Posted by cloudydaze on June 28, 2006, at 12:50:52 [reposted on July 1, 2006, at 6:22:54 | original URL]
In reply to Re: homeopathy! » cloudydaze, posted by curtm on June 27, 2006, at 22:01:48
> I am not trying to be mean either. I could also say that I don't assume the original poster thinks she (or he- please help) is superior, and I am asking what makes the person feel superior. If the person doesn't feel superior, then the answer to the question would be "nothing." I sincerely hope that everyone DOES have some sort of ego within them. Blablabla
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> I just don't understand the full intent of the original poster's statement.
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> Let's break it down shall we?
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> common
> lazy
> American
> fat[*]ss
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> The only word I dislike is "common." You still feel the same way?
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> I am guilty of being provocative, but I do not intend to be "mean."
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> Love allI wasn't trying to say you were being mean either, but it seems like some people took offense to something that may have been potentially harmless. Just offering another point of view, that's all. :)
I'm with you, though - I don't fully understand the intent either. Was the original poster calling himself (or his previous self - before homeopathy) a common lazy American fat(*)ss? Hmmm. Whatever he/she meant by it, I have no reason or intention of taking offense.
It seems to me that he was pointing to the idea that America is an "overweight country". Yeah, it a generalization, but *apparently* it's true...at least according to the news...
I think maybe he meant that he's breaking out of that stereotype?
I could be totally wrong, but I think this person is just really enthusiastic about finding something that works!
Again, just my opinions. Sometimes I have trouble keeping them to myself :)
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