Phrases that piss you off
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Get back in the kitchen. Sexist and overdone joke.
"Is this issue really important? Why dont we focus on more important things?"
This pisses me off to no end, Because society can deal with more than one issue at a time, and a society that doesn't leads to failure. It comes up a lot when people discuss gay marriage, trans rights, or gender rights. It's also shows that the speaker hasn't been hurt by inequality and that they're egotisical enough to decide for other people what is important.
"Someone has it worse than you, why dont you feel better about yourself"
This is the lamest way of cheering somebody up. Just because someone has it worst, doesnt mean personal problems or tiny problems go away. It's trying to cancel out a negative with a negative. Just because there's starving children doesn't get rid of the fact that I am feeling depressed. It's rude to dismiss the feelings of someone with someone else's misfortune.
Also on a smaller note, when parents try to make children eat veggies by saying "There are starving children in africa" because then the solution would be to give the food on the plate to the children in Africa, MOM. I know it's a way of trying to make you feel grateful, but that isn't really an emotion you can force upon another, especially on children who are very shallow creatures by nature. Also you should feed your kids small portions and feed them only when they're hungry to avoid instilling bad eating habits into them.
"Is this issue really important? Why dont we focus on more important things?"
This pisses me off to no end, Because society can deal with more than one issue at a time, and a society that doesn't leads to failure. It comes up a lot when people discuss gay marriage, trans rights, or gender rights. It's also shows that the speaker hasn't been hurt by inequality and that they're egotisical enough to decide for other people what is important.
"Someone has it worse than you, why dont you feel better about yourself"
This is the lamest way of cheering somebody up. Just because someone has it worst, doesnt mean personal problems or tiny problems go away. It's trying to cancel out a negative with a negative. Just because there's starving children doesn't get rid of the fact that I am feeling depressed. It's rude to dismiss the feelings of someone with someone else's misfortune.
Also on a smaller note, when parents try to make children eat veggies by saying "There are starving children in africa" because then the solution would be to give the food on the plate to the children in Africa, MOM. I know it's a way of trying to make you feel grateful, but that isn't really an emotion you can force upon another, especially on children who are very shallow creatures by nature. Also you should feed your kids small portions and feed them only when they're hungry to avoid instilling bad eating habits into them.
I don't know if children are shallow. Some hate the tinker toy, others LOVE the tinker toy.Plasticaprinae said:
The video of the kid hugging the chicken comes to mind, and the video of the one running and screaming from the chicken also comes to mind. Children are still people. I'm not sure that anything is in anyones nature. I'm extremely generous to some people and wouldn't piss on others if they were on fire. I've found it. I've found my most hated phrase.
"It's in X's nature."
Not to take this out on YOU or anything
*stabs you*
Blargh. Sorry.newfoundsky said:I don't know if children are shallow. Some hate the tinker toy, others LOVE the tinker toy.
The video of the kid hugging the chicken comes to mind, and the video of the one running and screaming from the chicken also comes to mind. Children are still people. I'm not sure that anything is in anyones nature. I'm extremely generous to some people and wouldn't piss on others if they were on fire. I've found it. I've found my most hated phrase.
"It's in X's nature."
Not to take this out on YOU or anything
Well, I just think many children aren't developed to the point where they can learn to be grateful. Usually children who go through picky eating are toddlers. I understand that children are people too, and I take their emotions and feelings very seriously. But I dont think you should force adult emotions or emotions they dont understand upon them when they are not ready. I suppose a better way to phrase it would be that they are "Simple", or "developing" rather than shallow.
-bleeds out-
It depends on the circumstances. Usually it's just used to justify being an asshole, but sometimes other people are so far out of line with their behavior that you have to talk to them about it, and if they ask why you're attacking them explaining your expressing an honest opinion is about the least antagonistic response you can have.BeeGeenie said:
The phrase refers to the idea of someone eating the cake, then still having their cake there afterwards. Which is obviously impossible - once your cake is eaten, it's gone.conmag9 said:
I agree that linguistically "have your cake and eat it too" is a bit retarded, but thats the glory of the English language.
As for phrases that piss me off...
Most of them. I'm generally pissed off at the world, most of the time.
The word "hate".
So many people hate things these days that the word has lost all it's meaning.
Hate is discribed as
"Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike"
Notice the words deep and extreme.
When you say you "hate this game" you're lying.
You don't hate that game, you dislike it.
Hate is what you feel when someone harms people close to you.
Hate is what you feel when you find your wife in bed with your best friend.
Not when a video game you bought is slightly less fun then you hoped it would be.
That is called dissapointment. Or maybe dislike. You could feel angry at the developers, but not hate.
