Who doesn't hate clowns?!? Stephen King's "IT" ruined me.
I had a sleepover for my 13th bday and we watched IT ( what was my mom thinking by agreeing to that?), my dad loves clowns and has a bunch og nice oil paintings of clowns in the living room. We had to take them all down because my friends were scared during the sleepover ( well, yeah seems obvious now)
Who doesn't hate clowns?!? Stephen King's "IT" ruined me.
I had a sleepover for my 13th bday and we watched IT ( what was my mom thinking by agreeing to that?), my dad loves clowns and has a bunch og nice oil paintings of clowns in the living room. We had to take them all down because my friends were scared during the sleepover ( well, yeah seems obvious now)
We watched Arachnophobia at a friend's sleepover birthday party when we were maybe 9 or 10 and I was scared of spiders for a good five years after that. Our main shower was in the basement bathroom where the spiders liked to congregate. I would wet my hair in the sink and tell my mom I showered if I saw a spider in the shower.
We live in a very old house now with spiders galore, so it's a good thing I got past it.
I dislike the shows Friends, Seinfeld, Family Guy (anything Seth McFarland really), South Park, ummm there's probably more. Basically I'm a big, humorless grump.
Could this opinion BE anymore unpopular?
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But... Friends is hilarious! This Chandler gif is fantastic.
I think everyone should watch the show Transparent on Amazon. I think too many people are close minded about those that are transgender and it makes me sad. I don't even know anyone who is trans.
I'm interested to watch it and discuss with a good friend. She's trans and when I asked her to be a bridesmaid in my wedding she cried. She says a lot of times if people find out, even if they aren't bothered at all, they don't think of her as a "real" girl in every sense of the word.
I hate this knee jerk response. It's her country. She can be critical of it and be offended by it. Why should she leave? I just hope she is working to better it.
We should all be working to better our country. One of the many reasons why this country is so great is because we can all have a part to make it a better place.
I hate this knee jerk response. It's her country. She can be critical of it and be offended by it. Why should she leave? I just hope she is working to better it.
Well you can go and hate it. No one stated she had to leave. And just like she can be critical and offended by her country and can be critical and offended by her comment.
You can love your country and be ashamed of it too.
You're right. I guess I am so proud to be an American that it rubbed me the wrong way. I mean there are things I don't like here too, but I damn sure am proud and grateful.
I just want to say that it is okay to be ashamed of your country at times, it's inevitable, but I do not not stand by people that don't support or bad mouth our troops. I think that is disgusting.
ETA: Not that anyone here did that, just a general statement.
Post by veganontuesdays on Feb 12, 2015 10:54:24 GMT -5
I think it's completely normal and reasonable to not agree with certain things going on with your country but shit has gotten out of control. What happened to respecting your president whether he was who you voted for or not? Disagreeing with him is fine but the outward bashing, and disrespect is not only disgusting but also embarrassing.
ETA: Obviously no one mentioned the president, I was just making a general statement in keeping with the theme.
I hate this knee jerk response. It's her country. She can be critical of it and be offended by it. Why should she leave? I just hope she is working to better it.
It's an unpopular opinion, so of course people will automatically be offended.
To your note, yes, I've served two years of National Service to try to do my part. Now I work at a non-profit that serves veterans. People who have been left behind and forgotten by the government after they served this country we are supposed to be proud of. I'm currently working on multiple neighborhood revitalization projects because I live in the fifth poorest City in the country and I don't want to watch it crumble around me. The disparity and inequities make me cringe.
Our schools (43% grad rate where I live, 9% if you're a black male). Childhood poverty among the worst in the world of other developed countries, 1 in 3 if you're counting. Non-living wages. The list can go on. Should I be proud of these things?
Maybe I feel discouraged and overwhelmed because I have immersed myself in the bad to try to do my part and it rips my heart out. It would certainly be nice to be in a blissful bubble.
Today I am especially discouraged because trying to navigate maternity care and leave in America is bullshit. I am educated and am lucky to live a somewhat "stable" lifestyle, it infuriates me that others don't even stand a chance to have a quality of life, and these are people I pass on the street everyday.
Yes, as Americans we have it better than many. I know I live a more privileged life than many in the world because of where I was born. I don't accept that as something to be proud of.
Maybe if more people were less proud, real change would happen.
Okay. This makes sense to me and I can understand your reasoning behind your statement.
No, these are not things that you should be proud of but it sounds to me like you are doing your part to try and make this a better place and I can respect you for that.
@bearvg, I definitely understand a lot of what you stated. I guess I can't fathom Not being proud to be an American. There are things I do not agree with or I dislike, but to say that I am not proud.. well that's just not me.
ETA: The good thing is that you are trying to do your part. And if everyone did theirs we'd be better off.
I can't! I'm a "put all the colors in your mouthe and tates the rainbow'er" and the green apple ones ruin my once delicious rainbow!!
The colors must be separated and eaten in pairs. One for each side of your month. Any color without a pair is bitten in half. One for each side of your mouth.
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