“But I’m not a typical girl”

“But Europeans are so much more open about sex”

“I don’t like western religions because of all the crap, I’m a Buddhist”

“But you’re not like, one of those FOB Mexicans.”

“He’s so articulate”

Yeah- I call bullshit on each and every one of those lines. I have to admit, I used to be the exceptional girl. All my friends were guys, I was praised for my common sense and cause I didn’t act like the other silly girls. I took pride in the fact that the guys let me hang out with them and I have been known to say “I just don’t like other girls, they’re so catty”.

And then I grew up and started using my brain.

Over at Reclusive Leftist someone said something about how we Americans as sooooo backwards about sex and why can’t we just be like Europeans. Last time I checked the continent of Europe had not eradicated rape or sexual harassment. Hell, Swiss women were only guaranteed the right to vote in the early 90’s, I think. German mothers who work outside the home are called “ravenmutters” or raven mothers and are looked down on. Yeah so shut up with the Europe is better than you crap. You’ve just got different problems.

And Buddhism as the be all end all of egalitarian religions- nope. It is only with this Dahli Lama that being born a woman is no longer considered a punishment for sins in a past life. Oh and the poor Tibetans may have been a little reluctant to fight the Chinese because the Buddhist monks had been raking their cash in like the Catholic church. (Not that China shouldn’t get the fuck out of Tibet). And then there is the problem of Buddhist nuns, who are just house cleaners for the monks. Wouldn’t want to fill their brains with divine inspiration if it might interfere with the nuns makin me a sammich.

Exceptionalism peeps, is the process of patting someone on the head for acting out of “stereotype”. Watch out when someone says something that sounds like “but they are different from all the others” cause they probably aren’t different at all. It’s just a way to keep the people (or countries or religions, etc) from fighting back against the massive system of oppression we got pinning us to the floor everyday. If you are exceptional, then you can think the oppression isn’t sticking a tack through your middle like an insect specimen.

But then you’re just an idiot. The rest of us can see your thumbtack.

From Jezebel:

Women Are Underrepresented In Corporate America. Corporate America Is A Laughingstock. Coincidence?

Same could be said of politics.

So I have been trying to master a few phrases in French before I leave Saturday.

I can speak Spanish, Italian, Russian, Hindu, Farsi, even some Hebrew. (not fluently, but I don’t sound like a total idiot when saying “your mom sucks goat ass” in any of them)

But I cannot fricken say “I do not understand French.” or “Do you speak English” without stuttering, badly. I do better if I scream it out like I have tourettes.

“Je ne comprends pas le français! Je ne comprends pas le français!”

Ouyangdan says I’m just acting the part of a loud American tourist.

Je suis américain! Je suis américain

As if the French won’t be able to tell that before I ever open my mouth.

Lot’s of conservative bloggers have given Hillary the nickname “The Red Queen”.

Sweet. I’m so down with sharing it. You know why?

Cause bitchez get stuff done, and there is no bigger bitch than the Red Queen.

Its what’s for dinner.

Seriously though you peeps, what is up with all the unity speak? Why the fuckity fuck are we trying to lower our standards to attract idiots who voted for Bush. Why the fuckity fuck is “moderate” the ideal in this country.

We have had 8 years of conservative economic policy. We are heading into the Great Depression Redux. We’ve had our civil liberties stripped, our health and safety ignored (hello ecoli spinach, hello FDA that let’s drug companies push through dangerous drugs as long as they don’t interfere with the possible implantation of baby Jesus’ second coming embryo. ) We’ve got wars going on in 2 places and the rethuglikans want to start a 3rd one.

And you want unity? Are you slow?

Peeps, we have unequivocal proof that conservative ideas are nothing but a pile of horseshit wrapped in the remnants of our constitution (which has probably been riddled with bullets by the 2nd amendment dicks). And you want to entice these people by using their ideas?

You’ve gotta be fucking kidding me.

The shitstorm our next leader is going to face is Katrina sized, and we ain’t got no levies.

Rethuglikans will leave us stranded in the superdome.

