So....yesterday I had a mini fit after I saw a very young child in front of an elementary school playing with his toy machine gun.....IN FRONT OF A SCHOOL. I posted something on my FB page about it & it might have contained a strong reaction about what I would do if a toy gun is pointed at me.
I have never, ever liked toy guns. They make me nervous & they scare me. I can remember as a child playing with friends; we'd play Superheroes, Haunted House, or even War. But I NEVER pretended to use a gun when playing. Everyone else would be making the machine gun sounds or shouting "BAM! BAM!" while fighting the bad guys or defending the universe. I would use my karate chop action or powers of logical, peacemaking persuasion instead. I also refused to "die" if someone chose to shoot me with their fake gun. I would get IRATE if a fake gun made of anything ---- block, fingers, phone, whatever ---- was pointed at me. "DON'T POINT THAT AT ME", I'd scream. Even at a young age I felt pretending to shoot someone was disrespectful; disgusting. I HATE THEM. There is something about toy guns & what they represent that brings a blind fury to my very soul. Sad, huh? A violent reaction to a violent "toy".
**** I wrote this last week & decided to come back to it in hopes that I would find a constructive, eloquent way to express my feelings....It didn't happen, so I'll just repeat myself: TOY GUNS ARE STUPID. ****
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