Superduperunderoozzz has a different way of looking at things, as evidence in her Of Heroes and Survivors thread.
And yes, the rest of us are just too bourgeois for her liking.
Gosh, Scotti, I’m so pleased that someone noticed and remembered that–thanks.
I don’t know what Suspenderzzz’s problem with SAHMs is; apparently she feels it’s anti-feminist or not living up to my potential or something? Some questions, Susp: how many SAHM’s do you actually know personally? How many stereotypes live in your head about them? Why, exactly, do you feel that it’s a good idea to make fun of and/or despise people with different life choices than you?
A little while ago, I was involved in a thread on another forum with a fellow who seemed to feel that he could consider himself pleasantly superior to moms at home because they were parasites on society, making no economic contribution by working, and with no impact on History other than petty neighborhood disputes. He had some interesting mental images of SAHMs, including that most of them were well-off financially/upper middle-class, spent most of their days making beds, and lived only through their children. (He also seemed to think that he himself would have no value unless he Did Something Big, and the thread was part of that.) He was quickly disabused of his silly ideas. I suspect that we may have a similar case here, and am interested to see what ol’ Suspenderzzz has to say.
–Goodness, I hadn’t read most of those threads linked to above. Wow.
Well! I’ve just read all those threads all to pieces, and I must, in all honesty, say this:
Suspenderzzzzzz is my new hero. You know, she’s a single mom, I think maybe she had to go out and get a real job after her man stepped out on her and all. I think it really hurt her to not get to stay home with the baby anymore, because she felt like that was her place, but she ended up getting a couple of jobs, at least one of which involved some schlepping, which of course, made her feel like a loser, but you know what?
She is so NOT a loser. That girl is a Survivor. Yes, I capitalized it, because that is what she is, through and through. Say it with me: SURVIVOR! HERO! Woman of the Nineties at least!
Now I must sing:
I am Woman, hear me roar!
In numbers too big to ignore!"
And I don’t know if you all noticed it or not, y’all are so caught up in your self-serving, self-admiring, self-stimulating ways, but she is SMART. She knows a LOT. Because she thinks a lot, about a lot of different things.
You know, we could all benefit from doing just that: thinking a lot about a lot of different things. Why, only today I thought about my job schlepping newspapers, what I might cook for my kiddos for dinner, how to keep the house cleaner, and whether or not I should have my son be a brilliant, enigmatic, charismatic out-of-the-box genius, or just an everyday loser who supports his family and loves his kids. I haven’t quite decided that one yet, but I’m gonna keep reading her posts, because my mind is officially Open to New Experience now. I am ready for Wisdom! Bring it ON!
Go on! Bring it on! I’m awaitin’! Yes indeedy…
You are welcome, hon…but no need to thank me. You said it quite succinctly and (of course, I agree with you completely, so maybe this is biased) with great wisdom.
I don’t know what Suspenderzzz’s problem is, and quite frankly I don’t care. The first post I saw of hers was quite callous, unfeeling and inappropriate…I was willing at that point to give her the benefit of the doubt, but nothing I have read since has caused me to re-evaluate my initial misgivings.
JMHO
Suspenderzzz displays the triumph of thought over intelligence.
From the Heroes and Survivors thread:
Scum. Absolute, irredeemable scum.
And of course, I was talking to genie there. 
(Not that bodypoet didn’t bring some genius of her OWN to bear on the subject, because she DID!)
Upon preview, this thread is moving MUCH faster than I am. Sorry.
And also, not that I expect her to care or anything, (I’d be surprised if she did) but with that quote by Miller she has just sunk even lower than the FIRST post I saw by her. I didn’t think it was possible.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=142558
Her debut: several gems in this thread, starting about 1/3 down the page.
She also apparently, doesn’t like people who volunteer or give money to charity.
When I was 15, a friend and I jokingly made a pact that one of us would kill the other if we ever ended up living in the suburbs, wearing floral patterns and obsessing over shopping a la our moms.
Suspenderzzz has made me put an addendum to that vow. Will someone promise to shoot me if I reach my forties still blathering about conformity?
She may not even mean what she says.
:rolleyes:
Slainte, I don’t think that is an accurate assessment of Suspenderzzz’ attitude in that thread. I believe her point was more about not bragging about your volunteer/charity work than about not doing any at all. That said, I think Suspenderzzz is guilty of most of the other things she’s accused of in this thread. I think we have another One Trick Pony in the making here.
My money is on the following:
Suspenderzzz is actually a guy.
He is in his 30’s.
He has a history of failed relationships (any surprise?)
He thinks he has strong opinions, but is actually quite vulnerable.
He’s a bit sadistic.
He hates at least one of his parents.
He’s been fired within the last 2 years.
I’m not sure if he shaves his legs though (I’ll ask him when he comes out of the bathroom. Gosh he’s taking a long time in there. What is he doing?)
A One Trick Pony and a budding Troll. Fascinating.
I may still be a relative newbie around here, but as far as I can tell being inflammatory and argumentative just for the sake of being inflammatory and argumentative is defined as trolling in these parts.
I, for one, like to say things in an inflammatory way to get a rise out of people. I got into that habit while writing editorials for my university newspaper. Around the SDMB, however, I am careful to not shoot my mouth off in an outrageous fashion if I’m trying to make a point.
One of the things I like about the SDMB is the free exchange of ideas among people with various perspectives. I appreciate it when someone corrects me or takes up an earnest debate with me. But Suspenderzzz seems to prefer to dismiss contrary opinions and berate them as clearly stupid, rather than engage in honest debate. This is neither honourable nor intellectually stimulating. Anyone can go around saying “Your ideas are wrong because they aren’t the same as mine.” As Monty Python noted, that’s not an argument, it’s just contradiction and it goes nowhere.
If the body of her posts do in fact give us a good view into her mind, I can only conclude that she is a close-minded, fanatical sexist who long ago forgot what the meanings of the words “choice,” “freedom,” and “feminism” actually are. She’s the very model of a bone fide arsehole.
Fair enough, featherlou. Let me change that to:
She also apparently, doesn’t like people who volunteer or give money to charity and then mention it to someone.
I also refer you to this quote from her in my linked thread:
Well, she mentioned somewhere before, that she only posts from work, because she doesn’t have a computer at home.
So she won’t see this till Monday.
Thanks for bringing that thread up, Slainte. Ever since then I’ve been hoping she’ll ban herself. I’m thinking the odds are still pretty good.
flyboy88, you’re welcome. You’re probably right.
Budding? How 'bout full-blown?
See here for one of it’s first outings where it says that someone who doesn’t just toss a retarded child into a dumpster is a jerk and that cancer surviors are lazy. (in essence)
And note that it didn’t claim to be a woman until after the flames started getting hot.
Fenris
Now after reading the links you guys provided, I can tell you that Suspenderzzz is definitely talking out of her ass, and doesn’t know what she’s talking about. Particularly when she claims in that charity-based thread that there are no more drive-bys anymore. Drive-bys have and continue to happen: 5 years ago in front of the apartment building my son had daycare at (near 173rd); 3-4 years ago in front of Sears on Fordham road; A few weeks ago over by Tremont and Webster. How many stories do you see on the news of kids getting shot in their bedrooms from stray bullets? Guess where those locations are? Just because they don’t get into the news that YOU watch does not mean it doesn’t happen.
Have you had such a charmed and easy life that your views are so naive? The next time you claim to be seeing with open eyes, maybe it would be a good idea to pull your head out of your ass first.