things your proud to say you are

[Daystar Clarion]

That depends.

Were you ugly to begin with?

Because then it's an achievement and something worth being proud of

Well, when I was younger ... and this is hard for me to admit ... I had a, *sob*, sorry excuse me a minute it still haunts me ....... I had a mullet.

Aside from that no, i've never been what can be classed as "fugly".

But I did hang around with ugly people to let them bask in my magnificence if that counts.

A Solid Snake mullet or an 'oh god, my eyes are bleeding' mullet?

This is important information.

But yeah, like I said, pride is something you should feel when you've worked to achieve it, being proud of who you are is a cop out.


You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

I'm not sure about the word "glad," saying you're "glad" sounds like it's better to be what you are and not something else.

like saying "I'm *glad* to be white," how does that sound to you? usually when you say you're "glad" about something, it's something you prefer.

look at it from another view, "I'm *glad* to not have cancer" sounds appropriate, where as "I'm *proud* to not have cancer" sounds a little odd.

just saying.

Well obviously, context is everything.

I'm glad I live in the UK. Not because I think the UK is the best country, but because I know that compared to some countries, namely 3rd world countries, I'm living a relatively easy life.

Words are a double edged sword.

 

[Cheesus333]

That's like saying I'm proud that I have hands, or proud that I'm a smokin' peace of arse.

[sub]I'm bootylicious and I'm proud[/sub]

I'm proud to be a gamer... for some reason.
I'm also proud to have a black belt in karate. It's just a symbol at this point since I've long since stopped practicing, but I'm proud that I worked at it and achieved that rank.
I'm proud to be intelligent and academically-adept, and I'm proud that I can speak and write eloquently.

 

[Dtox333]

That depends.

Were you ugly to begin with?

Because then it's an achievement and something worth being proud of

Well, when I was younger ... and this is hard for me to admit ... I had a, *sob*, sorry excuse me a minute it still haunts me ....... I had a mullet.

Aside from that no, i've never been what can be classed as "fugly".

But I did hang around with ugly people to let them bask in my magnificence if that counts.

A Solid Snake mullet or an 'oh god, my eyes are bleeding' mullet?

This is important information.

But yeah, like I said, pride is something you should feel when you've worked to achieve it, being proud of who you are is a cop out.


You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

I'm not sure about the word "glad," saying you're "glad" sounds like it's better to be what you are and not something else.

like saying "I'm *glad* to be white," how does that sound to you? usually when you say you're "glad" about something, it's something you prefer.

look at it from another view, "I'm *glad* to not have cancer" sounds appropriate, where as "I'm *proud* to not have cancer" sounds a little odd.

just saying.

Well obviously, context is everything.

I'm glad I live in the UK. Not because I think the UK is the best country, but because I know that compared to some countries, namely 3rd world countries, I'm living a relatively easy life.

Words are a double edged sword.

That's the same principle though, you say you're "glad" to live in the UK because it's more beneficial, more fortunate, to live there compared to other places. You wouldn't say you're "proud" to live in the UK, however you would say you're "proud" to be a european (or whatever nationality you are).

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I'm proud to have evolved from who I was three years ago to who I am now. I'm proud to be an uncle. I'm proud to be Canadian, a Saskatchewanian and I'm very proud to say I walk around in a bunnyhug. I'm proud to be weird and that I'm comfortable in my own skin.

That's it. There is a lot of stuff I'm not proud about that I won't share but these things make me feel glad to be who I am.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

That depends.

Were you ugly to begin with?

Because then it's an achievement and something worth being proud of

Well, when I was younger ... and this is hard for me to admit ... I had a, *sob*, sorry excuse me a minute it still haunts me ....... I had a mullet.

Aside from that no, i've never been what can be classed as "fugly".

But I did hang around with ugly people to let them bask in my magnificence if that counts.

A Solid Snake mullet or an 'oh god, my eyes are bleeding' mullet?

This is important information.

But yeah, like I said, pride is something you should feel when you've worked to achieve it, being proud of who you are is a cop out.


