So we slam the mom who laughs at the girl on the roller coaster

[Oeditpus Rex]

but we laugh at the weather dude who's freaking out over the cockroach?

Double-standard much? :wtf:

[auntAgonist]

1. always ..

:shrug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Eh.

People feel better about their own parenting when they criticize others.

I think it's some biological urge.

[amitten]

3. Well, the victims in question are a little girl vs. a grown man.

Of course the child is due a little more pity.

[Deep13]

6. The kid was a teenager, not a "little girl."

And fear is fear.

[amitten]

9. That weatherman didn't seem very afraid. He was also laughing.

C'mon...it's just a bug.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

10. That kid was terrified.

But it was just a thrill ride.

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Ever hear of a phobia?

:eyes:

[amitten]

35. I'm scared to death of roaches...much worse than that guy.

So I know of what I speak. Trauma did not occur. Big f'in deal!

[Deep13]

14. Yeah, he wasn't exactly terrified.

[Orangepeel]

4. did the weather dude's MOM laugh at him?

anyway, seems like apples and oranges to me.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Probably.

[redqueen]

26. hahahahahaha

sorry.

*spanks self*

[Deep13]

7. Jesus Christ, let it go people.

[leftofthedial]

8. are you implying that the weather dude's mom

is a cockroach?

I bet you wouldn't do that if he was the sports guy.

[redqueen]

27. I love this place.

:)

[zanne]

12. What is this--GD? nt

[Momgonepostal]

13. I felt more sorry for the kid

who probably felt like s/he? was slipping out of the seat and would fall out and die. I did laogh at the weather guy, but he was laughing too!

[reyd reid reed]

15. This world that we live in is one big double-standard.

Fucked up? Yeah.

For instance...there's a kid at work who's starting to worry about registering with selective service and it occurred to me: women are sent into combat these days, equal opportunity and all that, but they don't have to register when they turn eighteen.

None of them should have to, IMO, but...

And young men who tom-cat around are congratulated and patted on the back...atta boy! A girl does it? *gasp!* omigod, did you hear about Mary-Sue? And yet, last I heard, it takes two.

A man who's afraid of creepy-crawlies is somehow seen as...I don't want to say less of a man but sadly, to a lot of people, that's the general impression. Doesn't make it so, though. Manhood or masculinity is a lot more than dealing with six-legged creatures without cringing.

It's fucked up.

It's also the world we live in. And it will be unless and until someone does something to change those perceptions. They've been around for so long though, it's going to take at least a generation.

[skygazer]

25. Here's an example for you right along those lines

I work at a grocery store and we offer carryout service. All day long, we escort women out to their vehicles and put their groceries in the car for them.

One day, I helped a guy out who had a lot of stuff and had recently had shoulder surgery. He had no sling or brace or anything visible but was not supposed to lift anything heavy.

After I'd loaded his car, I was returning the cart when I saw two guys snickering about it. "Able bodied man getting help out to his car from a woman!" they were saying.

I told them, "You know what? That guy just had surgery on his shoulder. In addition, I help able-bodied women out all day long, women who are perfectly able to lift a fucking bag of groceries but no one makes fun of them. Why is that?"

They shut up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. You be rockin', girl!

But we knew that. :7

[skygazer]

29. Awwww.... blush

:blush:

I hate that shit, though. I've run up against it so many times and I WILL push right back. Used to shoot pool - I'd get so much crap from guys who seemed to think there was something about the game of pool that made it impossible for a woman to play well. :wtf:

They'd very helpfully stand at the end of the table and point to a spot on a ball - "Hit it right there, sweetheart, and it should go in."

Man, I loved cleaning their clocks.

Not all women are weak. Not all men are strong. Not all women are afraid of everything. Not all men are impervious to fear. Not all women know nothing about cars. Not all men know how to rebuild an engine.

I could go on and on but I think I already have... :blush:



Hey, by the way, are you going to see Roger Waters next month? I know you don't like to go too far from home but it should be a great show.

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. I didn't know he was touring

Where? When?

Waters solo, though... dunno.

[skygazer]

31. Check your pm

Details within. :hi:

[JVS]

16. where can we see the mom laugh at the girl on the coaster?

[LSK]

17. YOUR DAMN RIGHT WE DO!!!!

Now what the hell are you talking about???

:shrug:


ps: I spent the morning in GD so please excuse me! :D

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Tee hee.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5604918&mesg_id=5604918

[LSK]

19. i stand by my position

A weatherperson should be a professional about the situation. A kid caught in the rollercoaster looked like she might have been in trouble.

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. 'should be a professional'

Who sets that standard? You?

[LSK]

21. yes me

He should only wear black suits too.

Why are you making a stand over a freaked out weatherman???

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. I'm 'making a stand' over selective compassion (n/t)

[LSK]

23. so the cochroach was about to eat the weatherman?

:shrug:

[redqueen]

24. He thought he was in mortal danger!

Well... they do carry diseases...

[Redstone]

32. The fuck? What did I miss this time?

Redstone

[Neoma]

33. I think so.

Sept I never laugh, ever.

[WCGreen]

34. I think it's 'cause the weather guy outed himself on the tube...

[Blue-Jay]

36. False dilemma.

A != B in your OP.