What's outraging you today?

posted by geeblock

My gf’s mother is really nice and treats me well when we go there a few times a year for steeler games since they live near Pittsburgh. One weird thing is that she treats her German shepherds better then she treats her kids and husband. She doesn’t work and wouldn’t help babysit my new niece because she had just got a new puppy and it would be too stressful. Smh 

In "somewhat" of a defense of her, I love my pets more than I like most people (outside of family/friends of course). I do often wonder if people like that aren't replacing the empty nest with fur babies. I don't know, just throwing spaghetti on the wall. 
As an aside, german shepard dogs are high maintenance. As puppies they need almost constant attention of activity and discipline. 

posted by CenterBHSFan

In "somewhat" of a defense of her, I love my pets more than I like most people (outside of family/friends of course). I do often wonder if people like that aren't replacing the empty nest with fur babies. I don't know, just throwing spaghetti on the wall. 
As an aside, german shepard dogs are high maintenance. As puppies they need almost constant attention of activity and discipline. 

Side note we had to put our 13 year old German shepherd down today. Super sad. She was the oldest of the litter still alive. Her back legs just basically quit working. We have known it was coming for about a year but this week it got really bad. In contrast my MIL a few years ago when our dogs sister was going thru a similar situation her mom refused to do the humane thing and let the dog suffer for about a year because she was too selfish to do the humane thing. And then refused to leave the house for a year because her dog died  

RIP Jersey 

posted by geeblock

Side note we had to put our 13 year old German shepherd down today. Super sad. She was the oldest of the litter still alive. Her back legs just basically quit working. We have known it was coming for about a year but this week it got really bad. In contrast my MIL a few years ago when our dogs sister was going thru a similar situation her mom refused to do the humane thing and let the dog suffer for about a year because she was too selfish to do the humane thing. And then refused to leave the house for a year because her dog died  

That sucks dude.    Dogs are a blast and become your family!

My MIL isnt as bad as above, but she is about as racists as they come and should be on the show hoarders. She will go find "great deals" at crappy stores and buy a lot of it and give it to family members.  The latest was 10 huge tubes of some off brand yogurt.  Expired. Plain, but bought a ton of it because they were practically giving it away. THey are the type to drive across town to save 2 cents on a gallon of gas or drive towns over to save a little bit on Amish cheese never mind the cost to make that drive.

but I digress

posted by CenterBHSFan

In "somewhat" of a defense of her, I love my pets more than I like most people (outside of family/friends of course). I do often wonder if people like that aren't replacing the empty nest with fur babies. I don't know, just throwing spaghetti on the wall. 
As an aside, german shepard dogs are high maintenance. As puppies they need almost constant attention of activity and discipline. 

Her dog is completely untrained and attacks you and jumps all over you and scratches you and scares the kids and she doesn’t say a word. In fact she blames the kids for being scared. On the last day I was there for some reason the dog quit jumping on me and was acting scared around me and she was basically asking me 5 times why as if I had hit the dog or something. I am a dog lover but she is not healthy with these dogs. She hand feeds them and cooks all their meals 

posted by geeblock

Her dog is completely untrained and attacks you and jumps all over you and scratches you and scares the kids and she doesn’t say a word. In fact she blames the kids for being scared. On the last day I was there for some reason the dog quit jumping on me and was acting scared around me and she was basically asking me 5 times why as if I had hit the dog or something. I am a dog lover but she is not healthy with these dogs. She hand feeds them and cooks all their meals 

I bet her dog loves peanut butter as a late night snack when no one is around...………….

The way I feel r now I never want another dog again. It’s too hard 

Sorry to hear about your pup, geeblock. We've got 3 dogs that are hitting their twilight years. 

I'm really sorry to hear that, geeblock.  I've had to do that twice in the last 18 months, and it's brutal.  Never gets easier.

The people at med vets in Columbus were amazing. I can’t imagine having to do a job like that everyday. Everyone in there was so nice and empathetic. 

posted by geeblock

The people at med vets in Columbus were amazing. I can’t imagine having to do a job like that everyday. Everyone in there was so nice and empathetic. 

