Words that need to die

• Heretic

  

  I definitely agree with "baby momma/daddy". Congrats, people: you came up with a way for poor, stupid people to say "parent" that's painfully retarded.
• formervoice

  Heretic;1401303 wrote:I definitely agree with "baby momma/daddy". Congrats, people: you came up with a way for poor, stupid people to say "parent" that's painfully retarded.

  It just seems so, I dont know, disrespectful I guess. Just dont know what bugs me about it. Maybe it is because those who say it are usually trashy and retarded kind of people I guess
• Con_Alma

  It's a passive agreessive attempt at absolving the speaker of ackowledging their own choice to have physically been intimate with the other parent.
  
  
  It's sickening.
• BR1986FB

  dlazz;1401141 wrote:swag
  yolo

  Yolo is a lazy asses way of saying "carpe diem."
  
  I can't stand 'stacation." It's a friggin vacation where you're not going anywhere, assholes...NOT a stacation.
  
  And "prolly." It's probably, butthole.
• OSH

  

  Not a word, but I hear "It is what it is" all the time now.
  
  I hate it. Of course "it is what it is," it surely isn't going to be "it is what it isn't" or "it isn't what it is."
• justincredible

  

  I agree with pretty much everything in the thread so far. Also add "preggo" and "preggers." And "totes" (when used as a replacement for totally).
• Commander of Awesome

  

  hubby
  
  Christ I hate that word.
• BR1986FB

  Commander of Awesome;1401342 wrote:hubby
  
  Christ I hate that word.

  Unless the word "chubby" is in front of it and it's a spectacular Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401273 wrote:I would presume you would wear clothing over it. I think most of the hatred (probably annoyance is a better word) is the recent phenomenon of celebrities exposing themselves in a manner that wasn't acceptable before - like Sleeper said normally we don't walk around with our midriffs out, heck I don't even walk to the men's room from our pool without putting on a t-shirt. My wife always wears a cover-up top and bottom even at the pool unless she's in it.

  So do you think it is okay for a famous woman to expose her midriff as long as is she isn't pregnant (à la basically every celeb who has been in a magazine)? Who decided that once there is a baby bump is becomes unacceptable?
• Con_Alma

  Fab4Runner;1401346 wrote:So do you think it is okay for a famous woman to expose her midriff as long as is she isn't pregnant (à la basically every celeb who has been in a magazine)? Who decided that once there is a baby bump is becomes unacceptable?

  There are times when an exposed midriff is "normal" and generally accepted, yes. That's not usually when there's a pregnant belly involved.
  
  Each person decides if they find something personally appalling or not but society collectively tends to shift appearances based on the responses they are getting as a whole.
  
  It think it lacks humility and decency myself.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Con_Alma;1401354 wrote:Therre are times when an exposed midriff is "normal" and generally accepted, yes. That's not usually when there's a pregnant belly involved.
  
  Each person decides if they find something personally appalling or not but society collectively tends to shift appearances based on the responses they are getting as a whole.
  
  It think it lacks humility and decency myself.

  Pretty much agree....there are a couple of ladies at our condo that are pregnant and hang out at the pool and I suspect most people are ok about it. They cool off in the pool, cover up and go back to their business.
  
  Contrasting to my yahoo! a few days ago when Kristen (Kristin? don't know her name) Bell is showing it off as if anyone should care. It just smacks of a "look at me!" attitude that is a major turn-off for guys (and many women).
• Con_Alma

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401364 wrote:... It just smacks of a "look at me!" ...

  
  This is exactly what it comes down to.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Asian GFs are more modest.
• O-Trap

  

  formervoice;1401306 wrote:It just seems so, I dont know, disrespectful I guess. Just dont know what bugs me about it. Maybe it is because those who say it are usually trashy and retarded kind of people I guess

  It's used often to refer to the other genetic donor of a child that a person loves.
  
  I asked a few of the kids in the teen program, and they explained that it's indeed a passive aggressive way to acknowledge a person's child lovingly while acknowledging the other parent in as cold and detached a way as possible. My words, but the sentiment I got from them.
  

  OSH;1401319 wrote:Not a word, but I hear "It is what it is" all the time now.
  
  I hate it. Of course "it is what it is," it surely isn't going to be "it is what it isn't" or "it isn't what it is."

  
  Logically, something cannot both be and not be at the same time and in the same respect. I believe that's one of the more accurate principles of Aristotelian logic.
  

  justincredible;1401340 wrote:I agree with pretty much everything in the thread so far. Also add "preggo" and "preggers." And "totes" (when used as a replacement for totally).

  I've not yet heard "totes." I dread that day.
• Con_Alma

  Commander of Awesome;1401370 wrote:Asian GFs are more modest.

  In public at least.
• FatHobbit

  

  formervoice;1401241 wrote:Baby mamma, baby daddy, etc.

