I feel...
I feel like people are feeling a hell of a lot of things these days. In the past we used to just feel sad, tired, hungry, happy, or sick. Gone are the days where people think. I feel like we've gone from a logical, thinking-based society to a emotional, feeling-based society. Don't understand what I'm talking about? I feel like you do but just don't realize it yet.
No longer do we just feel angry, embarrassed, or dumb, but we feel like every single idea or concept created by our brain has now become a feeling. Instead of people saying, "I think that Britney is a skank," people say, "You know, I feel like Britney is a skank." Every "I think" has become an "I feel". Instead of taking a stand and saying what you think, I feel like people are hiding behind their emotions and masking their thoughts as something they feel, as if feelings can't be disputed or denied because it's your feelings. You can't disrespect someone's feelings, that's messed up! But a thought can be ripped up, stomped on, and thrown back in your face because you have no reason to think that way! That's the thing. For a thought to formulate in one's mind, it usually is backed up by some sort of logic or reasoning. But a feeling, like love, doesn't have to have any reasoning or logic behind it at all. Therefore if someone "feels" a certain way, you just have to be like, "Well, that's just the way she feels about it".
I feel like "I feel" has become sort of a bailout phrase too. When someone says a bold statement and realizes by the reaction of the audience that it was a bold statement, they'll add an "I feel" at the end just to take the edge off the boldness. For example, someone would be like, "It's not that Britney can't sing, it's just that it's probably difficult to sing AND dance at the same time...I feel."
I feel that people should just start saying what they think, not what they feel. Be strong, stand up for what you believe in, and don't cower behind your feelings.
You might feel like I'm wrong or looking into this too deeply, but that's just what I feel.
posted by pierre 2:37 PM
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