Gemonk posted a question asking what the three things that annoyed you most were. I tried to answer, but unfortunately it was too long and it wouldn’t let me post it. So, I decided to make my answer an article.
1. People who immediately change the subject when they know you have a point.
2. People who try and convert me and then say I'm not Christian because I believe in reincarnation and not hell and then start trolling me about it.
Example:
Religious-nut: Do you believe in God?
Me: What?
Religious-nut: Do you???
Me: I guess...
Religious-nut: Good. Do you believe he's out savior?
Me: I- what?
Religious-nut: Well?
Me: Um, no. I believe that humanity 'saves' and changes itself by learning how to become more spiritually involved and achieve enlightenment.
Religious-nut: You mean you don't believe in Jesus?
Me: I never said that.
Religious-nut: But that's what you meant!
Me: Um, no. My dad's a minister, so...
Religious-nut: For what? A Satanist church?
Me: I'm Christian.
Religious-nut: NUH-UH!
Me: *sigh* yes. For god's sake, I'm a freaking Christian.
Religious-nut: DON'T USE THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN!
Me: *Facepalm*
Friend: Hey, Rosalie. What's u-
Religious-nut: DON'T TALK TO HER! SHE'S NOT CHRISTIAN!
Sorry for the long example. I've actually had this conversation with many people before. God, it annoys me.
3. People that will ignore/deny facts even when you shove them in their face.
4. Republicans.
Example:
Me: What do you mean, the Arizona law's not racist?
Republican: It's not! All it says is that if an illegal immigrant does something wrong, they have to give their ID to make sure they deserve to be in this country!
Me: Okay, first of all, not all Mexicans are illegal immigrants. What you were probably trying to say was "If MEXICANS do something wrong..." you said illegal immigrants.
Republican: I-
Me: Secondly, that's not even what the Arizona law is. The Arizona law says that a police officer can randomly stop a Mexican person on the street and ask them for their papers, and if they don't have them, even if they're legal and were born in this country, they can be arrested.
Republican: So? Everyone has to do that! They can just show their drivers licence or something!
Me: That's different than your birth certificate and immigration papers. Also, it's completely racist that police can stop someone on the street and FORCE them to show papers. If they tried to do that to a white person, they'd be sued for assault.
Republican: Yeah, but lots of people are sneaking in from MEXICO. It makes sense.
Me: No it doesn't! It's completely racist! You're Jewish, what if someone made it a law that Jewish people had to have their proof of citizenship papers on them at all times?
Republican: Don't be stupid. Mexicans are illegal immigrants, not Jews.
Me: *Facepalm* First of all, that's not even true. Second of all-
Republican: Besides, people couldn't do that to Jewish people. That would be completely racist.
Me: ...
More than half of my school consists of Mexican kids, so I decide to do something kind of mean, but a this point he deserved it.
Me: WOW ERIC, YOU BELIEVE THE ARIZONA LAW IS RIGHT AND THAT MEXICANS DESERVE IT?
Of course the big crowd of kids that was all around us heard me and immediately started yelling at Eric. He just sits there with a smug look on his face until they leave.
Me: Now do you see? Not all Mexican people are illegal immigrants. You're a white Republican. As long as you get your 'white power' and no one inconveniences you, you don't care how many lives you ruin.
Republican: Oh please. White people work really hard to stay in this country HONESTLY. all Mexicans do is sit around being lazy feeding off of white taxpayers dollars.
Me: WHAT????? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
Republican: Yeah.
Me: I- after all those Mexican students told you what a douche you were and how racist the Arizona law is, you still think it's reasonable?
Republican: Duh. They probably don't watch the news, anyway. They probably don't even know what it is.
Me: I- I don't even know how to debate with you.
And yes. Sadly, that was a real conversation I've had, too. No exaggerations.
4. Oh yes, it keeps going. LIARS. People who take credit for your ideas and get all the credit. I’m one of the smartest kids in my school, but people assume that I’m not. It’s very strange, but when I’m in a group, the group might be doing something wrong, or unnecessarily complicated, and I suggest that we do something else, and no one even reacts to what I just said. They just act like I’m not even there. Then I suggest it again, and they say, “No, this is easier. Your idea doesn’t make sense.” And continue doing it the wrong way. Of course, that idea ends up failing, and they have to try something else. Well, they end up trying EVERY LAST THING THEY COULD POSSIBLY TRY BESIDES MY IDEA (all the while I’m repeatedly suggesting my idea and they continue to snap at me), until finally someone else suggests my idea, and then they attempt it. And it almost always works. But do they give me credit for it? Noooo. They give the other person who suggested it the second time credit for it.