Unless, of course, you're really that pitty that the mere idea of a non-perfect game gives you the same emotional response as finding your wife with your best friend.
So many people hate things these days that the word has lost all it's meaning.
Hate is discribed as
"Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike"
Notice the words deep and extreme.
When you say you "hate this game" you're lying.
You don't hate that game, you dislike it.
Hate is what you feel when someone harms people close to you.
Hate is what you feel when you find your wife in bed with your best friend.
Not when a video game you bought is slightly less fun then you hoped it would be.
That is called dissapointment. Or maybe dislike. You could feel angry at the developers, but not hate.
Unless, of course, you're really that pitty that the mere idea of a non-perfect game gives you the same emotional response as finding your wife with your best friend.
"Speaking as a mother / father / parent / Christian etc."
This zinger is usually used to add weight to the flimsiest of arguments / assertions or downright bullshit in an attempt to woo the audience to their way of thinking.
My usual response is something like this:
"Speaking as an atheist single-guy with no kids, I say that what just came out your cake-hole was still a load of bigoted, backwards old honk, so would you kindly get back to Fox News and let the intelligent people sort things out!"
This zinger is usually used to add weight to the flimsiest of arguments / assertions or downright bullshit in an attempt to woo the audience to their way of thinking.
My usual response is something like this:
"Speaking as an atheist single-guy with no kids, I say that what just came out your cake-hole was still a load of bigoted, backwards old honk, so would you kindly get back to Fox News and let the intelligent people sort things out!"
There are many phrases. One of the ones that have been getting on me lately is "Everyone should". no, not everyone should do something just because you do it.
Master race is not nazism. Nazies have used the idea that was around for centuries, just like all other symbolism. for example Swastica is far older and more popular religiuos symbol than christian cross. it is in fact the oldest known cross symbol found in cave paintings.
PC Master Race is compromised of variuos people, just like any group is, and i admit many of them are not best behaved. There is also many people going around pretending to being PCMR posting utter nonsense. The Master Race on reddit where it began after the Zero Punctuation video is different though. these people genuinely seem to be for educating people but dont run away from laughing at someone posting utter nonesense, which sadly is still quite popular thing to do. there is a popular movement there called "dont be this guy" which is to say PCMR is itself fighting against this image you paint.
A thing to mention is that you seem to use elitist as an insult when it is not. Elite means that it is better than others, better than average. So calling somone PC Elitist means you are calling him better than the rest.
If you want a rape meme, there is Rape SLoth [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rape-sloth]
i would say that this not so much is trying to absolve himself of guilt as trying to say that hes stepping outside of his comfort zone to explain a viewpoint which he things has a point (whether correct or not is irrelevant for this). Its like he is admitting that he is saying something racist/sexist/homophobic that he would not normally say.tippy2k2 said:
the second one. "Freedom of speech" literally means freedom from consequence. its in the name. If you have to fear consequences its no longer freedom. Therefore 1st amendment is not the same thing as freedom of speech.Scars Unseen said:
I demand that you stop this peasantry at once! /sMeriatressia said:
Master race is not nazism. Nazies have used the idea that was around for centuries, just like all other symbolism. for example Swastica is far older and more popular religiuos symbol than christian cross. it is in fact the oldest known cross symbol found in cave paintings.
PC Master Race is compromised of variuos people, just like any group is, and i admit many of them are not best behaved. There is also many people going around pretending to being PCMR posting utter nonsense. The Master Race on reddit where it began after the Zero Punctuation video is different though. these people genuinely seem to be for educating people but dont run away from laughing at someone posting utter nonesense, which sadly is still quite popular thing to do. there is a popular movement there called "dont be this guy" which is to say PCMR is itself fighting against this image you paint.
A thing to mention is that you seem to use elitist as an insult when it is not. Elite means that it is better than others, better than average. So calling somone PC Elitist means you are calling him better than the rest.
You know the ironic thing about YOLO? It originated as a cautionary phrase, saying that you only live once so you should take care of yourself because you wont get a second chance. and then internet got wind of it.....EyeReaper said:
The meme is called "Advise mallard [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/actual-advice-mallard]". It is supposed to be used when giving life advice. as all memes in history, it is heavily misused.Dr. McD said:Just speculating, but I believe it's because ducks like rape, a lot.Megalodon said:While I get what the phrase is referring to, why a picture of a duck? Am I missing something here?IceForce said:A
The "shitty lock" / "good key" analogy.
If you want a rape meme, there is Rape SLoth [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rape-sloth]
"Others have it worse than you" hasn't been mentioned yet, I think.
