Why does it seem like every time you open the pages of The Daily Reveille, one of us is writing something about Facebook?
The answer is easy. As college students, Facebook is the main cause of distraction for me, you and everyone else.
It always humors me to see the increase of status updates and the amount of friends online during midterms — like last week — and during finals week.
If you’ve been on Facebook recently, you may have noticed certain girls updating statuses about where they “like it.” So-and-so likes it on the couch, someone else likes it in the car and maybe another person likes in on the counter.
If you’re like me, you read these status updates and feel slightly confused because some of the girls posting these are not the type to share this sort of information with the world.
Because my mind usually lives in the gutter, and I’m the type of person who likes to turn everything into a “that’s what she said” joke, I decided to use my amazing detective skills to figure out why people were sharing “where they liked it” with everyone on Facebook.
Come to find out, these seemingly promiscuous status updates are thanks to breast cancer awareness month.
Some girl (or dirty-minded guy) decided it would be cute to say on Facebook where she likes to place her purse or handbag. However, stating “it” in such a vague way originally caused confusion and dirty thoughts to cross those naïve of the gag.
This trend is similar to last year’s breast cancer “awareness” status updates of girls simply stating a color on their wall. This, of course, was supposed to be the color of the bra they were wearing, which was somehow supposed to help raise awareness for breast cancer.
To a certain degree, these childish gags did make me aware of the cause simply because curiosity got the best of me, and I had to figure out why these updates were flooding my news feed.
However, if people honestly think they’re truly raising awareness and fighting a cause simply by typing a few words into a social network, they’re wrong.
Now, by no means am I opposed to breast cancer awareness month or raising money for the cause. Like many other full-blooded men, I’m a fan of what God has blessed women with — a big pair of brains and beauty, of course.
But instead of posting vague, double entendres hoping to get a rise out of the perverted guys you’re friends with on Facebook, find a way to get proactive with your involvement.
There are plenty of fundraising events, charity events and walks to get involved with around campus, as well as the city, that will help promote the cause.
For example, take a look at the NFL. It’s not every day you see huge, burly manly men run around for three hours on national television outfitted in pink.
Besides being decked out in the usually feminine color, the NFL plans to auction off the apparel worn by coaches and players, the commemorative coin and game balls used with all proceeds benefitting the American Cancer Society and team charities, according to the NFL’s website.
Facebook friends, take note — follow the example of the NFL.
Not the deviant, underage girl-molesting, dog-fighting, thigh-shooting examples coming from the NFL, but the noble cause examples from the NFL.
Actions speak louder than words — unless, of course, the main place you like it is in the bedroom.
That’s what she said.
Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.
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