Hm. I have an opinion about this that may not be so popular, but cant keep it to myself.
I was at a bar last Friday and met two people in their 50s. Both had been divorced before and were on their first date with each other. I gave them their romantic privacy, but being the friendly person I am the three of us began chatting it up. They were having an awesome first date.
We were talking about going to “clubs” (ew) and I argued that “dancing” doesn’t even exist anymore. Once upon a time, before I was born, courtship on a Friday night would involve a courageous young man approaching a girl and asking her to dance. Of course she could politely say no, but if she agreed, she would allow the gentleman to lead her by the hand to the dance floor where they would jive, face-to-face, and get to know each other.
Before I could get to it, the 55 year old guy on his date beat me to it. “You know what? You cant even walk up to a girl and ask her to dance anymore without them being all ‘OMG you creep!'” I was trying to point out that nuts-to-butts grinding is kind of disgusting and the art of dancing was dead and gone, but this guy took the extra step and recognized a serious issue “women” seem to have these days with men approaching them and trying to get their attention.
Do you know what I didn’t see in the video above? I didn’t see a single guy say anything vulgar or disrespectful. I didn’t see anyone say “bitch” or “hoe” or “shawty” or anything else that “women” might take offense to. What did we actually just watch in this video? An attractive woman walking down the street and attracting the attention of men. Men who said things like “hello beautiful” and “have a great day!” Jesus F. Christ…women please tell me what your problem with this video is?
I have to mention – that guy walking right next to her for a whole 5 minutes was CREEPY. He didn’t really seem to even say anything, just made her feel uncomfortable. But of course because she is on a mission to make a viral gender issue, she didn’t even say “Stop following me”. No, she just let it go to prove a point.
Now I ask all of you…college grads who are educated and respectful…close your eyes and try your best to imagine the streets of New York City 50 years ago. Same neighborhood, same busy streets, an attractive young woman walking around…what do you think you would see? I can guarantee you would see men attempting to get the attention of said young woman. However, and this is the point I’ve taken several paragraphs to make…the difference would be how the young lady reacts. We are so fucking afraid of eye contact in today’s society. It makes me sick. Lady from 50 years ago would have looked at these men and smiled. Would have twirled her dress around and smiled at the cat calling and whistles. (Whistles? Really? We are including whistles into this “sexual assault” bullshit video? Give me a fucking break) Have you ever seen an old black and white movie where the young lady gets the attention of literally every single guy at the party? Being asked to dance by every single one of them? Furthermore…actually agreeing to dance with these guys and giving them a chance instead of writing them off as harassers? “Escuse me, may I cut in?” 10 seconds later…”Excuse me, may I cut in?” Repeat. Repeat.
That guy at the end who is persistant (read: persistant NOT rapist) reminds me most of every poor guy who tries to muster up courage and ask for a girl’s phone number. KNOWING there is a chance she will completely ignore him, or worse. KNOWING there is a gender out there who cries for equality but pretends that being asked for their phone number is fucking harassment. KNOWING that the cards are stacked against him before he even opens his mouth. Women everywhere – get your fucking act together.
This young lady was not quite rude, but far from friendly. How hard would it be to respond to “Hello” with a “Hi”? How hard would it be for her to be like someone in a Herbal Essence commercial and smile, wave, and enjoy all of the attention that she is getting? How hard would it have been for this chick to not have walked around for 10 hours, skewing any kind of honest sample, by ignoring every single guy that said hello and just moped around looking for the next “harassment”?
Lastly – the paragraph before this video tries to equate groping with “assault”. Unfortunately, there are people of power who make these things called laws. And a lot of times several square pegs fit into the circle holes of these laws. A.K.A someone things that groping is assault. Are you fucking kidding me? I think all of us know the different between groping and assault. For real. Please picture in your mind right now what assault looks like. Kimbo Slice anyone? World Star Hip Hop anyone? Was there any “groping” in any of your imagined scenarios? Me either.
