Author: Amaria Sumler

I can’t stress this enough: STOP SEXUALIZING CHILDREN!! I’ve seen far too many movies where children under the age of 16 have been in sexual situations and made out out to be the ringleader of the whole show. Although I enjoyed the movie, I later realized the bigger picture. Movies such as Lolita and Pretty Baby have two female leads who are subject to sexualization and statutory rape of men and the scenes are set in a way that makes it seem like the girls wanted it. Children are in now way mentally or physically prepared for those activities.

These movies make Pedophilia seem natural, like nothing is wrong with the act of preying on young girls. It’s immoral and cannot be justified in any sense.

Innocent children should not be exposed to sexualization and grown men and women shouldn’t even think that that’s acceptable. It’s seen in more than movies. Hugh Hefner had two magazine pages of young girls, around 8-10 years old, partially or completely revealed. In no way should that have ever been printed, purchased, or socially accepted.

I feel as if i’m ranting more than getting my point across, but nevertheless, the sexualization of children is wrong but often done for cinematic and other entertainment purposes.

http://www.onlinefmradio.in/videos/showvideo/Lolita-1997-Full-Movie-x6kLJVytJY1i and Pretty Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HczuLC4v9DM

Guys, so like, have any of you all ever tried to make yourselves sad? Or you know, experienced an unidentifiable emotion and just categorized it as sadness? Is it just me, because I feel like it’s not!! I can’t be the only one. I like to label things and give them life so not knowing what i’m feeling automatically makes me think it’s sadness.

I can often find myself in a state of melancholy and I don’t know why. It’s so very infuriating and all I want to do is know why! I’m like this:

with literally no explanation. And then there I am listening to sad songs such as:

Among many other mellow or relaxed songs.

And movies!! The options are so vast. All the Victorian and Eighteenth Century Dramas and romances and the ones about trials and tribulations and people living through turmoil with no foreseeable end.

https://agoodmovietowatch.com/tallulah-2016/

https://agoodmovietowatch.com/mommy-2014/

https://agoodmovietowatch.com/detachment-2012/

There are so many ways to make yourself sad!! To get into the mood and makes these emotions real.  It’s extremely easy to let these emotions manifest as well. To let them take control and be a part of you, your reality.

But then you experience this overwhelming happiness, elation, something close to euphoria.

Guys. Lolita is such a great movie. There’s just so much wrong within it. Immoral relationships, toxic romance, a man on the run, incest(possibly), it’s just so great.

The movie kind of makes you feel bad for the male lead, Humbert Humbert, when in reality he is a pedophile preying on a young girl. He’s portrayed as a misunderstood man trying to rekindle a love he lost as a young boy. We seem to always sympathize for those who have lost and that’s where you must start to remember that Humbert is a grown man, preying on a little girl.

To make matters worse, the movie sexualizes the heck out of Lolita herself. She’s about 14 or 15 years old, a fire ball, and a free spirit. Just a sassy teenager enjoying her days. She’s portrayed as a young girl who’s basically too grown up for her own good and is made out to be the ring leader of the whole show.

Throughout the movie Lolita seems like the mastermind behind all of the events, and in some way or another, she partially is, but it is also the fault of the Hum himself and there’s no denying that.

I honestly wish i could just tell you all the entire movie here in this blog but i’d rather you guys watch it AND/or read it and tell me your views on the issue.

http://www.onlinefmradio.in/videos/showvideo/Lolita-1997-Full-Movie-x6kLJVytJY1i

https://gomovies.pet/film/lolita-9614/

https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/234330/mod_resource/content/1/Vladimir%20Nabokov%20Lolita%20Penguin%20Modern%20Classics%20%202000%20%281%29.pdf

Guys, I really enjoy you all’s work. No story or poem is like the last and I truly enjoy the difference in the voices of you all. I love the diversity and the number of auras and personalities there are in the writing. I’m literally reading the work of different authors and falling in love with all of their work every day! You all are an inspiration to my work and I draw energy from each and every one of you. You all have a gift, which in essence is the same, but under the surface, you serve different purposes. I’m truly grateful to have been gifted with such a beautiful people who are all gifted individually. I even enjoy the quirks of each and every one of you. No Junior Literary is like the last and as a unit, we all live in harmony. ღ

Why is it that people only vie for the attention of those that they cannot have? All 7.5 billion people on this earth and all you want is the one who won’t give you the time of day. There are literally billions of fish in the sea and you want the shark who will keep moving forward, will not turn around, or stop. Little guppy, if it’s a challenge that you want, why not face something bigger than life? An actual issue. Be the difference, the change, not the distraction.

Take it upon yourself to give new purpose and meaning. Instead of putting all of your attention into people, especially ones who do not appreciate you and your efforts, use it and create something with it. Better yourself with your thoughts and ideas, generate a world of your own.

People are distractions who need attention, but I say you should pay attention to positive distractions. A new hobby or job, a sport even. The world is yours to conquer and focusing on selfish beings will have you stuck in the mud.

