Hi, my name is The Good Reverend Roger, and I'm a great big jerk. People often ask me WHY I'm a jerk, but I usually just crap all over them in response, because...Well, "jerk". But today, I thought I'd make my case for why I'm a jerk, and why many of YOU should be jerks.
1. I am not required to tolerate passive-aggressive backhanded sniping. If you wish to tell me that I'm a fucking jerk, just DO IT. There's no need to follow me around making snide little comments, like a great big pussy. Nobody should have to put up with that.
2. God KNOWS I hate people, and he put me on a planet with 7.3 billion of you assmonkeys. I should be compensated for this.
3. I am old and cranky. I take pills to maintain even the semblance of civility that you fuckers have experienced.
4. I am ALSO the most compassionate, caring, and kindly bag of shit you jackasses will EVER see, once you're out from under the wing of your parents. Compared to the bosses, co-workers, and/or university professors you are about to experience, I am the next thing to Mahatma fucking Gandhi. Just think of me as your introduction to what's waiting for you around life's corner, holding a bat with a nail through it and giggling like a low-grade moron.
5. The English have a saying, "Keep being their cunt, and they'll keep fucking you." WORDS TO LIVE BY.
6. The poet ee cummings once wrote "There is some shit I will not eat." ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY.
7. As you get older, if you CAN'T be a jerk to people who run up to you DEMANDING it, you will get ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, and you will begin to resemble a door mat.
8. Jerks don't get bothered much. "Reasonable people" are life's chew toy.
9. As you get older, your capacity to listen to the tales of woe from dumbfucks will diminish. Do not fight this, or you will be the crying towel for every useless son of a bitch that comes down the pike, whimpering excuses as to why their fucked up life isn't their fault.
10. FUCK 'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled Holist thread.
Venomously yours and SHUT UP,
TGRR
:mittens:
Especially 10 fucking all of it.
hm... something to think about.
Quote from: Elder Iptuous on February 13, 2013, 06:01:23 PM
hm... something to think about.
Well, you're not My People, but I can't see the above advice not being beneficial anyway.
Waffles likes this.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:07:09 PM
Quote from: Waffles, Viking Princess of Northern Belgium on February 13, 2013, 06:05:04 PM
Waffles likes this.
Was my post Facebook-y?
Shit.
I'm out.
No pics of your lunch, colorful cocktails or cats, no links to petitions, no game notifications, no missing kids who snopes have been saying for five years never existed, no bogus "information" about facebook privacy settings...
Nope, not facebook-y. Come back.
Quote from: Pope Partum Depression on February 13, 2013, 06:15:01 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:07:09 PM
Quote from: Waffles, Viking Princess of Northern Belgium on February 13, 2013, 06:05:04 PM
Waffles likes this.
Was my post Facebook-y?
Shit.
I'm out.
No pics of your lunch, colorful cocktails or cats, no links to petitions, no game notifications, no missing kids who snopes have been saying for five years never existed, no bogus "information" about facebook privacy settings...
Nope, not facebook-y. Come back.
But it IS Facebook. Everything is Facebook, because Facebook is now EVERYTHING. "So and so likes this" was originally intended - here - as a sarcastic response for threads about peoples' junk, etc, and now it's an ACTUAL RESPONSE WHEN NO OTHER RESPONSE IS AT HAND.
:horrormirth:
INTERNET OVER. SOMEONE KILL ME.
That was me being moronic, Roger, nothing else.
Quote from: Waffles, Viking Princess of Northern Belgium on February 13, 2013, 06:22:23 PM
That was me being moronic, Roger, nothing else.
No, if it was JUST you, we could throw you into the business end of one of those fjord things, and get on with life. But it ISN'T just you, it's damn near everyone. Zombiepocalypse? We got your Goddamn zombiepocalypse, it's FACEBOOK and Goddamn TWITTER and that fucking DEVIANTART and it's WORSE than a REAL Zombiepocalypse, because I CAN'T SHOOT YOU PEOPLE IN THE HEAD. At least not without all manner of paperwork.
