Makes me want to tear out my non-existent mullet — Modern movies have the power to help us suspend disbelief and immerse ourselves in the action. However, some tropes tend to snap us back to reality, either due to gross overuse, or sheer stupidity. Without wasting more time, here are 7 tired Hollywood tropes that always leave me reaching for…

It’s not all in my head — Look up the word "depression." Go on, google it, I'll wait. You back? Good! You probably saw different pictures of a person facing the wall, curled up in the fetal position, or ruining their make-up with tears. If you see someone like that and say they’re sad/depressed, you’d be right…

How is penis turned into vagina and vice versa? — Changing your sex is not at all an easy task. It requires a lot of surgery (consequently a lot of money), a lot of psychological therapy, as well as hormonal therapy. This is probably why we have much more people simply identifying as the other gender or crossdressing, than straight…

And why you should never take them seriously — Whether you approve of Chris Rock’s joke or not, the fact remains that what happened was not only a grossly disproportional response, but also criminal. The whole thing wasn’t reported, neither was it an allegation. It happened in the presence of hundreds of self righteous, hypocritical, over pampered millionaires… I…

From an objective standpoint — Was Chris a physical threat to Will or his wife? No. Were they both in a sports setting? No. Should Chris have made that joke? (Yes and no. It depends on how much sense of humor the recipient has. I know a few people who would have laughed that joke off, Jada just wasn’t one of them and it’s okay) Was Will Smith out of line? Yes, because the attack was done verbally and could have been met with a verbal response. This is why it’s a crime and the LAPD asked Chris if he’d press charges.

It even got to the point where she began hallucinating, saying she didn’t want to be late for an exam, it was a horrible sight to behold. — Omarya Sanchez of Colombia lost her life in a horrific, slow, and agonizing manner. The Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in 1985. The debris would eventually mix with ice to form lahars (heavy sticky landslides, mudflows, and debris flows) The lahar rushed into a small village in the valleys named…

It ended very badly — A child’s mind is a blank slate that offers endless learning possibilities. Religious beliefs, as well as cultural and social/societal norms, form an integral part of what that blank slate is exposed to. This is why popular folklore, as well as Hollywood movies, have taken the whole concept further by…

And can it be cured? — You wake up from sleep, about to get on with your life, only to feel intense pressure on your chest as you struggle to breathe. You're already freaking out, you try to scream but the sounds won't come out. All of a sudden, you begin to feel a strange presence…

And even some old writers too — You’re new on the platform, you want to make your mark, you want people to discover you, I get it. However, the urge to succeed can make you develop some unproductive habits that’ll either slow down your progress or make you lose your mind. Some of which are: 1. You check your stats too frequently After spending…