The statement about her being beaten up was mine, and I’ve already admitted that it was over the top. I apologize if anyone was offended, but I still can’t regret caller her a c***. If the shoe fits…
And I didn’t say I really really hoped it would happen. I said that if somebody did slap her around because of this, I could not help but smirk. Sorry, just being honest.
I think I only wrote 2 or 3 lines in red. What is the big deal?
The more I think about this whole thing, the more it confounds me. I mean, it couldn’t be any more cliché:
[ol]
[li]A woman gets a nice, $100K/year job.[/li][li]She goes on a spending spree to the tune of $20 grand.[/li][li]She loses her $100K job.[/li][li]She gets a $50K/year job.[/li][li]She asks for donations to pay for her $20K spending spree.[/li][li]She goes on TV telling the world how she weaseled out of her responsibilities, and is proud of herself.[/li][/ol]
Like I said, considering No. 1, I have no problem with No. 2 (though I think its a tad excessive). I think No. 5 shows a huge lack of self-respect and, considering No. 4, is completely unnecessary and very selfish.
But most importantly, No. 6 shows an absolute lack of character. And I get the impression from some people’s posts that character just doesn’t mean anything to them, so that’s why they don’t care about her lack of it. And why they don’t understand my and some of the others here’s anger towards her.
Character matters. A lot. This woman is an example of someone, not just having, but flaunting their incredibly bad character and not being called on it. And yeah, that makes me angry.
The statement about her being beaten up was mine, and I’ve already admitted that it was over the top. I apologize if anyone was offended, but I still can’t regret caller her a c***. If the shoe fits…
And I didn’t say I really really hoped it would happen. I said that if somebody did slap her around because of this, I could not help but smirk. Sorry, just being honest.
I think I only wrote 2 or 3 lines in red. What is the big deal?
The more I think about this whole thing, the more it confounds me. I mean, it couldn’t be any more cliché:
[ol]
[li]A woman gets a nice, $100K/year job.[/li][li]She goes on a spending spree to the tune of $20 grand.[/li][li]She loses her $100K job.[/li][li]She gets a $50K/year job.[/li][li]She asks for donations to pay for her $20K spending spree.[/li][li]She goes on TV telling the world how she weaseled out of her responsibilities, and is proud of herself.[/li][/ol]
Like I said, considering No. 1, I have no problem with No. 2 (though I think its a tad excessive). I think No. 5 shows a huge lack of self-respect and, considering No. 4, is completely unnecessary and very selfish.
But most importantly, No. 6 shows an absolute lack of character. And I get the impression from some people’s posts that character just doesn’t mean anything to them, so that’s why they don’t care about her lack of it. And why they don’t understand my and some of the others here’s anger towards her.
Character matters. A lot. This woman is an example of someone, not just having, but flaunting their incredibly bad character and not being called on it. And yeah, that makes me angry.
Mr. Ants, in what way are you affected by this woman’s lack of character?
Is she your sister? Your mother? Your wife?
No?
THEN WHY THE HELL DO YOU CARE?
Sheesh guy - if you spent half the amount of energy you’ve expended railing about this woman, in big, bold, red letters, volunteering at a homeless shelter, the world would be a much better place. And if you do volunteer at a homeless shelter, bully for you - apparently you need to spend more time there, cus you’ve got WAAAY to much on your hands…
Hello. This is is the Pit. Get the fuck out of it, moron.
Ranting about moronic people who don’t really affect you personally is the entiure purpose of this place. Yes, it’s time that could’ve been better spent doing something else. No, nothing here really affects us on a personal level. But considering you spend as much time posting here as the rest of us, you’re NOT in the right position to throw stones about “misplaced priorities”.
Wrong. It is not the entire purpose of this place. Read the rules of the Pit.
If you’ve read even a tiny sampling of the threads in this forum, you will note that a great many of them certainly do affect the OP personally, and they vicariously affect a lot of other people here, as well. Your post indicates that you either don’t read threads in this forum very often or don’t read very well.
You apparently missed alice’s point, which I think was to wonder why someone would get so bent out of shape over something that did not affect that person at all - and, quite frankly, doesn’t affect any of us here personally, unless we were dumb enough to send karyn money.
That’s a valid point. You can express righteous indignation all you wish, and you have every right to be indignant, but it’s a bit over the top to express such vituperation as I’ve seen in this thread.
I also wouldn’t include yourself in “posting as much here as the rest of us” - since you’ve posted exactly one time in this thread. I’m sure you meant the board as a whole, but since you have only ~100 posts and have been here since August …
You said your piece (ironic you said “peace,” since you’ve been anything but peaceful in this thread) a long while ago. You’re merely repeating yourself now, and making your words bigger and bigger (and red) is surely no way to try to make a point. It borders on jerkish behavior. What’s compelling you to behave this way? Do you need a moderator to tell you not to do something before you stop doing it?
