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BreakfastBurrito
United States893 Posts
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FlyingToilet
United States840 Posts
On February 12 2012 07:13 RajaF wrote: Actually it would make all the difference, which is what most north americans can't seem to get though their thick skulls. I wasn't talking about the point you were making, i forget to mention that if all Americans actually did try to conserve energy, it wouldn't replace the energy crisis the 1st world countries are about to face. conserving energy is actually tiny in comparison to what we actually need, all the methods we seem to come up with fail only to leave us to solar and wind energy, but it takes energy and money to make those solar/ wind generators. I regret that last post but now there's no point to change it, i can only make the excuse that i was high! >:D P.S. i would link the proof but i seen it on a science documentary when i was high so i might just be blowing all this out my ass... | ||
zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
"Attention whore" Nice to see people can still keep things in perspective and know the proper response to when a 15 year old girl is unhappy with her chores. | ||
FeUerFlieGe
United States1193 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:12 zalz wrote: "Entitled bitch" "Attention whore" Nice to see people can still keep things in perspective and know the proper response to when a 15 year old girl is unhappy with her chores. It's great you pointed this out. The father wouldn't aprove of this. | ||
Elbee
United States224 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
One post, made by her Dad, will probably follow him the rest of his life; just like those mean things she said on Facebook will stick with the people her words hurt for a long time to come. That's the silliest quote from the entire thing. A kid venting shouldn't be considered hurtful nor is it going to stick with anyone else. | ||
Smoot
United States128 Posts
As with everything on the internet that goes viral, this is just an overblown media storm about everyday situations. A teacher posts some frustration about her job at school... happens everyday in normal conversation. But if the wrong person reads it, then it gets nationwide attention and the teacher gets fired. A kid plays a video prank on some friends.... again it happens everyday. But if it goes viral and enough people cause a stink, the kid faces criminal charges and is branded a sociopath. Its starting to get old. | ||
zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:17 Jibba wrote: Teenagers being unhappy with their chores is a proper response. Posting it on Facebook or in TL blogs makes you an attention whore, regardless of sex or gender. No it doesn't. By that very definition the vast majority of people, even here on TL, are attention whores. I think most people of sound mind would argue that using such heavy language (especially in regards to 15 year old girls) is only reserved for the most extreme of cases. Rather than this rather strange attempt at declaring it as fact, I think you will find that you are in a very small minority of people that would consider it appropriate to call a 15 year old girl an "attention whore" because she made (as far as you know) only 2 posts on facebook. But perhaps I am wrong. Perhaps the TL community considers calling 15 year olds whores, because they post messages on facebook about their chores, to be perfectly normal. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:30 zalz wrote: Yes, they are.By that very definition the vast majority of people, even here on TL, are attention whores. The hypocrisy in the rest of your post is amusing though, so carry on. | ||
zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:31 Jibba wrote: Yes, they are. The hypocrisy in the rest of your post is amusing though, so carry on. Would you care to point out the hypocricsy? I fear that it eludes me. | ||
Asol
Sweden109 Posts
Dad makes youtube video in response to girl complaining and shoots her laptop. Jesus fucking christ? Is he mentally unstable? They seem pretty poor, or at least "average" so I doubt that they can just afford shooting laptops left and right to start things off. I would be scared to live in their house based on this video alone, he gets mad and shoots her laptop wut? | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
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Elroi
Sweden5470 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:34 Asol wrote: Girl complains about Facebook, blocking her parents on Facebook so she doesn't have to spit it in their face. She has a "safe-room" where her father can't hear her. Dad makes youtube video in response to girl complaining and shoots her laptop. Jesus fucking christ? Is he mentally unstable? They seem pretty poor, or at least "average" so I doubt that they can just afford shooting laptops left and right to start things off. I would be scared to live in their house based on this video alone, he gets mad and shoots her laptop wut? I would be scared to live in the same country as that guy. -____- | ||
zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:40 Jibba wrote: Do not make declarative statements about other people's opinions, because you're wrong and I know you're wrong because of this declarative statement about other people's opinions. You seem to be becoming a great deal more confused with every post. If I recall, there was the business of hypocriscy in my posts that needed to be adressed. If you are feeling bad about calling a 15 year old girl an "attention whore," then there are more graceful ways of bowing out than what you seem to be doing. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
