“Humor brings insight and tolerance.  Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding” - Agnes Repplier

 

Irony is one of my little source of joy.  I like encountering irony in my everyday life; the moment of a sudden pause only to realize that something ironic happened.  It’s a weird and ephemeral moment that makes me feel all tingly inside.  Isn’t that weird?  However, after watching the last two seasons of a show that is already cancelled, I realized that irony does not always give that feeling, more often than not, the irony of life causes devastation to a lot of people.

 

But before I go to that, I would just like to mention this show that I discovered two years ago.  I watched only one season and then stopped, and only recently did I rediscover that I actually liked the show.  When I rediscovered it, I found out that it was already cancelled so no more of that.  (see, an irony just there!)  I am only able to watch this in the internet due to it not being aired here in the Philippines.  So, what’s this show I’ve been rambling on about? It’s entitled “South of Nowhere”.

 

 

As can be infered from the photo above, the story is about two girls.  Although there are other various subplots that resides in the show, about their family and friends, the focus is on the ongoing romance between these two girls.  Watching this show does not make me gay, but I like unconventional love, so it’s very interesting and sort of addicting in its own way.

 

The story starts with the Carlin family moving to Los Angeles.  They then have to start anew with their lives.  Spencer (left) met Ashley (right) in school where they develop a friendship.  Through Ashley, Spencer realized that she was in fact, attracted to girls.  After a lot of drama, this is of course a drama show, they end up together…that’s the first season.  The second season focuses on their relationship amidst external factors like family and old flames and whateverelse came.  And finally, the third season is about growing up, maturity of everyone involved, in a sense.

 

Which brings me to the irony of life.  The Church forbids homosexuality since it is against the laws of reproduction.  They don’t consider homosexuals as human beings because they are living a life that is perpendicular to what is normal.  On the other hand, we were all brought up to be who we are, to show the world who we are.  There is always the notion that should not try to be anyone other than ourselves.  Wouldn’t it be devastating indeed if one is in that situation?  To choose because there are only two sides?

 

Why couldn’t there just exist a third side?  Why does it always have to be with them, or against them?

 

In the end, why do people have to abide to a certain norm?  Why not create their own norm?  That is to say, are they not free to do so?

 

I would very much like to dwell on that furthermore, but right now.  I am damn tired.