"Hey Lloyd, the government is releasing a documentary about what happens to incarcerated villains. They're calling it "Suicide Squad". Want to go see it?" She asked.
I smiled and politely answered; "No thanks."
"Why not?" Lavender asked.
"Because it features two things I'm not fond of: The government and villains. It also has a little Joker shaped cherry on top, which kicks my 'No' up to a 'Speck No'... Why? Is Jingles taking you to see it?"
(Oh, I forgot to mention that Lavender is still dating that Prankster fellow I mentioned earlier.)
Good natured Lavender only laughed at my comment and replied with a smile: "His name is not Jingles, and yes, he's actually very excited to see it.. ("Because it's his future" thought I.) He said he could get an extra ticket for you if you were interested."
"Tell Trick-Or-Treat thanks for thinking of me, but you two have fun. It's strange that he offered, he knows I don't like him."
"Maybe that's exactly why he offered. When you don't like somebody, you tend to make it fun for people to interact with you." Lavender laughed, seating herself on the counter top to watch me work.
"Do I really?"
"You did for me." She said casually.
"Well, I sort of liked you."
"You sort of like Trickster too." She returned.
"Like is too strong a word for the current situation. I pity the mislead waif."
And he is, okay? By definition, a 'waif' is a homeless and helpless person, especially a neglected or abandoned child. I understand that Prankster is an orphan from Gotham City who escaped the children's home at a young age and has lived on the streets ever since. He got into the typical kind of trouble by robbing corner-stores in order to feed himself, but eventually got involved in gangs due to his unique gadgetry-creating talents and un-catch-ability. Then he hit the big-time by attracting the attention of super villains. His alias 'Prankster' comes from his idolizing The Joker.
Which brings us to today's topic: Our world today is very fond of villains-- They're so fond of villains that heroes are fighting each other just to get a little attention. This is a problem.
Villains are the embodiment of evil and darkness.
By definition, Villains are: a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
| synonyms: | criminal, lawbreaker, offender, felon, convict, malefactor, wrongdoer; |
Heroes are supposed to embody goodness and light.
By definition, Heroes are: a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
| synonyms: | brave person, brave man/woman, man/woman of courage, man/woman of the hour, lionheart, warrior, knight; |
Read those synonyms very carefully. A "Synonym" is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.
So if our society has become so fond of villains, they are technically fond of criminals, lawbreakers, offenders, felons, convict, wrongdoers, gangsters, gunmen,robbers, and terrorists. If someone likes something, they delve into it, they obsess over it and absorb it until it is part of them. Bearing that in mind, is it any wonder we have so many terrorist attacks going on? And so many people getting shot in mass numbers? ... Not everyone watches a movie or reads a book just for fun. Some people, eventually, want things to be real. And if the bad guy is depicted as the coolest, the bad guy is what becomes real.
This problem is going to get worse if people don't start distinguishing the difference between a person who has a hard past, and a villain.
Sorry for the limited amount of funny in the post, the next one will be better.
Lloyd Out!
