# Vanilla is an ignorant bitch. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271 "2001-11-19T20:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/81 "2001-11-23T19:09:27Z")
I came to this late, as usual, but this was one great thread. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/82 "2001-11-23T19:25:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Finagle \* > \*\*I think you should consider going off in the woods and meditating a lot more. Preferably woods that donā€™t have an internet connection. \*\* [comic book guy] Best post in the thread [/comic book guy] BWAHAHAHA! ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/83 "2001-11-24T01:13:56Z")
OK, fine. It is clear enough that I have been reamed in this thread, and certainly not without justification. I was whipped up in anti-fundie fervor over in the Jack Chick thread and my jaw dropped to see someone agree with ANYTHING the man was saying. This was not something deserving of itā€™s own thread, and I certainly should not have called **vanilla** a bitch over this. I do not agree with what **vanilla** wrote, but that really doesnā€™t matter for shit. She _did_ take the time to read the books and make an educated decision, and therefore by definition not an ignorant one. So here it is: **vanilla** , I apologize. I should not have started this thread, and I have been reamed by the dopers present accordingly. I should not have called you a bitch, nor accused you of being ignorant. That means that calling you an ignorant bitch is right out. LC ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/84 "2001-11-24T16:58:51Z")
Well. Thank you, Mr. Chaarms. (you just want the chocolate, donā€™t you?šŸ˜‰ ) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2001, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/85 "2001-11-25T07:24:26Z")
This comes rather late, but I feel the need to jump to the defense of the OP, who has been thoroughly reamed. Thereā€™s no doubt that he was intemperateā€¦I donā€™t think **Vanilla** was a bitch in the thread linked do, nor do I think she was ignorant, but I certainly understand his frustration. The belief that magic exists and that books like Harry Potter could lead people to it seemsā€¦and here itā€™s hard to find the right word. Foolish? Superstitious? Certainly irrational. Of course, Vanilla has the right to her opinion, and to raise her children however she sees fit, but it bothers me a little that, as we come into the 21st century, there are still people who believe in things like magic and demons and other supernatural things. It makes me sad, also, that someone would forbid their children from reading the Harry Potter books, which I consider to be some of the finest, not only childrenā€™s fantasy, but adult fantasy, to have been written in some time. Iā€™d stress again that everyone has the right to believe what they want, and, so long as they are not abusive or neglectful, to raise their children however they see fit, but it still makes me a little sad to know that some parents teach their children things like that, and am a little afraid of what those children might become. ---
**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/86 "2001-11-26T07:42:49Z")
So Nancy Drew **isnā€™t** an introduction to police work? Oh. Damn. Hours of wasted reading. Does this mean I donā€™t have to buy that sporty roadster now? And can I drop my irritating chubby friend Jinx? Disappointedly, Redboss ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/87 "2001-11-26T21:25:48Z")
ā€œStay tuned for a very special Pit Threadā€¦ā€ What the hell? LCā€™s apologized; Monty and Vanilla are new best buddies. Gawd, it reminds me of those horrible episodes of sitcoms where they get all socially aware and decide to tackle serious issues like breast cancer or the homeless situationā€¦ This is the PIT, people! L- P.S. If someone calls for a group hug, Iā€™m gonna hurl! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/88 "2001-11-26T21:42:55Z")
Actually, Iā€™d prefer a group hurl. Methinks sympathy chucking ranks right up there with surprise farts. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/89 "2001-11-26T21:47:33Z")
You know, weā€™ve had fun here tonight, but breast cancer in the homeless population really is no joking matter. If you want to help, please call the number listed on your screen below. Remember, YOU can make a difference. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271/90 "2001-11-27T15:02:07Z")
This reminds me of a thread I started about 2 years ago. It was called I Love you guys. I started it in the pit (under the name orangecakes). Go check it out. It started all huggy and all, and ended with Ph\*\*\*\*\*s and Pl at each others throats. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-is-an-ignorant-bitch/94271.md?page=4)