Stickin' A Dagger Into Dogmatism

The last couple of days I have talked about language.

I have discussed the allegedly “offensive” uses of the words, retarded and gay.

Let’s get into the crux and impetus of the matter of said “offensiveness” today, shall we? Cool.

Let’s take a look at the word, “cunt”…

“Oh, no he didn’t?!!” some of you just said. Pfffffft. Big deal. You know where the word comes from?

Cunt means, vagina or vulva, etc. It is clearly derived from words of such from many ancient Indo-European, Hittite, Sanskrit, and Latin-based Romance languages.

Even Chaucer used it in a well accepted sense in, The Canterbury Tales (The Miller’s Tale, line 90, "queynte") to describe the vagina.

It’s been around for centuries, but exactly what happened?

Someone (some cunt, no doubt), decided along the way (and in lieu of brevity I am not going to get into the details) that the word, in spite of its history and etymology, was a derogatory term for a woman.

Whatever…

Most women I know do have a vulva, but if that upsets you…Have at it, but most men want it, you control it, and you’re not enjoying the full power of your cunt.

Now, let us turn our attention to the word, “nigger”. “Haaaaaaaaaghast. No he didn’t!!?” Yeah, I said that.

This word comes from Latin (niger) and a Spanish derivative (negro) meaning black. It was, for centuries, not a derogatory term.

It referred to dark-skinned people, mainly Africans. But guess what happened?

Someone, decided along the way, that the term, in spite of its history and etymology is a derogatory word for people of dark skin and/or African descent.

Whatever…

I know…I know…But “black” people aren’t all black or “niger”, some will say.

Yeah, well white folks aren’t all white. Some are pasty white, and some are more of a peach color or variations thereof.

Whatever…

It’s just a general description, people!! Does that really annoy you? If it does? Have at it, and revel in your racial superciliousness.

Listen, I am not advocating the use of the aforementioned words, but try this…

If a person calls you a cunt, just laugh and say, “Yeah, I have one and you’ll never get it.”

If someone calls you a nigger, just laugh and say, “Damn, I am black. You’re not as stupid as you look.”

My point is this…

Derogatory terms are only derogatory if we give them credence in that way. If one believes in him or herself these words shouldn’t have any effect.

In fact, if someone directs either of these terms at you in an angry sense, you probably don’t give a shit about that person anyway.

People who use terms in an attempt to elicit an angry response are a prime example of this adage:

“The greater the ignorance, the greater the dogmatism.”

If we react in an angry way towards the slings and arrows of those types of slurs, we devolve into a level of their ignorance, especially if their words are baseless.

(In fact, I’d rather be called gay, retarded, a dickhead, or a son of a bitch, rather than be referred to in a more mundane yet concrete way as someone who doesn’t care, is lazy, or is selfish and uncaring.)

If however, we believe in ourselves, walk away, and without response, realize that we are good people…

Over time, those words used in a derogatory fashion will lose their effect, and much like the original meaning of those words, will fade into the past.

Cheers!!

Political Correctness Is Sooooo Gay!!

Yesterday I discussed the use of the word, “retarded” and the offense and outrage it causes to some.

Today…?

I’ll discuss the use of the word, “gay”. As in, “Man, that is sooooo gay.” or “Dude, you are sooooo gay.”

Or even more so, “Your AMC Pacer is sooooo fucking gay!!”

I guess the use of the word “gay” in those contexts are, much like the word “retarded”, offensive to some people.

Let me tell you all…

It isn’t offensive to me.

In fact, I am just taking back the word from those tube steak lovin’ guys and rug chewin’ chicks who hijacked a word that used to have such a pleasant meaning.

Gay used to mean…happy, joyful, merry. The homosexuals hijacked the word, and applied it to their, Affront-to-GAWD Almighty behavior and lifestyle.

I don’t recall happy, joyful, merry people crying into their champagne coolies when the definition of the word changed, unlike the gay folks do today when their definition is used in a "hurtful" way.

Suck it up, girlie men and manly girls, at least no one is calling you retarded. Well…

Unless you’re Perez Hilton, because in addition to being one, gay, bitter pud-humper, he is incredibly retarded as well.

In spite of the scowls of others, I use the word, “gay”, in the context of silly, stupid, or childish.

Now seriously, is my meaning and use of the word closer to the original meaning, or the meaning used by members of the “gay” community?

