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Yes, I remember when all this political correctness started and I really believed that Americans would not stand for it. I really thought they would fight back against it because of the infringement on freedom of speech, but I guess I was very very wrong about that. Apparently, Americans don't value their freedom of speech as much as I thought they did.
Yes, I remember when all this political correctness started and I really believed that Americans would not stand for it. I really thought they would fight back against it because of the infringement on freedom of speech, but I guess I was very very wrong about that. Apparently, Americans don't value their freedom of speech as much as I thought they did.
I remember it too in the mid to late 90s when I was just a teen. I knew back then that this shit would get out of hand. I'm 32 now and it just a fucking joke nowadays. All of this has become a joke.
I dont know enough about the pedophilia charges. I do know that the dentist father of the first boy who made the accusations was caught on the phone saying it was all a ploy to extort Jackson for his money. I haven't seen the docu you are talking about but I agree it's in poor taste to do it after somoene has died and can no longer defend themselves.
I've met people who act like entitled assholes in spite of not having any real fame or talent. Some people are just like that. But i bet having cameras shoved in your face all the time and being publicly scrutinized on the regular would make for a poor disposition, too. Not excusing anyone's bad behaviour, i can just see how those circumstances might lead there.
I dont know enough about the pedophilia charges. I do know that the dentist father of the first boy who made the accusations was caught on the phone saying it was all a ploy to extort Jackson for his money. I haven't seen the docu you are talking about but I agree it's in poor taste to do it after somoene has died and can no longer defend themselves.
I've met people who act like entitled assholes in spite of not having any real fame or talent. Some people are just like that. But i bet having cameras shoved in your face all the time and being publicly scrutinized on the regular would make for a poor disposition, too. Not excusing anyone's bad behaviour, i can just see how those circumstances might lead there.
I'm sorry, but I don't accept poor behavior. I am in the music business. Named one of the best. I don't have an ego. However, one of the reasons I want to CTB is the phoniness and I have to fake who I am to the public and give an illusion. ;)
It's bump time please
Another thing I hate about all these celebrity deaths is all the fawning that goes on afterward. People talk about what a great contribution they made to the world and all this crap. For God's sake! All they were doing was playing a sport, singing, or acting! While I agree those things are important, they're not earth shattering. The people that are making contributions to the world are scientists. People who are trying to cure cancer. Those are the people that are making the contributions to the world. Not a bunch of stupid sports figures and actors and musicians! It's completely backwards the way we worship people who don't really deserve to be worshiped and yet we ignore the people that are making the real contributions to our society.
And I have nothing against sports figures, actors, or musicians. I don't really like sports that much, but I enjoy music and movies and TV shows and such. But I think their contributions are way over-inflated. That's why they all have to start up charities and do things like adopt kids from Africa to try to pretend like they're having a meaningful day impact and contributing something.
I've met people who act like entitled assholes in spite of not having any real fame or talent. Some people are just like that. But i bet having cameras shoved in your face all the time and being publicly scrutinized on the regular would make for a poor disposition, too. Not excusing anyone's bad behaviour, i can just see how those circumstances might lead there.
They don't seem to mind having cameras shoved in their faces when they're using it to promote their careers and make money off the public though, do they?
I agree there are some celebrities that they do just hound, like what they did to Britney Spears was terrible. On the other hand, I think that's part of the job. Every job has some kind of crap in it that's awful. And most of those jobs don't pay millions of dollars either. Most people put up with shit and they don't get anything in return for it at their job.
Alright, this is getting really old now. I'm getting very tired of this site going down multiple times a day.
Hmm... mom's boyfriend's place is starting to have a major power issue that's damaging everything due to someone cutting his powerline (it's possibly taken out all his appliances, and heater somewhat)
This could mean he may end up moving in... which in itself wouldn't be bad... but may mean I'd have to drastically rethink some things... we shall see...
Hmm... mom's boyfriend's place is starting to have a major power issue that's damaging everything due to someone cutting his powerline (it's possibly taken out all his appliances, and heater somewhat)
This could mean he may end up moving in... which in itself wouldn't be bad... but may mean I'd have to drastically rethink some things... we shall see...
eh, as is life. plus side if he has too many, he'll just sell his place for like 15-20K, move in, have that money to help here, and BAM instant money influx, so indirect help despite screwing.
They don't seem to mind having cameras shoved in their faces when they're using it to promote their careers and make money off the public though, do they?
I agree there are some celebrities that they do just hound, like what they did to Britney Spears was terrible. On the other hand, I think that's part of the job. Every job has some kind of crap in it that's awful. And most of those jobs don't pay millions of dollars either. Most people put up with shit and they don't get anything in return for it at their job.
I honestly have no idea how we started talking about this and what or who I am defending. But i'm definitely not defending celebrity status or people being assholes.
eh, as is life. plus side if he has too many, he'll just sell his place for like 15-20K, move in, have that money to help here, and BAM instant money influx, so indirect help despite screwing.
I honestly have no idea how we started talking about this and what or who I am defending. But i'm definitely not defending celebrity status or people being assholes.
