Turns out Al Sharpton's ancestors were owned by Strom Thurmond's ancestors. Break out the confetti and hankies - it's time for some outrage and pride!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Fighting (v., not adj.) "Sioux"
I recently (ok, it's been a month or so) saw that people are once again upset about the UND Fighting Sioux mascot/name. They think it's disrespectful, etc. etc. blah blah blah.
So I saw a Dodge Dakota the other day, and I wondered, "Why isn't anyone up in arms about this?" If it's not okay to use a Native American tribe's name for a school sports team, why is it okay to drive around in a Dodge Dakota, or a Jeep Cherokee? For that matter, what about place names? A number of states and hundreds of towns are named for Native American groups or individuals. I have yet to hear of anyone saying "My daughter will not grow up thinking she is an SUV." Yet replace "SUV" with "mascot," and it's a typical sentiment in this particular debate.
And why is there so little uproar about the "Fightin' Irish" of Notre Dame, or the Vikings of Minnesota? For that matter, what about the Minnesota Twins? As a twin myself, I'm wondering if I need to be ticked off about ... whatever it is that should piss me off.
So I saw a Dodge Dakota the other day, and I wondered, "Why isn't anyone up in arms about this?" If it's not okay to use a Native American tribe's name for a school sports team, why is it okay to drive around in a Dodge Dakota, or a Jeep Cherokee? For that matter, what about place names? A number of states and hundreds of towns are named for Native American groups or individuals. I have yet to hear of anyone saying "My daughter will not grow up thinking she is an SUV." Yet replace "SUV" with "mascot," and it's a typical sentiment in this particular debate.
And why is there so little uproar about the "Fightin' Irish" of Notre Dame, or the Vikings of Minnesota? For that matter, what about the Minnesota Twins? As a twin myself, I'm wondering if I need to be ticked off about ... whatever it is that should piss me off.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
I want a pony!
This week's Tolerability Index at The Onion begs that we not see the upcoming Transformers movie, citing the potential for "$150 million, Michael Bay-directed, action-movie version of My Little Pony." But really, think about it - that could be fun:
In a world ... powered by rainbows and puppy dogs ... one little girl ... is about to find out ... that it's not always good ... to get what you want.The title could be My Four Little Ponies of the Apocalypse, and its tagline could be something like "Be careful what you wish for."
Thursday, February 22, 2007
I hate people
Apparently, some sports guy recently made a public statement about not liking gay people. [insert media frenzy here.]
WTF? Who freakin' cares what some trog basketball player thinks? Seriously. First of all, he has his right to say as he chooses. Second of all, nothing. Get over it. People don't like everyone. It's never going to happen.
Additional observations:
1) Just because he says he doesn't like gay people, IT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S GAY!!! This is a frequently cited cliché. It's bullshit. There are occasions where a public homophobe is a closet queer, but I'm doubtful that it's the norm.
2) "It's okay because homosexuality is wrong." Typically cited by bible bangers & hicks, often alongside the "People choose to be gay." I think my favorite comment was something like, "A guy isn't born attracted to men, just like I wasn't born attracted to a certain type of woman" (emphasis is mine). I'm going to assume a certain intelligence level on the part of readers, & won't bother explaining what's wrong with that statement.
3) There's nothing wrong with hating people. I'll give an example: I hate college kids, republicans, democrats, SUV-drivers, hippies, druggies, turkey (the meat, not the country... on second thought, the country too) eurotrash, the entire EEC, blacks, whites, asians, mexicans, christians, muslims, jews, mormons, hot dog vendors, gays, straights, bisexuals, trannies, jocks, nerds, telemarketers, bad drivers, men, women, children, homeless people, poor people, rich people, the entire middle class, capitalists, communists, socialists, sales people, academics, upper management, sweatshop workers, she-males, firefighters, heroes, potato farmers, bad spellers, George Bush, Ted Kennedy, your parents, psychologists, and foot fetishists. Does that include everyone? I hope so. If I've missed you, drop me a line and I'll add you to the list!
WTF? Who freakin' cares what some trog basketball player thinks? Seriously. First of all, he has his right to say as he chooses. Second of all, nothing. Get over it. People don't like everyone. It's never going to happen.
Additional observations:
1) Just because he says he doesn't like gay people, IT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S GAY!!! This is a frequently cited cliché. It's bullshit. There are occasions where a public homophobe is a closet queer, but I'm doubtful that it's the norm.
2) "It's okay because homosexuality is wrong." Typically cited by bible bangers & hicks, often alongside the "People choose to be gay." I think my favorite comment was something like, "A guy isn't born attracted to men, just like I wasn't born attracted to a certain type of woman" (emphasis is mine). I'm going to assume a certain intelligence level on the part of readers, & won't bother explaining what's wrong with that statement.
3) There's nothing wrong with hating people. I'll give an example: I hate college kids, republicans, democrats, SUV-drivers, hippies, druggies, turkey (the meat, not the country... on second thought, the country too) eurotrash, the entire EEC, blacks, whites, asians, mexicans, christians, muslims, jews, mormons, hot dog vendors, gays, straights, bisexuals, trannies, jocks, nerds, telemarketers, bad drivers, men, women, children, homeless people, poor people, rich people, the entire middle class, capitalists, communists, socialists, sales people, academics, upper management, sweatshop workers, she-males, firefighters, heroes, potato farmers, bad spellers, George Bush, Ted Kennedy, your parents, psychologists, and foot fetishists. Does that include everyone? I hope so. If I've missed you, drop me a line and I'll add you to the list!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Lady with a hat! Use lady with a hat!!!!11
So I was thinking, I have all these opinions. People need to know about the 'CAN EAT MORE,' for example. I like telling people what I think, what they should think, and why I don't care what they think.
This blog is my forum for said activities. But before we get to that, a lot of you had questions for me, and I thought I'd answer those right away.
Q: Why do you call yourself "lady with a hat"?
A: Good question, considering I'm neither a lady, nor a hat.
Q: How often will you post updates?
A: Infrequently, I expect. What with school and all, I am even now cutting into time I could be reading or whatnot.
Q: What sort of content can we expect?
A: Rants, raves, my (invariably correct) opinions. If you don't like what you see, go read something else.
Q: Am I likely to be offended by this blog?
A: Very probably. Given how easy it is to offend people these days, and how enjoyable it iscanbe to do so, I expect to offend everybody, eventually.
Okay - now that that's out of the way...
Let the carnage begin!
[crickets chirping]
This blog is my forum for said activities. But before we get to that, a lot of you had questions for me, and I thought I'd answer those right away.
Q: Why do you call yourself "lady with a hat"?
A: Good question, considering I'm neither a lady, nor a hat.
Q: How often will you post updates?
A: Infrequently, I expect. What with school and all, I am even now cutting into time I could be reading or whatnot.
Q: What sort of content can we expect?
A: Rants, raves, my (invariably correct) opinions. If you don't like what you see, go read something else.
Q: Am I likely to be offended by this blog?
A: Very probably. Given how easy it is to offend people these days, and how enjoyable it iscanbe to do so, I expect to offend everybody, eventually.
Okay - now that that's out of the way...
Let the carnage begin!
[crickets chirping]
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