The asterisk is there for a reason, I will get to it momentarily. I saw THIS on the news this morning and it made me laugh and scratch my head a little. I didn't scroll the whole article, but a bunch of veterans are up in arms over a shirt made by Under Armour depicting a group of basketball players raising a hoop similar to the way the flag was raised at Iwo Jima.
How is this offensive? It's a group of basketball players "raising" their sport, their passion. Maybe my interpretation is off, but it doesn't matter and it's not the point. Veterans are upset because someone is exercising the rights and freedoms their brothers in arms died to protect! It's downright fucking hypocrisy!
We live in a country of testicles, darlings. You have the right to free speech, until it offends someone. The company pulled the shirt immediately, no resistance at all. Everyone lives in fear of lawsuits and being viewed as insensitive. Do you see what sensitivity has done to people? Nobody has the slightest inkling of thick skin anymore. Everything is bullying, racist, sexist, in poor taste.
I'm not saying you've gotta just sit there and take everything, but Christ! Have a sense of humor, try to understand where people are coming from. No, most people take to Twitter or Facebook and they congregate with the other thin-skinned testicles and if they make enough noise, corporations or whoever they're after will cave to their will, especially if the media gets wind of it.
That's not change, it's not what this country was built on and it sure as fucking hell wasn't what those boys at Iwo Jima died for.
Rei~
*Edit applied* I'm substituting "testicles" (or variants of) for "pussy" in the context of calling someone weak or a coward every chance I get. XD Love you, Darling!!!! :3333
How is this offensive? It's a group of basketball players "raising" their sport, their passion. Maybe my interpretation is off, but it doesn't matter and it's not the point. Veterans are upset because someone is exercising the rights and freedoms their brothers in arms died to protect! It's downright fucking hypocrisy!
We live in a country of testicles, darlings. You have the right to free speech, until it offends someone. The company pulled the shirt immediately, no resistance at all. Everyone lives in fear of lawsuits and being viewed as insensitive. Do you see what sensitivity has done to people? Nobody has the slightest inkling of thick skin anymore. Everything is bullying, racist, sexist, in poor taste.
I'm not saying you've gotta just sit there and take everything, but Christ! Have a sense of humor, try to understand where people are coming from. No, most people take to Twitter or Facebook and they congregate with the other thin-skinned testicles and if they make enough noise, corporations or whoever they're after will cave to their will, especially if the media gets wind of it.
That's not change, it's not what this country was built on and it sure as fucking hell wasn't what those boys at Iwo Jima died for.
Rei~
*Edit applied* I'm substituting "testicles" (or variants of) for "pussy" in the context of calling someone weak or a coward every chance I get. XD Love you, Darling!!!! :3333
I would argue that they're being textiles, not pussies. Pussies are badass and can take a pounding. All you have to do is nudge a little wrinkly sack a bit and the owner doubles over in pain. Pussies rock! ❤️
ReplyDeleteFuck you phone, TESTICLES. Not textiles. Fucking apple.
ReplyDeleteGet on Twitter and start a campaign to eliminate auto correct! lol And your comment is so true, Adra! Change it to testicles, Rei! But yeah, this is just wrong and if they'd taken two minutes before they revolted to think about it, maybe they would've seen what you did just by hearing about it. Everything is so knee-jerk these days and part of the reason is because of social media. Love you, Reinbow! XOXO *Kisses* ♥♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteAverage guy: Grow a pair! Me (now): Yeah, because I wanna bowl over when something rubs me the wrong way... XDDDD Comment of the fucking century, Darling!!! :3333
ReplyDeleteRei~
I can haz wins? XD Woohoo!
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