CatBitches

2012 update

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:44 +0100

Hi guys and girls,

I hope you’re all doing better than I am.

I know it’s been awhile and I really am sorry. Heck, I’m not even sure anyone reads this blog anymore!

Oh well, it doesn’t bother me that much because I’m not going to abandon this blog. So even if people have drifted away from it, I’m never going to give up on it. I just need to get better at managing my time. When I do I’ll post more and when I post more, people come back. That’s how it is. I just need to get into the habit of doing that regularly.

Anyway I’ve had a lot of things on my plate this year…

1) My freelance copywriting has started to get busier, so that has kept me occupied most days (and nights).

2) I lost my day job, which is never fun.

3) I’m currently looking for employment which is proving to be very difficult. (recession, 28million unemployed…) The whole hunt is making me quite depressed.

4) I’m also trying to promote my freelance service to local agencies but again that’s proving to be slow and challenging.

5) Just brought a new house with my boyfriend (which is kind of unfortunate timing but hey) so we’ll have to start moving soon.

It’s just a shame that several stressful things are happening to me at once. I’m hopeful things will get better but right now it’s hard because I’m not bringing in much money and a new house is a big investment.

So I’m feeling a bit pressured and anxious. Like I said earlier though, I am optimistic and I am trying my best so hopefully the right opportunity/employer will pop up and I’ll start feeling like myself again.

Thanks for all the encouraging messages. You guys really do keep the spirit of this blog alive.

All the best,

Cat x

Merry Christmas and an update

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:26 +0100

Hello everyone

I know it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything on this blog and I am sorry about that. I know some of you have been messaging me and asking why, and I’m afraid I don’t have a good excuse.

True I have been busy but not that busy. So I’m sorry to say that it’s mostly laziness.

Yeah… I know that’s bad.

Anyway, next year this blog is going to move to another platform - Tumblr. I know doesn’t seem to make much sense: Tumlr seems to be online scrapbook for emo teenagers, but there is a good reason for it! Basically all my other blogs are on Tumblr, so if Cat Bitches is on there too it will be…

A) Easy to manage on one account

B) Harder to accidentally ignore because it’s on something that I use regularly.

So that’s all I wanted to say oh and MERRY CHRISTMAS OR HAPPY HANUKKAH! everyone. I hope you got some great gifts and lots of love this holiday season.

Thank you for your continued support.

With love from,

Cat x

"Poor Pride" and why I hate it

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:21 +0100

I understand why some rich people brag about their wealth. I’m not saying that I agree with it; all I’m saying is that I can understand why they do it. After all, being rich enough to afford a pet jaguar is pretty fucking cool (again I’m not saying it’s right – but it is pretty cool.) However poor people bragging about being poor, is something that I don’t quite understand.

What’s good about being poor? What are you proud of? Achieving very little with your life? Your low income? Lack of ambition? The fact that you shop at Iceland? Because none of this sounds very impressive to me. Being poor isn’t bad, it’s just not very impressive and deep down inside, we all fucking know this. Because if we had the choice, most people would choose to have plenty of money rather than very little.

So why in the name of all that is sacred, do some Britain’s feel the need to relish in their poverty!? Why are some people so determined to label themselves!? It pisses me the fuck off. Especially when poor people label other people/places/food as “posh” or “fancy” in that bizarre, almost derogatory way. As if being “posh” is a bad thing.

I used to get it a lot (because of my accent, which sounds very British – not posh, just very British), however it hardly happens nowadays because I try not to talk to social retards. So I know first hand, what it’s liked to be judged by the working class masses. Funny thing is, most of them don’t even try to get to know you. They just listen to you talk and assume you’re a stuck up snob, who’ll have nothing in common with them.

Jesus donkey riding Christ, just because I annunciate my words correctly (and I don’t speak like a marble gargling spastic) doesn’t automatically mean I dine on caviar every night. I honestly believe that most “posh” people (the decent mannered one’s who posses a 21st century mind) don’t actually give a shit about social status.

In fact, I’d go so far as to say that social status seems to matter more to the poor, hence why they feel the need to alienate themselves. I also hate how the “poor pride mentality” (as I like to call it) seems to frown upon trying new things, like wanting to culture yourself is a bad thing. It’s as if most working class people are afraid of trying new things.

