facepalm of the day

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Dell, I share your revulsion regarding the crimes against human decency whenever they occur in other countries, in other cultures....I'm sure Danzig and others feel the same. There is so much ugliness, so many horrors in this world of ours. The issue though is that we live in America, and abuses here be they relatively minor when compared to those elsewhere in the world are still affronts to basic fairness and equality. The reality is that as citizens of the U.S. there is little we can do compared to our responsibility to demand change here. I will never shrink from condemning inhuman behavior wherever it occurs, but I feel strongly that we must look to solve our own problems first. Hypocrisy is defined in the dictionary as "a pretending to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; esp., a pretense of virtue, piety etc." It's way to easy to focus on the shortcomings (no matter how vile) of others while using same to ignore our own. Yes, we must always decry the actions of monsters throughout the world but at the same time we must do everything possible to ensure equality here.

[OldDog]

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...time-katherine

Bahahaha!

Henceforth I wish to be addressed as Mi Amore OldDog The Enormous.

Or simply " "

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...time-katherine

Bahahaha!

Henceforth I wish to be addressed as Mi Amore OldDog The Enormous.

Or simply " "

Except Dog is MAN's best friend and hence sexist.

And why is Fresh-MAN offensive and fe-MALE and wo-MAN not?

How in the world did the 'greatest generation' live with themselves much more accomplish all that they did?

Going forward lets refer to everyone and everything by the same name,
f-u-c-k-e-d-u-p!!!

[Danzig]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/michele-b...g-thanks-obama

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/michele-b...g-thanks-obama

This woman is wacked, pure and simple! We laugh at some weirdo who proclaims that a spaceship is coming to rescue "true believers" prior to the end of the world, shake our heads when some insane narcissist commands his followers to drink poisoned Kool-ade but so called "Christians" take this flake seriously?! She might get some votes from Westboro Baptist but otherwise, she should be out of politics. We will always have a large population of squirrels in this country because we are teeming with nuts!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

This woman is wacked, pure and simple! We laugh at some weirdo who proclaims that a spaceship is coming to rescue "true believers" prior to the end of the world, shake our heads when some insane narcissist commands his followers to drink poisoned Kool-ade but so called "Christians" take this flake seriously?! She might get some votes from Westboro Baptist but otherwise, she should be out of politics. We will always have a large population of squirrels in this country because we are teeming with nuts!

'obediance brings about his blessings'
whatever
as a poster i saw the other day said, the people who wrote the bible didn't know where the sun went at night, but we are supposed to believe and follow all that they wrote?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

'obediance brings about his blessings'
whatever
as a poster i saw the other day said, the people who wrote the bible didn't know where the sun went at night, but we are supposed to believe and follow all that they wrote?

I have no argument with any of the world's "major" religions, especially those believing in a supreme being (witchcraft holds that all are paths to the divine). The problem is not in the belief system but in the blind acceptance of individual quotations often times themselves products of ignorance and superstition at the expense of the basic message. We don't stone folks to death in this country and decry other cultures for still doing so even though the bible can be read as commanding such action. Yet folks steadfastly hold to ancient beliefs of "morality" when it avoids acceptance of those different from self. Professionally I have dealt with many folks who exchanged an addiction to drugs or alcohol or sex for what can only be termed an addiction to fundamentalist religion. For them, they have merely exchanged one crutch for another and they are not alone. My point is that religion can be the cornerstone of one's life but it cannot be one's master demanding blind obedience at the expense of free will and thought.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...time-katherine

Bahahaha!

Henceforth I wish to be addressed as Mi Amore OldDog The Enormous.

Or simply " "

As ****ed up as things are I am beginning to think it is better being an OldDog than a Puppy.

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by jms62

As ****ed up as things are I am beginning to think it is better being an OldDog than a Puppy.

puppy

Gay slang, a boy (gay or straight) who is too young to have sex (because it's not legal, he's under 18).

Steve's a puppy, you can't **** him because he's jail-bait.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...y&defid=938709

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...time-katherine

Bahahaha!

Henceforth I wish to be addressed as Mi Amore OldDog The Enormous.

Or simply " "

Eh, I clicked through and read the actual thing put out by the university, and I don't see the big deal. Ask people what they want to be called and then call them that. Big deal. I had a boss who HATED being called "Jon" as his name was Jonathan. Like, he'd stop and correct you. So, we called him Jonathan.