Another thing I truly dislike about the anti-gay word use are the public service announcements that are running.

Hell, Hillary Duff (purrrrrrrrrrrrr) does an “anti-that is so gay” use ad. I guess she hates me now.

That’s too bad because, I find her and her sister kinda hot. Ha. Kidding. I’m not into young chicks.

In fact, if a chick is younger than 22, I don’t care how smokin’ hot she is, I won’t imagine her naked.

Okay, who am I kidding? If she’s younger than 14, I don’t care how smokin’ hot she is, I won’t imagine her naked.

But I digress…Here’s my point, Bitches…

There is a frequent commenter and Bagwine friend Vinny (Italian descent), whom I call a “Dago” from time to time.

Of course, looking at that cute picture of him, I should probably call him a “Gaygo”…anyhoo…

He will call me a Mick or a drunken Irishman from time to time. We mean nothing hurtful by it, because we know how each other's truly feels about the other.

(Of course, given our feelings, that begs the question: Why aren’t we simply calling each other, “asshole?”)

Additionally, meanings of words change…they evolve and morph into different meanings over time. It’s not a big deal; it happens. So folks, suck it up.

We will all, over our lives, say hurtful things, and “politically incorrect” things, but I don’t care much for political correctness.

I am much more concerned as to the context and tenor in which a word or phrase is used, and more importantly…

About the “human correctness” and actions of another, not necessarily a frowned upon word or phrase they may use.

Cheers!!

Hell Yeah, I'm Retarded!!

Katherine tagged me to write a post that utilizes the word, “retarded”.

I don’t usually bow to the pressure of such meme-type requests, but it’s Kat, and she’s…well…HOT.

So I acquiesced.

Many folks think that to use the word, retarded, in reference to one’s intellectual capacity, is incredibly offensive.

I find it to be many in cases, dead, balls-on accurate. I even use it in that vein upon myself from time to time.

Look it…I’ve talked about the amount of weight I have lost over the last couple of years. One bad thing about that is that my clothes don’t fit.

I have T-Shirts that come to my thighs. Hell, some of the shirts make it look as though I am wearing a house dress.

Typically, I use them to sleep in.

Well the other morning at 4 A.M. I woke up in a semi-conscious panic. I had to get my ass to the bathroom and do some serious fecal extrusion.

(I had eaten fried SPAM, cottage cheese, and butter beans the night before.)

When I was done and began to wipe my ass, something felt funny. I’m thinking to myself…

“What the hell kind of toilet paper did Schmoop buy? This stuff feels funky!!”

Well folks it wasn’t the toilet paper at all that was causing my butt hole consternation…

My hand full of toilet paper had caught the dangling house dress of a T-Shirt that I was wearing.

I was wiping my ass with the T-Shirt!! Smelly, suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and half asleep, I uttered unto myself…

“God Damn It, Matt…You are a fucking retard!!”

If a person refuses to allow the use of THAT word in THAT situation, THAT person is, well retarded.

Listen…I’m an asshole, but I don’t take offense when I hear a person call another an asshole. Suck it up folks.

Sometimes, there is just no other word that captures the complete and utter imbecility of a person better than the word, “retard”.

I ought to know, for I am so often on the receiving end of hearing it. And…

More often than not, it is completely justified.

Cheers!!

Insecurity Deposit: Your First Month's Rent and Your Pack of Marlboros

BELMONT, CA -- Beginning today (January 9th, 2009), residents of the city of Belmont who live in multi-unit buildings will not be allowed to smoke inside their homes, according to Code Enforcement Officer Kirk Buckman.

The city's ordinance, adopted in November 2007, prohibits smoking in apartments, condominiums and townhouses that share a common floor and ceiling, Buckman said.

--KGO-TV 7 San Francisco and Bay City News, Inc.

Who thinks this is a good idea? Who thinks this is a bad idea? What do I think about this idea?

Well, allow me to tell you what I think.

First of all, I think the ordinance is incredibly silly, creepy, and most of all…dangerous.

Secondly, I want to know the name of the Social Engineer who is conducting out country’s train along the steel rails to the Land of Dystopia.

The government of Belmont, CA. has decided that the rights of property owners, their renters, and personal choice are far less important than imposing their will upon others.