I would prescribe this young lady gets in front of a VCR as quick as possible and watch the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty. Remember how she is getting dressed and singing with the birds? Throws those balcony doors open and lets the light shine on her face? Embrace the fact that you’re an attractive woman and look at the world like the oyster it is, not some haunted house where everyone wants to rape you.
To the author – you contradicted yourself. “Inevitably, the parties raged on. And that’s all fine and dandy—college kids are supposed to do those things, because it’s the only time we have to act like Neanderthals with minimal ramifications for our actions.”
Clearly you didn’t think this was fine and dandy. Clearly you felt a need to establish ramifications for other people’s actions. Also – “snitches get stitches”. You weren’t a snitch if you had spoken to the regional news station…you were already a damn snitch.
You deserve everything that came to you. Challenge accepted. Laughable.
JTrain your writing style doesn’t need to change. I understand you’re a comedian and do a fine job of telling a story. But break it into smaller paragraphs. This isn’t enjoyable to read.
Nickelback is comprised of 4 band members. A drummer, two guys that play guitar, and a lead singer.
The drummer is a great drummer.
The guitarists are great guitarists.
Chad’s voice is honestly incredible and unique. He starts singing and you know its him.
So when the fuck did it become uncool to like Nickelback? Most of us on this site are in our 20s. If you are my age, “How You Remind Me” came out in middle school and I made out with my then girlfriend a million times to that song. Its a great song. That music video doesn’t suck either. Chick in the video is hot.
Then came the Long Road Home album in 2003 and almost every song on it kicks ass. Opens with a very short 2 min song called Flat on the Floor with double pass pedals that will make your jaw drop.
Somewhere along the lines it became cool to say “fuck Nickelback”. Probably about the time we left middle school and went to high school and saw acne covered kids with driver’s licenses in the parking lot smoking cigarettes and our entire lives changed. Are you proud of your 16 year old self? You Judas piece of shit. You would have said “fuck ice cream” if its what the older, cooler kids thought.
P.S. Chad fucks Avril Lavigne. We are now adults. Quit being pathetic and admit Nickelback isn’t the most uncool thing ever. The revolving door known as high school is full of 16 year olds who can do that for us.
Whiskey Warrior – do you know how exponents work? “exponentially larger than 15M” ??
I believe the main focus of this social campaign is to raise awareness. To…raise…awareness. The money donated is just icing on top. When you scroll through facebook and see “everyone” just dumping ice on their heads and nominating more people to do so…in lieu of donating…they are raising awareness. And to use your term correctly…they are actually raising awareness at an exponential rate given the structure of tagged friends in FB’s newsfeed.
I don’t disagree with everything you said. And your comment was not super douchey or aggressive. But I think you’re wrong, man. This is a good thing whether people give money or not.
I understand the somewhat satirical tone of this entire website. And I understand I’m supposed to read this article’s title, be enticed, and spend 10 minutes at work reading and giggling. And perhaps not take every single thing I read literally. But I have to say this.
You know what I hope people stop doing? People like yourself? (By yourself, I mean author. Not Mr_Orange. I’m sneaky and reply to the first comment so everyone can see me at the top. I’m fucking smart, huh?)
I hope people stop going on and on about what they think people shouldn’t do. Especially on their wedding day. If you can’t smile and enjoy the single best day of someone’s life, then go fuck yourself. But do so silently because I don’t want to hear you be a hater. This is painful to read. “blah blah blah, im a hater and I hate on people because I suck.” Don’t jump in pictures. Don’t have winter wonderland weddings. Instead, why don’t you just shut the fuck up. Hater.
As a beef broker and lifelong cattle rancher…thank you for mentioned corn fed, well-marbled ribeyes.
I sell Prime grade, aged Ribeyes that are so beautiful they bring tears to my eyes. A fucking MAN in AMERICA doesn’t give a shit about grass fed, antibiotic free beef. Fucking weak wristed pussies.
Call me crazy, but the mom from “The Sandlot” was a pretty incredible woman. Remember her having that super serious sit-down and telling her son, “Get into some trouble for goodness sakes! Not too much, but some. Now how many mothers tell that to their sons?”