No, I didn't think you were. I'm just shocked that the media can still get away with hounding celebrities after they murdered Princess Diana basically. And I didn't even really like her at all. I was secretly happy when she died because I was so damn sick of hearing about her and all of her problems. I mean she's a fucking princess for god's sake. It's like, she knew the job when she joined the family. She married prince Charles supposedly even though he didn't love her or she didn't love him or some crap like that. I don't pay enough attention to that stuff to remember. But it was sort of like an arranged marriage, I think. Charles was in love with Camilla. And Diana had all these problems. And then there was the endless gushing after her death. But at least she actually did contribute things to society. She did that whole thing with the children & the land mines. And she actually went in and hugged people who had AIDS back when that was a scandalous thing to do. So even though I didn't particularly like her that much, I do have some respect for some of the things that she did. I just got sick of her whining about everything and being on the front of every tabloid there was all the time. I mean, she couldn't sneeze without making it on the front page of a tabloid.
I'm sorry, but what the F is going on on this website?! Somebody just posted about how they're having a bad day and another person posted "We can't have a rainbow without a rain, even if it's a continuous rain". WTF! That's the kind of bullshit platitude I come here to get away from!
I'm sorry, but what the F is going on on this website?! Somebody just posted about how they're having a bad day and another person posted "We can't have a rainbow without a rain, even if it's a continuous rain". WTF! That's the kind of bullshit platitude I come here to get away from!
hahaha yes someone has been talking to me recently about the royal family and it all sounds like gibberish to me. I don't watch TV or anything so i have very little exposure to it.
I'm sorry, but what the F is going on on this website?! Somebody just posted about how they're having a bad day and another person posted "We can't have a rainbow without a rain, even if it's a continuous rain". WTF! That's the kind of bullshit platitude I come here to get away from!
hahaha yes someone has been talking to me recently about the royal family and it all sounds like gibberish to me. I don't watch TV or anything so i have very little exposure to it.
I'm sorry, but what the F is going on on this website?! Somebody just posted about how they're having a bad day and another person posted "We can't have a rainbow without a rain, even if it's a continuous rain". WTF! That's the kind of bullshit platitude I come here to get away from!
Yeah, some comments/things that are on the board really make me wonder. I mean yeah, I"m suicidal. I'm glad I'm at a point that really only in-person things would affect anything (well.... basically), but I really worry about the ones who just need positive things, and don't need to hear things like 'constant bad can give good!' because at some points in my life, that would've been the wrong thing to say.
Yeah, some comments/things that are on the board really make me wonder. I mean yeah, I"m suicidal. I'm glad I'm at a point that really only in-person things would affect anything (well.... basically), but I really worry about the ones who just need positive things, and don't need to hear things like 'constant bad can give good!' because at some points in my life, that would've been the wrong thing to say.
I keep reading posts of certain people on here who are constantly complaining that the people on this site are too negative. What did you expect on a site were most of the people are suicidal?! And some other poster was saying that we have a " herd mentality", I guess implying that our bad moods and suicidal tendencies are going to spread to other people and cause them to be the same way.
I keep reading posts of certain people on here who are constantly complaining that the people on this site are too negative. What did you expect on a site were most of the people are suicidal?! And some other poster was saying that we have a " herd mentality", I guess implying that our bad moods and suicidal tendencies are going to spread to other people and cause them to be the same way.
Exactly that!
Of course we're going to be similar, probably similar psychological diagnosed disorders, similar medical conditions, etc... I don't know why people would expect otherwise.
Now I was shocked we had other similarities in things that I didn't realize would be related (like paper plate things lol), but still.
i think this is why we need a methods focused subforum. I think as a side effect there will be a different kind of energy there that we could harness there, and we'll get a lot less of this support oriented stuff thats popping up on the site so much.
I keep reading posts of certain people on here who are constantly complaining that the people on this site are too negative. What did you expect on a site were most of the people are suicidal?! And some other poster was saying that we have a " herd mentality", I guess implying that our bad moods and suicidal tendencies are going to spread to other people and cause them to be the same way.
i think this is why we need a methods focused subforum. I think as a side effect there will be a different kind of energy there that we could harness there, and we'll get a lot less of this support oriented stuff thats popping up on the site so much.
I just find it presumptuous when someone is talking about their bad day and someone else starts giving them affirmative platitudes. They didn't asked to be cheered up or anything. They were just talking about the bad day they were having. They probably wanted somebody to commiserate with, not somebody to cheer them up. I don't know why people always feel the need to fix somebody. That's what my SIL does to me. I have no desire to have her fix me or anyone else. What I would like is to be able to talk to somebody about stuff and just have them listen to me and not judge me. But I sure as hell can't do that in real life. Everyone around me is oblivious.
Totally understand, and this should not be the place for that. Sometimes it masquerades as encouraging people not to CTB and i find that wholly ridiculous.
Yes, and you make the board feel positive to me. And you're not spouting nonsense about rainbows or anything. Not that I have anything against rainbows, mind you.
Yes, and you make the board feel positive to me. And you're not spouting nonsense about rainbows or anything. Not that I have anything against rainbows, mind you.
i think this is why we need a methods focused subforum. I think as a side effect there will be a different kind of energy there that we could harness there, and we'll get a lot less of this support oriented stuff thats popping up on the site so much.
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