I have been toying around with the idea of starting up a blog but I did not want it to be like every other blog out there. The most important thing that I wanted to make sure was good was the title for the blog. The title sets the tone. It gives readers an idea of just what they are in for when they click on the link to a particular post. It is for this reason that I settled on Reprehensible Harm.
For those who may be unclear, you may have heard the word but reprehensible is defined as "worthy of or deserving blame or condemnation." The two word term, reprehensible harm, is often used when describing the tobacco industry in the United States. People want to damn the tobacco industry for causing reprehensible harm to the people who get cancer from smoking cigarettes. Those same people say nothing about the millions who WILLINGLY go and buy cigarettes knowing full well the effects of smoking. It can't be their fault, can it? NOOOO...it is the tobacco industry and their catchy little ads. Personally, I blame it on Mad Men. Those guys have made smoking and drinking before noon cool again. Do they get chastised in the media? No, they get Emmy's. (note: there will be plenty of sarcasm laced throughout my posts...try to keep up.)
For the past few years I have noticed a downturn in the way we handle things in society. Individual blame has gone out the window and it is always anybody's fault but their own. It is the fast food industry's fault that we are an obese society; not that we are a society driven on this "go go go" philosophy leaving people little time or energy to actually cook a home cooked meal. It is Hollywood's fault that parents and their children do not have much of a relationship; not that the parents could only care about what interests them and instead of trying to connect with their kids, they just buy them flat screen TV's and PS3's and cars that have DVD players built in so a parent can go through their child's life without ever having to speak to them.
My aim with this blog is not to come across angry at society but merely open a few eyes to some of the everyday problems that are right in front of us. I plan on covering current events and offering my humble commentary. I hope you give it a chance and follow along. Let's have some fun!!
Ahh, so so true! Too funny that this came up in my news feed right now, as I was literally FUMING about a lady in Chipotle who let her two year old DESTROY the place with his burrito bowl. I will enjoy keeping up with this very much! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, you definitely have one loyal fan!
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