May 20, 2012
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Hello?
I just watched an ”Outside the Lines” episode where host and guests were, I don’t know, trying to figure out Dennis Rodman, or how to solve his problem with depression, or something.
It’s not that I’m afraid of controversy, but here’s my take:
What’s so fucking wrong with conformity? I mean, Rodman was a great basketball player, or at least a pretty good one, but if his cross-dressing or his earrings through his lips, or whatever was causing him to be depressed, is supposed to be a big deal, then it seems to me that he just can’t handle his nonconformity.
So?
What’s so fucking wrong with conformity?
I expect to take a lot of heat for taking this position, for a lot of reasons, but I maintain:
If you’re a weirdo, and you’re getting depressed, then stop being a weirdo. I realize that I might be switching cause and effect, but what’s wrong with trying something different, if the first thing isn’t working?
If you want to criticize me for writing this, go ahead, but please be kind. I don’t like being criticized.