It’s like they think that everyone will laugh at them or something, or that their not “good enough.”

One of the best examples of this was when I was sat in Yo! Sushi once, and I overheard a young man say,

”URG! Japanese food is just like raw fish innit? And dat was-arbie stuff looks well nasty. I ain’t touching dat! Wot happens if I don’t like it? Besides I can’t use chopsticks man, I’ll look stupid! Nah, I’d rather ‘ave a McDonalds. You see wot I’m sayin’?”

(Seriously, this happened.)

For fuck sake! You haven’t even tried it you degenerate cretin. Did you ask if everything had raw fish? Did you ask if cutlery was available? No you didn’t, and that’s why I have a problem with it. Because there’s nothing impressive about being afraid. Fear of foreign experiences. Fear of working hard. Fear of leaving your comfort zone.

So by all means never forget your roots: there’s nothing wrong with being born from a working class background. Just don’t fucking shove it down everybody else’s throats. Because nobody really cares but you.

Cheryl Cole and Ashley getting back together

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:35 +0100

Why is Cheryl Cole such a fucking emotional doormat..?

As most of you know, I don’t really like the woman but fucking hell! My disdain for her is starting to turn into pity, which in my opinion is worse. Because I can’t help but think, “What the fuck is wrong with her?!”

Why is she getting back with that fugly, cheating wank monkey!? Ashley cheated on you honey, repeatedly throughout your entire marriage, or did you forget that you silly cow?

It’s unforgivable, and yet Cheryl is going back for second helpings. No wonder whole world is looking at her like’s she’s some masochistic, retard.

I don’t get it, I really don’t. If anybody did that to me, I would never want to fucking share my air space with them, let alone see them again.

Mind you I’m not sure why I care… oh wait I don’t.

So excuse me while I go and read about someone who’s actually talented.

Painting with kisses

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:17 +0100

Wow, Natalie Irish of Houston, Texas paints with kisses! Having learnt thumb painting in high school, Natalie said that although she always got good responses from her thumb pieces; the technique had been done many, many times before and it never really felt “her own”.

Then according to Natalie,

“…I was getting ready to go to a show one night and put on a bit of red lipstick. I blotted it on a piece of paper and it hit me. I started experimenting and decided Marilyn Monroe would be the perfect candidate for a portrait with kisses!”

You can read more about this story at the Daily mail

Britain's Great Big Benefit Problem

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:09 +0100

I hate talking about Britain’s fucking benefit crisis: it fucking grates on my soul and all I’m wonder is, “how did England become a nation of fucking lazy c****?”

GASP! Cat! You said the C-word. Yes, I fucking did. Because that’s what benefit moochers are - c****.

(The only reason I’ve even bothered to censor the letters in that word, is because most English people are fucking prudes, who get cross if you just say the word “bloody” let alone “c***”, and I can’t be fucking bothered to deal with the backlash of shitty emails that I’ll get if I don’t censor the word. Not that I care too much, seeing as I don’t censor fuck…)

Anyway, I’m going to fucking let rip, because this fucking pisses me off (can you tell?) I don’t care if someone get’s upset reading this. I hope it does piss somebody off. In fact, I hope some couch festering, dole monkey does read this and gets offended. Because this one’s for you - you society leaching, wallet fucker.

Most benefit moochers sit around and do fuck all. Their like the fucking cancer of this country, slowly spreading and killing it from the core.

Cat’s Benefit Q&A

Moocher 1 - “Oh but I got pregnant when I was 16 and now I’m a single mum and I have to stay home and look after my child! I can’t ever get a job now!”

Me - Should have fucking thought about that when you had your arse in the air you silly bitch. Now you’ve become another embarrassing statistic who’ll probably continue not to work and raise lazy, arrogant spawn who’ll follow in your foot steps. Well fucking done, you stupid cum dumpster.

Moocher 2 - “I can’t work, I’m sick. I have ME…”

Me- Are you fucking kidding me?! There are dying African children who walk 30 miles each day just to get fucking water!! You don’t hear them saying they have ME! So fucking sort yourself out, and if you really can’t fucking work then at least try to contribute to society by volunteering a few days a week at a charity or something. Don’t just sit there and stew in your own self pity.