THERE IS MORE TO THE INTERNET THAN FACEBOOK. Wait. No, there isn't. The internet has been made SAFE.
Please go stand by the stairs.
Like Disneyland? STAY INSIDE THE LINES...
Quote from: Pope Partum Depression on February 13, 2013, 06:29:40 PM
Like Disneyland? STAY INSIDE THE LINES...
No, like this:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/terriblesecret
I like the way the other robots show up to protect us from the original robots and MAKE IT ALL BETTER
:horror:
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
Quote from: trippinprincezz13 on February 13, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
It's all about establishing boundaries. In today's world "having set boundaries" = "jerk".
And if you have to choose, you're really better of being considered a jerk rather than everyone's personal toilet.
These rules should be taught to our children in the womb
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on February 13, 2013, 06:55:04 PM
These rules should be taught to our children in the womb
Yep. But OUR kids, not the kids of, you know,
those people walking1.
They wouldn't be able to process the information. Besides, if you think you're gonna teach ANYTHING to a society that thinks
Eighteen and Counting and
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, then you are bound for a big disappointment.
1 We're against that sort of thing.
These rules should not be taught. They are either learned or you're one of them :evil:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 13, 2013, 07:00:48 PM
These rules should not be taught. They are either learned or you're one of them :evil:
Naw. All behavior, more or less, is a learned skill
1. My kids learned the above.
I don't see much advantage in teaching it at large, though.
1 Except for obvious cases of mental illness or Morris Dancing.
Come to think of it I do sort of teach it but more in a - by example - way.
Someone comes to me bitching and whining about some trivial shite, I laugh and say "cool"
They don't usually do it a second time but some do. It's never happened a third, they've either stopped talking to to me completely by this time or they've learned that I'm not the kind of person who want's to fucking know or, even better, they've grown a fucking set.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:57:13 PM
Quote from: Sir Squid Diddimus on February 13, 2013, 06:55:04 PM
These rules should be taught to our children in the womb
Yep. But OUR kids, not the kids of, you know, those people walking1.
They wouldn't be able to process the information. Besides, if you think you're gonna teach ANYTHING to a society that thinks Eighteen and Counting and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, then you are bound for a big disappointment.
1 We're against that sort of thing.
I was more specific at first, then I backed it out and left it that way.
Show ta go ya I was right the first time.
To commemorate this holy text, filthy assistant shall be laminating an A3 version of it, to be read to all demanding to see me.
I may get him some kind of hat.
edit - Assuming permission is granted?
I have to agree with others here.
The JERKness you describe here is the only way to do it, in my opinion. I have printed this out and hung it by my computer for reminders to be more of a jerk.
I should make "be a jerk" a new year's resolution. Tired of being nice.
Quote from: Junkenstein on February 13, 2013, 11:29:33 PM
To commemorate this holy text, filthy assistant shall be laminating an A3 version of it, to be read to all demanding to see me.
I may get him some kind of hat.
edit - Assuming permission is granted?
Go ahead.
Quote from: Mome Papess Trivial on February 13, 2013, 11:53:29 PM
I should make "be a jerk" a new year's resolution. Tired of being nice.
Nice has its place.
Specifically, around people that can handle nice.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 05:48:08 PM
Hi, my name is The Good Reverend Roger, and I'm a great big jerk. People often ask me WHY I'm a jerk, but I usually just crap all over them in response, because...Well, "jerk". But today, I thought I'd make my case for why I'm a jerk, and why many of YOU should be jerks.
1. I am not required to tolerate passive-aggressive backhanded sniping. If you wish to tell me that I'm a fucking jerk, just DO IT. There's no need to follow me around making snide little comments, like a great big pussy. Nobody should have to put up with that.
2. God KNOWS I hate people, and he put me on a planet with 7.3 billion of you assmonkeys. I should be compensated for this.
