Irrational prejudices you hold

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

some people are worms ,, they know who they are it is them that we need to form a kinda prejudice with ....?

You speak of... the fremen?

 

[Kestra]

These sound more like annoyances than anything else.

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

They are peeves.

But kudos for all the posts about black people, that was real courage.

 

[think]

peeves does the peeve need to be petted to be a pet peeve? or what..
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worms as in "Harry you're a worm".. see reference here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing-Fish

ahhhh the Mammy-Nuns on B-way don't know the trouble I have seen.. :P

 

[TEACAKE'S PLEATHER DOME]

Frank Zappa.. suddenly a lot makes sense!

And yeah, patting your peeve always makes it purr. Look at all the purring about those bad bad phones.

 

[Starbreaker]

That all DMV/DDS employees are born hateful... oh wait, that's true.

 

[CommanderRaytas]

I'll admit i can't shake my aversions to muslims though

You and millions of others. It's dumb (not you, mind), but that religion kind of freaks me out a little.

Hey, about the one about Jews not being able to play basketball? Oh no, that one's from South Park.

Seriously, now: I don't know if I have any persistent prejudices, really.

 

[bigdaddy]

All mine are rational.

 

[Gaith]

I'll admit i can't shake my aversions to muslims though

You and millions of others. It's dumb (not you, mind), but that religion kind of freaks me out a little.

It's not dumb at all to be freaked out by Islam; which is definitely the worst of the major monotheisms, but we must be vigilant about not scapegoating Muslims because of their professed faith without considering other circumstances.

 

[thestrangequark]

An interesting article about tattoos

Interesting, but I'm calling bullshit on this one. I think the charity is a good idea, especially in the cases of the women branded against their will, and of ex-cons who are trying to make a better start in life. However, the claim that "at least 15 million" of 20 million tattooed people regret their ink was clearly pulled out of thin air, and the pseudopsychological musing that tattoos are the result of depressive self-harming behavior is a ridiculous generalization. I suspect there is truth in the theory for many people; just as some people obsessively diet, body build, or get plastic surgery, some get tattoos for unhealthy reasons. But I'd seriously doubt that this is true for most people who enjoy ink, let along the vast majority.

I have been tattooed for ten years and I've never had a moment's regret. I chose to be tattooed because I think they are beautiful, because they are personally and culturally significant to me, and because they are an expression of the power I have over my own body (something many women need to be reminded of).

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

That Wal-Mart is an evil psychotic slave-driver of a corporation, and that its customers are trailer trash.

 

[ElBurro]

An interesting article about tattoos

Interesting, but I'm calling bullshit on this one. I think the charity is a good idea, especially in the cases of the women branded against their will, and of ex-cons who are trying to make a better start in life. However, the claim that "at least 15 million" of 20 million tattooed people regret their ink was clearly pulled out of thin air, and the pseudopsychological musing that tattoos are the result of depressive self-harming behavior is a ridiculous generalization. I suspect there is truth in the theory for many people; just as some people obsessively diet, body build, or get plastic surgery, some get tattoos for unhealthy reasons. But I'd seriously doubt that this is true for most people who enjoy ink, let along the vast majority.

I have been tattooed for ten years and I've never had a moment's regret. I chose to be tattooed because I think they are beautiful, because they are personally and culturally significant to me, and because they are an expression of the power I have over my own body (something many women need to be reminded of).

I think I'm gonna have to agree with you there. The guy in the article seems to be using his personal experience to speak for most tattooed people. I'd hazard a guess that there are some people do it as a form of self harm, but I doubt it's anywhere near the amount the article implies. I do think the charity is a good idea and I really feel for that poor guy with the facial tattoos.

I don't regret either of my tattoos. They both represent something that's important to me. The other 3 that I'm planning to get mean something as well. I chose to get them because they serve as a reminder of the important things in my life and I can't help but smile when I look at them and think of what they represent

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ "I'm getting a tattoo over my whole body - of me, but taller." - Steven Wright

 

[ElBurro]

^

 

[scotpens]

I like tattooed ladies.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4zRe_wvJw8[/yt]

 

[Count Zero]

However, the claim that "at least 15 million" of 20 million tattooed people regret their ink was clearly pulled out of thin air, and the pseudopsychological musing that tattoos are the result of depressive self-harming behavior is a ridiculous generalization.

Yes, sometimes they're just the result of a night of drinking in a port town.


My irrational prejudice is that I tend not to take people who speak in certain regional accents seriously and assume they're dumb. I really have to remind myself that it's not true sometimes.

 

[trekkiedane]

I tend to think people using abbreviations and acronyms actually do so in order to make themselves feel superior to everyone else (me!).

Oh, and who coined the term “PDA” anyway? Must have been a woman. No man thinks Public Displays of Affection are a topic important enough to deserve its own abbreviation.

"...its own TLA", you mean?

I furthermore hold the prejudices that policemen feel superior to anyone not in uniform, that 2'nd (and 3'rd) generation immigrants are up to no good, that old people believe the world ended with the last century, that young people think the world revolves around them and that they're entitled to their gadgets, that guys over 29 in (red) 'sporty' cars (or hummers or whatnots) are over-compensating, .... oh, just saw the word 'irrational' in the title! - sorry 'bout this, I have no irrational prejudices!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I don't want to know others' private business--which would be solved if people would use some basic etiquette when considering using their phone.

George Carlin said it best: People use cellphones because they want to be SEEN using them. If cellphones were totally invisible, they'd be a lot less popular. The whole idea is that you'll see "this is a BUSY guy/girl".

 

[trekkiedane]

I don't want to know others' private business--which would be solved if people would use some basic etiquette when considering using their phone.

George Carlin said it best: People use cellphones because they want to be SEEN using them. If cellphones were totally invisible, they'd be a lot less popular. The whole idea is that you'll see "this is a BUSY guy/girl".

That was true in the eighties when cellphones were the working stiff's tool (or is that "the working tool's stiffie"?), but these days it seems to be everybody's excuse to act like a 'valley-girl'...

 

[iguana_tonante]

Probably true in the early 90s, but not any more. Cellphones are so ubiquitous they are virtually invisible for all practical purposes. (The newest toys people want to be seen with are smartphones.)