5 things that really grate my cheese.
1. People who stick up for Twilight. Just don't do it.
As a Literature major i could give any would be Twilight fan a list of the reasons why Stephanie Meyer is an awful writer and should never again be allowed use of a pen. However, there is a tendency to fall back to, "i don't mind bad writing, i like the story"
As an avid reader, i would the be inclined to point out the fact that the storyline is a copied, watered down and desexualized version of True Blood. At best. Also, as a connaseur of Gothic Fiction, i would point out that Edward is not a vampire, just a pasty guy with a glitter problem.
If the Twilight fan still stands to their book and claims that they like the way it makes them feel, I would be forced to hit them on the head. With a shovel. Repeatedly until their eye sockets bleed.
The feminist in me would be wielding the shovel, because for all that can be said about bad writing and crappy plot, the crux of what pisses me off about Twilight is that Bella is a helpless madonna figure who spends a collective 1200 pages or so being saved by her abusive boyfriend and claiming that she'll love him forever no matter how many times she is brutalized and maimed. And this is the image of teen love being fed to our young women.
I have Twilight. I hate it's fans more.
2. People who view pets as chores. Its not that much effort to take the dog for a walk, or change the cats litter. Given how much you pet probably cares about you, follows you around and wants to do what your doing, how can you begrudge them a walk around the block, or a trip to the yard at 4 in the morning to pee.
3. People who refuse to not argue. Most of the time, the argument isn't worth it. I make a habit of abstaining from pointless argument because i don't have the energy to debate what the capitol of Zimbabwe is with you. This really peeves me when i know i'm right about something (i.e. The capitol of Illinois is Springfield, and someone says 'No, it's Chicago). There is no way for me to prove you're wrong just through dialogue, so we're stuck with you being stupid and me being annoyed.
Worse still is when we start discussing something more rooted in ideology, and regardless of what points are made, one party isn't budging. There is a difference between respecting someones opinion and trying to show them that their logic is faulty. This particular irritation usually surfaces in arguments about religion or politics. No matter that Bush's approval rating when leaving office was 18%, or that he left our country in a war and a huge budget deficit, I'll still argue that he's one of the best presidents we've had. If you were to look at the availible information and consider logically, you would be forced to change your opinion, and i think some people would rather be stubbornly ignorant than do so. grrr.
4. People who don't merge when they should. When you see the sign, you merge. If you try to ride the ending lane, you just cause more trouble when your finally forced to merge. You are a total wanker and you shouldn't be on my road.
5. Fanatical people. There is nothing in this world so spectacular that it has no faults. If you can't recognize faults in something you love, than you are ridiculous and illogical. For example, i love pugs and think Welsey is pretty fantastic. However, pugs do have resperatory problems, they have facial folds than need cleaning, and it takes great patience to train the stubborn fuckers. This relates to my dislike of argumentative people, but goes a little deeper. Have a good reason for liking what you like, and further don't obsess because it makes you creepy and socially ostracized. So, if you really really love poodles, anime, Lord of the Rings, football, ect... be moderate in conversations.
As a Literature major i could give any would be Twilight fan a list of the reasons why Stephanie Meyer is an awful writer and should never again be allowed use of a pen. However, there is a tendency to fall back to, "i don't mind bad writing, i like the story"
As an avid reader, i would the be inclined to point out the fact that the storyline is a copied, watered down and desexualized version of True Blood. At best. Also, as a connaseur of Gothic Fiction, i would point out that Edward is not a vampire, just a pasty guy with a glitter problem.
If the Twilight fan still stands to their book and claims that they like the way it makes them feel, I would be forced to hit them on the head. With a shovel. Repeatedly until their eye sockets bleed.
The feminist in me would be wielding the shovel, because for all that can be said about bad writing and crappy plot, the crux of what pisses me off about Twilight is that Bella is a helpless madonna figure who spends a collective 1200 pages or so being saved by her abusive boyfriend and claiming that she'll love him forever no matter how many times she is brutalized and maimed. And this is the image of teen love being fed to our young women.
I have Twilight. I hate it's fans more.
2. People who view pets as chores. Its not that much effort to take the dog for a walk, or change the cats litter. Given how much you pet probably cares about you, follows you around and wants to do what your doing, how can you begrudge them a walk around the block, or a trip to the yard at 4 in the morning to pee.
3. People who refuse to not argue. Most of the time, the argument isn't worth it. I make a habit of abstaining from pointless argument because i don't have the energy to debate what the capitol of Zimbabwe is with you. This really peeves me when i know i'm right about something (i.e. The capitol of Illinois is Springfield, and someone says 'No, it's Chicago). There is no way for me to prove you're wrong just through dialogue, so we're stuck with you being stupid and me being annoyed.
Worse still is when we start discussing something more rooted in ideology, and regardless of what points are made, one party isn't budging. There is a difference between respecting someones opinion and trying to show them that their logic is faulty. This particular irritation usually surfaces in arguments about religion or politics. No matter that Bush's approval rating when leaving office was 18%, or that he left our country in a war and a huge budget deficit, I'll still argue that he's one of the best presidents we've had. If you were to look at the availible information and consider logically, you would be forced to change your opinion, and i think some people would rather be stubbornly ignorant than do so. grrr.
4. People who don't merge when they should. When you see the sign, you merge. If you try to ride the ending lane, you just cause more trouble when your finally forced to merge. You are a total wanker and you shouldn't be on my road.
5. Fanatical people. There is nothing in this world so spectacular that it has no faults. If you can't recognize faults in something you love, than you are ridiculous and illogical. For example, i love pugs and think Welsey is pretty fantastic. However, pugs do have resperatory problems, they have facial folds than need cleaning, and it takes great patience to train the stubborn fuckers. This relates to my dislike of argumentative people, but goes a little deeper. Have a good reason for liking what you like, and further don't obsess because it makes you creepy and socially ostracized. So, if you really really love poodles, anime, Lord of the Rings, football, ect... be moderate in conversations.