3. I am old and cranky. I take pills to maintain even the semblance of civility that you fuckers have experienced.
4. I am ALSO the most compassionate, caring, and kindly bag of shit you jackasses will EVER see, once you're out from under the wing of your parents. Compared to the bosses, co-workers, and/or university professors you are about to experience, I am the next thing to Mahatma fucking Gandhi. Just think of me as your introduction to what's waiting for you around life's corner, holding a bat with a nail through it and giggling like a low-grade moron.
5. The English have a saying, "Keep being their cunt, and they'll keep fucking you." WORDS TO LIVE BY.
6. The poet ee cummings once wrote "There is some shit I will not eat." ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY.
7. As you get older, if you CAN'T be a jerk to people who run up to you DEMANDING it, you will get ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, and you will begin to resemble a door mat.
8. Jerks don't get bothered much. "Reasonable people" are life's chew toy.
9. As you get older, your capacity to listen to the tales of woe from dumbfucks will diminish. Do not fight this, or you will be the crying towel for every useless son of a bitch that comes down the pike, whimpering excuses as to why their fucked up life isn't their fault.
10. FUCK 'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled Holist thread.
Venomously yours and SHUT UP,
TGRR
THIS
ALL OF IT
IT IS TRUTH.
Actually, it's interesting the degree to which we're on the same wavelength. I'm in a single parent's group and it frustrates me how often these (mostly women) just let themselves be TOTAL DOORMATS, and how much I wanted to teach classes in BEING A BITCH, which actually just means having boundaries and enforcing them. I am going to go find a post I wrote about it day before yesterday, BRB.
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 14, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
1. Feel free to repost my rant there, and
2. Fear of The Bitch is no excuse for getting walked on.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 05:48:08 PM
Hi, my name is The Good Reverend Roger, and I'm a great big jerk. People often ask me WHY I'm a jerk, but I usually just crap all over them in response, because...Well, "jerk". But today, I thought I'd make my case for why I'm a jerk, and why many of YOU should be jerks.
1. I am not required to tolerate passive-aggressive backhanded sniping. If you wish to tell me that I'm a fucking jerk, just DO IT. There's no need to follow me around making snide little comments, like a great big pussy. Nobody should have to put up with that.
2. God KNOWS I hate people, and he put me on a planet with 7.3 billion of you assmonkeys. I should be compensated for this.
3. I am old and cranky. I take pills to maintain even the semblance of civility that you fuckers have experienced.
4. I am ALSO the most compassionate, caring, and kindly bag of shit you jackasses will EVER see, once you're out from under the wing of your parents. Compared to the bosses, co-workers, and/or university professors you are about to experience, I am the next thing to Mahatma fucking Gandhi. Just think of me as your introduction to what's waiting for you around life's corner, holding a bat with a nail through it and giggling like a low-grade moron.
5. The English have a saying, "Keep being their cunt, and they'll keep fucking you." WORDS TO LIVE BY.
6. The poet ee cummings once wrote "There is some shit I will not eat." ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY.
7. As you get older, if you CAN'T be a jerk to people who run up to you DEMANDING it, you will get ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, and you will begin to resemble a door mat.
8. Jerks don't get bothered much. "Reasonable people" are life's chew toy.
9. As you get older, your capacity to listen to the tales of woe from dumbfucks will diminish. Do not fight this, or you will be the crying towel for every useless son of a bitch that comes down the pike, whimpering excuses as to why their fucked up life isn't their fault.
10. FUCK 'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled Holist thread.
Venomously yours and SHUT UP,
TGRR
Finally someone who actually enjoys me smacking people with giant rubber dicks!
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:51:30 PM
Quote from: trippinprincezz13 on February 13, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
It's all about establishing boundaries. In today's world "having set boundaries" = "jerk".
And if you have to choose, you're really better of being considered a jerk rather than everyone's personal toilet.
Nazi Sympathizers= "My heart bleeds for everybody".
Quote from: /b/earman on February 14, 2013, 02:36:20 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 05:48:08 PM
Hi, my name is The Good Reverend Roger, and I'm a great big jerk. People often ask me WHY I'm a jerk, but I usually just crap all over them in response, because...Well, "jerk". But today, I thought I'd make my case for why I'm a jerk, and why many of YOU should be jerks.
