Why I Can't Stand the Phrase "F--- MY LIFE!!!" ~>:-o

***WARNING: Some explixit language used.***

I am not one of those people who are adamantly against all cursing. However, some things just bother me. For example, the phrase “fuck my life,” popularized by the website fml.com, is overly used and used in the wrong context, which grates on my last nerve. First of all I don’t think people who utilize the phrase really have problems worthy of such a strong statement. Also I am fairly certain people do not fully understand the context of it. I shall explain in further detail.

Why do people usually say “fuck my life?” In my experience with people, the common situations that invoke such obscenities are: a missed class, a bad hair day, a failed test, a friendship on the rocks, a significant other’s infidelity, falling flat on your face in front of a large group of people, etc. While these situations are regrettable, undesirable, and possibly embarrassing, they don’t, in my opinion, deserve an outburst of “fuck my life.” Really, people, your life is not that bad. In fact, if you use FML frequently your life is probably pretty well-off. Those people who really have terrible lives and suffer greatly don’t use that phrase. They deal with the problems that life throws their way and don’t sit there complaining. They do something to try to get out of their inopportune predicament.

News flash, life isn’t easy. If someone told you that, they were either lying or injecting their bodies with substances of a less than legal nature. The fact is, Cupcake, that you’ve been fighting a battle ever since you were a sperm swimming upstream (please excuse the graphic image, but it’s true). So get a helmet. You’re going to need one, because there are rougher roads ahead still.

Additionally, I have a problem believing that people really know and mean what they are saying when they say “fuck my life.” Let’s break it down. The verb “to fuck,” which is the profane term for copulation, is used in this phrase as a command. However, I assume that "fuck my life" is not a petition to be reproduced or cloned. Therefore, we shall also assume that when you are using this phrase that you are angry about some disappointing aspect of your life. That being said, it appears as though by ordering someone to fuck your life, you wish to inflict harm on it. The violent connation of the verb “to fuck” is “to rape;” ergo when you say FML, what you are really saying is that you want someone to rape your life. Personally, I think that this is both an extreme and ineffective request. You only have one life, why harm it anymore? Cursing your life to make it worse off is certainly not going to help your predicament. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that people do not really mean “fuck my life.” Instead, I offer a slightly altered rendition which I believe they really want to say. This phrase is “my life is fucked” (Or "Fucked my life is"). You can see the resemblance and how the latter phrase could have morphed into the former due to the laziness of repeated use.

Once again I am back at my original point: people who use the phrase don’t have lives that are that bad. What they should say is “That rots,” “That’s unfortunate,” “I’m angry,” etc. Of course if you don’t feel those words are strong enough, then it’s time to expand your vocabulary. With over 350,000 words in the English language, I’m sure you’ll find something that suffices. Even more offensive is the abiliity of this phrase to give otherwise amiable, rational people the semblance of an ignorant, classless fool who is only a step above a child by not throwing a tantrum because life isn’t going as planned.

And that concludes my tirade. Thank you for your attention. :-)

Happy November! All Saints Day

Happy November!!!

This month is going to fly by. I can feel it now. Currently, I am endeavoring to write a story for my art history project. I think I have a good start and I actually know where I will be going with the plot, which is a first. Finally, I have more than just descriptions to write about. I won't be posting it until after I finish the course in case they check for plagerism on the internet and this blog pops up. But I promise that I will post it at some point.

Lots going on. I will be busy. One positive thing my mind is clearer today and I analyze and categorize my problems much better...for today at least.

Chao!