Things I hate, Part 1

[dangermousie]

People on metaquotes. They are busy being all smug and "oh, bombing! we/they Americans are so melodramatic. It didn't bother me at all!" and other people trying to outdo them by posting things like "9/11 was just a bombing we blew out of proportion and are being melodramatic about" and "I was only having songs about fires stuck in my head or just criticising Bush's speech on 9/11" like it's some kind of sick competition. No, it's NOT COOL to say you weren't affected by 9/11 or today or whatever. Innocent people killed are not funny, nor are they merely a fodder to feed your self-obsession. It just makes me think you are a solipcistic, shallow twit who should be whacked over the head until it flattens into the right shape. The utter feel that the world is all. about. you. is wrong. No, you are not mature, grown-up, or cool. You are just disgusting.

I am sick.

ETA: after seeing some further posts on metaquotes, I've unsubbed.

Comments

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

I've noticed the posting over there myself and I find that everyone seems to be taking this a bit tritely. There is a time for dark humor and there is NOT a time for dark humor, and 5 hours after the tragedy happens is not it. And this whole "it doesn't bother me" competition that is going on makes me feel ill. It SHOULD bother you. People dying senselessly SHOULD bother you.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I know. The feeling of "I am so much cooler than you because I am unmoved by suffering" contest is just making me sick. It just exposes your deficiencies, not something that you should be cheering about.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

The ones that get me are the ones now being all "it's just our sense of humor so don't get your panties in a wad, you stodgy old ladies" that are making me angry. If that's your sense of humor, it's not funny. This is the mentality of people who light cats on fire and hang dogs because it's so frickin' hilarious. Gyah. It makes me mad more than anything. I'm sure it would be stupendously funny to them if they were horribly disfigured in a car wreck or what not. People, where is your empathy? At least pretend you have a modicrum of conscience.

And the whole "look how much the Americans over reacted about that whole 9/11 thing" just makes me furious. Posting like that isn't even FUNNY is the thing. The quotes don't amuse me, they're just tasteless.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Exactly. The more I read it today, the more livid I got until I finally unsubbed from that group. Saying "oh, you overreact" is a. not funny b. insensitive and c. I would like to see the poster keep that attitude if he or she got maimed.