1. I am not required to tolerate passive-aggressive backhanded sniping. If you wish to tell me that I'm a fucking jerk, just DO IT. There's no need to follow me around making snide little comments, like a great big pussy. Nobody should have to put up with that.
2. God KNOWS I hate people, and he put me on a planet with 7.3 billion of you assmonkeys. I should be compensated for this.
3. I am old and cranky. I take pills to maintain even the semblance of civility that you fuckers have experienced.
4. I am ALSO the most compassionate, caring, and kindly bag of shit you jackasses will EVER see, once you're out from under the wing of your parents. Compared to the bosses, co-workers, and/or university professors you are about to experience, I am the next thing to Mahatma fucking Gandhi. Just think of me as your introduction to what's waiting for you around life's corner, holding a bat with a nail through it and giggling like a low-grade moron.
5. The English have a saying, "Keep being their cunt, and they'll keep fucking you." WORDS TO LIVE BY.
6. The poet ee cummings once wrote "There is some shit I will not eat." ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY.
7. As you get older, if you CAN'T be a jerk to people who run up to you DEMANDING it, you will get ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, and you will begin to resemble a door mat.
8. Jerks don't get bothered much. "Reasonable people" are life's chew toy.
9. As you get older, your capacity to listen to the tales of woe from dumbfucks will diminish. Do not fight this, or you will be the crying towel for every useless son of a bitch that comes down the pike, whimpering excuses as to why their fucked up life isn't their fault.
10. FUCK 'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled Holist thread.
Venomously yours and SHUT UP,
TGRR
Finally someone who actually enjoys me smacking people with giant rubber dicks!
Hell, yes. Especially if the GRD is full of birdshot.
Fuck these people, THEY aren't my people, *I* am my people.
Quote from: /b/earman on February 14, 2013, 02:38:04 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:51:30 PM
Quote from: trippinprincezz13 on February 13, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
It's all about establishing boundaries. In today's world "having set boundaries" = "jerk".
And if you have to choose, you're really better of being considered a jerk rather than everyone's personal toilet.
Nazi Sympathizers= "My heart bleeds for everybody".
Oh, you saw Kyuss, eh? :lulz:
This is FANTASTIC!
I've recently have had to have been conscious about my boundaries. I do tech support, right, and if I don't hold people accountable to their own computers, they'll sit back and even ask me to create a link on their desktop for them....I shit you not.
I had a heated situation where I was really only partially responsible for a rather minor fuckup...but I could very CLEARLY see how if I didn't specifically outline what the fuck is up, she would have taken me for a ride.
I also think she was smart enough to know that you don't fuck with the wait staff and you don't fuck with tech support...the former will spit in your food and the later will shit in your desktop.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 14, 2013, 02:38:38 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on February 14, 2013, 02:38:04 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:51:30 PM
Quote from: trippinprincezz13 on February 13, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
It's all about establishing boundaries. In today's world "having set boundaries" = "jerk".
And if you have to choose, you're really better of being considered a jerk rather than everyone's personal toilet.
Nazi Sympathizers= "My heart bleeds for everybody".
Oh, you saw Kyuss, eh? :lulz:
The band, or someone here named Kyuss?
Quote from: Bu☆ns on February 14, 2013, 02:53:48 AM
This is FANTASTIC!
I've recently have had to have been conscious about my boundaries. I do tech support, right, and if I don't hold people accountable to their own computers, they'll sit back and even ask me to create a link on their desktop for them....I shit you not.
I had a heated situation where I was really only partially responsible for a rather minor fuckup...but I could very CLEARLY see how if I didn't specifically outline what the fuck is up, she would have taken me for a ride.
I also think she was smart enough to know that you don't fuck with the wait staff and you don't fuck with tech support...the former will spit in your food and the later will shit in your desktop.
People like to shit on server support. Company I work for likes to mess with people's hours and salary. I really don't know how certain websites, banks, transportation systems, etc manage to stay up and running. Just one day someone is going to snap, and simply shut down everything.
