More Stupidity From the World
1. When someone doesn’t like something, it doesn’t automatically mean that he’s an idiot. Any form of art—painting, writing, movies, food—is totally a personal thing. It doesn’t make that person ignorant.
2. Everything isn’t passive-aggressive. That’s such a cliche now. Everything everyone does that doesn’t equal a direct confrontation with someone is passive-aggressive. Blah, blah, blah. Some places are not meant for arguing so you take it someplace else. Someone does something immature and someone responds with something equally immature—that’s not passive-aggressive. That’s just being stupid.
3. OK, America. Enough with the anti-intellectualism. Yeah, you elected a dummy into the White House but aren’t you tired of the stupidity? Has it got you anywhere? How much longer are the right-wing radio and TV personalities going to keep harping on the whole idea of “liberal elites” or “intellectuals” in NYC or LA? It’s not a bad thing to read. It’s also not a bad thing to reflect on your actions, your country’s actions, and the state of the world. Also, are intellectuals living only in the “liberal elite” cities? That’s vaguely insulting to all of you out there in the rest of the country, isn’t it?
4. All of American media are sheep. Scared, dumb sheep.
5. Your life experience isn’t worth more than anyone else’s. Just because something hasn’t ever happened to you doesn’t mean that it never happens. This is the same close-minded thinking that causes people to ask “Why didn’t all those people just leave New Orleans before the hurricane hit?” or “But, how can the patriarchy exist if I’ve never personally experienced sexism?” Newsflash, genius. Some people are poor, some people have a different skin color than you, some people grow up in different areas of the world than you do, and some people have to deal with some form of prejudice every freaking day of their lives. Because you live in a happy little Bubble of Dumb doesn’t mean that everyone does.
I’m Hardcore
Look, I play Resident Evil, Silent Hill, first person shooters, whatever. But, occasionally, I like Animal Crossing. Or Harvest Moon. Or The Sims.
Meet the result of an unholy union between The Sims and Animal Crossing:
Yeah, that’s right. I’ll play that and I won’t be ashamed about it. Plus, it creeps my husband out so it gets bonus points for that!
Round Up
He gets points for sarcasm but he loses them all for stupidity.
He doesn’t care about Hurricane Dean . . . because it’s not happening in the US. Sigh.
I hate raunchy teen comedies. Hate.
Please, Fox News, share you wisdom with me. What is wrong with all those women?
Uhhh . . . how about no? Jail time, maybe some mental health help—but nothing says he’s entitled to a career in the NFL. He blew a chance that most people never get.
I Hate You So Much, Stupid World
Listen very carefully—I’ll even use small words so you can get everything. Ready? OK, you’re an idiot.
If all you take away from the feminist movement is that it’s out to make women victims, then you’re an idiot. If you giggle at offensive commercials because you think that “they’re not that big of a deal” then you’re an idiot. If you refuse to recognize the cultural components that go into everyone’s make-up, then you’re an idiot. If you can’t step back and self-reflect, then you’re an idiot. If you refuse to believe that there are bigger things at work than just one woman’s decision, then you’re an idiot.
And don’t come back at me with that stupid “it’s my opinion and I have a right to it” crap. No, no you don’t. This is PC taken to the extreme. You don’t have a right to spew misogynistic statements and act hurt when people call you on them—even if you’re a woman. Opinions can be wrong. All kinds of people hold racist, anti-Semitic, and sexist opinions and those opinions are wrong. That’s why they’re called opinions and not called facts.
If you can’t step back and think, “Hmmm. I wonder why I responded like that. Why do I always identify with the male? Why do I insist that feminism is about making women victims? Why do I refuse (or am I unable) to recognize that there are bigger forces at work here?” then you’re a monkey. And you just keep dancing to the organ grinder’s tune.
I expect these sort of statements from men—they can’t understand what it’s like to grow up female and they are basically defending their turf. But when a woman holds these beliefs—when she identifies so completely with the patriarchy that she can’t even see her own participation in it—it saddens me. And it disgusts me. She should be ashamed of herself.
By the way, if you quote anti-women “feminists” then that means you can’t tell feminists from misogynists. And that means you’re an idiot.