Moocher 3 - “I don’t see why I have to work. The Government give me enough money to live and feed my family. Besides work is hard.”

Me - Whats your address?

Moocher 3 -Why?

Me - Because I’m going to come and kill you in your fucking sleep, you selfish prick. Parasites like you don’t deserve benefits.

Personally I don’t understand why people don’t want to work. I know that sometimes it’s a pain in the arse and not the funnest thing to be doing at times. However it also gives a person a sense of responsibility, a duty and a sense of pride in themselves.

Those of you who have jobs should be proud of yourselves. You’ve made the effort to contribute to society, to your country, and most importantly, you’ve taken the responsibility to provide for yourself. You’re a fighter, and a human being of whom I’m happy to share the earth with.

However (for reasons I can’t fathom) there are people who don’t work. Some don’t work because they can’t, which is fair enough: those with serious health and mental disabilities shouldn’t be made to work.

Then there are the people who take the piss. The people who don’t work, but can. The people think their ill and say “I have ME” I can’t work,The skanks who spread their legs when they were 15 and now do nothing but spend money in Primark and push buggies all day. The shitwads who stink up pubs and spend taxpayers money to buy plasma T.V’s and jungle gyms.

These people are the problem. Yes immigration is also a concern, however shouldn’t we be sorting out the fucking British first, before we go pointing fingers at the foreigners? Because the sad truth is, British people are just fucking lazy. They don’t want to work. Most of them think their too good for certain jobs.

I recently watched a program called The Fairy Job Mother, and in the show there was an offensive and arrogant girl who said she was “too good” to work in McDonald’s. Excuse me? You’ve never worked a day in your life; you have an NVQ in care. Righhhhtttt, because that’s a really fucking highly rated qualification (NVQ stands for “not very qualified” in my opinion) and obviously means your better than the rest of us. Stupid bitch.

When I was made redundant (3 years ago now), I searched around desperately for a job. However (at the time), I wasn’t going to find a decent job before my rent was due. So I thought that, just for a month probably less than that; I’d try and see if I could get some benefits just to help me out with rent (while I actively looked for a job) and you know what they told me?

“You haven’t paid enough tax to qualify for benefit.”

EXCUSE ME!? I was on emergency tax for over a year you fucking dick heads. I think I’d more than paid enough tax to fucking qualify (in fact I was paying double for my job and age group). The 17 year old bitch next to me had never paid any tax in her life, how come she got benefit!!!??? To this very day, no one has provided me with a decent reason.

So in the end I had to force myself to do a job that I really did not want to do - I went to work in a care home. Oh dear god. It was the worst month of my life. I cleaned shit. I worked in a depressing and death smelling environment for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week and I did this for less than minimum wage.

That’s what I did to survive and although it would have been easier if I’d been given benefit. Looking back, I’m glad that I didn’t get it, because I honestly believe that working in that care home made me a stronger person.

Nowadays I’m doing well, I no longer work in a care home, I work for a great company, I have my own (admittedly tiny) office, I have my freelance copy writing business on the side, and although I still don’t earn great money. I’d like to think that I’m on my way to becoming more financially independent.

So don’t fucking give me the “I’m too good for this job” shit. Nobody is too good for anything: we should all do what we can in order to survive. All you’ve got to do is work hard, man up, get your hands dirty and trust me one way or another it’ll pay off.

Man shoots of wart using a shotgun

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:15 +0100

Sean Murphy, a 38 -year-old, security guard from Doncaster had been suffering from what he claims as “…an itchy wart, the size of my thumbnail.” After creams failed to eliminate the offending lump, Mr Murphy decided to shoot it off himself using a shotgun he found “in a hedge”.

Unsurprisingly, he ended up blowing off most of his finger off too. When asked about his bizarre tactic Sean said,

“I didn’t expect to lose my finger as well but there was nothing left of it, so no chance of reattaching it,” he said.

He also claims that despite losing a finger, he’s “”happy with that, and the best thing is that the wart has gone. It was giving me a lot of trouble.”

