Nothing really interesting has happened to me this week, so I won't be writing about any life stuff at all. Yay. :) I'll just jump right to the point and write abiut something I've been thinking about for a while: patriotism and nationalism. As a "foreigner" I'm really not one to talk about how things are in the US, but from what I've gathered, it seems like a very patriotic and nationalistic country. America is seen as the land of hopes and dreams, and the centre of the world, and if you have one bad thing to say about it, you don't eserve to be an American citizen. In many movies, Americans are pictured as the heroes and the saviours of mankind, and I just get so annoyed ith this at times. When your pride of your country gets so exaggerated. I just hate it. In my country, it's the exact opposite. If you say you like Sweden, you're labeled as a racist who hates immigrants. Some schools won't even sing the national anthem, because there are foreign students in the school. It's just crazy. I know this rant doesn't really have a point, it's just something I've been thinking about for a while, and I can't understand why peoplefocus so much on where they live. Does anyone else feel that countries' obsession with patriotism is extreme? Or is it just me?
And that brings me to my next issue: America's obsession with race. I caught a marathon of ANTM on television over here, and rewatched the entire third cycle. There was this black girl, Kelle, whose friends were all white, and they all said "Kelle is just a white girl with a tan". And then all the other girls got annoyed with her, saying she denied who she was, because she wasn't acting "black"! I mean, common. How narrow minded are they? Since when was your personality based on the colour of your skin? I just got so mad. It's like: "Act this way, because you look like that". Grrr!
Also, know that I'm nbot judging or saying this is the way it is. I'm really not prejudiced, this is just something I've noticed, and it might just be me, anyway. :) This didn't have much of a point anyway. :P
---
And now for something completely different. I Yesterday, I finished watching the second season of Nip/Tuck, and the amazingness of it created an urge to write a little baout it.
I never watched N/T before, and just dismissed it as a controversial-without-a-point soap, but boy, was I wrong? Nip/Tuck is one of the most intruguing and original dramas I've watched, and the cynical, dysfunctional characters and their relationships are just so much fun. The characters are really not nice people, but still you tend to like them, much like Lucy on Dirt. The second seaosn was a complete riot, and everything from Kimber, Gina, Ava and The Carver was pure perfection. I can't believe I never watched this show before. It's very original and daring, and the ONLY TV show that has made me close my eyes while I was watching. It only happaned twice (once during a boob surgery and when the Carver was stalking Seasn) but still. The Carver is the scariest villain I've seen on TV, and he's only been in two episodes so far. I've heard that the third season was down right ridiculous and that the show really went down-hill but I can't really see how that was possible. I love Nip/Tuck.
---
As for other TV stuff this week, VM was finally back. Not the best episode, but it was ok. Heroes and Lost rocked, as did UB and DH. HIMYM had another hilarious episode, and ANTM is still one of the week's highlights. Really, television this season is awesome!!!