You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

I'm not sure about the word "glad," saying you're "glad" sounds like it's better to be what you are and not something else.

like saying "I'm *glad* to be white," how does that sound to you? usually when you say you're "glad" about something, it's something you prefer.

look at it from another view, "I'm *glad* to not have cancer" sounds appropriate, where as "I'm *proud* to not have cancer" sounds a little odd.

just saying.

Well obviously, context is everything.

I'm glad I live in the UK. Not because I think the UK is the best country, but because I know that compared to some countries, namely 3rd world countries, I'm living a relatively easy life.

Words are a double edged sword.

That's the same principle though, you say you're "glad" to live in the UK because it's more beneficial, more fortunate, to live there compared to other places. You wouldn't say you're "proud" to live in the UK, however you would say you're "proud" to be a european (or whatever nationality you are).

What?
How is that the same principle?

I was born in the UK, I had no say in that, therefore I'm glad to not have been born in a shithole.

Being proud of something you had no hand in is a flawed attitude.

Being glad you aren't in a worse position is not.

 

[Raven's Nest]

You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

What about your parents or children? Can't you be proud of them? They are things you arguably can't change.

 

[Broady Brio]

Let me get back to you in August, when I'll be proud that I can pass college.

 

[Dtox333]

That depends.

Were you ugly to begin with?

Because then it's an achievement and something worth being proud of

Well, when I was younger ... and this is hard for me to admit ... I had a, *sob*, sorry excuse me a minute it still haunts me ....... I had a mullet.

Aside from that no, i've never been what can be classed as "fugly".

But I did hang around with ugly people to let them bask in my magnificence if that counts.

A Solid Snake mullet or an 'oh god, my eyes are bleeding' mullet?

This is important information.

But yeah, like I said, pride is something you should feel when you've worked to achieve it, being proud of who you are is a cop out.


You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

I'm not sure about the word "glad," saying you're "glad" sounds like it's better to be what you are and not something else.

like saying "I'm *glad* to be white," how does that sound to you? usually when you say you're "glad" about something, it's something you prefer.

look at it from another view, "I'm *glad* to not have cancer" sounds appropriate, where as "I'm *proud* to not have cancer" sounds a little odd.

just saying.

Well obviously, context is everything.

I'm glad I live in the UK. Not because I think the UK is the best country, but because I know that compared to some countries, namely 3rd world countries, I'm living a relatively easy life.

Words are a double edged sword.

That's the same principle though, you say you're "glad" to live in the UK because it's more beneficial, more fortunate, to live there compared to other places. You wouldn't say you're "proud" to live in the UK, however you would say you're "proud" to be a european (or whatever nationality you are).

What?
How is that the same principle?

I was born in the UK, I had no say in that, therefore I'm glad to not have been born in a shithole.

Being proud of something you had no hand in is a flawed attitude.

Being glad you aren't in a worse position is not.

except people would judge/insult you for that thing you had no hand in, which is where pride is important to show people they're wrong, or to at least show resistance.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

What about your parents or children? Can't you be proud of them? They are things you arguably can't change.

Being proud of an achievement isn't limited to yourself.

You can be proud of another person's achievement, so long as it's actually an achievement.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

That depends.

Were you ugly to begin with?

Because then it's an achievement and something worth being proud of

Well, when I was younger ... and this is hard for me to admit ... I had a, *sob*, sorry excuse me a minute it still haunts me ....... I had a mullet.

Aside from that no, i've never been what can be classed as "fugly".

But I did hang around with ugly people to let them bask in my magnificence if that counts.

A Solid Snake mullet or an 'oh god, my eyes are bleeding' mullet?

This is important information.

But yeah, like I said, pride is something you should feel when you've worked to achieve it, being proud of who you are is a cop out.


You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

I'm not sure about the word "glad," saying you're "glad" sounds like it's better to be what you are and not something else.

like saying "I'm *glad* to be white," how does that sound to you? usually when you say you're "glad" about something, it's something you prefer.

look at it from another view, "I'm *glad* to not have cancer" sounds appropriate, where as "I'm *proud* to not have cancer" sounds a little odd.

just saying.

Well obviously, context is everything.

I'm glad I live in the UK. Not because I think the UK is the best country, but because I know that compared to some countries, namely 3rd world countries, I'm living a relatively easy life.