  Lol, I agree it sounds trashy. But it is always a little confusing when I talk about my daughter's mother. If I call her my ex, people assume we were married. If I say my daughter's mother it sounds a little strange and then they want to know more of the story. Baby mama is much more succinct and it's clear you were never married. Kind of another somewhat more polite trashy way to say "that chick I knocked up once."
• Fab4Runner

  

  Con_Alma;1401354 wrote:Therre are times when an exposed midriff is "normal" and generally accepted, yes. That's not usually when there's a pregnant belly involved.
  
  Each person decides if they find something personally appalling or not but society collectively tends to shift appearances based on the responses they are getting as a whole.
  
  It think it lacks humility and decency myself.

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401364 wrote:Pretty much agree....there are a couple of ladies at our condo that are pregnant and hang out at the pool and I suspect most people are ok about it. They cool off in the pool, cover up and go back to their business.
  
  Contrasting to my yahoo! a few days ago when Kristen (Kristin? don't know her name) Bell is showing it off as if anyone should care. It just smacks of a "look at me!" attitude that is a major turn-off for guys (and many women).

  Agree to disagree. I see absolutely nothing wrong with a bare, pregnant stomach. On the contrary, actually. I think growing a baby is a beautiful miracle.
  
  And perhaps these women aren't showing off for anyone at all. Should they not live their lives simply because cameras follow them around? I see plenty of pregnant women at the beach or pool and no one pays any attention whatsoever. Why should a celebrity not be able to indulge in those same activities?
  
  Your problem should be with the people and the publications who buy and sell said pictures and put them on websites and magazines. Not with the pregnant women who are simply going about their daily lives in most cases.
• FatHobbit

  

  OSH;1401319 wrote:Not a word, but I hear "It is what it is" all the time now.
  
  I hate it. Of course "it is what it is," it surely isn't going to be "it is what it isn't" or "it isn't what it is."

  "It is what it is" is just a way to say you don't like something but there's nothing you can do about it so you're going to make the best of a bad situation.
• Con_Alma

  Fab4Runner;1401376 wrote:Agree to disagree. I see absolutely nothing wrong with a bare, pregnant stomach. On the contrary, actually. I think growing a baby is a beautiful miracle.
  
  And perhaps these women aren't showing off for anyone at all. Should they not live their lives simply because cameras follow them around? I see plenty of pregnant women at the beach or pool and no one pays any attention whatsoever. Why should a celebrity not be able to indulge in those same activities?
  
  Your problem should be with the people and the publications who buy and sell said pictures and put them on websites and magazines. Not with the pregnant women who are simply going about their daily lives in most cases.

  Do you disagree with my statement that each person decides if they find something personally appalling or not? After all, that was the point of my post that you copied.
  
  I agree a growing baby is a beautiful miracle. A lot of things are beautiful miracles. That doesn't mean that modesty shouldn't prevail.
• sleeper

  

  I wouldn't call making a baby a miracle. It's science bro. Science.
• Con_Alma

  sleeper;1401380 wrote:I wouldn't call making a baby a miracle. It's science bro. Science.

  Who said anything about making a baby?
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "Your problem should be with the people and the publications who buy and sell said pictures and put them on websites and magazines. Not with the pregnant women who are simply going about their daily lives in most cases."
  
  I see your point, but the one I am making is celebrities aren't going about their daily lives, they are flaunting it. It isn't normal.
  
  No one would confuse me for Channing Tatum, but even if they did I would be a embarrassed to just randomly pull my shirt up to flex my abs in front of a camera.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Con_Alma;1401378 wrote:Do you disagree with my statement that each person decides if they find something personally appalling or not? After all, that was the point of my post that you copied.
  
  I agree a growing baby is a beautiful miracle. A lot of things are beautiful miracles. That doesn't mean that modesty shouldn't prevail.

  I agree that every person decides. But you also stated that are times when an exposed midriff is "normal" and generally accepted, and that's not normally when a pregnant belly is involved. I have a problem with that, because I see no difference in a normal bare stomach and a bare pregnant stomach. What makes one normal and decent?
  
  I disagree with your statement about humility and decency in general, which is why I said agree to disagree.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  sleeper;1401380 wrote:I wouldn't call making a baby a miracle. It's science bro. Science.

  To quote Chris Rock, "Even roaches have kids". Really not that impressive or "miracle".
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Fab4Runner;1401390 wrote:I agree that every person decides. But you also stated that are times when an exposed midriff is "normal" and generally accepted, and that's not normally when a pregnant belly is involved. I have a problem with that, because I see no difference in a normal bare stomach and a bare pregnant stomach. What makes one normal and decent?
  
  I disagree with your statement about humility and decency in general, which is why I said agree to disagree.

  Big difference IMO. Same reason no one wants to see a fat person's midriff. It's gross and not pleasant to look at. If you're fat, or got a gut, cover it up.