WHAT THE FUCK?! What kind of fucktard are you!? You pointed a fucking shotgun at your FINGER, and you “didn’t expect to lose my finger…”

Jesus rollerblading Christ.

Since the ordeal Sean has received a 16-week sentence suspended for 18 months for possessing an illegal firearm.

source

Pantene Chrysalis TVC advert

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:01 +0100

I just found this advert on Youtube and I had to share it: not only is it from my homeland (Thailand) it also happens to be very moving. The advert is actually for Pantene, and it tells the story of a deaf girl who overcomes adversity in order to play the violin.

Nicole Dextras

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:27 +0100

Nicole Dextras is a very talented artist who makes wearable environmental art. Her beautiful “Weedrobes” are created from natural, decomposable items and whilst they’re stunning to look at, ultimately Dextra is highlighting the importance of seeking sustainable resources to manufacture clothing

Dextra says,

“The Weedrobes philosophy is based on being a free thinker, creating one’s own sense of style while also raising awareness about the impact of industry on our eco-system. Our most effective tool for change is for consumers to demand more equitable products. It may be impractical to wear clothing made with leaves, but our future depends on the creation of garments made from sustainable resources.”

Source and Buzz feed.

Gay Marriage

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:17 +0100

(The recent New York same sex marriage bill has inspired me to write this article. I was going to write this article ages ago (during the time of proposition 8) but I must have forgotten about it. So here it is my long overdue article about gay marriage…)

Gays are people too. I know some of you don’t agree with me and if you don’t, then you can fuck right off; because I hate homophobes, as much as I hate racists (and I hate them a lot). So if you’re a blinkered thinker then you shouldn’t even be reading this blog.

Now I know discrimination of this nature isn’t new. It’s old, very old, so don’t you think it’s about time we stopped doing it? We’re in the 21st century now, segregation has been and gone; so has the holocaust. All these horrible events in history that never should have fucking happened in the first place. They’ve been and gone, and helped humanity evolve in the process – at least I’d like to think so. So as a result of the horrible things that humans have done, shouldn’t we now be a more accepting and open minded race? We should be but (sadly) I don’t think we are…

Why does it feel like some of us aren’t? Why are some people still so vehemently against gay people, let alone gay marriage? I honestly don’t understand it.

Love is love*. No matter whom you are or where you’re from. Love doesn’t care about age, race, gender or anything else for that matter. So why do some people care so much when two guys/girls love each other!?

It’s funny because I’m not even gay, and even if people thought I was – I wouldn’t give a shit. Anyway it’s funny because it doesn’t really have anything to do with me. Sure some of my family members are gay, and I love them regardless. However the situation in New York has nothing to do with me really, and yet I feel very strongly about it.

You see, I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic at heart, so anything that has anything to do with love gets me riled up. Hence why it angers me that someone, somewhere decided that two people weren’t allowed to legally be bonded in the name of love, and all that is holy.

Because love, like freedom and justice should never be allowed to be controlled: everyone is entitled to them. So the fact that certain people are trying to control it; the fact that some people are trying to actively ban, two people from legally being in love is disgusting.

Oh and don’t give me that ”it’s not natural” shit. There’s been evidence of homosexuality in fucking nature. Reproduction isn’t really a valid argument either; true humans depend on a male and female scenario to produce offspring. However there are certain animals that don’t follow this rule. So again (while we’re not lizards or sharks) this goes to show that same sex relationships aren’t always required in nature either. So why is it for us? After all we’re just glorified monkeys.

eHarmony Video Bio

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:35 +0100

Here’s Debbie and she loves cats. Seriously. She fucking loves cats. No wonder she’s single.

P.S. There have been speculations that this video is fake (ie “put on”). All I have to say is, I don’t really fucking care. It’s funny as hell. Enjoy!

Cheryl Cole being kicked off the US X-Factor

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:48 +0100

Honestly is anyone actually surprised? When I heard about this months ago I fucking knew Cheryl Cole going on the US X-Factor was going to fail and I swear to god, I’m not just saying this. It was so bloody predictable!

The woman has a British-as-fuck, Geordie accent. So is it really surprising that no corn dog eating, cattle wrangling, Wall mart loving American is going to understand what the fuck she’s even saying! I’m British, and I don’t understand what the fuck she says half the time.