Do you know what the answer to that question was? DO YOU?
“None mothers I guess.” That’s right. None. One-of-a-kind. She also pressed her second husband to play some catch with smalls. Really had her son’s back. What a terrific mother.
I’ll tell you which of my friends are getting deleted from Facebook. All of the “Have you heard about this CRAZY wrap thing yet? I love ItWorks! I can stay at home with my babies and make money! I’ve got body wraps, vitamins…” yada yada yada. Holy shit does this annoy me.
I am a male in my 20s. I do not need or want anything that these women are selling. I do not need a body wrap. Yet I have to see this spam on a daily basis.
Your question is valid: How do you regulate it? This is a good question because it has no good answer. you cant regulate it. Its absolutely out of control and unfair. It needs to be stopped, that’s the best solution.
More HGTV. More, more more. Property Brothers drinking game next. Take a sip every time someone tours a fixer-upper and complains, “I don’t like the kitchen layout; I wanted an open floor plan; I really wanted a 5 piece master bath.” etc.
It’s like these people don’t realize they are on Property Brothers. This house gonna look totally different ya fuck! I have shouted at couples more during this show than any other haha.
Dude this last sentence is hilarious. I am a pool junkie and know EXACTLY what its like to scour the bar for someone who looks like they know what they’re doing. Arguably, the scene surrounding the college bar pool table is more ego-driven and competitive than trying to not go home alone. That $5 for beer means everything. Good luck sir.
I actually talked to God just a minute ago. Dude…you really knocked it out of the park this year. Way to go. God is fucking STOKED that you’re giving up eating fast food hamburgers and chips as a way to express your loyalty to him. He wanted me to let you know…he is DEFINITELY going to give your soul mercy.
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Hm. I have an opinion about this that may not be so popular, but cant keep it to myself.
I was at a bar last Friday and met two people in their 50s. Both had been divorced before and were on their first date with each other. I gave them their romantic privacy, but being the friendly person I am the three of us began chatting it up. They were having an awesome first date.
We were talking about going to “clubs” (ew) and I argued that “dancing” doesn’t even exist anymore. Once upon a time, before I was born, courtship on a Friday night would involve a courageous young man approaching a girl and asking her to dance. Of course she could politely say no, but if she agreed, she would allow the gentleman to lead her by the hand to the dance floor where they would jive, face-to-face, and get to know each other.
Before I could get to it, the 55 year old guy on his date beat me to it. “You know what? You cant even walk up to a girl and ask her to dance anymore without them being all ‘OMG you creep!'” I was trying to point out that nuts-to-butts grinding is kind of disgusting and the art of dancing was dead and gone, but this guy took the extra step and recognized a serious issue “women” seem to have these days with men approaching them and trying to get their attention.
Do you know what I didn’t see in the video above? I didn’t see a single guy say anything vulgar or disrespectful. I didn’t see anyone say “bitch” or “hoe” or “shawty” or anything else that “women” might take offense to. What did we actually just watch in this video? An attractive woman walking down the street and attracting the attention of men. Men who said things like “hello beautiful” and “have a great day!” Jesus F. Christ…women please tell me what your problem with this video is?
I have to mention – that guy walking right next to her for a whole 5 minutes was CREEPY. He didn’t really seem to even say anything, just made her feel uncomfortable. But of course because she is on a mission to make a viral gender issue, she didn’t even say “Stop following me”. No, she just let it go to prove a point.
Now I ask all of you…college grads who are educated and respectful…close your eyes and try your best to imagine the streets of New York City 50 years ago. Same neighborhood, same busy streets, an attractive young woman walking around…what do you think you would see? I can guarantee you would see men attempting to get the attention of said young woman. However, and this is the point I’ve taken several paragraphs to make…the difference would be how the young lady reacts. We are so fucking afraid of eye contact in today’s society. It makes me sick. Lady from 50 years ago would have looked at these men and smiled. Would have twirled her dress around and smiled at the cat calling and whistles. (Whistles? Really? We are including whistles into this “sexual assault” bullshit video? Give me a fucking break) Have you ever seen an old black and white movie where the young lady gets the attention of literally every single guy at the party? Being asked to dance by every single one of them? Furthermore…actually agreeing to dance with these guys and giving them a chance instead of writing them off as harassers? “Escuse me, may I cut in?” 10 seconds later…”Excuse me, may I cut in?” Repeat. Repeat.
