The Right to Life?

[billy rubin]

i dont mind tbe right wing nutjobs. but i get tired of the ones who want their existence to consume my attention.

case in point

the other day a car stopped in traffic in front of mr. in big letters on the back was a sign reading

WHITE CHRISTIAN MALE

HOW ELSE MAY I OFFEND YOU?

point being, offending people who were different was part of tbis guys public identity.

im willing to get along with people, but the ones who take pride in being objectionable are not the ones im interested in accomodating

[Recusant]

Just being defiant in his victimhood. 

[billy rubin]

an asshat.

[Dark Lightning]

And yet, if we were to put a sign about atheism on our vehicles...talk about offended!

[billy rubin]

i already have an american gay pride flag on my bumper.

if youre not getting hit by tbe rocks thrown at those you support

then youre not standing close enough

[Asmodean]

point being, offending people who were different was part of tbis guys public identity.

Is that what you took from it? Fair enough, I suppose.

im willing to get along with people, but the ones who take pride in being objectionable are not the ones im interested in accomodating

And the example you found was someone taking pride in who he is in spite of how problematic someone might find it, while in the next breath you, and I quote,

i already have an american gay pride flag on my bumper.

If only there was a word to describe that... Something about hippos or some such... 

Linguistic flair aside, not accusing you of actively and wantonly being a hypocrite - not any more than is "human." However, it is worth pointing out that your pride flag is as much an interpretable statement as "I'm huwhite. How else may I be a problem?"

[Tank]

i already have an american gay pride flag on my bumper.

if youre not getting hit by tbe rocks thrown at those you support

then youre not standing close enough

Can I use the second two lines of that to build a meme?

[Asmodean]

Would be interested to see which way you go with the meme

Although it must be said that I'm a third-rate meme connaisseur at best.

Also,

And yet, if we were to put a sign about atheism on our vehicles...talk about offended!

This. Yes, "we" really do should know better. Not in terms of never sticking stuff on "our" bumpers, but rather in how "we" judge others for doing so.

I'll try not to go on a massive rant, but it is fashionable these days to turn loose associations into movements and turn those movements political. And then, when you oppose a movement, you get called out for all sorts of bigotry. I have nothing against <insert thing>-sexuals, as long as their kinks only ever involve consenting adults or inanimate objects, but because I oppose the alphabet soup agenda-pushing, I must be a homophobe. I have nothing against Muslims, but because I oppose any notion that their holy book must be held in higher regard than kindling paper by those who do not follow their faith, I must be an islamophobe. I have nothing against black lives having value, but because I oppose rioting and looting as a means of establishing said value, I must be a racist.

I have nothing against Atheists, and when the tables are turned on me for being one, I do attempt to hold myself to a higher standard than what I described above. You can oppose ideas without drawing front lines... But then, I suppose that requires a more complex approach than what can be comfortably captioned onto a photo of a Shiba.

Meme culture sucks.

The Asmo wanders off, still ranting. He may or may not continue to rant for hours yet. Probably may. But maybe may not. The Asmos are mysterious like that.

[The Magic Pudding..]

Meme culture sucks.

There's no time for paragraphs in the culture wars.

That looks like a Marcusian meme.

It does not!

[Asmodean]

It does not!

Does, too! 

The Pudding hath stared into the abyss, and the abyss staredeth back and its name was Marcus.


 

[Tank]

[The Magic Pudding..]

It does not!

Does, too! 

The Pudding hath stared into the abyss, and the abyss staredeth back and its name was Marcus.


 

Hey, there is no comparison tween me and Marcus.
I made myself a big genius badge out of dried pasta and stuff from the recycling bin today.  I'm a practical person.

[Asmodean]

Ah, but it's as they say, if a meme fits - wear it like a stolen royal hat.

[The Magic Pudding..]

Ah, but it's as they say, if a meme fits - wear it like a stolen royal hat.

You dare risk raising the ire of the Pud, so be it.

The tv series that is so brilliant, no superlative is super enough to describe it, Prime's adaption for TV of Robert Jordan's rather bland and ordinary Wheel of time novels is available Sept 1.

[Asmodean]

Ah, but is it still there if no-one sees it? Einstein thought it might be - other models of reality are available.