So what the fuck possessed Simon Cowell into thinking that’d she’d be a HUGE stateside success - is beyond me. Most of the American population, don’t even know who Girls Aloud are, let alone who Cheryl is. Bad judgement on Cowell’s part there, and he obviously knows it since he supposedly “sacked” Cheryl from the US judging panel (to be replaced by Nicole Scherzinger). I also loved how (before she got kicked off) will.i.am gave the impression, that Cheryl would be really popular in America. That man would say anything to get that woman to stay in the states: we all know he wants to bang her so bad it’s unreal.

Anyway, word is Simon offered Cheryl back her judging place (on the UK version), however due to unknown reasons (I’m guessing – phenomenal embarrassment) Ms. Cole turned the offer down.

This surprised me actually, because many celebs/people have said that they’d be delighted for her to rejoin the show, and I thought she’d be on that like a starved dieter. God knows what she’s going to do now. Make music? (I hope not) Take up acting? (Please dear gods – no).

Whatever it is I hope she does it soon: the papers and gossip magazines are going crazy speculating about her future. I’m sure she’s doing fine. She makes more money than most of the British population – so believe me, she’s probably doing better than you think.

On a side note though I actually feel a bit sorry for her (I can’t believe I’m saying this). She had all these people promise her stateside success and in less than 3 episodes was unceremoniously booted off because.

A) No one could understand her.

B) No one knew who she was.

Anyone would feel humiliated. So Cheryl if you’re reading this (I doubt it – only 5 fucking people seem to read this blog) then stick with England. At least we understand you when you talk (most of the time).

Nicki Minaj

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:17 +0100

I shouldn’t like Nicki Minaj. Well that’s what the little voice inside my brain is saying, but oddly enough I do; which is funny because although I enjoy Rap and Hip –Hop music (it’s not my favourite genre by any means). Plus I don’t own any of her songs, and I think her music in general, is just “O.k.” It’s not brilliant, but it’s alright.

“I just embrace all people of all lifestyles and I don’t tell them they are bad people. And I say girls are beautiful and girls are sexy and they need to be told that, and if they don’t have anyone to tell them that and mean it, I’m gonna tell them that. But I feel like people always wanna define me and I don’t wanna be defined. – Nicki Minaj

So what about Minaj herself? Well she’s pretty but in that artificial, I-have-enough-makeup-on-to-sink-a-boat kind of way, but then again I shouldn’t knock that seeing as I wear stupid amounts of liquid eye-liner myself. Another thing you can’t really ignore is her ass: that thing is big. Infact “big” is an understatement. That booty is FUCKING MASSIVE, you could land a fucking Boeing 747 on that thing. I’m surprised it hasn’t got its own orbit - it’s so huge!

I remember first getting a glimpse of it during her “Massive Attack” video. I thought it was fake, or surgically enhanced or something! Mind you it might be, I’m not sure. Either way that bottom is impressive (in a slightly disturbing kind of way).

Anyway~ another thing I like about Minaj is that she doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously. By this I mean her casual openness about her alter egos – namely “Roman Zolanski” and “Martha Zolanski”. Nicki herself has said that, Roman is like her “twin sister”. She claims that she was born inside her, out of rage, and becomes her when she is angry. She has also said ‘She is a demon inside her”, which makes Roman my favourite of Nicki’s alter egos (only because I know what it’s like to have a crazy, evil bitch inside you.)

I really think her attitude is a good thing: too many musical artists are trying to be all “serious” and “artistic” (cough Lady GaGa cough). So I hope she doesn’t change in that respect. After all, music is meant to be fun and silly too sometimes. I’m also told that Nicki Minaj has worked very hard to become this famous. It didn’t happen overnight (contrary to popular belief) . Oh no, apparently she’s been trying to make it big since 2004! Who knew? Guess genuine talent (and I do think she is talented), determination and an ass the size of the Congo does get you far in life.

"Nice" - the bastard word of the English language

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:56 +0100

I hate the word “nice”. It’s well… not really nice at all. It’s the laziest fucking word in the English language, it’s the word bored boyfriends use, when you ask them how you look. It’s the word displeased girlfriends use, when the sex has obviously gone miserably wrong. It’s the word you use when your best mate asks you, what you think of their new girlfriend (even though you actually think she’s an emotional psycho).