So far we just get bathroom issues and conference room sabotage. Though I guess the conference room sabotage was also a bathroom issue.
Quote from: /b/earman on February 14, 2013, 02:55:58 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 14, 2013, 02:38:38 AM
Quote from: /b/earman on February 14, 2013, 02:38:04 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 06:51:30 PM
Quote from: trippinprincezz13 on February 13, 2013, 06:47:29 PM
As a person slowly learning how not to be a doormat and the balance between "My heart bleeds for everybody" and "Everybody is a horrible asshole and can fuck right off, I thought this was was all pretty sound advice.
It's all about establishing boundaries. In today's world "having set boundaries" = "jerk".
And if you have to choose, you're really better of being considered a jerk rather than everyone's personal toilet.
Nazi Sympathizers= "My heart bleeds for everybody".
Oh, you saw Kyuss, eh? :lulz:
The band, or someone here named Kyuss?
Fecesbook Discordian. :lulz:
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 14, 2013, 02:20:39 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 14, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
1. Feel free to repost my rant there, and
2. Fear of The Bitch is no excuse for getting walked on.
Cool, I'ma do it when I get back from school!
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 14, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "
not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 14, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
Don't kid yourself. A guy does it he's called a cunt or a fucking bastard. Woman does it at least she's called something that's her own gender. The trick, for either gender, is to take the label and own it. Some whiny little fuck totally loses their shit at me and resorts to "you're nothing but a cunt" I've won. Fuckhead has finally worked me out. Do not fuck with my beach scribbles or you'll find out just how much of a cunt I'm more than happy to be.
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on February 14, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
QuoteI feel like I need to teach a class in being a bitch. Seriously, ladies, and gentlemen, too; every single one of us has been screwed over because we were too nice. Stop being nice RIGHT NOW. Your energy as a parent is not about "nice", it's about being competent. Fuck "nice" in the face with a stick. You can be nice when you have plenty of resources and energy to spare; until then, you are a stone cold bitch with a lock on your door and a heart that only has love for your babies and your SUPPORTIVE friends/family. Everyone else can GTFO your doorstep.
QuoteSad fact is, in this society women get called "bitches" just for having and enforcing reasonable boundaries, and we FEAR being called "bitch", so that stops us from standing up for our own needs and best interests. When you lose that fear, you become a stronger and more effective person, and not only that, but you attract other strong and effective people who respect that. Do not fear being a "bitch"!
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
That's a hell of a good observation! Never really thought about that before. Wow.
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 14, 2013, 07:07:40 PM
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
Don't kid yourself. A guy does it he's called a cunt or a fucking bastard. Woman does it at least she's called something that's her own gender. The trick, for either gender, is to take the label and own it. Some whiny little fuck totally loses their shit at me and resorts to "you're nothing but a cunt" I've won. Fuckhead has finally worked me out. Do not fuck with my beach scribbles or you'll find out just how much of a cunt I'm more than happy to be.
Well that's probably a matter of whom you're telling to not cross your line. :lulz: If someone's being inconvenienced or not getting what they want because of a line drawn (by a man), then they call him a cunt.
An outside observer will more likely praise the man for not "being a bitch," i.e. for not rolling over and submitting.
Maybe it's just a difference in colloquialisms across the pond, or I'm just being obtuse about what I mean (totally possible). Calling a man a bitch here implies that he is weak and submissive, while calling a woman a bitch implies that she is being selfish and/or obstinate.
Now there's a bit of context-based language I'd hate to have to explain to a non-native speaker. :lol:
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 07:25:15 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 14, 2013, 07:07:40 PM
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
Don't kid yourself. A guy does it he's called a cunt or a fucking bastard. Woman does it at least she's called something that's her own gender. The trick, for either gender, is to take the label and own it. Some whiny little fuck totally loses their shit at me and resorts to "you're nothing but a cunt" I've won. Fuckhead has finally worked me out. Do not fuck with my beach scribbles or you'll find out just how much of a cunt I'm more than happy to be.
