Leave my walls alone/ OJ IS INNOCENT

In My Humble Opinion
1

Among the many posters my Brother and I have up in our room I have a football card with OJ Simpson on it and it is framed and above the card is a sign that reads “OJ IS INNOCENT”.

Keep in mind that this is in my room because this is something that I wanted to decorate it with after recieving the card as a gift from my uncle.

We have a house guest that arrived this morning (One of those distant relatives) about an hour ago I realized that she had took the sign down and the card because it “offended her”.

Now she wants to debate the entire OJ Case with me and I have no intention of debating whether OJ is innocent or guilty because it is old news the only thing I care about is that someone had the nerve to alter the appearance of my room without permission.

BTW im not a young kid like you might be thinking… I am a High School senior who pays some rent and also anybody know how much that card is worth because I’m sure it has to be rare.

2

Tell her to get over herself and a case that had nothing to do with her. You’re lucky you’re so young; ten years ago, half the country was pimped by the media to think they were supposed to have some deep emotional attatchment to that trial (and they convinced themselves thier interest and opinion was based on genuine concern and rational analysis rather than the blatantly obvious reason).

3

That is so very wrong. Ask said intruder for the sign back and hang it back up.

4

Well, OJ is guilty as hell, but that’s no excuse for your relative’s behavior. She’s a guest, she should respect your home and your property.

5

One of the very few cards I had as a kid in the 70’s was an OJ. I have no clue what happened to that card.

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One of the very few cards I had as a kid in the 70’s was an OJ. I have no clue what happened to that card.

7

If you don’t want to argue about OJ, don’t argue about OJ.

But if she is a guest in your home, and a relative to boot, don’t make a big deal out of this. Take the card and the poster and put it someplace it will not be damaged. When she leaves, put it back up.

You don’t have to like her, and you don’t have to have long, heartfelt talks together, but, if she is family, you do have to accomodate.

Until you own the house. Then the rules change in your favor. It ain’t fair, it’s just how family works.

8

Thank you so much because that is almost the same thing my mother said…I strongly disagree because the both of you are *ignoring the fact that * I pay rent I would like to think that half of every little pay check I earn buys me the right to put up what ever kind of pictures/signs I want.

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  1. Your relative is a total dipshit.

  2. The owners, not the renters, of the house get to set all of the rules. You are (or very soon will be) free to either buy your own house or rent a place where the rules are more to your liking.

Haj

10

You’re making a mountain out of a mole hill. Put it away while she is there and then put it back up. She’s being unreasonable, but two people being unreasonable does not solve any problems. You had the high road, but you decided to act like she was acting. Also there seems to be more to this issue. You don’t like her anyway; your mother made you let her use the room or something like that. It isn’t just the card.

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Did this distant relative of yours have any business being in your bedroom in the first place?

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It’s none of her business what you have in your room so long as it isn’t illegal or immoral.

But let’s look at this realistically. You have twp items in your room. One is an OJ card. No problem, he was a great player. The second is a sign excusing the slaughter of two innocent people. It’s controversial and guaranteed to provoke outrage among some. When in fact it does just that, you’re going to act all surprised and victimized? Sorry, I don’t think you’re all so innocent yourself.

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I don’t get it - is she staying IN your room? If not, then why don’t you just shut the door?

On the other hand, if she’s some crotchety old bat, just humor her and leave the sign down. She shouldn’t have removed it on her own but sometimes you just gotta bite your tongue and let some people have their way. You can always have fun talking about her for years to come once she leaves.

And finally, paying an amount of your paycheck as rent to your parents most definitely doesn’t entitle you to hang whatever you want in your room. It’s their house, not yours.

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Hey, at least she left the porn mags under the bed alone… :wink:

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Damn!
A) That is weak in the extreme that she took it upon herself to touch anything of yours without asking first (even if it is something that is apparently there to piss of old poeple).

B) Family members do stuff like that, which is why everyone hates their families.

C) Welcome to the frustrating world of dealing with people who do stuff that sucks but you can’t escape them because they are your family, and having to put up with it. Just wait til you get married (haha).

Basically you leave the picture down until said relative leaves, for all the good reasons posted by others. What you can do, if you are a High School Senior (by the way, that means kid to everyone over 25) who doesn’t like taking sh*t from people, is call her on it. I wouldn’t waste my time debating OJ, or the war in Iraq, or anything else. I would say something like the following…

“Hey, I understand you didn’t like my picture, and that’s cool, and if you had asked, I probably would have taken it down out of respect. Unfortunately you decided to mess with my stuff without asking or talking to me about it. That is just rude, and the fact that I have to point out that fact to you, is just stupid.”

You can go on about how would she feel if the shoe was on the other foot and you took down her Hummel figurines (far more offensive than OJ) without her asking, but at that point you are just beating a dead horse.

last but not least, I am sorry that you are a High School Senior, being a teenager sucks, especially when you are almost not a teenager anymore, and life gets a lot better until about 28, then starts getting worse again

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First, I must agree with most of the posts above: Your Aunt was out of line, but be the bigger person and let it go. You’re Aunt isn’t going to be there forever, and family harmony is more important than home decor.

The real reason I’m replying tho…

What year/brand/# is your card. Any interest in selling/trading it? (This I doubt, you seem to be into the card, but I can’t help but ask) :slight_smile: .

~S

(sorry for the slight hijack)