I feel as if censorship is both a pro and a con. In whatever you do, you are trying to get your point across, and sometimes you cannot do that for whatever reason. It may be that the topic is controversial or it may trigger people. As a poet, my point may be proved by a lot of imagery, or hard facts. I can conjure up an image of whatever I desire in whoever’s mind. There are a lot of sensitive people in this world and for that reason, we are asked to “tone it down”. Now I can only ask, why am I, a poet, told to lessen the sense of MY medium. I truly feel that if you are that sensitive, don’t attend, read, ever participate in whatever is happening. But again, I see censorship as a pro, more so, it is a challenge. When you are confined within four walls, it will drive you to madness, which will become creativity. When you are not allowed to do one thing, you do others. So with censorship, you will find loopholes and crafty ways to do what you do best.  You will be forced to use your wit. Triggering scenarios in literary pieces are a big reason censorship is used, but trigger warnings can combat that.

I’ve always been a very straightforward person and sure of my actions and thoughts. There have been only a few, extremely rare occasions, where I was not sure of myself. Since 8th grade I knew that I wanted to attend Mississippi School of the Arts, and I kept this mindset up until a few months before I had to turn in my application. I was so very unsure of myself, I had this feeling that I wouldn’t succeed or meet my full potential here. The stress was eating me up, all the while I was encouraging my friends Telvin and Camden to complete their own applications. Can you believe that? I could push others to do what I couldn’t fathom myself. I’d already completed all the segments of the application process I needed done, I just couldn’t submit my work. I aim to win/succeed and I don’t handle rejection with grace. It’s either passive aggression or a new level in just how nonchalant I can be. I truly feared not being accepted to the school I was once so sure that I’d be attending. I had talks with many of my friends and they told me to follow my heart and pray over it, to look for a sign. I thought about it for several days and even considered the cons over the pros in the situation. I knew I wouldn’t be living near my greatest three friends and my boy friend anymore, but they all encouraged me to do what I felt what was best and to be great in life. I wanted someone to tell me not to pursue my dreams, to stay where I was and not go off to a new environment and challenge myself. I needed one, just one sign, to discourage me. I wanted so badly to stay in my comfort zone and not leave behind all my favorite people. In the end, I stopped my procrastinating and put my worries away, and that is the story of how I ended up at MSA, a junior literary.

All MSA juniors were assigned a senior mentor over the summer for guidance, a new friend, and comfort. My senior, Amory, is here for all of the above. She is truly amazing.

Amory has been one of the few people I can run to since the day I met her. My mother took an instant liking to her, and that’s when I knew she would be good for me. What makes her even better is that I can relate to her on any and all levels of life. We can actually talk and vent to each other like long time friends. I don’t think i’ve ever been so comfortable with someone so quickly. She let me know from the beginning that I could always come to her about any and everything, and she meant exactly that.

Last night after I became upset, Mory had a long talk with me, enlightened me on the troubles she faced her junior year at MSA, and her life problems in general. I truly appreciate her for opening up to me, venting, and the bonding time.

I feel as if everyone should have that kind of bond with their senior, that’s what we’re here for. A support system is what everyone here should have.

I really love things, objects, feelings, and emotions. I love having the ability to make a specific thing the apple of my eyes and writing about it in any which way I feel. Having creative freedom, but also control over whatever I desire is very empowering. I enjoy having a subject and stretching it in different directions until I find one I am comfortable with. Then being able to mold and fashion the idea in any way I see fit. Having control over a subject  gives you a world to roam freely, peeking into corners and hidden places and pulling from them what you find most interesting. Better yet, when even greater ideas come from simple ones, you can now build and progress, a series of transitions. Creating a masterpiece from your mind alone is exciting, but putting it into the real world makes it ten times better.

Creation is a beautiful thing. From it you bring life, shape, and energy. Putting energy out into the world is one of the greatest feelings, and usually what you invent will have an affect on at least one person.

So continue creating, inventing, existing, and emitting energy into the universe.

I used to cry and yell out of anger, whether it was out of frustration or heart break. Now here I am, barely glancing at negative situations. I’m far too old, and well, I’ve come entirely too far for setbacks such as people. I am steadily progressing, someday I will even reach my full potential. I am a flower bud that will continually sprout regardless of weeds and pesticides. I am the phoenix, I will burn and be re-birthed, nothing will stop me. I am the persistent snail on the mission of life and I am the shark that will keep swimming. I could just as easily be overly angry about every last thing on this earth. I could be the most monstrous person in the world. I am the universe, still good, forever progressing.

Before this transmutation in my life, I was an extremely hateful person. I held grudges for years and would even consider people who had crossed me as dead. I was truly an unpleasant person. Spoiled, a rotten apple, I was great on the outside, but if you so much as looked to me sideways, my mouth would become a weapon of destruction. But luckily, I’ve changed for the better, but all the while, still a work in progress.