Rowan's Journal

Sorry, not following along with the crowd doing the sexual purity meme that is currently around here. I decided to play along until I got to the "Fucking Sick" part if it where I saw "practicing polyamory" listed. The meme ceased being amusing right there.

I have a thing about blindly following labels, even as unconsciously or 'innocently' as in a meme. It goes all the way back to "pollock" jokes and fat jokes and even blonde jokes. It goes all the way up to kids today saying, "Oh, that's so gay!" to mean something stupid or unfashionable.

Prejudice is prejudice, folks. Yes, maybe I'm touchy because I am poly. But what if it put being bald or being overweight or liking to game under that category. It makes a statement that anyone who practices polyamory is a depraved person. If you actually have that opinion, fine; you are entitled to your own opinion. But if you don't, whether you are poly or not, and you let that question pass you by without a blink, you are allowing bigotry.

Ultrasensitive? Maybe...but then, I've always called people on fat jokes and loser jokes and 'retarded' jokes and race and gender jokes all my life and I'm not about to stop now.

It's not that far away from "towel-head" or "nigger" or "kike" or any of the other pejorative labels we'd be aghast to hear today. It's not that horribly far away from a gang of drunks beating up on the 'limp-wristed' fella from school.

The only way to fight prejudice is to call it and not put up with it, no matter where you find it.

Prejudice is prejudice; bigotry is bigotry.

Different things get to different people, I know this. But one of the best ways to just set me right off is to mislead or deceive. Relationship problems, you think? No, it's FABRIC.

I just opened my Hancock email to see "Dynasty Linen Fabric" featured at $4.99, available in 18 colors and I'm thinking "WOW, how cool is that, my folk can get linen on sale without having to group order" so I rush over and click.

http://www.hancockfabrics.com/product/23931.html

But look a little more closely and you see:

Dynasty Linen Fabric
Content: 65% Polyester/55% Rayon

It isn't linen AT ALL, and not even mostly a natural fiber!

The last I knew the industry had to label more clearly than that, you know, "Linen-like" or some other euphamism. But just plain LINEN and not a speck of linen in it anywhere.

I'd write a nasty letter or email if I thought it would do any good.

Fuckers. I'll continue to order my REAL linen on-line, thankyouverymuch.

Who in the nine hells thinks it's ok to call me during my dinner and try to read at me from the bible?

Me: Hello

Her: HI, I'm ....from .....Bible College. We're calling to encourage bible reading. May I read you a brief passage? (and then starts right into it..where upon I say,

Me; No.

Her: Pardon?

Me. No, it's not ok if you read me a bible passage. *click*

And yes, I hung up on her before I outed myself and said things that would probably get a cross burned on our front lawn.

::steam::

Well, here we go! I've been intending to do this for a long time, what with Wendy, Josie and Bruce referring to it; not to mention my friend, Mark (which reminds me to tell him that I'm finally on!) The challenge for me here ( Read on at your own risk; rant follows! )