Witnessing the Zombie Culture

   Dr. King Watts' presentation of zombie culture was absolutely fascinating. I was truly impressed at how he simplified and organized the information making it so easy for everyone, who hadn't spent years researching the subject, to follow. I was fascinated with the ideas he proposed and how thoroughly each avenue of thought was explored.

I was especially intrigued by one concept he introduced. The concept of the fear becoming not zombies but rather other humans. He talked about how zombies are easy, we know what to expect from them and how to interact with them. But when it comes to other humans, the whole status quo of our human interactions is up for question. We have to reevaluate how we choose to interact and relate with other humans.

He expanded on this and talked about the ways in which we already integrate these 'zombie culture' elements into our human interactions in present day. One way in which we do this is by holding tightly to isolating mentalities such as "each man for his own," "I only look out for me-and-mine," "it's just us-against-the-world." I was fascinated at this idea and curious to see if I could catch an awareness for these mentalities in my interactions.

As I stood in line waiting for food. I overheard the girls behind me talking about a guy that was beyond annoying. His unintelligence was apparently such a burden to society to them that they felt justified in saying, "Someone please kill him before his genetics spread." And the sad thing is, yes it struck me harshly, but it's also something that I've heard numerous times. In saying things like this we're referring to human beings as simple specimens that are either effective or defective. And if they're defective, they have no place hanging around our world and potentially infecting others with their inoperative ways.

I'm curious to learn what other ways the zombie culture is alive in our society.