The Rants, Life, and Many Text Posts of a Professional Whiner

A place where I can rant and rave when necessary, since I find it personally useful to scream into the void every now and then. Follow if you want- I may be funny occasionally. Or maybe you'll relate to some of the content? I'm open to listen to you if you need to get something off your chest or if you have a story to share.

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I Don’t Understand This Guy’s Argument. It Lacks a Foundation- Among Other Things...

Names and pictures are censored, but for reference: Black is the significant other of Pink (I pity their child honestly) He’s a white guy who didn’t even finish school- and not because he didn’t have access to it. The majority of his facebook photos involve holding and shooting guns. Purple is a white woman who does go to a liberal arts college, but her specific sexuality and exact political alignment is unknown (to me). At the very least I’d wager that she’s not a conservative. I believe everyone viewed commenting went to school together, so they are from the same area. What an array of opinions (and abilities to spell and use grammar).

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Does anyone else have a really hard time dealing with Pisces?

I mean, I know it’s not a real science, but everyone I know that is one has been the bane of my existence more often than not. Why are they so damn frustrating??

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When you ask a question

and the person doesn’t even answer the question but looks at you as if you’re the stupid one.

[sandandglass]

Late Night With Seth Meyers, February 23, 2017

[professionalcomplaintsbox]

Ever been really rudely interrupted?

Just so they could fucking correct you on something as trivial as a mispronunciation? Something that could have waited because you’d be an idiot to not see where the goddamn sentence was going? Well yeah, so I lost my train of thought. And then they still wanted me to tell my fucking story.

[disneymoviesandfacts]

According to the animators for Flynn, he’s meant to be 26 years old, thus making him 8 years older than Rapunzel, who is 18 in the film - the largest age gap between any other Disney couple.

[itsxandy]

Kida’s 8,800-ish with Milo’s 32, that’s… an 8,768 year age gap?

[anosci]

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[paradisiak]

Everyone forgets about Atlantis and it makes me sad. That movie is a masterpiece!

[sir-scandalous-deactivated20181]

Okay but :)))) y'all know who I want to see this

[professionalcomplaintsbox]

Okay, quick rant

So we’re all listing off things that “only white people do” and getting a good chuckle out of the stereotypical shit and whatnot- like redo high fives and get bumper stickers saying “my kid was on the honor roll” etc. All in good fun right? Well, then one person says “avoid correctly pronouncing ethnic names” - and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get a bit butt hurt. Now, mind you, I didn’t necessarily disagree- because I’m sure there are ass holes who do this- but from my experience, this argument tends to come from a “you didn’t say it right the first time, therefore you have wronged me” sort of place. Which, yeah, is the kind of mindset that I had up until like the 1st grade- can you act like a grown ass person? Like, I hate to be that guy, but if someone has never seen a name before and doesn't understand the originating language enough to make an accurate guess at pronunciation, they're bound to screw up the first time. And possibly a few times after that. (for instance, Auli’i Cravalho was hard for me at first because I’m not as accustomed to how names separated by apostrophes should be said- do I pause, say the vowel name of the letter after the apostrophe etc)

Now, if they make no effort whatsoever to say your name right, or they tell you that you’re wrong, or they intentionally say it wrong, then they're an ass hole-  Then you’re fucking Jafar saying “Prince Abubu” when you know he damn well knows it’s “Prince Ali Ababwa”.

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Unpopular Opinion but-

I really hate my national anthem. I played sports and was in choir- I have heard and sang that song so many times, it’s hard not to cringe when I hear it start.

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Pet Peeve #3

When you state how you feel and someone responds “no you don’t”. Hon, you are not me, you do not know how I feel, like, no. (parents do this a lot)

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Pet Peeve #2

Not seeming to understand what “I’m busy” means. No, you cannot just barge into my room and sit here for a few hours- I’m trying to work.

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I Love Videos of Men Experiencing the Problems of Women as Much as the Next Person, BUT...

The part I find really sad is how we’ve used putting men in these situations to get them to empathize, as if they’re incapable of feeling sympathy or understanding just by being told about these struggles. Which could honestly be another big reflection on how the sexes are raised and socialized differently. For instance: The first time my male peers brought up and told me about morning wood and no reason boners, etc., I was able to say “wow, you really have to deal with that? I didn’t even realize that’s a thing. That must really suck, I’m sorry,” instead of “well, why don’t you just control it?” No contraption had to be made and strapped to my body to get me to feel towards them and sympathize. Why have we trained guys to grasp empathy waaaaay more than sympathy? Why the need to experience to care vs just caring?

