Things that are pissing you off. - Page 2975

Originally Posted by Rambo 

Lamenting the "lost futures" and "football career prospects'"of the rapist kids.

Originally Posted by otc 

All I've seen on my facebook feed are people lamenting the news organizations for glorifying the rapist kids.

Everybody seems to care a lot that they don't say anything about the victim...but AFAIK, the victim has been kept very anonymous so there is very little to say about her (and I doubt she wants the national news constantly discussing her rape).

Originally Posted by otc 

the victim has been kept very anonymous so there is very little to say about her (and I doubt she wants the national news constantly discussing her rape).

Originally Posted by Bakes11771 

People who believe that they are "in to fashion" but really just wear the same thing as everyone else.  (Skinny slevedge jeans that stop above the ankle, color 8 long wings, tight fitting tattersall/plaid/checkered button-down shirts from J. Crew, well manicured beard or other type of hipster facial hair, treat apple products as fashion accessories rather than a communication device)

 

Perhaps I am hanging out in the wrong forum if these things don't fit my taste.

 

However, my understanding was always that "fashion" is an expression of individuality or personal taste, not an attempt to fit in with all the other trendy posers.

 

Just because you buy all your clothes at J. Crew doesn't mean that you are "in to fashion", it means that you are a trendy douche bag that is insecure and is trying to fit in to make yourself comfortable.

 

When lady gaga wore that outfit made of raw meat, that was fashion in my opinion.  Not anything I would ever wear, but at least it was an original idea.  She may have done it just to get attention, but at least she wasn't copying a bunch of other people or conforming to the group norms.

Originally Posted by edinatlanta 

She's been kept anonymous (this an absolute, either you are or you aren't). And today's angle is the sentencing. There's really nothing else to say. A whole bunch of lives were needlessly ruined because kids are part of a culture where they are glorified and thought to be invincible. If that isn't sad I don't know what is.

ETA: The saddest thing is that this won't change anything.

Originally Posted by shadesofbeige 

 

 

 

Originally Posted by Bakes11771 

Exactly, notice that its for sale with the tags still on it.  Got it for xmas years ago.  Not saying I would never wear anything from J Crew, just saying I wouldn't shop there just to fit in with everyone else.

Originally Posted by Thomas 

HMMM. I was about to say that things will change, IF the authorities keep prosecuting these cases and IF the perps are stupid enough to document their activities. However, it's more likely that the perps will stop documenting this, making these cases harder to prosecute. Furthermore, the cultural attitudes re: jocks and women will likely be a slow change if it ever comes.

Originally Posted by Bakes11771 

Exactly, notice that its for sale with the tags still on it.  Got it for xmas years ago.  Not saying I would never wear anything from J Crew, just saying I wouldn't shop there just to fit in with everyone else.

Originally Posted by Thomas 


It's one thing to decide that an item's not for you, but to make that decision based on the maker or label kind of misses the point of style. It might be fashion, I suppose.

Originally Posted by idfnl 

Piers Morgan had Tracy Lords on, she say's that in Ohio they call Steubenville 'Stupidville' and the culture of rape has existed there for a long time.

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Ha ha, she still looks ok.

Originally Posted by gomestar 

online ticket fees. They blow.

I see $60 seats for the Rangers game tonight, and I think oh joy, that's a good price. $120 for two, plus I expect a couple of extra bucks for their stupid fees.

Total came to just over $150.