To a dog lover, it is heartbreaking to say goodbye. In time it will get better. When the time is right, you will want another little guy. My favorite dog ever died in 2007. I felt the same way you do. Eventually we brought a new little fella into our lives and I’m so glad we did. The pain of losing them is true. But you’ll want to fill that dog hole someday. Take care. 

posted by geeblock

Side note we had to put our 13 year old German shepherd down today. Super sad. S

Very sorry to hear that.  It's tough to do, but it's the right thing to do.

I've always thought German Shepherds are beautiful dogs.  Thinking about getting one, preferable all-black.  Hard to find on the rescue sites, may have to break down and get a pup.  Several folks have advised me to look at breeders in Michigan, they have a better overall reputation.

So in the UK a woman was arrested in front of her kids, taken to jail, had her DNA taken and was kept in jail for 7 hours. Because she deadnamed a trans person. For those who don't know, deadnaming can be one of two things. 1.) Call a trans person by their old name (Frank ---> Sheila)
2.) Misgendering them (calling a trans woman a man)

In the US we are already seeing places crop up where you can be fined for doing this, namely NY and I think CA and it really makes you wonder how excruciatingly hypersensitive this kind of intersectional politics will affect our laws.

posted by CenterBHSFan

So in the UK a woman was arrested in front of her kids, taken to jail, had her DNA taken and was kept in jail for 7 hours. Because she deadnamed a trans person. For those who don't know, deadnaming can be one of two things. 1.) Call a trans person by their old name (Frank ---> Sheila)
2.) Misgendering them (calling a trans woman a man)

In the US we are already seeing places crop up where you can be fined for doing this, namely NY and I think CA and it really makes you wonder how excruciatingly hypersensitive this kind of intersectional politics will affect our laws.

posted by CenterBHSFan

So in the UK a woman was arrested in front of her kids, taken to jail, had her DNA taken and was kept in jail for 7 hours. Because she deadnamed a trans person. For those who don't know, deadnaming can be one of two things. 1.) Call a trans person by their old name (Frank ---> Sheila)
2.) Misgendering them (calling a trans woman a man)

That's pretty awful.

But I saw another UK case where a lawyer sued someone - a director/producer, I think, so not a nobody - for deadnaming him/her on Twitter.  And that argument I can kind of understand, since you put that in the public domain and now everyone knows her "secret", which opens her up to potential discrimination, etc. 

When I was in California last week they really were making it confusing with their bathrooms.

A place had 2 "all gender" bathrooms which in reality would only accommodate two people using the facilities at the same time.  ANother place at a female restroom, but then also an all gender bathroom.

Again, doesn't seem like the best use of space.  The All Gender room had a urinal and a toilet right next to each other.  It isnt like two dudes would be using it at the same time, and if a dude was in there no way a woman would use it.

Just seemed like a total waste.

Also, the stench of weed.....geesh.   Waiting for trans and you could smell it bellowing out of many vehicles, and on the drive to the airport there were waves of it enough that you smelled it easily in the vehicle.

That state is a trainwreck

posted by thavoice

When I was in California last week they really were making it confusing with their bathrooms.

A place had 2 "all gender" bathrooms which in reality would only accommodate two people using the facilities at the same time.  ANother place at a female restroom, but then also an all gender bathroom.

Again, doesn't seem like the best use of space.  The All Gender room had a urinal and a toilet right next to each other.  It isnt like two dudes would be using it at the same time, and if a dude was in there no way a woman would use it.

 

Just seemed like a total waste.

Also, the stench of weed.....geesh.   Waiting for trans and you could smell it bellowing out of many vehicles, and on the drive to the airport there were waves of it enough that you smelled it easily in the vehicle.

That state is a trainwreck

Were you trying to figure out the restroom situation because you were "waiting for trans"?

Freudian? 

posted by CenterBHSFan

For those who don't know, deadnaming can be one of two things. 1.) .....2.) Misgendering them (calling a trans woman a man)

I was a better man for not knowing this earlier, smh.   But that explains the first 15 seconds of this video.  The poor guy behind the counter is gonna get hammered no matter what he says:

The full clip of this occurs at the 12:40 to 14:00 mark (earned the #2 ranking!).  The offended party accuses the clerk of "misgendering". 

Interestingly, a mother with a small child asks the guy to watch his language, calling him "sir" - and he barely chastises her.   At the end he's swearing up and down that he's not swearing.

posted by Zunardo

I was a better man for not knowing this earlier, smh. 

 

haha, sorry! Think of it as an improvement on natural stoicism!