Lurker > KhanJohnny

Antifar posted...

The norms are almost wholly the construction of liberals, and much of the liberal objection to Trump is about his violation of those norms. Liberals aren't much for subversion; you're thinking of progressives and leftists.

Alternatively, it's possible that some norms are held in higher regard than others.

I don't think the distinction is that clear-cut. Progressives and cultural leftists merely take the same impulses into overdrive.

Go to an art museum in a major city, and see how many times you can count descriptions of modern art using terms like "radical" or "subversive". These exhibits are seen by millions, and I really doubt the intended audiences are merely the far left. The "empowerment" ideology in opposition to traditional norms is mainstream.

tennisdude818 posted...

Not all norms. A lot of people on the left want to reject what they see as Christian, white, and conservative norms.

Exactly, but they applaud norm-breaking almost as a good in itself. They break golden calves out of pleasure. Now Trump does the same to theirs. Where's the applause?

Naw dawg

How often do you read that some movie star or pop culture figure has broken some yet another norm of gender, sexuality, or race to uproarious applause? "Subversive", "norm-breaker", "iconoclast", are but a few terms of praise bestowed on them as they crush the values of Middle America.

But who in America today is as truly and deeply a destroyer of norms as Donald J. Trump? See how many flee in the face of true subversion!

Perhaps some of our norms may have had value after all?

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billcom6 posted...

I forgot how many religions have "gay people should not be allowed to adopt" as a major tenant of their beliefs.

Fuck religion, all it does is hurt people.

brb, gonna shut down all the homeless shelters and soup kitchens in town since they're just hurting people

now you're thinking like a republican!

If withdrawing public funding causes your charity to roll over and die, then something was fundamentally flawed with your charity this whole time.

I'm not sure what public funding withdrawing and charities dying has to do with most of them being religious but okay.

People would rather charities die and the weak suffer, than admit that it's mostly religious people doing this type of work.

Unrelenting capitalism destroying everything sacred and valuable.

Axiom posted...

Oh look this guy and his stupid topics are back

Hi! Nice to see you!

ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

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KhanJohnny posted...

You people probably get mad at the name Christmas.

I just say x-mas mostly

I bet you would

You say that like there is anything wrong with it.

It's incredibly silly, but besides that I see no issue with it.

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KhanJohnny posted...

Modern society prevents anyone from living gloriously.

You are a failure, TC. So are we all.

yes the way its set up its very hard to make money, but at least other people have decent jobs somewhere.

That's exactly the problem.

We have no other conceptions of success except the bourgeois impulse towards money-making, perhaps the least glorious motivation of all.

Modern society prevents anyone from living gloriously.

You are a failure, TC. So are we all.

Nomadic View posted...

You in law school or an attorney or something?

Student working at a law firm for the summer.

teepan95 posted...

What was the context?

Just some technicality that isn't very interesting. Plus there's attorney-client privilege and all that.

WhackoFr0mWaco posted...

would you like to come inside for some coffee

Yes i would sir

ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

You people probably get mad at the name Christmas.

I just say x-mas mostly

I bet you would

How quaint

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Fam_Fam posted...

it was based on nationality, not race.

So if a gay man is beat with a brick because he is gay it is not a hate crime because it had nothing to do with race?

Irrelevant. TC specifically called her racist.

I said she's not racist

Sarcastically

MedzXVIII posted...

Fam_Fam posted...

it was based on nationality, not race.

So if a gay man is beat with a brick because he is gay it is not a hate crime because it had nothing to do with race?

Irrelevant. TC specifically called her racist.

You people probably get mad at the name Christmas.

There is no way that law is constitutional

EDIT:

Oh, I see. This was while she was on the job at the strip club. Context could have been clearer.

nexigrams posted...

I never say it. I don't want to offend anyone by assuming they believe in some christian soul-type object that is trying to escape their body when they sneeze, and that by chanting some magical jesus prayer the evil spirits will retreat so your soul can sneak back up your nasal passages.

I mean, if someone thought I was the type of person that participated in something as absurd as that, I'd be pretty offended not gonna lie.

Only an idiot would be offended by a harmless cultural quirk.

Lmao you people accuse me of being sensitive

ImTheMacheteGuy posted...

I never say bless you and I never thank anyone who says it to me when I sneeze. I live in 2018, not like 1500 years ago when a sneeze meant "u sick? u ded" and the majority of people were religious nuts thinking that throwing imposed god blessings around was somehow productive, in spite of god being perfectly fucking capable of blessing every person for every sneeze himself if that's what he was looking to do :P

Edgy af

You people are actually barbarians

Stay on topic

Yeah I was the same way with my ex.

She didn't exercise before meeting me, and over time I influenced her into becoming a lot more active. Then she left me

What is this culture?

BigSLM1993 posted...

Is she a Jehovah's Witness? They don't say "bless you".

She seems like the fiscally conservative, socially liberal type so i doubt it

Yup

Apparently Yale Law students don't think Yale Law School should be proud of yet another of its alumni going to the Supreme Court.

Apparently, the school is supposed to oppose a Republican president with a Republican Congres from selecting a Republican judge, who happened to go to Yale, even though it has no power or ability to change any of that.

Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUrOBy5sPzw1VGusbYr2VqVqPiNmO5adNdo8mIcsryvgOfrw/viewform

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KhanJohnny posted...

I've started to sneeze increasingly louder to make absolutely sure that she hears me.

This is some seriously pathetic incel behavior.

I'm not even close to an incel. I've had plenty of sex, thank you very much.

This is about courtesy and respect.

A woman would have to have no respect for herself to show some for you.

Guess there's a lot of fine women with no respect for themselves then.

thronedfire2 posted...

People dont say bless you out of respect, they say it cause they were taught to as kids and now its ingrained. The reason youre mad she doesnt say it? Youre expecting to be shown respect for something your body does involuntarily, because youre never shown respect any other way.

It's a quirk of our culture. What is so bad about maintaining that?

Do you people want to live in a bland world where we can't interact with each other in any way except the literal, or whatever some cultural tsar proscribes for you?

NibeIungsnarf posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

I've started to sneeze increasingly louder to make absolutely sure that she hears me.

This is some seriously pathetic incel behavior.

I'm not even close to an incel. I've had plenty of sex, thank you very much.

This is about courtesy and respect.

And these are only the ones who've been caught.

LinksLiege posted...

Setting aside the obvious joke topic, real talk - why do some full-grown adults get mad about this?

Even worse are the ones who get mad that you didn't thank them for saying it. As if they think they're actually saving your soul by saying it, and you're an ungrateful shit for not appreciating that.

It's a common courtesy that shows you respect the other person.

Literally no one thinks you are calling upon God to bless that person for having a nose fart. What is so bad about maintaining a quirk of our culture??

The bitch just sneezed and I had to stop myself from saying bless you, against my own nature.

I've started to sneeze increasingly louder to make absolutely sure that she hears me. Yet, she refuses to acknolwedge that my body is physically convulsing as bursts of air blast out of my mouth and nostrils uncontrollably covering my hands, keyboard, and monitor with fresh mucus and saliva.

Yet I bless her everytime. What the hell is wrong with this monster?

HeyPuff posted...

My what

Your chicken butt

I guessed Japan

deupd_u posted...

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deupd_u posted...

...Did Monica just link to a Bing search?

Who? And yeah, since you can click and isolate an image on Bing.

I say "Monica" here a lot, and I'm never sure if anyone ever gets it.

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/why-do-black-people-call-each-other-monica.jpg

I got it homie

My girlfriend of 4 years just left me too. I feel you bro.

treewojima posted...

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RIP HBO

Yeah Stankey is right

One day we'll have "girl's" sports dominated by men.

masticatingman posted...

When people are angry or drunk they usually say what they really think, even if its blunt or somewhat needlessly hurtful. Women generally understand how this works but guys might sweep it under the rug and act like it doesnt hold as much weight as it really does. Even if, as in this case, theyre the ones who do it. She probably gave you a lot of chances to change and really did like you.

I didn't deny that those feelings had some root. Once I was calmer, I tried to explain exactly what I meant, and apologized a lot for the words I used.

But yeah I probably screwed this up for myself.

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Metro2 posted...

Are you actually saying hurtful things, though? People who lack empathy may not realize the words that come out of their mouth.

When I get really angry I lose my empathy and control, and can shoot out hurtful comments.

I've tried explaining that those aren't my real feelings, to no avail.

Yeah that's something you need to work on, because that's toxic

Oh, I know I need to work on it. But it's a shame it had to go down this way.

We were right for each other in a lot of ways.

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bob742omb posted...

what happened

We argue a lot and I say something she thinks is hurtful, and she's tired of it.

What'd you say? Context?

Don't remember exactly how the argument came about, but I said something to the effect that I give her a ton of emotional support and she gives nothing to the relationship.

I always backtrack from the language I use when I'm angry, but she's had enough.

Damn yo. If what you said is true well then you're better off. If not, well then you need to work on you.

I think it's true to an extent. She's fairly needy, while I'm pretty stoic.

But it was wrong for me to say she doesn't give me anything. I was just lashing out in anger, which I tend to do. I pleaded with her to let me take some time to work on communication so we can avoid future arguments, but she basically doesn't think she can go on.

Metro2 posted...

Are you actually saying hurtful things, though? People who lack empathy may not realize the words that come out of their mouth.

When I get really angry I lose my empathy and control, and can shoot out hurtful comments.

I've tried explaining that those aren't my real feelings, to no avail.

It's so weird because she obviously still loves me and we even fucked a few times through this breakup process, but she says she's afraid I'll keep hurting her.

JustMyOpinion posted...

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bob742omb posted...

what happened

We argue a lot and I say something she thinks is hurtful, and she's tired of it.

What'd you say? Context?

Don't remember exactly how the argument came about, but I said something to the effect that I give her a ton of emotional support and she gives nothing to the relationship.

I always backtrack from the language I use when I'm angry, but she's had enough.

bob742omb posted...

what happened

We argue a lot and I say something she thinks is hurtful, and she's tired of it.

Go!

They seem pretty different to me tbh.

Most of the characters on the Office, at least initially seem like real humans. But Parks characters pretty much start out as caricatures.

And yet video games today are worse or stagnant.