Entry #3 Skiwampus

           

            Something about introducing social issues through comedy just makes the unpleasant facts about our reality much more digestible. Unfortunately, many people take these sources of entertainment as their intake of news for the day. If not through extreme left wing media, through the opposing right. I don't doubt that maybe there is some truth strung throughout these forms of entertainment, but the fact is they give a skewed perception of the even that is actually at hand. What I mean by this is, that ones opinion of the situation has already been skewed by the person delivering it. Sure, a person has the power to judge the person delivering that information and it's validity but all one knows is the evidence that has been produced by a secondary source.
        I believe it's our job as the individuals not to only absorb every form of information that is presented by someone in a position of power, no matter how big or small (whether that is your boss, or the president of the United States) to make decisions for yourself. I think that if people took a little more time to step outside of conforming to a certain "side" and really searching for true evidence, listening to primary sources, and speaking with knowledge behind their words, we could have a much more productive society.
       I try my best to follow my gut, keep an open mind to what people have to say and try to determine whether they are speaking their own words or those put in their mouth by the social organization they subscribe to. I must admit though, John Oliver, Saturday Night Live, and Sarah Silverman (Especially her new show I Love You America) are pretty hilarious. I will definitely  continue splitting my guts laughing and watching them.