Lei the Mercenary quibbed this

a strong willpower, self-control and self-discipline may be hard to achieve or work out for some people but we should try our best. i mean, having such strength of will power enhances understanding of one’s self and empowers us as a person. and being empowered means having to be responsible for your actions and their consequences.

August 17th, 2005

Lei the Mercenary quibbed this

yes, action is very important. self-empowerment should not just be a pretense that you are, indeed, empowered. it should also reflect in our deeds. and as christopher put it, these should be actions that make meaningful changes in our life. so, in order for us not to be victims, we should be empowered in thoughts and in deeds. and we should take responsibility for our own actions.

August 17th, 2005

Trouble the Pirate spake, and sayeth

Let?s just call a spade? A human-powered, hand-held portable earth extraction and relocation device. I completely agree with your post Christine? And Chris? comment drives the nail home, although I find both types equally irritating.
Screw polysyllabic buzz-words like ?empowerment?, they?re coined by self-help gurus, to perpetuate the ?victim mentality? that they feed off of. Try common sense? And where that?s inadequate, how about get off your ass and learn something.
To be fair, it?s everyone, not just Americans, though the trend is really obvious with the US because much of the world looks to it for example.
Personally, I will die a slow horrible death of lung cancer, imprisoned for statutory rape, but probably be too drunk to notice? Mea culpa?

August 18th, 2005

Yzabel the Virgin penned this

I’ve commented on a post on another blog about the same “we claim we’re victims” theme, not so long ago. I swear, I sometimes laugh a lot at the sueing “mentality”–unfortunately, the hot coffee example is another proof that someone pissed in the gene pool, and that we’re now facing the consequences with stupid people who find stupid excuses instead of taking responsibility.

Seriously, I agree that there are actually very few circumstances in which we’re really victims. I’m evidently not talking of getting mugged in the street and the likes, but of the kind of things you describe in your post. Getting off our asses tend to already help a lot in not feeling victimized. Of course, it’s harder than whining. Of course, we can’t dive in self-pity and make others pity us when we DO something. Of course, it demands action, and not remaining passive. Guess it’s all about wanting to feel in control of one’s life, or not.

On the other hand, as long, as people who sue for a hot cup of coffee get their way, other people will follow. They’d be stupid to pass on easy money made that way. *snarls*

August 19th, 2005

Yzabel the Virgin got all philosophical

We should just go back to the good old darwinian theory–survival of the fittest. After all, it’s worked this way in the world since before Man appeard, why should we go on rewarding the stupid and incompetent who only contribute to the downgrading of our genes;)

August 19th, 2005

ticklebug the Groupie uttered

I am overweight, and I don’t blame anybody but myself. Not everybody is like this.

However, your post was well written and spot on. I, too, think the “victim mentality” sucks. But I also wonder if these people who sue over frivolous bullshit are just out to make money because their greedy dogs rather than doing it for the sake of getting sympathy.

People choose to over eat as a coping mechanism, but seeing how adversely it affects ones health, there are alternate ways to cope with hardships in life. There is hope: medication and counseling to get to the core of the problem. This goes for anorexics and those bulimics as well.

August 20th, 2005

beau the Virgin scribbled

excellent entry, and the comments have all been good points to be made. too many people, especially in the US, suffer from the ‘poor me’ syndrome, imho. and empowerment only justifies those negative emotions. Too many people waste their energy being offended by others.

oh well, pity those who pity

btw, i got here surfing blogexplosion. i think a bookmark is in order

lates
beau

August 21st, 2005

Tara Tainton the Virgin uttered

What a fantastic blog entry!! ANd a great premise for setting up a site. Love your writing style(s) and what you have to say. We need more honest bloggers in the world: courageous males AND females.

Keep it up…I’ll be back for more!

August 25th, 2005

eric the Lil' Devil hunt n' pecked this

ok, fat people! listen! as a guy who is currently studying to be a personal trainer i have the answer,want to be skinny? this is not a miracle pill or 5 minute workout! listen now for free! step1: PUT DOWN THE GODDAMN FORK STEP2 TEP AWAY FROM THE TABLE STEP3:GET OFF YOUR FUCKING ASS FOR ANOTHER REASON THAN YOUR 27TH TRIP TO THE REFRIDGERATOR! GET A CLUE YOU WORTHLESS WASTES OF SPACE! its simple dont exceed the amount of calories that your body burns in a day,

March 3rd, 2006

ticklebug the Groupie remarked

Thanks Eric, you solved all my problems! /

March 3rd, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil added

well if thats your real pic you had no problems if it’s not though call dr. phil or richard simmons and fuckoff

March 3rd, 2006

ticklebug the Groupie commented

Eric, why should I reach out to Dr. Phil when I’ve got you?
Christopher, yes, I really love people like Eric — cutting the bullshit and getting right to the point.
Love you all

March 3rd, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil pontificated

ok there sweetheart i just fell in lust, nice!

March 3rd, 2006

Keith the Director penned this

Jesus this post is disgusting…I have no love for fatness! If you are fat you have no one to blame but yourself. You “CAN NOT” blame McD’s or Bk wendy’s etc. Like eric said about the calories. I studied the human body for 4 yrs in college and no the ins and outsa sa teacher prep/fitness major i know what it is and isn’t capable of. If you fucking eat 5000 calories a day and sit around playing fuckign dungeons and dragons, magic, myst or any other game or you sit and watch soap operas and tv guess what einstein you’re gonna gain weight. You cannot burn more calories than you consume in a day without exercise. So don’t fucking try it.
There is no drug that will burn fat while you sleep you lazy piece of shit…yes there are supplements to “HELP” do such things…notice the caps and quotes I said “HELP” you’re lazy ass needs to get on a bike, oliptical or a treadmill or hey guess what this can be acomplished for free on the god damn sidewalks in you neighborhood! It’s called WALKING more than the avg 25 ft from your fucking chair/couch to you fridge! If you want to be skinny don’t bitch and complain about all the good looking ppl geting laid while you masterbate to the internet or movies. Take that time and put it to good use by exercising and trying to score some ass for yourself in the real world when you get the chance!

March 3rd, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil got all philosophical

couldn’t of said it better myself

March 3rd, 2006

Tim the Virgin added

All you say is correct, but usually people who are overweight are dealing with a root psychological issue as well (probably from an actual victimization as a child). If they don’t address that, all the weight loss plans in the world won’t work.

However, ultimately, they will still need to be the ones motivating to get to therapy as well as the gym.

September 5th, 2007