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April 27, 2006
The History of Porcelainism
DISCLAIMER: This video is in no way meant to be serious or offensive. It was created entirely for its entertainment value. So laugh at it. Please.
With that being said, Jason and his friends in godless create what they call a new religion. We may see what they are doing and classify it as more of a group, a secret society, or club. What types of organizations like Chutengodianism did you partake in as a child? If you were not in any, what are some that you saw other kids participating in? What did these mean to you? Do you think such groups are beneficial or detrimental to adolescents in today's society? Why?
Special thanks go out to Ashley and Beth for their help creating the story line, Krissy for her film debut, Katie for her filming skills, and Daniel at the Multimedia Hub for his iMovie knowledge.
Posted by at April 27, 2006 2:59 PM | godless
Comments
When I was in junior high, me and my best friend and her older sister (who at the time was a sophomore in high school) had a "secret club." We had a plain jain notebook that we would record everything in and it had a HUGE paddlelock on the side of it-not in any way shape or form did it really keep it secure, but it made us feel better! We would meet whenever I was over at their house-usually once a week. We also had to give dues which I think was $.25-.50 cents. We basically just gossiped becasue no one had any real secrets. At one point in time we were thinking of purchasing pagers so we could always get ahold of each other, haha. I think its fun for kids to use their imagination like this, but in the situation of the water-tower, things got a little out of control and things were no longer safe. As long as its safe and fun, I see no harm in these clubs/groups/religions.
Posted by: Ashley Baker at April 28, 2006 1:32 PM
First let me just say Jessica that that was the funniest video I have ever seen. My roomates thought it was a little wierd but once I explained it to them the wanted to watch it again! I have a funny story about a very stupid club that my friends and I made up. We loved the group TLC and decided to make a TLC fan club. We had a president, vice president, ect. We also found barbies that looked like the singers in the group and when we had our meetings the were our statues. I can't remember all the details but I do remeber a lot of fights happening and the club eventually breaking up. These were fun times in which I learned many lessons.
Posted by: Molly Reppe at April 28, 2006 1:56 PM
When I was in middle school my friends and I tried to start a babysitters club. Yes, like the books. We would all meet weekly and discuss how the club was going to be run and we made posters to hang up around town promoting our club. Usually we would just end up sitting around gossiping. Unfortunately, I don't think we ever got a real babysitting job. The club met its demise when one girl tried to take over the entire thing and boss us around. Getting a big group of middle school girls together is not a good idea.
Posted by: Jessica Steinbauer at April 30, 2006 1:26 AM
That was sooo funny, I loved it. When I was younger my friend Ryan and I started the Game Boy Club. We both bought little books that we would record the rules to the club, and things you must own along with your Game Boy to be in the club. We also never let anybody else in the club, but with the restrictions that we had I don't think anybody else would have been able to be in it anways. I think it lasted about a week. Or it might have been like 15 minutes, I can't remember that well.
Posted by: Brandon Tuttle at April 30, 2006 2:26 PM
THAT WAS HILARIOUS!!!!! I loved the religion we came up with and you brought it to another level of humor! As we discussed in class, I think it is normal for young children to use their imagination to create a special group of some sort. I, along with my friends created a babysitting club. I think it is ok for kids to do this as long as they do not let it get in the way of other things.
Posted by: Beth Sorensen at May 1, 2006 12:37 PM
I dont remember having a club like that in Jr High, but in 5th grade my friends and I made a "Pink Ladies" club (Yes like Grease) and we went around and it was more a show than an actual club. All of our classmates were always trying to figure out what we were up to, when we met on the playground we'd do different things like getting a four-square ball and just sitting down with the the ball in the center of the circle and just talk and confuse everyone. It was a fun time for me and my friends to joke and talk and gossip I'm sure. It could be detrimental to other kids who may have wanted to have been involved I guess.
Posted by: Christine Schmitt at May 1, 2006 3:02 PM
My cousin Derek and i created a club called the Puppy club when we were in the 5th grade. We had rules and regulations for our club and we wouldnt let anyone else be members except for ourselves. Our club wasnt as established as the religion in Godless, but to us it was extremely important. I think for kids clubs are a normal and fun thing to do to pass the time. I have never heard of anyone starting their own religion however. i think that as long as the club isnt taken too seriously its fine. however, in my case we wouldnt not let my cousin Kim into our club. This made her feel bad and in return we got in trouble. I think that in a sense, the exclusion clubs create can have a harmful affect.
Posted by: Kristin Bochler at May 1, 2006 4:43 PM
I, like the others, also had a few clubs. When I was in elementary school we had a James Bond club. There were 4 of us and we would stand in a line and we would each say "I'm Amanda Bond" or "I'm Jenni Bond". I don't remember what we exactly did but we had a special notebook that no one else could see... Why does it seem every kid club has to have a sacred book? Like it can only be serious in writing. It can maybe be compared to the Bible.
When I was in Junior High we had a chuggers club. We still talk about it to this day. Sounds like we were drinking beer but no, we preferred cans of nestea. They went down the fastest. So about one weekend a month we would get my friend's mom to buy a 24 case of pop and we would time ourselves to see how long it took us to drink a can. I still remember my best time- 16 seconds. Not a worthless talent ;)
I never told my parents what I was doing. I knew they wouldn't support it. I think there always has to be a certain secrecy to these clubs that kids have. There is always a truce or a pact that the kids of the clubs have to swear to. I think this is one reason why kids do it. They want to have their own secret society.
Posted by: Amanda Davey at May 1, 2006 11:43 PM
I can't remember being a part of an organization like this when I was younger. I participated in activities but I wouldn't really consider them to be a form of Chutengodianism. I thought your video was hilarious by the way but I don't even think I really saw kids around me participating in them. I really enjoyed the book because it was just funny and crazy reading about these young kids putting together this entire new religion. I think that groups like these could effect society in a negative way if the kids that are part of them are putting their life in danger (jumping in a water tower, ha) or causing harm to others.
Posted by: Dorie Craker at May 2, 2006 11:44 AM
LOVED the video...hilarious! The only thing that I can think of group that I can think of is a friends notebook group that my middle school friendsand I created. We didn't have any commandments, or anything crazy like that. But, we were the only ones who could read or wrie our secret notebook.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 3, 2006 9:00 PM
LOVED the video...hilarious! The only thing club/group/society that I was part of was a "secret notebook" that my middle school friends and I created. We didn't have any commandments, or anything crazy like that. But, we were the only ones who could read or write in our secret notebook. If these groups are serious they could be detrimental to adolescence. I think that groups, such as these can be benefical for adolescents because adolescence feel special when they belong to some kind of special group.
Posted by: Anonymous at May 3, 2006 9:06 PM
LOVED the video...hilarious! The only thing club/group/society that I was part of was a "secret notebook" that my middle school friends and I created. We didn't have any commandments, or anything crazy like that. But, we were the only ones who could read or write in our secret notebook. If these groups are serious they could be detrimental to adolescence. I think that groups, such as these can be benefical for adolescents because adolescence feel special when they belong to some kind of special group.
Posted by: Anne Jarrett at May 3, 2006 9:06 PM