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September 28, 2009
Generation Weenie
Being "just a copy" is outlawed. I just left Los Angeles, where it's tough to offend anyone about anything. Like NYC, LA is not for everyone. No one cares what you think in either city. It's wonderful. My take: both LA and NYC these days make even Chicago seem like an effeminate Alan Alda-land. PC and unoriginal thought are frowned upon in America's two most important cities. LA and NYC tend to look down on Weenies. If you live somewhere else, try not to be a Weenie.
Frankly, I've been running into a lot of Weenies these days--from cultural liberals who keep surrounding themselves with no one but like-minded people, to religious educated white collars too afraid or too lazy to think anymore on their own, to "professionals" who always reserve the right to do third-rate work. They have this in common: they are highly emotional about keeping to their low aspirations and narrow views of the world.
They've stopped growing--and they are very happy with that, thank you very much. These people have children. It's worrisome.
If you are not sure if you are a Weenie, do see Generation Weenie, for humans "who tend to be insulted, outraged, offended, or traumatized". According to the definition section, you may be one if you: (1) utilize the words offended, outraged, insulted, or traumatized whenever possible, (2) believe nothing is your fault, and you are a victim of circumstance, (3) wear a dorky little ribbon in a half figure eight pattern to signify your solidarity, and (4) sue everybody because you have been wronged.
Posted by JD Hull at September 28, 2009 12:10 AM
Comments
About #3 thank you. I hate those things.
Posted by: Kathleen Casey at September 27, 2009 09:46 AM
Maybe there should be a Weenie Court for all the lawsuits filed by people who are offended, outraged, insulted or traumatized. That way we could still get to laugh at them, but they wouldn't be clogging up the dockets at District Court, Circuit Court, Superior Court, etc.
Posted by: Catherine Mulcahey at September 29, 2009 06:32 AM