I guess 8 years of Bill Clinton as Scumbag-In-Chief has created a generation of people who think its just crazy to be angered be a news story like this.
No, Hail, 44 years of living has taught me what’s important and what isn’t, when it is useful and appropriate for me to expend emotional energy, and when it is inappropriate, possibly self-destructive, and almost certainly indicative of something else entirely.
You apparently have yet to learn these same lessons.
Jodi: No argument about this woman’s foolishness. No argument about everyone’s entitlement to be disgusted with her. And, for the record, you did not strike me as one of the people who was frothing at the mouth, as if this woman personally offended you.
But other people have, and that is what I am addressing. Not this woman’s foolishness, which we can all agree on. But the over-the-top taking-it-way-too-personal behavior I’ve seen in more than one post.
dantheman, Stoid, alice_in_wonderland and others—we’ve basically been saying the same thing. We can’t figure out the LEVEL of emotion expressed here. Not the reason for the disaproval (this silly woman) but the LEVEL of offended sensibilities.
It reminds me of an old friend of mine, who really (and I mean, really) got pissed off each and every time I confessed I gave a few bucks to a homeless person, or helped out a person with a questionable tale of woe. I mean, it wasn’t like she said, “You know, I don’t think it’s wise to do that.” Or, “That was a really dumb thing to do.” That I could have understood. But no—she went OVER the top in disapproval—she was very annoyed and angry. She was obviously taking it personally. I swear, she’d have been less pissed off had I sneaked into her purse and took a few bucks! She was that annoyed with me over something that had NOTHING to do with her. It was a big, big, huge overreatction. And I see the same thing here. And I can’t figure it out.
Tell me about it. My parents were always responsible with their money, didn’t spend what they didn’t have, and had their mortgage almost completely paid off by the time I finished high school. When we applied for financial aid, we were told, “you don’t have any debt, so you don’t need financial aid.” Great, we didn’t have debt before, but we sure as hell do now. Thanks!
That’s why Anna Nicole Smith has cameras following her everywhere, and Warren Buffet doesn’t.
This is all very interesting, but have NOTHING to do with this silly woman. Your hard times, your family situation have no bearing on her. She is what she is. She got some attention for being a ninny, so what? Is it taking anything away from you? (Not that you specifically are frothing at the mouth, mind…)
But some people are always going to get the breaks, and they are always going to get what you deem to be “undeserved” attention, and that’s how it’s always going to be. It’s nothing new. And if this specific woman is as silly and shallow as she appears to be, she is her own worst enemy. Her good fortune won’t last, because her own bad habits and shallow ways will eventually do her in. So, if it makes you feel better, remember that. And also, she is taking nothing away from you (the collective “you”, not anyone specifically).
And also remember—when you get some good fortune, or some incredible good thing falls on your lap and maybe you didn’t really “deserve” it, someone else will be whispering behind their ear and bitching about you, because after all, they have it tough, and they don’t get that kind of attention. Oy vey.
I just don’t care about her. She never bothered me, she did nothing to me, so I really don’t care either way. Her way probably wasn’t the best way in the world, but it worked for her and if she DOES get into a similar kind of trouble, I don’t think anyone would ever give her any money anymore, unless they really liked her.
I mean, imagine about a year from now, a http://savekaryn2.com comes up and it says “Opppps! I did it again!” Would any of you here who gave her money give again?
That said, I myself gave her nothing. Extravagent purchases only really bother me if the person who got them can’t afford them, like Jodi(I think) mentioned. Don’t have what you can’t afford. But, I do think that even if you have a lot of money, you should be careful because you never know what might happen.
“I guess 8 years of Bill Clinton as Scumbag-In-Chief has created a generation of people who think its just crazy to be angered be a news story like this.”
Dude - I’m Canadian. I don’t give a rats-ass about Bill Clinton and his policies, because they really didn’t affect me, in a huge appreciable way.
Not unlike how Karyn’s actions don’t really affect you in a huge, appreciable way.
Hence my confusion at your completely over the top reaction. Heck - I assumed it was the aneurysm in your brain, from the stress of the situation, that was causing the red text in your posts. As you are still posting, I’ve concluded this is not the case, which is a good thing.
But I mean, come on guy - did you get this upset about Yahoo Serious’s! short lived attention and fame? I’m sure he must have received at least $20,000 in payments and he’s the biggest no talent hack going.
Occasionally undeserving morons will get fame and fortune, despite they’re total lack of redeeming qualities – it just doesn’t seem like something to get your panties in a twist about.