Using the word “nice” for everyday, boring, inanimate things is fine. For example, a cup of tea is “nice”, or as I like to say “nice is a biscuit”. Are you a biscuit?!!? No, I thought not. So stop fucking describing yourself/people as NICE!!!

A*hem, let’s look at its official definition (according to Google) shall we?

nice/n?s/Adjective

Pleasant; agreeable; satisfactory: “we had a nice time”.
(Of a person) Pleasant in manner; good-natured; kind: “he’s a really nice guy”.##

Pleasant? Agreeable..? Satisfactory!? Jesus you might as just well say “BORING”! I don’t really like all those words either. Because like “nice” they’re safe words, and you can’t really go wrong with them; but then again you aren’t really doing much good by using them either.

Still, out of all of those words, I hate “nice” the most. Yet people continue to use it to piss me off. Now don’t get me wrong, I use it too (every now and again), but I try my best to avoid it. That way I’ll be forced to think about my answer and use a more appropriate word (read – “interesting” word); rather than just lazily reply on the unspectacular “nice”.

So guys next time your girlfriend asks you “How do I look?” chose one of the following….

If your goal is get a blow job later chose one of the following to say –

• Absolutely beautiful!

• Stunning!!! (but said with oomph!)

• PHWOAR! Sexy as fuck!

Or just say Wow followed by amazing/stunning etc…

If your goal is to get a kiss chose one of the following to say –

• Amazing!

• Gorgeous!

• Wonderful!

• Great

If your goal is to get out of the fucking house because she’s spent ages getting ready chose one of the following to say –

• Pretty

• Cute

• Lovely

Fit is also acceptable, however it does make you sound like a (well meaning) illiterate chav. It’s also worth mentioning that if you chose this option she might think you’re an ungrateful bastard. So chances of getting any sexy times might be diminished somewhat: the words in the last category are better than “nice” but not by much. You have been warned.

My other recommendations are GO READ A FUCKING THESAURUS! Actually just do more reading in general. Nothing improves your vocabulary more than reading (trust me - I’m actually dyslexic and reading does help).

You’re fucking welcome.

Out of Sight

Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:28 +0100

Seemingly inspired by Hayao Miyazaki, this gorgeous mini animation was made by Ya-ting Yu, along with fellow classmates Yeh Ya-hsuan and Chung Ling, from the National Taiwan University of Arts.

It’s obvious to anyone that these guys are very talented: this cartoon is well-animated, adorable and absolutely endearing.

Enjoy!

Cat Rant #6 - Wanna show your support? Then go "Like" the Facebook Page Dammit!

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:56 +0100

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to Nelly and David who sent me some really lovely messages recently (I’m trying to resist calling it “Fan Mail” even though I really want to!!). Especially David, who’s message was particularly supportive (it’s an honour that you think my writing reminds you of Douglas Adams and his work). Messages and support from people like you guys, encourages me to write. That’s not even bullshit either, I’m being totally (embarrassingly) serious. Because even though I don’t give a shit about the people who don’t like me, I care a great deal about the people who do, and I’m always honoured that someone took a few moments of their life to tell me how much they like my writing.

So thanks you; really, it means a lot. More than you think.

Another thing that really helps is if you spread the word about the blog to your friends and people you know. I know how desperate and pathetic that sounds, and believe me it pains my very soul to ask. However without more exposure and more awareness, I’m not going to get any closer to my goals; and the only way I’m going to get closer to my goals with YOUR help. So please, show your support. Spread the word, go and “Like” our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter

Thanks guys~! x

P.S. check out our sister blog Eight Bit Bitch

Touching Story of a Dog Who Crawled His Way Home After Tornadoes

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:52 +0100

Bless, that dog. The poor thing crawled all the way home on broken legs! I hope he gets better real soon.

Rihanna's new "Man Down" video controversy and why it pisses me off

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:39 +0100

O.k. the song itself isn’t very good, but that’s not why Rihanna’s new song Man Down is causing a stir. In the video, Rihanna is depicted shooting a man to death, after he physically assaulted her the previous night. This (as you can imagine) has sent the American Parental Control Council (aka PTC) into an outrage, claiming that it would sent a negative and potentially damaging message to young girls.