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Pet Peeve #1

People who see something completely out of context and immediately assume the worst.

[asynca]

the tumblr mob mentality

I had a bad experience yesterday. 

I was discussing characters from a popular new fandom, and I happened to express a controversial opinion about one of them. When I had that discussion, it was with a set few people I’d been talking to, and it was part of a wider conversation. I didn’t tag it in the main tag, I explained my reasons, and the people I’d been talking to either agreed with me or said I had a valid point, even if they disagreed. 

Then, someone who doesn’t follow me and wasn’t part of the conversation reblogged one post, without its tags, and out of context. Anyone who doesn’t know me or my blog might therefore look at it and draw conclusions about me that are quick and unfair. It was actually reblogged with the addition of ‘I hope you die’. 

Interestingly, this person didn’t choose to reblog any of the in-depth and reasoned discussions I’d had about the character, or the replies where people were discussing the topic: they chose the most out-of-context, attention-grabbing post in order to incite hatred and drama. 

It was like tabloid media: they didn’t care about the truth, they cared about attention. 

Worse: people reblogged that post from this person, attacking me in it, and I suddenly got 60+ nasty anons on a range of social media platforms that ranged from, ‘lol shut up you fucking phobe’ and ‘I hope you kill yourself’. 

That went on for 9 hours. 

Not one of those people bothered to visit my blog and read the discussion. No one bothered to consider my profile or read my other posts to get a balanced view of the conversation. They all just cruelly mocked, insulted and attacked me, revelling in their perceived moral high-ground. 

As much as I hate to say it: this site is renowned for that. The ‘Tumblr Mob Mentality’, people call it. Up until now I’d never been a victim of it, but let me tell you how fucking awful it is. It’s horribly unfair that people still keep reblogging the posts mocking me without reading the full conversation, or considering the motives of the person who attacked me in the first place. 

So, before you reblog a call out post, make sure you have the full story. Don’t be reduced to a Tumblr Rent-a-Mob member - don’t let someone whip you into a hateful frenzy without making sure you know what’s really going on. 

There is never a reason to cruelly mock, attack or insult someone - it’s not ‘smart’, it’s not ‘witty’, you’re not ‘fighting the good fight’ - you’re just being awful, and you’re better than that. 

[jumpingjacktrash]

ask yourself: “whose personal army am i?”

if you’re ready to go bust kneecaps for some rando, you’re not the good guy in this picture.

[roachpatrol]

yeah i mean anonymous on 4chan tends more towards chaotic evil than chaotic neutral these days but their number 1 rule has always they’re not your personal army. tumblr anons could stand to learn a lesson about not going to work for any asshole with a grudge that shows up and points. 

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People on YouTube are Fucking Ridiculous

When your reasoning to dislike something is simply because it’s “not better” than the original, you’re a fucking ass hat. The cover’s purpose was never to upstage, eradicate, or completely be 1,000,000x better than whatever it took inspiration from. Also, just because something’s not better does not mean that it’s not good- you’re just a whiny piss-baby because someone else chose to sing your favorite song. Now, if on the, surprisingly, rare occasion that the vocals, or audio are indeed actual and complete utter shit- then your disapproval is warranted. Otherwise, get the fuck over yourself.

[vapenayshmemes-blog]

Me in my head when a person I don’t like talks to me.

[professionalcomplaintsbox]

Are you actually trying to kill yourself?

This chick needs to stop getting pregnant because her body can’t handle it. No matter how much  you pray to your god, if he has already made you incapable of having a safe pregnancy, why do you keep trying? Maybe he was trying to give you a sign that you should adopt after your first baby- where both of you almost died. Don’t just ask people to pray for you when you’ve put yourself in a hella risky position. You chose to water ski on the backs of sharks into a volcano, if you were asking for my divine intervention as a god I’d be pissed, like, “This isn’t the first time, Helen, damn it! Calm your tits! Do you think you’re the only person in need of divine intervention?” I feel like if your body is saying no in such a dramatic way you should listen.

[professionalcomplaintsbox]

Don’t insult me and expect to get away with it unscathed.