Words that need to die

• Fab4Runner

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401387 wrote:"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.

  I looked up the pictures of Kristen Bell that I think you are referring to, and to me it looks like she is showing her friend her belly. Should she do that on a public street? Maybe not. But neither should a non-pregnant woman. That said, she isn't strutting around for the sole purpose of showing off and having the paps take pictures.
• ts1227

  

  Epic
• Con_Alma

  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.

  O.K. Thanks for clarifying. There's definitely a time when exposed midriffs aren't generally accepted. We do indeed disagree that being pregnant is one of those times.
• Gardens35

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• Tiernan

  thugger
• Manhattan Buckeye

  This pic?
  
  http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kristen-bell-shows-off-bare-baby-bump-while-out-and-about-in-la-picture-2013272
  
  No way my wife would do that. My mother-in-law would pee her pants if she saw my wife doing that. Congrats to her for her pregnancy but it isn't a circus act.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401405 wrote:This pic?
  
  http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kristen-bell-shows-off-bare-baby-bump-while-out-and-about-in-la-picture-2013272
  
  No way my wife would do that. My mother-in-law would pee her pants if she saw my wife doing that. Congrats to her for her pregnancy but it isn't a circus act.

  That one and this one:
  
  http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/27/article-0-1855DB80000005DC-442_634x849.jpg
  
  Again, she is showing her belly to her friend. She could have done so inside rather than on the street, but she is not running around showing it off to the cameras nor treating it like a circus act.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  I'm pretty sure the magazines needed her permission to post the pics, if not stage it entirely. Agree to disagree, but in our family we keep this stuff private. Congrats to her, who is the father?
• Con_Alma

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401405 wrote:This pic?
  
  http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kristen-bell-shows-off-bare-baby-bump-while-out-and-about-in-la-picture-2013272
  
  No way my wife would do that. My mother-in-law would pee her pants if she saw my wife doing that. Congrats to her for her pregnancy but it isn't a circus act.

  
  The comments below that picture are entertaining.
• Tiernan

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401416 wrote:but in our family we keep this stuff private.

  Christ...have some fun once in awhile. Absolutely great that Kristen shows off her belly! Wish we could seen how big the boobs were getting too.
• 4cards

  

  Words that need to die
  
  Man cave & prolly come to mind but the one that kills me is one by sister in law uses all the time " No offense, but..."
  Which is right before she offends someone
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Her hair is definitely pretty..that's why it is obvious it is a staged photo. There isn't anything private about it. I did enjoy her in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Underrated film. She's a very attractive woman. But back to the topic, this is a flaunt.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1401416 wrote:I'm pretty sure the magazines needed her permission to post the pics, if not stage it entirely. Agree to disagree, but in our family we keep this stuff private. Congrats to her, who is the father?

  Her fiance, Dax Shepard.
• BR1986FB

  4cards;1401422 wrote:Words that need to die
  
  Man cave & prolly come to mind but the one that kills me is one by sister in law uses all the time " No offense, but..."
  Which is right before she offends someone

  That's usually the same as "no disrespect, but"...you just know the disrespect is coming right after that.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Good lord the guy from Idiocracy? She might have been better off with Russel Brand (never thought I'd say that).
• formervoice

  Fab4Runner;1401414 wrote:That one and this one:
  
  http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/27/article-0-1855DB80000005DC-442_634x849.jpg
  
  Again, she is showing her belly to her friend. She could have done so inside rather than on the street, but she is not running around showing it off to the cameras nor treating it like a circus act.

  Yeah, she totally needs to lift her shirt up to show her belly to the friend because that shirt she was wearing had some secret powers that would conceal the size of her stomach.
• O-Trap

  

  FatHobbit;1401377 wrote:"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.

  I don't think it's an issue of confusion over the meaning, though. I think it's just overused.
  

  Tiernan;1401403 wrote:thugger

  lol!
• Fly4Fun

  

  I don't mind when people say no offense. I think they are trying to convey that they aren't going to say the upcoming words out of malice but instead trying to be helpful. However, I think the person saying that also at the same time needs to realize that just because you say no offense or no disrespect, doesn't mean that the person will receive the words in a friendly way and not get angry or upset.
• 4cards

  

  Fly4Fun;1401448 wrote:I don't mind when people say no offense. I think they are trying to convey that they aren't going to say the upcoming words out of malice but instead trying to be helpful. However, I think the person saying that also at the same time needs to realize that just because you say no offense or no disrespect, doesn't mean that the person will receive the words in a friendly way and not get angry or upset.

  ...that's exactly correct. I can't think of one time when my sister in law hasn't offened the person she's saying not offense,but...."and that's when the fight started!"
• like_that

  

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

  
  LOL at the irony.
  
  +1 to hubby.
• O-Trap

  

  Fly4Fun;1401448 wrote:I don't mind when people say no offense. I think they are trying to convey that they aren't going to say the upcoming words out of malice but instead trying to be helpful. However, I think the person saying that also at the same time needs to realize that just because you say no offense or no disrespect, doesn't mean that the person will receive the words in a friendly way and not get angry or upset.

  This is why I think there are better ways to phrase it. It might take a little longer, but I think if we chose our words more carefully in situations where someone might otherwise become upset, we could avoid any unnecessary confrontation. Maybe something like, "I hope that you take this the way I mean it, as I would not want to upset you or make you think I don't respect you, but ..."
  
  Yeah, it's longer, but if you're saying it, you've lost maybe 3 seconds. Is that really such a price to pay if you genuinely respect the person enough that "no disrespect" is actually true?
• Polar Bear 73

  I have two sports related words/terms that I don't like:
  
  "Physicality"
  
  This one is 3 words, but I can't stand "score the basketball". You can score, or you can shoot the basketball, but how the hell do you "score the basketball"?
• OSH

  

  Polar Bear 73;1401466 wrote:I have two sports related words/terms that I don't like:
  
  "Physicality"
  
  This one is 3 words, but I can't stand "score the basketball". You can score, or you can shoot the basketball, but how the hell do you "score the basketball"?

  Going sports related..."my bad."
  
  I know it's probably used outside of athletics, but man, the times you hear it in training sessions or matches is awful.
  
  We all know it was your bad, don't say anything about it, just fix it. And quit doing the same thing over and over again, while continually saying "my bad" thinking it'll be alright.
• O-Trap

  

  OSH;1401468 wrote:GWe all know it was your bad, don't say anything about it, just fix it. And quit doing the same thing over and over again, while continually saying "my bad" thinking it'll be alright.

  Our football coaches would give us extra work for saying this or "my fault" on the field (even in practice). If you're actually sorry about it, you fix it. THAT's how you say "my bad." You get it right the next time.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;1401456 wrote:LOL at the irony.
  
  +1 to hubby.

  LOL! How did I miss this first time around?