tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post6054679309096231383..comments2023-05-20T06:06:39.949-04:00Comments on Cynical Nymph: Les Comtesses on the Chicago Tribune's Massive Dose of WTFeryCynical Nymphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12601814894895238102noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-6374091662787473252011-04-26T00:57:01.861-04:002011-04-26T00:57:01.861-04:00it's SOMETHING, anyway :D
teasing - i met you...it's SOMETHING, anyway :D<br /><br />teasing - i met you guys, and you guys rock!denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-36028628633589954042011-04-25T20:25:43.063-04:002011-04-25T20:25:43.063-04:00The Internet is a little magic for that sometimes,...The Internet is a little magic for that sometimes, isn't it? :DCynical Nymphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601814894895238102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-63903363835103454402011-04-25T17:27:11.571-04:002011-04-25T17:27:11.571-04:00PF;
being sick is, apparantly, a COMPLETELY LEGIT...PF;<br /><br />being sick is, apparantly, a COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE MEANS to become skinny. not an ED, of course - but "consumption" is just so *fashionable*! i swear... sadly, you're probably right - AND she's probably mad you, for not sharing your "real" secrets :(<br /><br />CN; i do; if this were LARP, it'd be a REAL flaw, that i got points for [they have these, in White Wolf systems, one is "weirdness magnet" - weird people just LIKE you; one is "jackass magnant" which should really read "asshole magnant", but "jackass" is acceptable language and "asshole" is "cursing" or cussing or whatever]<br /><br /><br />thankfully, i think i'm slowly meeting better people ;)denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-87425169915304921962011-04-25T14:00:16.827-04:002011-04-25T14:00:16.827-04:00Aw, hell yes.
I suppose I could feel chagrinned...Aw, hell yes. <br /><br />I suppose I could feel chagrinned on behalf of the receptionist, but really, doesn't the "don't comment on people's weight" rule have to kick in <i>some</i>where?<br /><br />Denelian, I remember that story about the obese/ED doctor, too. You have a knack for meeting some real tools. I mean, <i>dude</i>.Cynical Nymphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601814894895238102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-10404132921669710242011-04-25T09:45:07.151-04:002011-04-25T09:45:07.151-04:00Because my biggest concern when I'm disabled e...Because my biggest concern when I'm disabled enough to require a wheelchair is "But does this make me look fat?"<br /><br />[>.<]<br /><br />The receptionist at work asked me how I stay so thin- "I want to look like you!"- and I finally just said it. "I'm thin because I'm sick." <br /><br />I made her so uncomfortable and I don't think I changed her mind on how to view and talk about weight at all.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-90908918131724334902011-04-23T07:46:41.831-04:002011-04-23T07:46:41.831-04:00i suck! until you pointed it out, i didn't rea...i suck! until you pointed it out, i didn't realize that i never qualified gender until the end.<br /><br /><br /><br />it still horrifies *me*, and i've cut off all contact with said person. it was...<br />i mean - he's ALSO disabled! not to this extent, no - but in all the years i've known him, he's done nothing but collect SSI. [not to deride the receiving of SSI - my point is that he should KNOW what being disabled is like, to some extent!]<br /><br />i still don't know which half pisses me off more. sigh<br /><br /><br />but the whole "weigh THIS!" always, always bothers me. i was UNDERWEIGHT all thru high school, but because i have extra large breasts and was forced to wear baggy, unflattering clothing to "hide" said breasts, people thought i was waaaaay overweight - until they saw me in something that actually FITTED me. [i had one doctor give me a lecture for 5 straight minutes on how obeisity is unhealthy, until he happened to notice my *actual* weight on his chart - and his lecture changed, mid-word, on a lecture about how EDs are bad for your health. for the record, i did not have ED. i was just always ALWAYS moving - it's why i have now gained weight, now that i'm NEVER moving]<br /><br /><br /><br />yeah - be skinny in the RIGHT! way! otherwise you're sick, for being what we demand of you! but i'm secretely jealous of your ABILITY to *maintain* the ED that you use to look the way we demand!<br /><br /><br /><br />i really really really really really hate society.denelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-76451830115088560172011-04-22T22:27:02.619-04:002011-04-22T22:27:02.619-04:00Oh. "He." Not to make sweeping generali...Oh. "He." Not to make sweeping generalizations here, but I'm having a hard time imagining a "she" being your conversational partner here. Not so much because I can't imagine a woman saying these things, but because of the order in which they came out of this person's mouth. <br /><br />I remember you telling the first part of this event over in Hell. It remains simply jaw-dropping. Weight loss by any means necessary, unless you actually develop an eating disorder, in which case we are so sad and concerned for you.Cynical Nymphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601814894895238102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29046284.post-69099210812233141582011-04-22T22:10:39.846-04:002011-04-22T22:10:39.846-04:00i came over...
here's one for you: several m...i came over...<br /><br /><br />here's one for you: several months ago, i went to the funeral of a friend. a different friend, who i had not seen in a while, came over.<br />"you look good, you've lost weight" says this friend.<br />i shrug. "my meds make me throw up. a lot. everything. it's REALLY annoying and disconcerting."<br />friend: "well, keep up the good work. i mean, that looks good. to bad about this other, though."<br />me "Other?"<br />"yeah, this wheelchair. i don't care WHO you are, you don't look good in a wheelchair"<br />me "are you under the impression that me being in a wheelchair is a *fashion choice*?!?!"<br />friend "no, no - i know it's not. i'm just saying, you should get out of it. no one thinks a girl in a wheelchair is pretty"<br />me "i can't WALK. what should i do?"<br />friend "well, you shouldn't let people see you in a wheelchair"<br />me "ok, fuck off now"<br />friend "what did i say?"<br /><br /><br />i am not joking. he started with "you've lost weight, you look good, except how it's utterly impossible for you to look good because you're in a wheelchair" and just -didn't get- why that was WRONG.<br />he's been telling people, ever since, that i'm "overly sensitive" and "crazy" and that everyone should avoid me.<br /><br />sighdenelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083149213773118359noreply@blogger.com