That guy at the end who is persistant (read: persistant NOT rapist) reminds me most of every poor guy who tries to muster up courage and ask for a girl’s phone number. KNOWING there is a chance she will completely ignore him, or worse. KNOWING there is a gender out there who cries for equality but pretends that being asked for their phone number is fucking harassment. KNOWING that the cards are stacked against him before he even opens his mouth. Women everywhere – get your fucking act together.
This young lady was not quite rude, but far from friendly. How hard would it be to respond to “Hello” with a “Hi”? How hard would it be for her to be like someone in a Herbal Essence commercial and smile, wave, and enjoy all of the attention that she is getting? How hard would it have been for this chick to not have walked around for 10 hours, skewing any kind of honest sample, by ignoring every single guy that said hello and just moped around looking for the next “harassment”?
Lastly – the paragraph before this video tries to equate groping with “assault”. Unfortunately, there are people of power who make these things called laws. And a lot of times several square pegs fit into the circle holes of these laws. A.K.A someone things that groping is assault. Are you fucking kidding me? I think all of us know the different between groping and assault. For real. Please picture in your mind right now what assault looks like. Kimbo Slice anyone? World Star Hip Hop anyone? Was there any “groping” in any of your imagined scenarios? Me either.
I would prescribe this young lady gets in front of a VCR as quick as possible and watch the Disney classic Sleeping Beauty. Remember how she is getting dressed and singing with the birds? Throws those balcony doors open and lets the light shine on her face? Embrace the fact that you’re an attractive woman and look at the world like the oyster it is, not some haunted house where everyone wants to rape you.
To the author – you contradicted yourself. “Inevitably, the parties raged on. And that’s all fine and dandy—college kids are supposed to do those things, because it’s the only time we have to act like Neanderthals with minimal ramifications for our actions.”
Clearly you didn’t think this was fine and dandy. Clearly you felt a need to establish ramifications for other people’s actions. Also – “snitches get stitches”. You weren’t a snitch if you had spoken to the regional news station…you were already a damn snitch.
You deserve everything that came to you. Challenge accepted. Laughable.
I hate Catie Warren and this article sucks.
Goddamnit. You did it again. Break this into 8 paragraphs not just 4. This isn’t an enjoyable reading layout.
JTrain your writing style doesn’t need to change. I understand you’re a comedian and do a fine job of telling a story. But break it into smaller paragraphs. This isn’t enjoyable to read.
Nickelback is comprised of 4 band members. A drummer, two guys that play guitar, and a lead singer.
The drummer is a great drummer.
The guitarists are great guitarists.
Chad’s voice is honestly incredible and unique. He starts singing and you know its him.
So when the fuck did it become uncool to like Nickelback? Most of us on this site are in our 20s. If you are my age, “How You Remind Me” came out in middle school and I made out with my then girlfriend a million times to that song. Its a great song. That music video doesn’t suck either. Chick in the video is hot.
Then came the Long Road Home album in 2003 and almost every song on it kicks ass. Opens with a very short 2 min song called Flat on the Floor with double pass pedals that will make your jaw drop.
Somewhere along the lines it became cool to say “fuck Nickelback”. Probably about the time we left middle school and went to high school and saw acne covered kids with driver’s licenses in the parking lot smoking cigarettes and our entire lives changed. Are you proud of your 16 year old self? You Judas piece of shit. You would have said “fuck ice cream” if its what the older, cooler kids thought.
P.S. Chad fucks Avril Lavigne. We are now adults. Quit being pathetic and admit Nickelback isn’t the most uncool thing ever. The revolving door known as high school is full of 16 year olds who can do that for us.
