SHUT. UP.

Honestly, don't you just want to look someone straight in the eye and say with a voice calm as the night sky...shut. up. Just shut up and go eat a sock.
Perusing current events summons up that feeling for me. Of course, almost all news outlets pick up the worst most depressing asinine stories out there, so I get that I'm partly to blame for getting myself worked up the way I do. But sometimes, what I read is just too "who let you out and why aren't you back shoveling cow pies at the circus?"
Such as:
- Why all the vegan, kosher, atkins, south beach, juice fasting, paleo, gluten free, high protein, high fat, macrobiotic, low carb, raw food, P90X, advocare, 10 day detox, Jane Fonda BS? Seriously?! Whatever happened to plain ol' eating healthy and daily exercise? Just eat less, move more! Whyyyyyyy does everyone have to pay an arm and a cellulite-y leg to get information they already (should) know! I mean, I'm all for capitalization and good for those that can make a buck off some poor helpless soul but come on! Common sense. It's free.
- Big Bang Theory. Pretty awesome show, no? And one of the main characters, Penny aka Kaley Cuoco was interviewed in Redbook magazine where she was asked if she considered herself a feminist. Her simple answer was "is it bad if I say no?" Simple and oh so legal according to the First Amendment. She then went on to explain that, in summary, she didn't really identify with being a feminist because she likes to cook, take care of and serve her man.
OMG THE HORROR! You would think she said she likes to mutilate infant babies based on the responses she received from so-called feminazis. Responses such as, "Kaley Cuoco's thoughts on feminism are as tragic as her haircut. Barf." and "That's really sad. I don't think she knows what it means."
God forbid people these days have an opinion. God extra forbid people have an opinion when it's anti-feminist, which her comments weren't even that. She was just talking about her personal preferences when it came to her husband and life and was hurting no one and in return got raked over the coals.
But, leave it to the fems to get their granny panties wadded up their fish whistle and spew venom to anyone who will listen. I'm just disappointed Kaley backtracked and apologized for "offending" anyone. Maybe she needs to read this post of mine.
- Ok so I have a big ass. It's always been there. Sorry or you're welcome, depending on preference. I'm also white. Why does that matter? It shouldn't. It totally shouldn't. However, the author of this article seems to disagree. See, since she is african american, she is peeved that there is a so-called "booty phenomenon" going on right now. And she's mad at people like J-Lo and the media for perpetuating the "trend." Because in her mind, the mainstream is "late to the party" (since when is big booties a new thing?!) and when non-african americans show off their asset, it's "openly glorifying a trait that is largely the invention of African genetics..."
For serious! Fat asses are the invention of African Americans?!
Ridiculous. Flat and utterly ridiculous.
Oh, that and shut up.