over and take it. Take the blow to their pride and personhood and psychological state. Tolerance! No. This is not tolerance, so stop throwing the word around like a boomerang, because that thing is headed back to you and is about to hit you square between the eyes.”  

I was immediately thrown by the response Maureen got from her followers.  Several people replied saying that they would unfollow her because of the statements she made in her post, yet her article was completely well-spoken and not at all offensive.  Did she stick up for the LGBTQ community? Of course, but did she do it in a way that also encompassed religion?  I believe she did.  

So after reading a stream of comments on my family member’s post (and becoming increasingly upset), I decided that instead of saying something directly, I would link to Maureen’s post.  Do you think anyone read it?

That would be a no.  In fact, several minutes after I linked the blog post, another family member contributed this lovely remark to the conversation: 

"It seems as though Christians are surely getting discriminated against…but people such as Miley Cyrus can do perverse and ugly things and become more famous for it. UGH!  I guess I did not consider anything [Robertson] said to be "HATE SPEECH."  To each their own. But I as a Christian, am deeply offended anytime we are unable to voice our Christian opinion or quote the Bible.  EVERYONE is entitled to their opinions and Freedom of Speech. So many of our rights are being taken from us.  America is sadly declining…and whether you agree with me or not…Christians are constantly losing their rights."

This is when I truly lost it.  To hear my family, albeit my extended family, talk like this made me feel so disheartened.  I don’t believe in generation gaps.  I believe in knowledge and empathy gaps.  I decided I could not remain quiet.  Hoping I would not overload the comment system, I wrote a lengthy reply:

"I really did not want to get into this, but what Phil Robertson said was not appropriate for the setting.  He was representing A&E, which is why they chose to let him go.  Now, I do think religion is extremely important and those who practice or believe have valid thoughts and opinions, but we also need to consider that the Bible says a lot of things that are no longer valid or are outright ridiculous because it the text was written over a vast amount of time, starting approximately 3500 years ago, by innumerable parties.  Consider these eleven outdated/ridiculous things that do not apply to modern society: 

Round haircuts. (so I guess that means no Beatles?): Leviticus 19:27 reads “You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads nor harm the edges of your beard.”

Classic football, bacon, etc: Leviticus 11:8, which is discussing pigs, reads “You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.”

Fortune telling: Leviticus 19:31 reads “Do not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out to be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God.” The penalty for that? Check Leviticus 20:6: “As for the person who turns to mediums and to spiritists, to play the harlot after them, I will also set My face against that person and will cut him off from among his people.”

Birth control: Genesis 38:9-10: “Onan knew that the offspring would not be his; so when he went in to his brother’s wife, he wasted his seed on the ground in order not to give offspring to his brother. But what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord; so He took his life also.”

Tattoos.   Leviticus 19:28 reads, “You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.”

Polyester, or any other fabric blends: Leviticus 19:19 reads, “You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.”

Divorce, because when you marry someone, according to Mark 10:8, you “are no longer two, but one flesh.” And: Mark 10:9 reads, “What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”  Mark 10:11-12, “And He said to them, ‘Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her; and if she herself divorces her husband and marries another man, she is committing adultery.’”

Lacking testicles: Deuteronomy 23:1 reads “A man whose testicles are crushed or whose penis is cut off may never join the assembly of the Lord.”

Babies out of wedlock: Deuteronomy 23:2 reads, “No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of the Lord; none of his descendants, even to the tenth generation, shall enter the assembly of the Lord.”

Wearing gold: 1 Timothy 2:9 : “Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments.”

The majority of food: Leviticus 11:10 reads, “But whatever is in the seas and in the rivers that does not have fins and scales among all the teeming life of the water, and among all the living creatures that are in the water, they are detestable things to you.” Leviticus 11 bans a TON of animals from being eaten (it’s THE basis for Kosher law); beyond shellfish and pig, it also says you can’t eat camel, rock badger, rabbit, eagle, vulture, buzzard, falcon, raven, crow, ostrich, owl, seagull, hawk, pelican, stork, heron, bat, winged insects that walk on four legs unless they have joints to jump with like grasshoppers (?), bear, mole, mouse, lizard, gecko, crocodile, chameleon and snail.

Your wife defending your life in a fight by grabbing your attacker’s genitals: Deuteronomy 25:11-12. “If two men, a man and his countryman, are struggling together, and the wife of one comes near to deliver her husband from the hand of the one who is striking him, and puts out her hand and seizes his genitals, then you shall cut off her hand; you shall not show pity.”

So yes, everyone is prone to have an opinion, but if those opinions are voiced aloud and bash another’s lifestyle or belief system, then should they be welcomed? no matter what the Bible says, hate is hate and love is love. It really upsets me when I hear people say incredibly cruel remarks, and what Phil Robertson said (on television, no less) was cruel and hurtful to hundreds of thousands of people.”

My families response?  Zip.  Nada.  Nothing.  I got one reply restating what had already been said, and was written off.  The best part of the whole experience?  NOT ONE OF THEM HAD ACTUALLY WATCHED THE SHOW OR READ THE ORIGINAL INTERVIEW.  How is that for an informed opinion?

And this is why I will no longer be checking my Facebook before bed.

[cilly-murphy]

"I thought I’d lost you!"

[bskye713]

The love. SO MUCH LOVE.

[bskye713]

Part 2 of Finals... The Cram.

[bskye713]

Part One of Finals... The Denial and Consequential Panic.

[maureenjohnsonbooks]

Going against my better judgement, I read down several pages of Tweets on this Phil Robertson thing. I did this because Twitter interests me a lot. It did little to enlighten me and everything to made me sag in despair. I kept seeing a lot of handwaving and “tolerance goes both ways!” and all that...

[bskye713]

"She just gets me, you know?"

[fishingboatproceeds]

The Project for Awesome is officially over. THANK YOU to everyone who commented and voted and shared and made videos. The Indiegogo will remain open for another 62 hours.