Whiskey Warrior – do you know how exponents work? “exponentially larger than 15M” ??
I believe the main focus of this social campaign is to raise awareness. To…raise…awareness. The money donated is just icing on top. When you scroll through facebook and see “everyone” just dumping ice on their heads and nominating more people to do so…in lieu of donating…they are raising awareness. And to use your term correctly…they are actually raising awareness at an exponential rate given the structure of tagged friends in FB’s newsfeed.
I don’t disagree with everything you said. And your comment was not super douchey or aggressive. But I think you’re wrong, man. This is a good thing whether people give money or not.
I understand the somewhat satirical tone of this entire website. And I understand I’m supposed to read this article’s title, be enticed, and spend 10 minutes at work reading and giggling. And perhaps not take every single thing I read literally. But I have to say this.
You know what I hope people stop doing? People like yourself? (By yourself, I mean author. Not Mr_Orange. I’m sneaky and reply to the first comment so everyone can see me at the top. I’m fucking smart, huh?)
I hope people stop going on and on about what they think people shouldn’t do. Especially on their wedding day. If you can’t smile and enjoy the single best day of someone’s life, then go fuck yourself. But do so silently because I don’t want to hear you be a hater. This is painful to read. “blah blah blah, im a hater and I hate on people because I suck.” Don’t jump in pictures. Don’t have winter wonderland weddings. Instead, why don’t you just shut the fuck up. Hater.
As a beef broker and lifelong cattle rancher…thank you for mentioned corn fed, well-marbled ribeyes.
I sell Prime grade, aged Ribeyes that are so beautiful they bring tears to my eyes. A fucking MAN in AMERICA doesn’t give a shit about grass fed, antibiotic free beef. Fucking weak wristed pussies.
‘Merica.
Call me crazy, but the mom from “The Sandlot” was a pretty incredible woman. Remember her having that super serious sit-down and telling her son, “Get into some trouble for goodness sakes! Not too much, but some. Now how many mothers tell that to their sons?”
Do you know what the answer to that question was? DO YOU?
“None mothers I guess.” That’s right. None. One-of-a-kind. She also pressed her second husband to play some catch with smalls. Really had her son’s back. What a terrific mother.
Knox, you’re the People’s Champ. Keep it up.
I’ll tell you which of my friends are getting deleted from Facebook. All of the “Have you heard about this CRAZY wrap thing yet? I love ItWorks! I can stay at home with my babies and make money! I’ve got body wraps, vitamins…” yada yada yada. Holy shit does this annoy me.
I am a male in my 20s. I do not need or want anything that these women are selling. I do not need a body wrap. Yet I have to see this spam on a daily basis.
Your question is valid: How do you regulate it? This is a good question because it has no good answer. you cant regulate it. Its absolutely out of control and unfair. It needs to be stopped, that’s the best solution.
More HGTV. More, more more. Property Brothers drinking game next. Take a sip every time someone tours a fixer-upper and complains, “I don’t like the kitchen layout; I wanted an open floor plan; I really wanted a 5 piece master bath.” etc.
It’s like these people don’t realize they are on Property Brothers. This house gonna look totally different ya fuck! I have shouted at couples more during this show than any other haha.
Knox…plain and simple. You’re a winner. I like you. Keep em comin.
Dude this last sentence is hilarious. I am a pool junkie and know EXACTLY what its like to scour the bar for someone who looks like they know what they’re doing. Arguably, the scene surrounding the college bar pool table is more ego-driven and competitive than trying to not go home alone. That $5 for beer means everything. Good luck sir.
I actually talked to God just a minute ago. Dude…you really knocked it out of the park this year. Way to go. God is fucking STOKED that you’re giving up eating fast food hamburgers and chips as a way to express your loyalty to him. He wanted me to let you know…he is DEFINITELY going to give your soul mercy.
Your first paragraph almost made me cry. You poor, poor thing. Run away as fast as you can.
I always suggest people give up Catholicism for Lent.
No she did.