Sorry about this, but, example:
Kelly: *trying to get all of the soap out of the beaker and into the graduated cylinder.*
Me: Um, this is a middle school science experiment trying to teach us how to use a graduated cylinder. I don’t think it needs to be perfect.
Kelly: But if we get it wrong we’re going to fail!
Me: Okay… but-
Ravin: Yeah, Rosalie. STFU.
Me: Whatevs, spazz. *under my breath* idiots.
Arlene: Okay Kelly, it’s fine now.
Kelly: Okay.
Me: WHAT?
Kelly: Now let’s make sure it sinks to the bottom.
Me: Why? If we’re setting it on a scale and weighing it, it won’t matter as long as it’s in the cylinder.
Kelly: No, it has to be on the bottom to weigh the beaker down.
Me: …………………… Okay, Ms. Teacher!
Teacher: Yes? Do you need help?
Me: Kelly, explain.
Kelly explains.
Teacher: ……………… um, it’s fine, Kelly. You can just weigh it down. It’s just a small chemistry lab. It doesn’t need to be exact, either.
Me: HA!
Ravin: You could have told us!
Me: Ravin, I swear to god…
5. (Last one!) My school.
If you haven’t noticed by now, I hate my school and most of the people in it, kind of. My school is ALL about team building, and family, and loving each other. At the beginning of the year, we were introduced to this system called the Matrix system, where you get ‘golden tickets’ if you’re good and ‘missteps if you’re bad. We had four two-hour assemblies that went over the rules on a sheet of paper called the Matrix. Then, you got introduced to teachers on the other ‘team’ (our grade’s divided up into two teams. The teachers on your team are the ones that teach your core classes.) and THEY went over the rules of the Matrix. Then you rotated with your Homeroom and met the teachers on your own team and they went over the rules with you, AGAIN. Then, finally, classes start and you go over the rules for the fifteenth time with EVERY TEACHER. AGAIN. Each time they give you a new rule sheet, of course. I recycled all of them. I think the most memorable time for me then was my crazy Homeroom teacher saying, “Now everyone take out your Matrix copy so we can go over it… Rosalie, why don’t you have your Matrix out?” and I said, “Because I recycled them.” And she said, “What? You should never lose the Matrix! It’s your life now!” And I looked her straight in the eye and said, “I must have a pretty boring life, then.”
Anyway, sorry for the long article. I just have to rant sometimes.
1. People who immediately change the subject when they know you have a point.
2. People who try and convert me and then say I'm not Christian because I believe in reincarnation and not hell and then start trolling me about it.
Example:
Religious-nut: Do you believe in God?
Me: What?
Religious-nut: Do you???
Me: I guess...
Religious-nut: Good. Do you believe he's out savior?
Me: I- what?
Religious-nut: Well?
Me: Um, no. I believe that humanity 'saves' and changes itself by learning how to become more spiritually involved and achieve enlightenment.
Religious-nut: You mean you don't believe in Jesus?
Me: I never said that.
Religious-nut: But that's what you meant!
Me: Um, no. My dad's a minister, so...
Religious-nut: For what? A Satanist church?
Me: I'm Christian.
Religious-nut: NUH-UH!
Me: *sigh* yes. For god's sake, I'm a freaking Christian.
Religious-nut: DON'T USE THE LORD'S NAME IN VAIN!
Me: *Facepalm*
Friend: Hey, Rosalie. What's u-
Religious-nut: DON'T TALK TO HER! SHE'S NOT CHRISTIAN!
Sorry for the long example. I've actually had this conversation with many people before. God, it annoys me.
3. People that will ignore/deny facts even when you shove them in their face.
4. Republicans.
Example:
Me: What do you mean, the Arizona law's not racist?
Republican: It's not! All it says is that if an illegal immigrant does something wrong, they have to give their ID to make sure they deserve to be in this country!
Me: Okay, first of all, not all Mexicans are illegal immigrants. What you were probably trying to say was "If MEXICANS do something wrong..." you said illegal immigrants.
Republican: I-
Me: Secondly, that's not even what the Arizona law is. The Arizona law says that a police officer can randomly stop a Mexican person on the street and ask them for their papers, and if they don't have them, even if they're legal and were born in this country, they can be arrested.
Republican: So? Everyone has to do that! They can just show their drivers licence or something!
Me: That's different than your birth certificate and immigration papers. Also, it's completely racist that police can stop someone on the street and FORCE them to show papers. If they tried to do that to a white person, they'd be sued for assault.
Republican: Yeah, but lots of people are sneaking in from MEXICO. It makes sense.
