So today we learned slaps. And it kinda reminds me of the one time I actually slapped someone. I was in seventh grade and this kid called my friend a bitch. I told him to stop and he looked right in my face and said, "she's a bitch" so I slapped him. I slapped him a lot harder than I meant to and then I felt really bad. You think it's gonna be like a huge relief just to deck someone, but it's not, especially when it doesn't shut them up, or when they act really shocked or cry or something. Because when you actually hurt someone it's like, "Holy crap, did I just really physically hurt someone on purpose?" That's something to think about with stage violence. It's easy when you're just practicing in class to be all angry and stuff, but when you actually do it you have to think, "why does this piss me off enough that I would actually hit him? And how do I feel aout having done that?"
There's also some interesting psychological insight to that phrase, "the victim has control." You can batter someone and hurt them and manipulate them physically as much as you want to but when you get angry enough to act out on someone it kinda gives them a power over you because they've seen you act rashly and crazily and now they can play the victim card adn gain the advantage over you by making you look bad. I think that's some interesting status play right there.
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