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Post by Nutcase on Mar 4, 2009 18:01:38 GMT -5
I submitted the following exchange for consideration on the main page, but it's so deliciously vile that I couldn't help but post it here as well. Those of you who suffered through my "psychology vs. the Bible" death-match post will perhaps remember Lydia Sherman as the sharp-tongued "lady against feminism" partially responsible for the 20 000 word bitch-fest I deconstructed. She's also a clothes-horse. Okay, so I'm sure all of you remember that fake Mariah Carey quote that circulated a few years ago, where she allegedly claimed to envy starving kids because they're, like, so skinny. Well, here's something just as stupid - but this time, it's for real: [The following exchange appeared on the Home Living Helper blog, run by Lydia Sherman.]
[Carla, a commenter, says]: “I’m sure you have been watching scenes from Katrina victims. I kept hoping I would see some lady fleeing the hurricane in clothes which looked presentable. Instead, the images I was presented were almost uniformly an ugly tee-shirt combined with these big shorts. Can you imagine having only those clothes on your back and nothing else? When will the women of our country wake up? No wonder marriages are falling apart.”
[Lydia, the blog owner, responds]: “What does the phrase ‘die with dignity’ mean to us? We have let the modernists liberal define this for us, making it completely contrary to real dignity. I’ve heard people say “I wouldn’t be caught dead in that outfit.” As a people, we used to be concerned with the impression and the influence we left others at our passing. I’m not suggesting we get all dressed up for a hurricane, but if those clothes which provide dignity and coverings are the only thing in our closets and the only thing available to us, we won’t be caught in a storm with the big shorts, saggy tee shirts and flip-flops. Tragedies always bring scenes of ripped and dirty clothing, but I think it is very telling about our morals and values when we allow our women to trapse about in nothing but garments that would have been underwear a hundred years ago.” web.archive.org/web/2006011508050....ng_archive.html |
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Post by SimSim on Mar 4, 2009 18:12:24 GMT -5
I just saw that it in PubAdmin, it made my jaw drop and lose even more of my faith in humanity. How can someone be so fucking heartless and cruel and stupid at the same damn time. What the hell did she expect for people fleeing their flooded homes to be in fucking gowns?
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Post by MozMode on Mar 4, 2009 18:27:53 GMT -5
I saw that at Public Admin too...horrifying.
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Post by Vene on Mar 4, 2009 20:07:21 GMT -5
I definitely approved that. I guess if I'm ever in the path of a storm I should put on a three piece suit or something.
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Post by SimSim on Mar 4, 2009 20:09:16 GMT -5
Of course, you have to look presentable for the people saving you. Nevermind all that having to slog through water nonsense.
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Post by john on Mar 4, 2009 20:33:08 GMT -5
So I guess we should all clean the kitchen in our "Sunday go to meetin' " clothes in case a disaster hits before we finish scrubbing the lasagna pan.
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Post by Vene on Mar 4, 2009 20:46:45 GMT -5
Of course, you have to look presentable for the people saving you. Nevermind all that having to slog through water nonsense. But I don't own a three piece suit. I wonder if wearing a tie would be an acceptable compromise. |
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Post by SimSim on Mar 4, 2009 20:54:47 GMT -5
Nope, not good enough. They'll kick you back in the water and let Blackwater deal with you.
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Post by Vene on Mar 4, 2009 20:59:03 GMT -5
Fuck. I guess going pantsless is out of the question.
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 4, 2009 21:05:11 GMT -5
Fuck. I guess going pantsless is out of the question. Depends on how nice your legs are. |
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Post by maanantai on Mar 5, 2009 1:39:03 GMT -5
Oh the shame of people who don't take time to dress up before fleeing before storm, right?
Maybe one should even consider having extra clothes on their car too. Just in a case of an accident. You wouldn't want to be in bloody clothes when the paramedics come to rescue you, would you?
And somehow I could just imagine how horrified Lydia and Carla would be if they'd know what I wore when I got married, not to mention what I wear at the moment x)
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Post by kwenf on Mar 5, 2009 1:43:47 GMT -5
Sometimes, I wish that FSTDT will turn out to be a big poe site, filled with made-up quotes... :/
Atleast ill have that faith in humanity thingie returned to me
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Post by ausador on Mar 5, 2009 2:11:06 GMT -5
Sometimes, I wish that FSTDT will turn out to be a big poe site, filled with made-up quotes... :/ Atleast ill have that faith in humanity thingie returned to me There, there Grrr, it happens to the best of us. Remember that the reason for the site is to point and laugh. You have to try hard to find the laugh sometimes but it is necessary to protect you from becomeing bitter and cynical so please do try. Sure as you walk down the street or drive or work many of those around you are capable of produceing just such jaw dropping stupidity, but one should not dwell on that. Instead one should reflect on those here in the forum or those that make clever comments on the main page and realize that we are not all completely and hopelessly stupid. |
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 5, 2009 10:47:14 GMT -5
I love the line that we "allow" women to walk around like this.
See, it's not their faults. It's society's fault that they have choice. If only we raised our women with a firmer hand, maybe they would think twice before leaving their home in tatters--flood or no flood.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Mar 5, 2009 12:05:04 GMT -5
Wait... what? Looking PRESENTABLE? In what, a cocktail-length gown and some nice patent leather pumps? Maybe a string of pearls? They were fleeing a hurricane and floods, not going to a debutant ball. They threw on any clothing they could grab and ran the fuck away. It was the southeastern United States in the middle of freaking August--the outdoor temperature is probably 90+ degrees. It's amazing how this woman thinks. All evils can be traced back to women DARING to wear SHORTS to flee from HURRICANES! That's why our divorce rate is so high!
I have an idea, Lydia--how about YOU stay around and put on your bloomers, panniers, petticoats, corsets, chemises, slips, and stockings, gown, kirtle, stomacher, and overdress, not to mention makeup, hairstyling, and accessories and picking out a pair of shoes to match, WHILE THE HURRICANE IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING. The rest of us grab what we can and run the fuck away.
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