Nope, it's the typical group-think attack that happens on this board.
SHUT UP!!! Oh my God. You soooooo could have had the good will of this board and you SPENT it on the first fucking page of that thread. My God, why are you still hanging on 13 pages later?!? You could have gone with a "hmmm shrug I didn't *mean* it to be that way" and instead you've gone on for 13 pages about how awesome and informed and tolerant you are and what a giant burlap sack full of whores the rest of us are. As if the mere difference of opinion on this topic is an indication of a character flaw in everyone.
Yuuuuup. Cas runs up to the first guy in a turban she sees and, "knowing" that 99.9% of turban-wearers are sikh, says, "OMG, I'm so sorry about what happened to your people!" and WE are the racially insensitive douchebags.
I would also like to point out that SBP was kinda-sorta trying to defend cas's intentions, like, 2-3 pages into the thread. And this is what came of it.
SHUT UP!!! Oh my God. You soooooo could have had the good will of this board and you SPENT it on the first fucking page of that thread. My God, why are you still hanging on 13 pages later?!? You could have gone with a "hmmm shrug I didn't *mean* it to be that way" and instead you've gone on for 13 pages about how awesome and informed and tolerant you are and what a giant burlap sack full of whores the rest of us are. As if the mere difference of opinion on this topic is an indication of a character flaw in everyone.
Yuuuuup. Cas runs up to the first guy in a turban she sees and, "knowing" that 99.9% of turban-wearers are sikh, says, "OMG, I'm so sorry about what happened to your people!" and WE are the racially insensitive douchebags.
I am assuming that you are not familiar with what Sikhs look like, otherwise you wouldn't be so shocked that someone could identify a Sikh by his appearance. I also didn't run up to anyone, I stopped to get gas, and the attendant happened to be Sikh. And given the conversation we had (and the numerous quotes that have come out from Sikh leaders), I was correct in thinking that this tragedy would touch him. It's okay to step out of your bubble once in a while and extend a kind word to a stranger. It makes the world a better place, really.
You don't seem to have a firm grasp on Internet message boarding, Cas.
Normally in the internet world, calm people don't post things like "OMG FUCKING STOP IT". Perhaps you are different.
It's not rage. Think of it in more of the tone that somebody might yell at the TV during a Ben Stiller movie. Like when you just want him to stop fucking doing the stupid shit over and over again because you know the dad is going to walk in and catch him when it looks like he's humping the photograph or whatever ridiculous shit happens in Meet the Fockers 12.
Normally in the internet world, calm people don't post things like "OMG FUCKING STOP IT". Perhaps you are different.
It's not rage. Think of it in more of the tone that somebody might yell at the TV during a Ben Stiller movie. Like when you just want him to stop fucking doing the stupid shit over and over again because you know the dad is going to walk in and catch him when it looks like he's humping the photograph or whatever ridiculous shit happens in Meet the Fockers 12.
This was said in a completely different thread to something completely unrelated I shared (a very relevant source to a discussion). So no, not related to your example.
You know what I think is offensive? Comparing hawkeye to cas. Hawkeye has a sense of humor. Hawkeye realized it was time to let it go. Hawkeye didn't call everyone crazy ass bitches.
It's not rage. Think of it in more of the tone that somebody might yell at the TV during a Ben Stiller movie. Like when you just want him to stop fucking doing the stupid shit over and over again because you know the dad is going to walk in and catch him when it looks like he's humping the photograph or whatever ridiculous shit happens in Meet the Fockers 12.
This was said in a completely different thread to something completely unrelated I shared (a very relevant source to a discussion). So no, not related to your example.
I saw that actually. And she was making a joke about the ridiculousness at that point. I thought obviously so? But perhaps not.
It is worth reading just to see what led sbp to this moment. It is worth reading to see OP degenerate before your eyes from a well-intentioned person to a crazed hurler of insults.
I apologized for my language long ago. It's others who continue to hurl vile insults at me. Yet I am the crazy one - yea, ok.
It's not rage. Think of it in more of the tone that somebody might yell at the TV during a Ben Stiller movie. Like when you just want him to stop fucking doing the stupid shit over and over again because you know the dad is going to walk in and catch him when it looks like he's humping the photograph or whatever ridiculous shit happens in Meet the Fockers 12.
I would assume it's like the rage people get when they're watching a horror movie. "OMG, DUMBASS, DON'T GO UPSTAIRS! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!".
Oh, or that. I have a stronger reaction to cringing humilation type movies than most people, so your example is probably more universal.
