Aislin feels it only sporting to inform you that you may henceforth consider sexy brought.

Feb 08, 2008 12:37

You know, I could really live without my aunt filling my inbox with forwards. I give her my email because I care about her and want to include her in my big exciting travels, and I get 700+ Kb chain letters, "inspirational" right-wing propaganda, and lame jokes.

It wouldn't even annoy me if she didn't know damned well that I'm a fucking Democrat. The Northern side of the family and the Southern have had this out; we've agreed not to talk politics in one another's presence. Hell, we've all seen what happens when I so much as point out the suck of a generic new-country song capitalizing on cheap faux patriotism (the sort that implies that if you think differently than the administration about what's good for the country, you don't really love the country)-- I get bitched out about our forefathers' sacrifices which we're dishonoring for an hour solid. I should like to note that I made no such political commentary-- I just pointed out its failings musically, in that it sounded like every other country song of the last 10 years or so (why can't you rock like you used to, country? Is it because folk ran off and became its own genre?). So why is it okay for her to send me spammy messages about how awesome intolerant, religious lunatic conservatives are, or how "ha ha, no one likes Hillary 'cause she's a bitch"?

I love all of my family. Deeply. But they can be very, very trying when they refuse to let me question their life views (or horrid taste in music) without getting all pissed off, then merrily mock mine.

Ah, well. Term's over! I've had time to clean my room, and am as a result no longer living in utter squalor! =D
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