Well that's probably a matter of whom you're telling to not cross your line. :lulz: If someone's being inconvenienced or not getting what they want because of a line drawn (by a man), then they call him a cunt.
An outside observer will more likely praise the man for not "being a bitch," i.e. for not rolling over and submitting.
Maybe it's just a difference in colloquialisms across the pond, or I'm just being obtuse about what I mean (totally possible). Calling a man a bitch here implies that he is weak and submissive, while calling a woman a bitch implies that she is being selfish and/or obstinate.
Now there's a bit of context-based language I'd hate to have to explain to a non-native speaker. :lol:
I get where you're coming from but I'm pretty sure the bolded part would apply to a woman, too. The butthurt fucker on the receiving end will always resort to calling the guy or girl something shit. i'd expect the outside observer to be on the side of a woman, just as much.
Look at the he's a bitch/ she's a bitch from another angle. When a woman is compassionate and understanding of others feelings, she's considered just a nice person, when a guy behaves like that he's a pussy. It's a two way street from where I'm sitting.
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 07:25:15 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 14, 2013, 07:07:40 PM
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 04:52:08 PM
I was thinking about exactly this not too long ago. Among the wide variety of things that are fucked up about the way society treats women, the fact that a woman may have to resort to accepting the label of "bitch" just so she can justify drawing a line in the goddamn sand once in a fucking while is gross.
Weirdly enough, when a man does that, it's called "not being a bitch."
So the definition of what being a "bitch" is changes depending on what's most degrading to women.
Don't kid yourself. A guy does it he's called a cunt or a fucking bastard. Woman does it at least she's called something that's her own gender. The trick, for either gender, is to take the label and own it. Some whiny little fuck totally loses their shit at me and resorts to "you're nothing but a cunt" I've won. Fuckhead has finally worked me out. Do not fuck with my beach scribbles or you'll find out just how much of a cunt I'm more than happy to be.
Well that's probably a matter of whom you're telling to not cross your line. :lulz: If someone's being inconvenienced or not getting what they want because of a line drawn (by a man), then they call him a cunt.
An outside observer will more likely praise the man for not "being a bitch," i.e. for not rolling over and submitting.
Maybe it's just a difference in colloquialisms across the pond, or I'm just being obtuse about what I mean (totally possible). Calling a man a bitch here implies that he is weak and submissive, while calling a woman a bitch implies that she is being selfish and/or obstinate.
Now there's a bit of context-based language I'd hate to have to explain to a non-native speaker. :lol:
My social group uses bitch, when referring to a man, to imply that he is whining a lot. A guy who lets himself get pushed around is usually a pussy (no less mysoginistic, just different words in different places I guess)
I think we're mostly on the same page, especially in that many derogatory terms for both men and women are words that refer to females or feminine traits. Regardless of your gender, people will use female-specific insults to attack behavior they don't want to see from you.
So fuck 'em. Buncha twats.
Quote from: Pergamos on February 14, 2013, 07:55:41 PM
My social group uses bitch, when referring to a man, to imply that he is whining a lot. A guy who lets himself get pushed around is usually a pussy (no less mysoginistic, just different words in different places I guess)
Sounds familiar to me. "Bitching" seems to be a pretty universal synonym for whining, too.
Great post, Roger. I'm going to take it to heart and work on my jerk-fu.
Words are wack.
Besides "bitch", there's "dog".
"He's a dog" = he fucks around a lot. Men cheer and women "better watch out".
"She's a dog" = she's unattractive. Good for a one-off but that's it.
"Bitch" is a female dog when you're talking about actual dogs, but not people.
Dog woman is OK for one-off sex if nobody knows about it. If she goes through a lot of men who do this, she's earned the "slut" moniker.
"Slut" is the living equivalent of a jack rag.
"Bitch", OTOH, TURNS YOU DOWN.