I mean, come on, have a little empathy. People have problems that are valid to them, personally. Knowing someone has a larger problem than me does not make my problem vanish. It is especially annoying when someone asks you whats bothering you, and after you answer they come up with this condescending response. It's blatantly de-valuing the personal struggles of the person it is said to. Its saying that because someone else has a larger issue, I don't have the right to be sad/upset/angry/etc about issues that affect me.
I mean, come on, have a little empathy. People have problems that are valid to them, personally. Knowing someone has a larger problem than me does not make my problem vanish. It is especially annoying when someone asks you whats bothering you, and after you answer they come up with this condescending response. It's blatantly de-valuing the personal struggles of the person it is said to. Its saying that because someone else has a larger issue, I don't have the right to be sad/upset/angry/etc about issues that affect me.
Really though, that's just you trying to apply a phrase to a context that it is not applicable to. It does not mean freedom from consequence. It means freedom from legal persecution. The bill of rights doesn't restrict citizens. It restricts the government. Therefore you are not free from consequences because people may react to your legally protected speech in any manner they see fit so long as they themselves are not violating laws by doing so.Strazdas said:
On a related note: "first world problems."Pohaturon said:
Every time I see that, I find myself restrained by forum policy from responding with "condescending dick."
Not to mention homosexuality occurs naturally in hundreds of species.Vault101 said:
But really, this is still a religious argument. That's where it comes from.
Which isn't even true. Gays can still make babies. So even if it was possible that everyone could be gay, there would still be the possibility of children. To the contrary, we might be better off if people only had kids when they selected to. But then again, people against gays are largely the same people against birth control, so that might not help any.Jordy Hartog said:
"I'm ashamed of my gender". Ughh... Usually this comes up either
a) When someone of your gender does something heinous and you express your shock by saying you are ashamed of your gender. I get the sentiment behind the statement but it's still a completely useless thing to say.
b) When someone of your gender does something you don't like. In these situations, the phrase is used more like an insult. "Ughh, women talking about makeup makes me feel ashamed of my gender."
Most variations of this phrase ("I'm ashamed of my race" etc.) are equally useless phrases. Feeling ashamed for things other people do is useless. Unless it's your kid who just punched and robbed a granny. Then feel free to be ashamed.
a) When someone of your gender does something heinous and you express your shock by saying you are ashamed of your gender. I get the sentiment behind the statement but it's still a completely useless thing to say.
b) When someone of your gender does something you don't like. In these situations, the phrase is used more like an insult. "Ughh, women talking about makeup makes me feel ashamed of my gender."
Most variations of this phrase ("I'm ashamed of my race" etc.) are equally useless phrases. Feeling ashamed for things other people do is useless. Unless it's your kid who just punched and robbed a granny. Then feel free to be ashamed.
"Go Vegan!"
I have nothing against vegans per-say, I don't care how people live their lives.
But the phrase "Go Vegan!" I feel I just spammed far too much.
Spammed on Facebook page posts by overly-emotional people or even graffiti around the city.
The phrase just annoys me now because I subconsciously associate it with preachy nutters.
I am friends with a few vegetarian and vegans, but I have never heard them use any phrase like it, they're not preachy and they let meat eaters like myself get on with my life.
I have nothing against vegans per-say, I don't care how people live their lives.
But the phrase "Go Vegan!" I feel I just spammed far too much.
Spammed on Facebook page posts by overly-emotional people or even graffiti around the city.
The phrase just annoys me now because I subconsciously associate it with preachy nutters.
I am friends with a few vegetarian and vegans, but I have never heard them use any phrase like it, they're not preachy and they let meat eaters like myself get on with my life.
What gets me about it is the fact that they pretend to make their argument about the continued survival of our species. A flimsy attempt to avoid having to say that they think gay people are icky.Zachary Amaranth said:
I agree on the birth control thing, though that topic is on a vastly different rail than this one
Well, yeah. It's just that it's not even factually accurate on any level that really kills me. Like, maybe we would have died off if we were all gay before we knew where babies came from, but we've pretty much figured that out now. It's not like being gay prevents you from having children, it just means you're not predisposed towards the type of sexual relationship that leads to children.Jordy Hartog said:What gets me about it is the fact that they pretend to make their argument about the continued survival of our species. A flimsy attempt to avoid having to say that they think gay people are icky.
I agree on the birth control thing, though that topic is on a vastly different rail than this one
I guess, in a roundabout way, I'm saying the same thing: it pisses me off because it is so ridiculously, ludicrously, transparently flimsy.
I think I'd be more cool with "gays are icky." I still don't like the reason, but at least it'd be honest.