Post by ghostmonkey on May 28, 2015 8:41:20 GMT -5
People are allowed to prefer drinking over weed. Just like people can prefer beer over wine or whiskey over vodka.
Personal preferences are ok. It doesn't mean people have a medical condition that doesn't go with weed because they prefer to have a tasty drink instead. What the actual fuck to that comment.
This might be an UO? While I like drinking I hate being drunk and have no desire to be around pot at all, let along smoke it. I've been referred to as stodgy because of it. I'm good with that though. As long as it doesn't harm me or mine I don't care what someone else does.
I think we all have preferences and I am totally ok with people choosing to not try pot. I think done in moderation it is no worse than alcohol, andplusalso no hangovers.
People are allowed to prefer drinking over weed. Just like people can prefer beer over wine or whiskey over vodka.
Personal preferences are ok. It doesn't mean people have a medical condition that doesn't go with weed because they prefer to have a tasty drink instead. What the actual fuck to that comment.
NO! We all have to agree with each other on all the things! We're a community God dammit!!
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I don't care for most of the popular female comediennes. (Or most of the popular comedians, either). They rely too much on sex, awkwardness, and vulgarity. Just seeing Amy Schumer in headlines makes me want to grit my teeth.
Don't get me started on Chelsea Handler.
If you include Kristen Wiig in this assessment, you're dead wrong to me.
Why female comediennes in particular? (I know you say most of the popular comedians, but I don't know what you mean.)
I've considered a few times to smoke pot, but never have and most likely never will. It makes me uncomfortable when someone continues to pressure me after I've said no.
Not a UO post. Oh well.
I really hope that people not continuing to peer pressure people after they say no isn't UO.
I've considered a few times to smoke pot, but never have and most likely never will. It makes me uncomfortable when someone continues to pressure me after I've said no.
Not a UO post. Oh well.
No. No to pressuring other people. I hate that shit.
I've considered a few times to smoke pot, but never have and most likely never will. It makes me uncomfortable when someone continues to pressure me after I've said no.
Not a UO post. Oh well.
No. No to pressuring other people. I hate that shit.
I don't care for most of the popular female comediennes. (Or most of the popular comedians, either). They rely too much on sex, awkwardness, and vulgarity. Just seeing Amy Schumer in headlines makes me want to grit my teeth.
Don't get me started on Chelsea Handler.
If you include Kristen Wiig in this assessment, you're dead wrong to me.
Why female comediennes in particular? (I know you say most of the popular comedians, but I don't know what you mean.)
Honestly, it's just the trend that comedy seems to be going in that annoys me. I don't like that women act raunchy or promiscuous to be funny. It's not my kind of humor. Men seem, to me, to be going more in a racist or vulgar direction, and that doesn't appeal to me either.
I think Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Dane Cook, and basically everything played on the comedy XM channel.
Honestly, even Mindy Kaling started to annoy me. Being a dumb princess-type got grating.
I honestly don't watch or listen to that much stand up, though, so my opinions could be totally off base. The bits that I see, though, seem to fall into these patterns.
I get that people like pot, but it is not for everyone. It also was a huge part of why my last marriage ended, so my feelings tend to the negative with marijuana.
If you include Kristen Wiig in this assessment, you're dead wrong to me.
Why female comediennes in particular? (I know you say most of the popular comedians, but I don't know what you mean.)
Honestly, it's just the trend that comedy seems to be going in that annoys me. I don't like that women act raunchy or promiscuous to be funny. It's not my kind of humor. Men seem, to me, to be going more in a racist or vulgar direction, and that doesn't appeal to me either.
I think Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Dane Cook, and basically everything played on the comedy XM channel.
Honestly, even Mindy Kaling started to annoy me. Being a dumb princess-type got grating.
I honestly don't watch or listen to that much stand up, though, so my opinions could be totally off base. The bits that I see, though, seem to fall into these patterns.
FWIW, Mindy Kaling's act is an ironic send-up of the vanilla "white girl" humor of so many other current TV shows.
I can't say I agree with your assessment of comedy getting raunchier and/or more racist lately, but I'm just glad that in the last 5 years we've started starring female comedians in stand-up specials, films, and TV shows and (mostly) stopped saying things like "Women are just less funny than men."
Honestly, it's just the trend that comedy seems to be going in that annoys me. I don't like that women act raunchy or promiscuous to be funny. It's not my kind of humor. Men seem, to me, to be going more in a racist or vulgar direction, and that doesn't appeal to me either.
I think Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Dane Cook, and basically everything played on the comedy XM channel.
Honestly, even Mindy Kaling started to annoy me. Being a dumb princess-type got grating.
I honestly don't watch or listen to that much stand up, though, so my opinions could be totally off base. The bits that I see, though, seem to fall into these patterns.
FWIW, Mindy Kaling's act is an ironic send-up of the vanilla "white girl" humor of so many other current TV shows.
I can't say I agree with your assessment of comedy getting raunchier and/or more racist lately, but I'm just glad that in the last 5 years we've started starring female comedians in stand-up specials, films, and TV shows and (mostly) stopped saying things like "Women are just less funny than men."
Hallelujah.
I found Mindy funny the first little while. Then the irony dulled. I can see where you are coming from, though.
The bolded I can definitely get on board with, though.
Last Edit: May 28, 2015 9:47:34 GMT -5 by icaughtfire
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Neither of my SILs have either. I almost take it as a challenge! It's going to happen.
So your goal is to con them into something they prefer to not do?
Aren't you lovely.
I would never con them into anything. And, it is more about lack of opportunity, not preference. They are adults, I cannot make them do anything that they don't want to do.
ETA: I have not smoked pot in 6 or more years, so it isn't like I am walking around blowing it in their faces. It is more like, joking that I am going to get them high someday.
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