Things I Dislike About "Cute"
- E-mail forwards that I haven't asked for and have nothing to do with me or anything I'm interested in or anything I should know about
- People trying to guilt-trip me by justifying spam forwards with "But I thought you'd like it! It's cute!" when I remind them of my "no forwards" preference
- The assumption that I like "cute", especially if that assumption is based on my gender
- The word "cute", which actually means "a saccharine conformity to sterile rules of attractiveness applied to something one considers insignificant" to me
Things I Dislike About How People Use Words In A Hateful Way & Then Pretend That They Didn't Really Mean It That Way At All
- Using "gay" to mean silly or stupid, but pretending it has nothing to do with ascribing negative stereotypes to gay people
- Calling someone you consider weak a "pussy" while pretending that you weren't really saying "weak like a woman" and that it wasn't derogatory towards women
Another Thing I Dislike: People Who Confuse Neutrality With Fear Of Offending Anyone, What They're Really Saying, And My Response
- "I'm staying out of this; I'm Switzerland."
- What they're really saying: "My self-esteem depends on being everyone's friend, so I'm pretending to take the high road so I'll still be popular" or "I could care less what happens to anyone else as long as I get mine".
- My response: True neutrality is being involved and seeing points from both sides, not hiding until it blows over, and a lot of the loot that the Nazis stole from the people they murdered ended up in Swiss banks, which made them Nazi collaborators, so you might want to use a more informed reference the next time.
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Comments: 16
Just sayin'.
Joke! Joke! (God those teeth look sharp.)
What you said about staying neutral is so true!!! I have two friends whom I love dearly, and who are best friends to eachother, but who are total political opposites. I've been known to drive them nuts in a discussion by pointing out to them why they are BOTH right! ;-) Neutrality is a born Danish trait!! Not saying that Danes are the only ones who can be neutral, just that that's what we're known for, as are Canadians, so imagine what happens when someone's half Danish, half Canadian.
Yesterday I failed to be Switzerland on a list that's generally very Switzerland. Got three irate responses on the list from the "other side", two cautious sympathetic ones, and a personal letter from someone who wants us to meet and become friends. About five people have sent jokes specifically to settle the waters and return the list to its pristine Swiss condition. You might call them cute. :-)