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Ridiculousness
Mar 22nd
Old article I just came across with yet another misleading title:
Tennessee Woman Arrested for Facebook ‘Poke’
So of course you’re all “that’s stupid” blah blah virtual assault blah. There were even man-on-the-street comments to that lead. Well, the real story is Woman A has a protection order against Woman B that includes “telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner, directly or indirectly.” So instead of the story being a reminder to block people or that protection orders include social media, they make light of Woman A’s complaint. Stupid.
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Over breakfast I flipped through my (for women over 40) More Magazine and I stopped at a really cute dress. Reading the blurbs that go with the picture I find it’s available for $1,895. Who the fuck pays $2k for a jersey dress and why? A competent seamstress could copy that Donna Karan dress for $18.95. Hell, even I – as an incompetent seamstress – could probably copy that dress. I don’t understand why people pay exorbitant prices for basic things. Why does having a famous designer’s name on something automatically make some people willing to pay 100 times what it’s really worth?
My son falls into that; wears lots of one label (DG or CG or one of those) clothes though they’re not at the hundred or thousand dollar level. Someone I know was so excited they finally got a new Coach bag. I don’t even remember who it was, just that they were soooo excited about this fugly bag, just because it was a Coach bag. Ever priced a new Coach bag? I once wandered through a Coach store and there wasn’t one bag in that entire store that I would carry. They’re U.G.L.Y! Handbags, clothes, sunglasses, shoes – why are people perpetuating the myth that wearing designer things somehow makes you special?
Someone please explain this to me.
Really? How?
Jan 11th
The latest thing is posting just your bra color on facebook which may or may not have started as a Victoria Secret catalog suggestion. Rumor has it that morphed into using the idea to open discussions on breast cancer awareness. It’s all bullshit. We’re all well aware of breast cancer by now.
How exactly does posting your bra color of the day do anything to fight against breast cancer?
Remember all those green washed avatars to support what was it, Iran? How exactly did that make a difference?
The blacked-out avatars at least was a visual clue to whomever was looking that many people were aware of that particular political topic. IIRC it had something to do with copyright laws and screwing people over. At least that did something.
Then there’s the ribbons on your cars. There’s a variety of available ribbons for every friggin’ cause out there. Supposedly if you buy an actual ribbon some of the money goes towards that cause. I’m not sure how accurate that is. But photo-shopping a ribbon on your stupid avatar doesn’t do squat.
Just because it’s so easy to “show your support” of a particular cause it doesn’t really mean you are actually supporting the cause ya know. Stop paying lip service and make some effort.
The next time you’re all fat and happy and say you support X-cause-of-the-day I want to know how. Did you give blood? Donate to cancer research? Send a care package to the troops? Write an actual letter to a politician?
Really? Then stick THAT on your avatar.
Free Pass?
Jan 10th
Not that I give a shit how many women Tiger Woods has fucked, other than it’s a shitty way to treat one’s wife. What maybe interests me more is this statement by Brit Hume:
So if you’re a Christian and you ask for forgiveness, you’re off the hook for fucking 17-odd women outside of your marriage? Somehow I don’t think his golf-club wielding wife would agree.
Fucking Christians got some balls, y’all. That’s what I always thought was fucked up about Catholics. You could pretty much do anything you wanted during the week as long as you went in and told it all to some guy in a box, said a few words by rote and went on your merry way. Confess and be absolved.
Then there’s the Purity Balls. Daddy takes little girl out to the fancy ball where she takes a virginity pledge. Creeeeepy. How controlling is that? And where are the Purity Balls for the boys? Oh hell no, they get to go out and screw around all they want with “bad girls” then confess their sins and be forgiven. Then marry virgins who don’t know how to please/be pleased so they have bullshit excuses to go outside their marriage to find sensual women. And sometimes other men, cuz God knows you can’t be gay either.
EVERY SINGLE DAY something comes across my screen that just proves to me that Christianity is fucked up. Hypocrites, egomaniacs, cheaters, or just plain brainwashed idiots. Sheeple led by charismatic shepherds.
I mostly feel sorry for them. Dupes.
