Comments | ivy_chan: i can't help but feel like the walls are closing in

ivy_chan

i can't help but feel like the walls are closing in

May 16, 2010 11:50

Well, in the span of these past four days, I have seen both Iron Man 2 and Robin Hood...although I don't feel like writing up a detailed recounting of those movies at the moment. I'll do that later, when I don't have relatives downstairs I'm supposed to go greet. Not that I particularly feel about it, because my uncle and my dad are sitting in the ( Read more... )

politics, issues, real life, i hate the human race, family

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You have DnD this afternoon! aflightoffancy May 16 2010, 15:59:37 UTC

So at least you have an escape for today!

Re: You have DnD this afternoon! ivy_chan May 16 2010, 16:50:35 UTC

*sadness*

lvsinsanity May 16 2010, 21:32:00 UTC

Wish there was something I could say or do to help T_T

ivy_chan May 17 2010, 00:30:14 UTC

I'm feeling better after a nice, long day of D&D. Good god, though. Why must my family be stupid!Republicans?

lindentreeisle May 17 2010, 01:04:11 UTC

I'm sorry, that sucks. :( Especially since it's in your immediate family, not just your extended (which is bad enough).

ivy_chan May 17 2010, 01:48:51 UTC

Yeah, it's in both my immediate AND extended family. Today, my uncle and dad were specifically bitching about The Bowing Incident. In which Obama bowed to the Japanese emperor in a show of tradition respect, honoring both the man and his culture. Apparently he bowed too low and they don't like Obama bowing, anyway.

Key tidbits from Uncle: "We're in America, not Asia! We wear business suits and go to meetings!"

*when I pointed out that he was showing deference to culture, like you're supposed to in the Middle East by not wearing crosses* "I'll wear a cross all I want when I go to the Middle East, and carry around an AK-47 to show I don't change for anybody!"

Both of these people worked for the military (dad Air Force, uncle Army,) so they know what they're supposed to do in another country. Both of these people work for the government. I am floored by the ignorance.

lindentreeisle May 17 2010, 01:55:47 UTC

Yeah. And you don't really want to fight them, because they're family...You can't ignore them like you can ignore people you don't care about when they are ignorant, or shout at them. So it's just fucking exhausting trying to deal with it. The racism thing has got to be frustrating too; I have another friend who has had similar ignorant shit thrown at her from the white half of her family, and I can't imagine how hurtful that must be. :\

Earlier I was hanging out with a friend, and the GI Joe theme came on his ipod, and he mentioned something about how the GI Joe intro is just kind of awesome and makes you proud to be American. And I said maybe that's what being a neocon is like- you honestly believe you can solve any problem by soaring in on your jetpack with your assault rifle, fucking shit up, and knowing everything you do is absolutely right because you're American, dammit.

I'm glad I'm not that ignorant, but it must be kind of nice to know you're right all the time.

ivy_chan May 17 2010, 02:24:32 UTC

Yeah, I really don't want to fight, but I just can't help speaking up when they say this stupid, ignorant, sometimes downright hurtful crap. I start to feel like I might be better off if I didn't speak up, but that makes me feel like their silencing tactics are getting through. Gaah.

Yes, that sounds about 100% accurate. A lot of these uber American types seem to like the idea of blowing up everyone who disagrees with us. Which, you know, is the sort of mindset we're supposed to grow out of by age eleven.

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batmarg May 17 2010, 21:01:03 UTC

Was Robin Hood good?

Sorry about your dad. I'm not an Obama fan(pretty neutral about they guy), and even I'm getting tired of my grandma doing the same. (Though I think she does that w/ every politician cuz she did the same w/ Bush). That really has to all get old. :(

*HUGS*

ivy_chan May 17 2010, 21:15:47 UTC

Robin Hood was interesting. They took a highly historical approach to the story, but they also stripped the story of some basic elements. The characters were fairly unrecognizable. I found it an entertaining watch, but it's kind of like AU fanfic. Just pretend that it has nothing to do with Robin Hood the story, and you'll be good.

ivy_chan May 17 2010, 21:17:37 UTC

And it's not that I'm an Obama fan so much as I approve of a lot of the socio-political things he's been doing. And I think that their desperate attempts to find some complaint about him strikes at race issues. I mean, good god, of all the stupid things to pick on. There are plenty of legitimate complaints, and they choose that one.

batmarg May 18 2010, 17:58:13 UTC

Yeah. That's a STUPID complaint, luckily one my family doesn't make.

And I'm honestly not bothered when they complain about the health care bill (I'm not really a fan, unless I am allowed to opt out. That said, it def needed SOME kind of reform). It just bothers me when they complain that he said hey to the wrong guy, dared to take a vacation, etc.

The real prob I have is that my grandma believes anything she hears on Fox and that my uncle doesn't think Rush is "that bad". Even my conservative father thinks that guy is batshit insane.