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Post by Vene on Mar 5, 2009 18:10:16 GMT -5
The rest of us grab what we can and run the fuck away. Don't worry, I'll be sure to grab you.
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Post by HoJuSimpson on Mar 5, 2009 18:37:46 GMT -5
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. Reminds me of [90s] Titanic, when Rose's mom tells their maid Trudy to go back to their room and turn the heat up or something and have some tea waiting, not that it's detrimental to survival because the fucking SHIP IS ABOUT TO SINK! This lady is a cunt.
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Post by Caitshidhe on Mar 5, 2009 18:47:16 GMT -5
The rest of us grab what we can and run the fuck away. Don't worry, I'll be sure to grab you. Hahaha--of course you will. Sorry, sweetie, but I don't think you could carry me. 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. Reminds me of [90s] Titanic, when Rose's mom tells their maid Trudy to go back to their room and turn the heat up or something and have some tea waiting, not that it's detrimental to survival because the fucking SHIP IS ABOUT TO SINK! This lady is a cunt. *snort* I never saw Titanic, even though apparently it's the Most Tragic Love Story Ever, but that's pretty much it. Or you could compare it to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette trying to escape France during the Revolution, but sticking with the etiquette of the Court and taking along crowns and silver chamber pots and not going any faster than a brisk trot. It screwed them over completely.
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Post by anneb on Mar 5, 2009 20:49:53 GMT -5
Just to be clear, the website that is linked in that quote is not where these quotes originated. The link you've provided is to my blog Whitewashed Feminists where we discussed those quotes, and came out quite strongly against what she was saying. In fact, that's most of what our blog is about, challenging those kinds of beliefs. Within the comment where these quotes were taken from is the actual link to Lady Lydia's site. We've had a lot of very negative mail, which has been odd since we so strongly disagree with what she and others like her, teach. If there's any way to correct that link and direct people to Lady Lydia's site instead of ours, I'd appreciate it. The real link you should be using is this: web.archive.org/web/20060115080502/homeliving.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_homeliving_archive.htmlThis link is proof that these comments actually existed. Ms. Sherman has a history of taking down controversial discussions once she's been challenged.
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Post by Vene on Mar 5, 2009 20:59:12 GMT -5
Don't worry, I'll be sure to grab you. Hahaha--of course you will. Sorry, sweetie, but I don't think you could carry me. If I can carry a ~200 lb man I am absolutely positive I can carry you.
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Post by Paradox on Mar 5, 2009 21:26:52 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! Not to mention all the poor people who may not have had any nice clothes at all.
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Post by Nutcase on Mar 5, 2009 22:28:12 GMT -5
Oh shit! Sorry, AnneB; I've fixed the post.
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Post by Green-Eyed Lilo on Mar 5, 2009 22:49:59 GMT -5
Oh, I saw that in Pub Admin, too! Totally pissed me off! I thought of anecdotes I'd read/heard about where Middle Eastern and South Asian women died because they weren't properly covered up for the men whose jobs it was to save them from a disaster. It wouldn't surprise me if Aunt Lydia* would approve of that.
*I think she'd want that job if she read the Handmaid's Tale, too.
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Post by antichrist on Mar 5, 2009 23:47:52 GMT -5
Unfortunately the link that anneb gave us leads to a dead page.
So she's right, Lydia deleted it.
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Post by anneb on Mar 6, 2009 6:53:38 GMT -5
No worries, guys. People like Lady Lydia irk me to no end. Especially when the become the representatives for my faith. My faith, which I describe as my anchor in the storm, becomes a club with which to beat those who don't measure up to some completely ridiculous standard. As if one's faith should come into question because they have a job or don't dress like a Victorian. I tried the link again through the way back machine, but somehow Ms. Sherman lucked out and the only archive of the comments she made is on sites like ours which were completely outraged. One would think a Christian would look at those escaping from a tragedy like Katrina and feel compassion for those losing everything. Instead she took the opportunity to critique their fashion choices. There is a mirror blog that posts against Lydia Sherman: homelivin.wordpress.com/And on our WWF blog there are a number of posts that deal with Lady Lydia and her "teachings" Thanks for correcting the error with the link and I'm sorry that the original is no more. But then again, maybe Lady Lydia realized how completely wrong she was and took it down in shame. I can hope.
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Post by rhi on Mar 7, 2009 21:44:20 GMT -5
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) haha, I was married in ripped jeans and a tube top. Suck on that, Lydia. Bitch.
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Post by antichrist on Mar 8, 2009 1:36:44 GMT -5
Best wedding I've been to was done in a field with the hunting dog as the ring bearer. The dinner was served off the back of a pickup.
Did I mention I'm a redneck?
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Post by schizophonic on Mar 8, 2009 7:30:15 GMT -5
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) haha, I was married in ripped jeans and a tube top. Suck on that, Lydia. Bitch. Best wedding I've been to was done in a field with the hunting dog as the ring bearer. The dinner was served off the back of a pickup. Did I mention I'm a redneck? God, why do all my friends get married in churches with formal attire? Ah well, at least I got to select the attire at the last wedding I went to. Something about having more fashion sense...Which is sad, in and of itself....
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