We can only hope that "FOX and Friends" Brian Kilmeade made a serious word choice error. If he did not, then he needs some lessons in biology.
On Wednesday morning's "FOX and Friends" Kilmeade was discussing a study done in Sweden and Finland that showed couples who stayed married were less likely to develop Alzheimer's.
The study was done to show the health benefits of remaining in relationships. However, Kilmeade completely missed the point. He said that this study does not apply to Americans because "we marry other species." Therefore the reason Swedes and Finns are healthier is because "they have a pure society."
I wasn't aware that marrying other species was LEGAL in the United States, Kilmeade, because that would involve humans marrying other animals like goats, pigs, and fish. Does he believe people of different races are different species?
Honestly, why was he not forced to apologize for his word choice?
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
When Do We Stop Playing Nice?
When is "playing nice" detrimental to us?
A friend of mine wrote a note listing all the things that really bothered her that she has spent years saying didn't bother her. She wrote about how bothered she is by the number of her friends marrying, by seeing photos of parties that she wasn't invited to, by writing off her nightmares as just bad dreams. I responded with a small list of my own.
How often do we tell people that something is ok when it really bothers us? It seems to me that women especially fall prey to these white lies. We are taught from a very young age to play nice. We have to be polite. If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.
These things sit on our chests for years. Is there something wrong or rude about saying "I don't like this" or "I don't want to do this"? I'll use an example. It really bothers me that one of my friends gripes on about how awful my boyfriend must be and what a louse he is because he doesn't have a job. I'm getting to a point of explosion because I can't tell her to just bugger off, and that she has no right to judge him. Doesn't she know there is a huge recession and even wait staff jobs are hard to find?
So do I just tell her to shut up because it's bothering me? Or do I keep quiet and listen to the "wisdom" of my elders (she is older than me)?
What does being polite get us anymore?
A friend of mine wrote a note listing all the things that really bothered her that she has spent years saying didn't bother her. She wrote about how bothered she is by the number of her friends marrying, by seeing photos of parties that she wasn't invited to, by writing off her nightmares as just bad dreams. I responded with a small list of my own.
How often do we tell people that something is ok when it really bothers us? It seems to me that women especially fall prey to these white lies. We are taught from a very young age to play nice. We have to be polite. If you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all.
These things sit on our chests for years. Is there something wrong or rude about saying "I don't like this" or "I don't want to do this"? I'll use an example. It really bothers me that one of my friends gripes on about how awful my boyfriend must be and what a louse he is because he doesn't have a job. I'm getting to a point of explosion because I can't tell her to just bugger off, and that she has no right to judge him. Doesn't she know there is a huge recession and even wait staff jobs are hard to find?
So do I just tell her to shut up because it's bothering me? Or do I keep quiet and listen to the "wisdom" of my elders (she is older than me)?
What does being polite get us anymore?
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