Screw the unity ponies, I want reeducation camps for the idiots who are claiming that we are in this mess because Bush isn’t a true conservative. I want the ass-licking “journalists” who make up McCain’s base to be sent back to J school. And I want the Obamabots to get a fucking grip. Why the hell would you invite people to your party who are just going to shit in your punchbowl?

Besides, I prefer my ponies apocalypse style, thankyouverymuch.

and if all I want to do is show Lily Allen videos, then that is what I am going to do. She makes me mucho happy.

Alfie

LDN

I am still pretty sure the GW started the war on my FRICKEN BIRTHDAY just to fuck with me. Wevs, lame duck dude- I’ve got booze and friends and all you’ve got is Laura. Who I am sure is going to leave you as soon as they throw you out of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

This is also the birthday of my little blog. It started 2 years and 911 posts ago (yeah conspiracy theorists- stick that in your pipe and smoke it) . And it used to be called something else. And there used to be a bunch of lazy ass boys who posted here occasionally but have gone on to other things. And it’s been through several redesigns. (All of the above is also true for me, different name, different look, different boys 🙂

I am so incredibly tired of the war on Musliama or Oceania, or whatever Orwellian phrase we want to call it. I am so tired of Republican politics and economics (both are based on the idea of stealing from the poor to give to the rich. )

But I am now 30 (for the 4th time). And Bush can only be president for another nine months or so. It is going to get bad for us, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Much like the lyrics of this Lily Allen song.

I have a bit of a girl crush on the lovely Lily. And yes Mr. Bush, seeing you cry makes me smile.

Aside from the fact that I desperately need a manicure- my nails look fucking awesome. Which is not normal for me. Normally half of them are broken stubs or chewed down to bloody.

So yay me!

I need some serious not thinky time today. Got anything fun and frivolous to share?

Well, aside from the sexism. Which is huge and completely ignored by the media.

The real problem with Wright’s comments isn’t that he is a racist. Calling a black man a racist against whites for being angry and hating the way he’s been treated all his life is like calling a feminist a manhater. There is justifiable anger there and that is not racism.

But the problem is that Obama has been trying to walk this thin line of being palatable to angry white men while also being the hope of the black community. He has built a campaign up of how he is different, he is change, he is the modern face of American politics, post- racism, post-sexism. He makes no promises to either blacks or women (he specifically dismisses the needs of women actually). He has made it okay for liberal white men to accept him because he is not an angry black man, and he won’t make liberal white men give up one smidgen of their power if they give him the presidency.

Until Wright comes along. And suddenly the messiah of change, the new face of American politics isn’t such a sure bet after all for those angry white men. Suddenly, we see that Obama is just as much of a politician as the rest of them, and that he has this association with a man who would rip the power from those angry white men if he could.

To angry white men, Obama is not as trustworthy as he was a week ago. He is a politician just like the rest of them, willing to do or say whatever it takes to get power only to put his own agenda into play once his votes are counted. And what if that agenda just might include things that redistribute power in this country away from the white men?

It is that fear that the rethuglikans have been trying to play on with their Obama is a Muslim comments. Little did they know the Rev.Wright’s own words would do a much better job of it than they ever could.

Personally, I would vote for a politician who just flat out said “we are going to change the power structure so that all people have access, white, black, brown, yellow, male, female, gay straight”. I say screw the angry white men, there are more women than there are men in this country. And if you combine women with minorities, the angry white man becomes a small sector of the populace. The closest thing we have to that is Hillary, who has a track record of working on issues of social justice for people with no power.

I think it was in a book Rev. Wright would be familiar with where the quote “and by their deeds you shall know them “comes from. That is why experience matters. Without experience, Obama is a question mark in a time when we need concrete solutions. The more answers we get about him, the less he seems like someone who can do the hard work that will be required of the next president.

56% of voters in a Rasmussen poll are less likely to vote for Obama because of Rev. Wright’s comments.

46% of Democrats are less likely to vote for him.

Huhm, whose got the electibility issues now?

Maybe Senator, it’s time for you to drop out of the race, before you tear the Democratic party apart and cause a McCain victory next. fall.

That sir, is just the very beginning of the shit storm the democratic nominee is going to have to withstand. Hillary has already proven she is up to the task, you have not.