Contemporary english makes my head hurt.
on the other hand we have
Dick, prick, wanker, tosser - gender specific insults that only apply to men
but, yeah, I'm backing out before this turns into another feminism clusterfuck. Board has only just settled down after the last one :eek:
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 14, 2013, 08:35:27 PM
on the other hand we have
Dick, prick, wanker, tosser - gender specific insults that only apply to men
but, yeah, I'm backing out before this turns into another feminism clusterfuck. Board has only just settled down after the last one :eek:
Dick and prick sometimes come up here, but wanker and tosser are distinctly British-sounding to most American ears, and therefore don't come across as real insults. :lol:
Saying someone's being a dick is common enough, though. So our Insultosphere isn't
purely misogynistic. It's just deeply tied into gender/sex for some reason.
I once worked for a chap that only allowed nothing stronger than "idiot" as he had once been sued, successfully, rightfully, for racism.
We got rather creative every time he left the room.
Quote from: Cainad on February 14, 2013, 08:49:27 PM
Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on February 14, 2013, 08:35:27 PM
on the other hand we have
Dick, prick, wanker, tosser - gender specific insults that only apply to men
but, yeah, I'm backing out before this turns into another feminism clusterfuck. Board has only just settled down after the last one :eek:
Dick and prick sometimes come up here, but wanker and tosser are distinctly British-sounding to most American ears, and therefore don't come across as real insults. :lol:
Saying someone's being a dick is common enough, though. So our Insultosphere isn't purely misogynistic. It's just deeply tied into gender/sex for some reason.
Gender/sex, excretory function and mental health I'd say were the mainstay with body shape and smell picking up the slack
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on February 13, 2013, 05:48:08 PM
Hi, my name is The Good Reverend Roger, and I'm a great big jerk. People often ask me WHY I'm a jerk, but I usually just crap all over them in response, because...Well, "jerk". But today, I thought I'd make my case for why I'm a jerk, and why many of YOU should be jerks.
1. I am not required to tolerate passive-aggressive backhanded sniping. If you wish to tell me that I'm a fucking jerk, just DO IT. There's no need to follow me around making snide little comments, like a great big pussy. Nobody should have to put up with that.
2. God KNOWS I hate people, and he put me on a planet with 7.3 billion of you assmonkeys. I should be compensated for this.
3. I am old and cranky. I take pills to maintain even the semblance of civility that you fuckers have experienced.
4. I am ALSO the most compassionate, caring, and kindly bag of shit you jackasses will EVER see, once you're out from under the wing of your parents. Compared to the bosses, co-workers, and/or university professors you are about to experience, I am the next thing to Mahatma fucking Gandhi. Just think of me as your introduction to what's waiting for you around life's corner, holding a bat with a nail through it and giggling like a low-grade moron.
5. The English have a saying, "Keep being their cunt, and they'll keep fucking you." WORDS TO LIVE BY.
6. The poet ee cummings once wrote "There is some shit I will not eat." ALSO WORDS TO LIVE BY.
7. As you get older, if you CAN'T be a jerk to people who run up to you DEMANDING it, you will get ulcers, high blood pressure, heart problems, and you will begin to resemble a door mat.
8. Jerks don't get bothered much. "Reasonable people" are life's chew toy.
9. As you get older, your capacity to listen to the tales of woe from dumbfucks will diminish. Do not fight this, or you will be the crying towel for every useless son of a bitch that comes down the pike, whimpering excuses as to why their fucked up life isn't their fault.
10. FUCK 'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE.
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled Holist thread.
Venomously yours and SHUT UP,
TGRR
Fun fact: In the five years since I wrote this, 300,000,000 additional primates have been added.
And most of them are jerks.
2013 seems like a lifetime ago.
Quote from: Hoopla on May 03, 2018, 05:18:43 AM
2013 seems like a lifetime ago.
No, 300,000,000 lifetimes actually <cut&run>
Quote from: MMIX on May 03, 2018, 05:08:13 PM
Quote from: Hoopla on May 03, 2018, 05:18:43 AM
2013 seems like a lifetime ago.
No, 300,000,000 lifetimes actually <cut&run>
That's not even counting the clones.