"They" was used to describe someone in third person singular by Chaucer. That's hardly a new innovation.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Eh, I clicked through and read the actual thing put out by the university, and I don't see the big deal. Ask people what they want to be called and then call them that. Big deal. I had a boss who HATED being called "Jon" as his name was Jonathan. Like, he'd stop and correct you. So, we called him Jonathan.

"They" was used to describe someone in third person singular by Chaucer. That's hardly a new innovation.

yeah...i don't see what the big deal is about that. it's common courtesy to call someone by the name they prefer, isn't it? i guess the only 'facepalm' that would be needed, is to find that people have to be told to use someone's preferred moniker!

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah...i don't see what the big deal is about that. it's common courtesy to call someone by the name they prefer, isn't it? i guess the only 'facepalm' that would be needed, is to find that people have to be told to use someone's preferred moniker!

Yeah, I would find the future requirement to refer to any of the republican clones running for the Presidency as "Mr President".

[Danzig]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...bulk_data.html

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Eh, I clicked through and read the actual thing put out by the university, and I don't see the big deal. Ask people what they want to be called and then call them that. Big deal. I had a boss who HATED being called "Jon" as his name was Jonathan. Like, he'd stop and correct you. So, we called him Jonathan.

One suggestion is to ask “students to write down preferred names and pronouns” on the first day while also keeping in mind that just because a student wanted a particular pronoun on the first day doesn’t mean that he/she/they/zi/zie will always want that pronoun because “a person’s gender identity may change over time.”

Right. Because I feel my gender changing daily. Hell, hourly. And you need to respect that and consider my feelings each time you address me.

“Some genders include masculine, feminine, genderqueer (queer, fluid, or non-binary gender identity), agender (neutral or non-existent gender identity and/or expression), cisgender (gender identity and/or expression that is “cis,” or “on the same side as,” assigned sex category), and transgender (any gender identity or expression that differs from sex assignment). Trans refers to a range of non-cisgender identities, including transgender and transsexual.”

Don't offend me, bro!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by OldDog

One suggestion is to ask “students to write down preferred names and pronouns” on the first day while also keeping in mind that just because a student wanted a particular pronoun on the first day doesn’t mean that he/she/they/zi/zie will always want that pronoun because “a person’s gender identity may change over time.”

Right. Because I feel my gender changing daily. Hell, hourly. And you need to respect that and consider my feelings each time you address me.

“Some genders include masculine, feminine, genderqueer (queer, fluid, or non-binary gender identity), agender (neutral or non-existent gender identity and/or expression), cisgender (gender identity and/or expression that is “cis,” or “on the same side as,” assigned sex category), and transgender (any gender identity or expression that differs from sex assignment). Trans refers to a range of non-cisgender identities, including transgender and transsexual.”

Don't offend me, bro!

hyperbole....

hy·per·bo·le


/hīˈpərbəlē/


noun

noun: hyperbole; plural noun: hyperboles





exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.




synonyms:

exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, embroidery, embellishment, excess, overkill, rhetoric; More



em·pa·thy


/ˈempəTHē/


noun

noun: empathy





the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

[OldDog]

I'm offended. You don't respect me, my feelings or my viewpoint. Boo hoo.

[Danzig]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/bobby-jin...t-gay-marriage


talk about a disingenuous argument. he says we shouldn't 'discriminate' against people who don't want to do their job for some customers. so, he is arguing that a religious right is a greater right than the right of a human being to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. that someone's right to use religion is a greater right than a person to be given the same civil rights as everyone else. religious belief isn't a greater right. one can dislike gay marriage, hold opinions against it, but at the end of the day, if you're a businessperson, open to the public, you must follow th law. all are granted equal protection under the law-no one is granted greater protection under the law.
a business doesn't hold a religious belief. and god forbid public servants can stop doing their job due to their private beliefs.
render unto god what is gods, render unto ceasar what is ceasars...and all that.
one can deny an individual a service based on clothing (no shoes, no shirt, no service) or drunkeness (bars witholding because you've had too much) bu no one can discriminate against an entire class of people.
good lord, people could have used this argument when it was segregation-actually some did...just like religion was used to defend slavery.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by OldDog

I'm offended. You don't respect me, my feelings or my viewpoint. Boo hoo.

ob·tuse


/əbˈt(y)o͞os,äbˈt(y)o͞os/


adjective

adjective: obtuse



1.



annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand.

"he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse"




synonyms:

stupid, slow-witted, slow, dull-witted, unintelligent, ignorant, simpleminded, witless;