Man (and woman, I don’t want to be offensive), when I read that rant (which I thought was well-written, BTW), I just knew someone here would pipe up with a hearty “I’m offended!” at the cocksucker thing. And the misinterpretation of the “all-race” thing was just a bonus.
Really, people, do you think we (or the OP) care if you’re offended? It’s not like you wanted to engage in a discussion of why that was offensive (and I do agree that the OP’s use of “cocksucker” did cast aspersions upon men who like to suck cock, and was probably offensive to people who see nothing wrong with men sucking cock (and count me as one of those people)) or wanted to tell the OP off for being offensive (this is the pit, so that would have been appropriate), you just felt the need to raise your hand to let us all know to color you offended.
What purpose does this serve? Why do you feel the need to respond “I’m offended” every time you see something that offends you? Do you actually seek out things that offend you just so you can get that warm fuzzy feeling that you must get from announcing your offense?
The jabberjaw in the OP reminds me of the book “Confederacy of Dunces”. The main character makes a habit of going to lame musicals so he can express his outrage at the banality of it all. He ends up screaming and spitting and writhing around in the theater and tossing hysterically over-the-top insults at the pretty people on the screen. It’s freaking hilarious. I highly recommend it!
TaxGuy, I read the previous comments, considered them, and posted what I felt was an appropriate correction.
If you want anything else from me, kindly email or start your own thread.
For the record, I was never offended. I’m a straight white male of average weight… and clean-shaven to boot for you beardists. Any objection I may have voiced was because I feel bigotry is worth fighting. It has nothing to do with a desire to be colored offended.
Oops, damn enter button prematurely submittin’ . . .
Here’s how this is only kind of a hijack and not a full hijack: the folks that piped up with “I’m offended!” in this thread are a lot like the LOTR Geek discussed in the OP. If you don’t like it, don’t bother the rest of us just to express your feelings about it. Maybe just think to yourself “I’m offended!” and then go on about your daily life?
And one last thing: don’t interpret my complaint about you piping up about being offended as me simply not being offended and then not understanding why you are offended. Although I’m not a man who sucks cock (hey, that sounds like a native american name), I see nothing wrong with those who are. I totally agree with you pipers on the substance of the matter.
The woman who spilled coffee on herself and sued McDonald’s didn’t win just because she was clumsy. McDonald’s knew beforehand that their coffee was dangerously hot, and did nothing about it. Yes, their is a point where coffee goes from enjoyably hot to dangerously hot, and it is not a secret. Thus, it was McDonald’s negligence that cost them. The story has been bastardized to cast negative light on our tort system, but most people (and magazines, etc.) just have the facts incorrect.
I think you’re missing the point of this board. When someone does something that someone else finds ignorant or bigoted, regardless of the context, they get called out for it. And well they should IMO. Quite often someone simply saying that they are offended will spark a debate over what makes a comment offensive and whether or not the comment actually was offensive. If on the other hand someone wades in with a post listing all that off the bat in some circumstances they might be accused of overreacting. In other words it’s kind of hard to fight ingnorance if you ignore it. As for what any of this has to do with the OP of a given thread, that’s up to whoever started the thread: s/he can tell the hijackers to leave if he wants.
Not saying I personally found anything wrong with the OP, BTW.
Keith, that cell-phone thrower is now my hero, too.
I also had a shitty experience at LOTR. Not because of talking, but because this huge family sitting up in the back row had NO CONTROL over their little monster children, who entertainted themselves by sprinting up and down the steps throughout the movie. Three hours is a lot to ask for a kid to be still, but HIRE A FUCKING SITTER. Or better yet, wearing a friggin condom and don’t breed like rabbits. Inconsiderate fuckers.
Just for the record, I can count many balding men, overweight people, cocksuckers and cocksuckettes among my friends. I even gave a dollar to a midget stranger the other day (she needed it for the pay phone, she said? I don’t know) and I didn’t even demand a display of gratitude from her. So there.
I even know a couple of bearded people, but I just tolerate them for the sake of pluralism. Yeh know.
You’re missing the point a TALKING, OBNOXIOUS cocksucker or cocksuckette was the phrase. Anyone talking while cocksuckering is surely a case for consern, and adding to that being obnoxious as well would certainly be offputting.
Just my 0.000000000001 cents worth
Cheers, Keithy
There’s a movie being made of “A Confederacy Of Dunces” and I plan to be sitting in the front row on the day it opens, hurling popcorn at the screen and bellowing things like, “This movie is an abortion!” until I get thrown out.
Actually, of the three times I’ve seen this one (and about 10 of the first) to date, the geeks have been generally the best audience. I went to the midnight showing when it was released, which was entirely hardcore fans. Quiet as padded cell on a snowy day. Then I made the mistake of going opening weekend, when the general public was out.
There is no excuse for talking in the cinema, but as for the rest, forgive us LoTR fans, we suffer a terrible affliction, we deserve your pity not your scorn.
“He would have finished Goddam off then and there, but pity stayed his hand. It’s a pity I’ve run out of bullets, he thought, as he went back up the tunnel, pursued by Goddam’s cries of rage” - BoTR