Your entire argument is resting on internet nomenclature that you don't approve of. And you're entitled to disapprove of it, but in the process of justifying your disapproval, you're being a hypocrite. There is no other substance behind your recent posts and you've made no dispute of what anyone else has said. The only thing you've contributed is that you don't like the phrases 'whore' and 'bitch', and you're willing to passive aggressively denigrate all TL users because of it. And since you don't like me because I pointed out your racist bullshit in other threads, you want to make a fight out of it. But that's irrelevant here, so I'm dropping it now. | ||
TrickyGilligan
United States641 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:40 Elroi wrote: I would be scared to live in the same country as that guy. -____- Well, here's how I see the events. 1. Girl posts stupid stuff on Facebook, gets punished and told never to do it again if she wants computer privileges. 2. Girl does the same thing 3. Father follows through with punishment All of that seems pretty reasonable to me. The unreasonable part is clearly the shooting of the laptop, but if we take that bit out of the equation, is there really anything out of the ordinary going on? If he'd merely taken her computer away, would there still be a controversy over this? | ||
zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:47 Jibba wrote: I guess a direct explanation of what you said and why's it's hypocritical isn't sufficient for you, so I'll just go back to playing TERA and you can continue posting like an inflammatory dick like you always do, and get yourself banned by someone else again. That outcome seems satisfactory. Some self-reflection has never hurt anyone. | ||
Kukaracha
France1954 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:30 zalz wrote: But perhaps I am wrong. Perhaps the TL community considers calling 15 year olds whores, because they post messages on facebook about their chores, to be perfectly normal. Regular 15 years-old don't post articles (because from the lenght of it it probably was an article) about such things. Trust me, I was 15 five years ago. Furthermore, regular 15 years-old don't have an Iphone, an Ipod, a laptop, a TV, an Ipad and "a lady who cleans the house". I don't see what's wrong in this father who tries to pass on his values rather than just letting his daughter drift away from what the family believes is right and fair, just because their financial success has landed them in a place that does not enourage altruism and hard work. People are usually much lazier and simply accept that they will forever be disappointed by their spoilt kids. Now, the part where you're being dishonest is where you make a big deal about a young community calling a 15-year old a "whore". Many posters here are around that age and thus consider this girl as their equal. | ||
Seanly
Canada73 Posts
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zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On February 12 2012 08:52 Kukaracha wrote:Regular 15 years-old don't post articles (because from the lenght of it it probably was an article) about such things. Trust me, I was 15 five years ago. Furthermore, regular 15 years-old don't have an Iphone, an Ipod, a laptop, a TV, an Ipad and "a lady who cleans the house". Regular 15 year olds don't complain about their parents? She might have done it in an article format, others do it by talking with their friends when they hang out. There wasn't an internet that long ago. It only makes sense that where before kids talked about this stuff with their friends, they now share this stuff via the internet with their friends. Again, she didn't throw this up for the world to see. Her father even prides himself with going around her efforts to cover it. I don't see what's wrong in this father who tries to pass on his values rather than just letting his daughter drift away from what the family believes is right and fair, just because their financial success has landed them in a place that does not enourage altruism and hard work. People are usually much lazier and simply accept that they will forever be disappointed by their spoilt kids. I don't think anyone disagrees with a parent passing on their values to their children. One cannot avoid doing that, even if one tried. The question at hand is whether this is really the most effective way. Sure it's fun to see a dad go to such extreme lengths and actually shoot a laptop, but when you sit down and really think about it, is this really a good move? It is so public that ridicule is bound to follow her, and the punishment is little different from the crime (public humiliation to punish public humiliation). It is important to raise children with a proper set of values and respect. Nobody denies that. The only point is, is this really the best way to go about it? It just feels cheap and plays into the "we hate the latest generation" vibe that has existed since the first homo sapien had children. As far as actually educating children, I don't think this is really indicative of a healthy parent/child relation. Now, the part where you're being dishonest is where you make a big deal about a young community calling a 15-year old a "whore". Many posters here are around that age and thus consider this girl as their equal. I even stated that I hope most people wouldn't say that and expressed my belief that the person that said that was in a minority. | ||
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