Seriously, I love horror movies, but I will actually hide my eyes and plug my ears during humiliating movie scenes. Like...bridesmaids. Just saw that the other weekend. I had to leave the room during the toast scene.
I looooooooooooove ikea. I keep telling H when we get the scratch, we are going to rent a pick up truck for the day and buy a whole new house of furniture and perhaps copious amounts of fabric.
I eat both miracle whip and mayo. I think mayo is far more versatile however and that's why it's in my house. But Duke's mayo or you can fuck off.
I'm going to find a way to tell someone, anyone, EVERYONE not to get extra with me. That alone was worth fourteen pages.
And lord above, I'm confused as to how casmgn's mind works. Because while, meh, I guess it was a relatively benign, though clueless and awkward gesture, I can't figure out how one decides to approach a random person and express sorrow for a crime like that. I also can't figure how she took calls for solidarity in such a manner when the articles she posted (that I bothered to read) suggested visiting Sikh places of worship and reaching out to leadership.
And KateAggie's siggie makes me happy. Bad fashion, awful hair, and cheap polyester can do nothing to detract from that man's looks.
You know what I think is offensive? Comparing hawkeye to cas. Hawkeye has a sense of humor. Hawkeye realized it was time to let it go. Hawkeye didn't call everyone crazy ass bitches.
And Compassion Fail Part Deux moves over here. *sigh*
Let's talk about yarn. I know all about yarn. And fabric. I love fabric!! Oh and mayo! Um...okay, I don't *love* mayo, but it has its place. Miracle Whip, on the other hand, is satan spooge. Blech!
sorry. As penance - tell me your thoughts on the blogger trend of using home depot drop clothes as home decor fabric.
I'm gonna need a lot of window treatments in the next year or so, and they look nice in pictures, but i feel like it'll look cheap as shit in person.
Do it! I have drop cloth curtains in our family room and they're pretty, they're holding up well, and they definitely don't look like drop cloth. I used upholstery trim instead of ribbon and hot glued it on -- normally I'd sew but that stuff was just way too thick to bother with.
The hardest part was washing and ironing the drop cloths. The more you wash them the softer they get, so wash and dry them until you're happy with how the fabric is draping. Then set up your ironing board, turn on your favorite Pandora station, and settle in for a long night of ironing. It's worth it, though, for cheap curtains that don't look cheap. They come out looking a lot like linen.
My point has not been to claim that I am so tolerant or compassionate, but to dispute that 1) it's weird/offensive to reach out to a stranger, 2) that you must be profiling if you can tell that a man wearing a turban is a Shikh, 3) that people don't appreciate others reaching out to them to express sorrow at what has happened to other members of their group and 4) that you might suffer from white guilt to feel and express such sorrow.
Perhaps you need to try to articulate your points with less words. You have not actually done any of 1-4 in the 14+ pages of word vomit in the OP.
My point has not been to claim that I am so tolerant or compassionate, but to dispute that 1) it's weird/offensive to reach out to a stranger, 2) that you must be profiling if you can tell that a man wearing a turban is a Shikh, 3) that people don't appreciate others reaching out to them to express sorrow at what has happened to other members of their group and 4) that you might suffer from white guilt to feel and express such sorrow.
Perhaps you need to try to articulate your points with less words. You have not actually done any of 1-4 in the 14+ pages of word vomit in the OP.
It's not rage. Think of it in more of the tone that somebody might yell at the TV during a Ben Stiller movie. Like when you just want him to stop fucking doing the stupid shit over and over again because you know the dad is going to walk in and catch him when it looks like he's humping the photograph or whatever ridiculous shit happens in Meet the Fockers 12.
This was said in a completely different thread to something completely unrelated I shared (a very relevant source to a discussion). So no, not related to your example.
I apologized for my language long ago. It's others who continue to hurl vile insults at me. Yet I am the crazy one - yea, ok.
lol. I'm not talking about the bitch stuff. I'm talking about your inability to hit the red X and that you are now fighting this out in 3 posts. You done lost your good sense today.
I just can't quit keeping everyone so annoyed right now, although I am starting to feel bad once again because I should be above that.
lol. I'm not talking about the bitch stuff. I'm talking about your inability to hit the red X and that you are now fighting this out in 3 posts. You done lost your good sense today.
I just can't quit keeping everyone so annoyed right now, although I am starting to feel bad once again because I should be above that.
You probably should apologize to the next bemused person you see.
I think this is what happens when you teach kids that quitters never win. You cant win even if you keep replying so just go ahead and quit. Also, I just tied this to mommy wars.
I too love Nitaw's use of extra but Ive already been caught stealing her lingo so Ill attempt to keep my girl crush less obvious.