01-18-2019, 06:46 AM
(01-15-2019, 09:25 PM)gordi Wrote: I am a bit lost in this world.
I am a guy.
I am a straight, caucasian, middle-aged guy.
I like to think that I'm a good guy.
I treat others as I would expect to be treated myself.
I respect other people. Other races. Other faiths. Other colours. Other beliefs...
I care for my family, my friends, my community.
I'm not religious but I do have a good moral compass.
But, I find myself questioning more and more where I fit in with all of this stuff that's been happening to my world recently.
"White People should be ashamed for the way they have treated people of colour"
"Men should be chastised for the way they have treated women"
"Straights should be punished for the way they have treated the LGBT community"
"Older people are useless and should move aside and let the young folks get on with it"
Every "minority" or group within society seems to have a voice now... except mine.
I'm going to stop now, because no matter how I try to word how I feel about political correctness and "positive" discrimination within TV, advertising and the media, it will come across as if I am old, bigoted, and bitter.
Well Gordi, I AM old, bigoted, and bitter. I am SO old, bigoted, and bitter that I give far, far less than a flippin' fuck what they think or how they perceive me. I am, however, very comfortable in my own skin, and extremely comfortable in telling them they can kiss my old, bigoted, bitter, and wrinkled ass.
When they get old enough to have hair on their 'nads, they can start thinking about the possibility of getting old enough to not give a rat's ass what they think... and when - or if - they actually make it to this age, THEN they can think about passing judgement on me...
... but they better be able to run faster than me when they get in my face to pass that judgement!
Until then, they can just get their little bitch asses into the kitchen and make me a sammich!
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’