Words are a double edged sword.

That's the same principle though, you say you're "glad" to live in the UK because it's more beneficial, more fortunate, to live there compared to other places. You wouldn't say you're "proud" to live in the UK, however you would say you're "proud" to be a european (or whatever nationality you are).

What?
How is that the same principle?

I was born in the UK, I had no say in that, therefore I'm glad to not have been born in a shithole.

Being proud of something you had no hand in is a flawed attitude.

Being glad you aren't in a worse position is not.

except people would judge/insult you for that thing you had no hand in, which is where pride is important to show people they're wrong, or to at least show resistance.

I don't think you know what those words mean...

I'm very much confused by what you're trying to say.

I think you have pride and gladness mixed up.

 

[Raven's Nest]

You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

What about your parents or children? Can't you be proud of them? They are things you arguably can't change.

Being proud of an achievement isn't limited to yourself.

You can be proud of another person's achievement, so long as it's actually an achievement.

Can't I be proud of my dad for being a top dude? This is hardly an achievement.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

You can be glad of who you are. Proud is the wrong word.

What about your parents or children? Can't you be proud of them? They are things you arguably can't change.

Being proud of an achievement isn't limited to yourself.

You can be proud of another person's achievement, so long as it's actually an achievement.

Can't I be proud of my dad for being a top dude? This is hardly an achievement.

You can be glad that he's awesome I suppose, I don't know whether proud would be the right word for it though.

 

[Raven's Nest]

You can be glad that he's awesome I suppose, I don't know whether proud would be the right word for it though.

I can't think of a better word. Saying I'm glad he's awesome would be somewhat redundant.

Pride and glad are two different but not mutually exclusive words.

Patriotism isn't the same as pride, which is what some of the users in this thread seem to be hinting at.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

You can be glad that he's awesome I suppose, I don't know whether proud would be the right word for it though.

I can't think of a better word. Saying I'm glad he's awesome would be somewhat redundant.

Pride and glad are two different but not mutually exclusive words.

Patriotism isn't the same as pride, which is what some of the users in this thread seem to be hinting at.

I think there's a thin line in regards to pride.

On the one hand, there's a reason that pride is synonymous with hubris.

On the other hand, it can be used as a term of satisfaction.

I don't know, contextually speaking, it's a strange word.

 

[Raven's Nest]

I think there's a thin line in regards to pride.

On the one hand, there's a reason that pride is synonymous with hubris.

On the other hand, it can be used as a term of satisfaction.

I don't know, contextually speaking, it's a strange word.

I think what you are saying is that to be proud of oneself carries an air of arrogance, which is why you don't like the word. I suppose it could be interpreted that way, it's all about context.

I don't see anything inherently wrong with the word pride. But I can see why some would.

 

[OneBrokePony]

Seems like "Things i am not ashamed to admit" is more apt.

me? I am a trans woman, i am a comic book artist/writer.

That's kinda the direction I come from on this too, but I'm not entirely consistant.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Seems like "Things i am not ashamed to admit" is more apt.

me? I am a trans woman, i am a comic book artist/writer.

Yeah that's the impression I got from the thread too, like some people here I'm not so happy with the idea of being "proud" of something that comes natural. But I understand the terminology if its not taken too literally, so I'll stick with it.

As an addon to your post Melanie, I'm proud to have a trans mother (hint for people not too familiar with trans people: that means before the transition she was my father)

I'm also proud to be quite feminine myself in real life in some of my traits, habits, mannerisms, and interests (although I don't feel like the opposite gender or anything) probably due to technically being brought up by two women. and I make no effort to hide it just because people might think I'm gay because of it.

I'm proud to be socially liberal and socially open minded. But I'm also proud to have a very utilitarian outlook to morality which I think is the most logical way to view things.

I'm proud to be charismatic and social, but I'm also proud that I'm able to stand up for what's right and not afraid to make enemies. I'm proud to be confident, basically.

I'm proud of my music taste, even though most people here would hate it, you metal-heads you.

I'm proud that I'm a good cook. Nobody has a fucking clue what to do in a kitchen these days if you cant throw it in microwave and wait for it to go "beep"