Me: No it doesn't! It's completely racist! You're Jewish, what if someone made it a law that Jewish people had to have their proof of citizenship papers on them at all times?
Republican: Don't be stupid. Mexicans are illegal immigrants, not Jews.
Me: *Facepalm* First of all, that's not even true. Second of all-
Republican: Besides, people couldn't do that to Jewish people. That would be completely racist.
Me: ...
More than half of my school consists of Mexican kids, so I decide to do something kind of mean, but a this point he deserved it.
Me: WOW ERIC, YOU BELIEVE THE ARIZONA LAW IS RIGHT AND THAT MEXICANS DESERVE IT?
Of course the big crowd of kids that was all around us heard me and immediately started yelling at Eric. He just sits there with a smug look on his face until they leave.
Me: Now do you see? Not all Mexican people are illegal immigrants. You're a white Republican. As long as you get your 'white power' and no one inconveniences you, you don't care how many lives you ruin.
Republican: Oh please. White people work really hard to stay in this country HONESTLY. all Mexicans do is sit around being lazy feeding off of white taxpayers dollars.
Me: WHAT????? ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
Republican: Yeah.
Me: I- after all those Mexican students told you what a douche you were and how racist the Arizona law is, you still think it's reasonable?
Republican: Duh. They probably don't watch the news, anyway. They probably don't even know what it is.
Me: I- I don't even know how to debate with you.
And yes. Sadly, that was a real conversation I've had, too. No exaggerations.
4. Oh yes, it keeps going. LIARS. People who take credit for your ideas and get all the credit. I’m one of the smartest kids in my school, but people assume that I’m not. It’s very strange, but when I’m in a group, the group might be doing something wrong, or unnecessarily complicated, and I suggest that we do something else, and no one even reacts to what I just said. They just act like I’m not even there. Then I suggest it again, and they say, “No, this is easier. Your idea doesn’t make sense.” And continue doing it the wrong way. Of course, that idea ends up failing, and they have to try something else. Well, they end up trying EVERY LAST THING THEY COULD POSSIBLY TRY BESIDES MY IDEA (all the while I’m repeatedly suggesting my idea and they continue to snap at me), until finally someone else suggests my idea, and then they attempt it. And it almost always works. But do they give me credit for it? Noooo. They give the other person who suggested it the second time credit for it.
Sorry about this, but, example:
Kelly: *trying to get all of the soap out of the beaker and into the graduated cylinder.*
Me: Um, this is a middle school science experiment trying to teach us how to use a graduated cylinder. I don’t think it needs to be perfect.
Kelly: But if we get it wrong we’re going to fail!
Me: Okay… but-
Ravin: Yeah, Rosalie. STFU.
Me: Whatevs, spazz. *under my breath* idiots.
Arlene: Okay Kelly, it’s fine now.
Kelly: Okay.
Me: WHAT?
Kelly: Now let’s make sure it sinks to the bottom.
Me: Why? If we’re setting it on a scale and weighing it, it won’t matter as long as it’s in the cylinder.
Kelly: No, it has to be on the bottom to weigh the beaker down.
Me: …………………… Okay, Ms. Teacher!
Teacher: Yes? Do you need help?
Me: Kelly, explain.
Kelly explains.
Teacher: ……………… um, it’s fine, Kelly. You can just weigh it down. It’s just a small chemistry lab. It doesn’t need to be exact, either.
Me: HA!
Ravin: You could have told us!
Me: Ravin, I swear to god…
5. (Last one!) My school.
If you haven’t noticed by now, I hate my school and most of the people in it, kind of. My school is ALL about team building, and family, and loving each other. At the beginning of the year, we were introduced to this system called the Matrix system, where you get ‘golden tickets’ if you’re good and ‘missteps if you’re bad. We had four two-hour assemblies that went over the rules on a sheet of paper called the Matrix. Then, you got introduced to teachers on the other ‘team’ (our grade’s divided up into two teams. The teachers on your team are the ones that teach your core classes.) and THEY went over the rules of the Matrix. Then you rotated with your Homeroom and met the teachers on your own team and they went over the rules with you, AGAIN. Then, finally, classes start and you go over the rules for the fifteenth time with EVERY TEACHER. AGAIN. Each time they give you a new rule sheet, of course. I recycled all of them. I think the most memorable time for me then was my crazy Homeroom teacher saying, “Now everyone take out your Matrix copy so we can go over it… Rosalie, why don’t you have your Matrix out?” and I said, “Because I recycled them.” And she said, “What? You should never lose the Matrix! It’s your life now!” And I looked her straight in the eye and said, “I must have a pretty boring life, then.”
Anyway, sorry for the long article. I just have to rant sometimes.