Since the videos public broadcast, the PTC have released this statement,

“Man Down is an inexcusable, shock-only, shoot-and-kill theme song. In my 30 years of viewing BET, I have never witnessed such a cold, calculated execution of murder in prime-time.”

In her defence the young pop starlet took to her Twitter saying,

“I’m a 23 year old rock star with NO KIDS! What’s up with everybody wanting me to be a parent? I’m just a girl; I can only be your/our voice!”

It’s worth mentioning that before the video’s release, Rihanna herself tweeted that the video contained “a very strong underlying message 4 girls like me.”

Now like many others I don’t see what the problem is. Yes, it could be potentially damaging, but what the fuck isn’t nowadays? Remember that Daily Mail article (a little while back) that wrote about all the things that could potentially give you cancer? Yeah well, that list practically included everything fucking thing in the modern world. Hell, drinking diet coke is probably damaging; doesn’t mean it’s going to stop me (unless of course they prove that it definitely causes cancer)

Seriously though, the music industry is full of “potentially damaging” messages, and kids these days can get access to anything via the internet. Believe me, you can do your best, but you can’t protect them from everything; unless of course you lock them away in a room or something (which would make you a sick, crazy fuck). The best you can do, is just make sure you teach your child the basics of life. One of those is – don’t fucking kill people no matter what they’ve done to you. Mind you, once you’ve done that, it’s up to them whether or not they carry out those rules.

Personally if something like that ever happen to me; I’d make them experience a whole world of pain unknown to the human mind. I wouldn’t kill them, but I’d make sure they fucking regretted it. I know some people would probably say that, that’s the sign of a sick mind and I’d probably agree. However I’m still sane, and (so far) I’ve never hurt anybody, and let’s all hope it stays that way.

Anyway back to the topic at hand; I don’t think Rihanna’s new video is worth kicking up a fuss about, BET have already said they won’t remove the video and if they’re really worried then censor out the gun. Personally I don’t think censorship really makes much of a difference. Only a retard wouldn’t be able to figure out what a blurred censor was supposed to be hiding. Not many other things shoot bullets; I mean it’s hardly going to be a fucking banana now is it?!

Bad events fuck you up. It’s fact. However, whether they fuck you up a lot or a little is the important question: it’s evident that after the whole Chris Brown thing; Rihanna wasn’t the same person again. Some say she got “darker” and it was reflected in her new videos. I say they need to get with the fucking programme. Rihanna stopped being a clichéd pop princess when she released her good girl gone bad album: anyone who had eyes and an IQ above 80 could see the transformation. Rihanna is darker, fucked off and personally, I like her better for it.

Parents need to accept that the modern world (heck – the world in general) isn’t full of fucking rainbows and “peace on earth”. God knows being adults, they’re probably well aware of that fact themselves. So although I understand that trying to protect your kids from bad influences is important. So is being realistic, and concentrating on what you can do (like spending time with your kids, playing with them, teaching them manners etc) rather than kicking up a fuss about everything fucking thing on TV that pissed you off.

P.S. Ri Ri you’re a pop star not a rock star. Slash, you ain’t honey. Remember that.

Cat Rant #5 - Off to Tuscany for a week

Fri, 20 May 2011 22:41 +0100

Hello Bitches!

Remember I said I was going to try harder and dedicate more time to writing? Well I meant it! However, I’m off to beautiful Tuscany with a group of friends for a week. So instead of making an empty promises that I’ll update whilst I’m in Italy, I’m going to tell you now that I won’t.

I’ll be far too busy enjoying the sites and eating my own body weight in pasta, ham and olives.

Then when I return I am off to ComicCon in London (yes you heard that right). So don’t expect an update till June at the earliest.

Until then, take care bitches and don’t wear crocs.

…Seriously don’t.

Cat x

Baguette Bardot

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:54 +0100

Basically she’s a Japanese performance artist who dresses like Brigitte Bardot and does naughty things to and with baguettes. She also likes to use them as arms, nibbles on them from time to time and uses them to paint the Eiffel tower using Nutella. My kind of girl then.