I remember a time when debates about gay relationships, porn, abortion etc. revolved around concerns that government was trying to gain control of the bedroom activities of free Americans.

Who knew that a few years later government would make, in this case, a successful attempt to legislate restrictions on personal activities that take place in one’s living room, bathroom, and kitchen?

Un-frickin’-believeable, and…unbelievably sad.

If a property owner wants to make his complex smoke-free, have at it. Let him or her have all of the smoke-free, joy-joy they want.

But, for the government to tell an apartment complex owner that his tenants are forbidden to smoke is a much bigger cancer threat to the country than a wisp of Marlboro exhalation is a bodily cancer threat to one’s next door neighbor.

And it is, in a word, bullshit.

I know...

This ordinance was probably initiated by some self-loathing, too much spare time, namby-pamby, it’s all about the cheeldren, busy body who may or may not live in an apartment complex.

Unfortunately, far too many ninnies today, believe they have been put on this earth to extinguish the behaviors with which they disagree.

And far too often, politicians go along with these “public interest” cabals so they don’t come off as being seen as a heartless ghoul who wants our cheeldren to develop asthma.

In many states and municipalities, business owners are required to run their restaurants, bars, and now apartment complexes in a smoke free way that the government sees fit, not the as the owner sees fit.

Welcome to 21st Century America, bitches…Leave your cigarettes, and more importantly, your property rights and personal freedoms at the door.

As for me? Big Brother can have my smokes when he pries them from my cold, dead, nicotine stained hands.

And now, one last item.

Longtime Bagwine friend and acerbic commenter, Songbird, is having a Birthday today.

If you have a minute to spare, pop on over to her site HERE, and give her some Birthday lovin’.

From what I have gleaned over the years, she loves wet, sloppy tongue action.

Happy Birthday, Songbird.

To the rest of you…Smoke em’ if ya got em’, and…

Cheers!!

F-Word You, You Annoying SOB-Word

It’s Saturday, and today, my son has graciously agreed to stay home this morning, so I can see him.

The little shit forgot that we were going to hang out and have lunch yesterday, and he went out gallivanting with his Grandparents.

I am not incredibly upset, because I know that the boy had fun. It just kinda irritates me.

This little incident made me ponder about other things that irritate me. I’m not talking about major pissers such as war, lying, hypocrisy, and things like that…

I’m talking about less life-altering, day to day types of irritations. One of these irritants is quite topical.

Number one on my list, because it just reared its ugly head once again, is the, “First Letter of an Offensive Word Dash Word Syndrome”.

Jane Fonda said “cunt” on live TV. Jesse Jackson was taped saying, “nigger”. And now, there is a brouhaha over Ben Stiller’s new movie, Tropic Thunder, because it uses various forms of the word, “retarded”.

I neither use nor am I advocating the use of any of these words, but Holy Baby Jeebus, when discussing their use in society can we just say the frickin’ word please? PLEASE!!?

I get so annoyed hearing the talking heads on TV and radio say that so and so said the C-Word, the N-Word, or now, the R-Word.

We all know the word(s) in question, and replacing the entire word with a letter is infantile and doesn‘t change anything.

Hell, this silly, new trend gives me a way to acceptably malign people. Sure, I can’t use the actual word, but if I just replace the word with the first letter and a dash followed by the word, “word”, it is acceptable.

In fact, I may comb the west side of Bagwine this weekend and find a black hooker who is strung out on meth, and mess with her.

When she gets all mad and freaky at me I will simply say, “Yo, C-Word, you are one R-Word N-Word.” See, isn’t that better? Of course not. Dumbasses.

I saw on a post yesterday a couple of references to “midgets”. I was shocked!! I couldn’t believe that people used the M-Word. Don’t they know that M-Words are to be called “little people”? Sunzabitches, I'm telling on you.

I am taking my son a Croissanwich from Burger King this morning. I know that I shouldn’t, because it is probably full of TF-Word (Trans Fat). Oh dear GAWD, when and where will this madness end?

It won’t.

Political Correctness has prevented us from discussing issues like adults. Any “bad word” must be sanitized in debate and discussion by using the, “First Letter of an Offensive Word Dash Word Formula”.

Ha. Maybe that is why Political Correctness is oft times referred to as that “PC- Word."

I love irony; she is such a funny bitch…er…I mean, such a funny B-Word.

Cheers!!