I Am outraged. My boss(who I thought I was making progress on)

[charliebrown]

He was, as any who have read my threads know, A limbuaghtamy, Insanity listener. I have made mistakes in trying to change(convert him).

He has been cool and even went to listening to AAR on his puter somedays. And even listening to someone(sorry I dont know the name), a guy who is conspirosy theory. I guess he is known here on DU cause thats where he got the site.

I have to work daily while he plays on the internet. So I told him about democratic underground. He always laughed at me and that caused all the problems I have posted. F@cking idiot!!!

Today, He says Bush is the only one to vote for. He says, Kerry is a socialist, Edwards is a metrosexual, if K/E we will have metrosexualsocialists who care more for thier appearance then thier stance.

I wanna go back to flattening tires and quiting my job there now.

I won't do either cause you here at DU taught me that that was wrong, of course, but wrong on all levels.

Thanks for listening to my rant and GOODNIGHT!!!

Thanks DU

[Tropez]

1. keep your head up. VOLUNTEER! We need you this year!

[Lilli]

2. I'm sorry...Know it sucks

We have close family members that are uber Bush fanatics.
I'll never understand why either.

Its got to be harder to deal with someone from work that you see daily. We just avoid politics. :shrug:

[charliebrown]

5. Its harder when you know where he stands.

I won't go into the history here cause I made mistakes and was wrong. Thankyou for understanding!!!

[lostnfound]

3. Hang in there but stop letting your happiness be controlled by 1 man

He's just a guy. Who cares what he thinks?

[kerryin2004]

4. Sounds like he is an issue talking kind of guy..

Kerry is a socialist and Edwards is a metrosexual..HMmm better keep those metrosexuals out and make sure to keep our new fascist party in charge..I can see his point.I mean he is such a deep man on issues(sarcasm off)

[charliebrown]

9. I agree and keep my eyes open.

I just wanted to say it...lol. I am off to bed now.

I just let off steam to you all here at DU.

Hope thats ok and thank you all!!

Sweat dreams to each and every one on DU!!

[fugue]

6. *What* is a metrosexual?

I keep hearing this, and I have no clue what it means!

[Tesibria]

8. Metrosexual defined by WordSpy

metrosexual (met.roh.SEK.shoo.ul) n. An urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
—metrosexuality n.


Example Citations:


At dinner the other night, my date listed the calorie count of the main entrees, raising an eyebrow at my chicken Alfredo selection after he had ordered a salad. I saw him check his reflection in the silver water pitcher three times. During dessert, he looked deeply into my eyes and told me he thought what we have together is very special. It was our third date.

It was then that I realized why my dating life has been as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle since I arrived in Washington. This city, unlike any other place I've lived, is a haven for the metrosexual. A metrosexual, in case you didn't catch any of several newspaper articles about this developing phenomenon (or the recent "South Park" episode on Comedy Central), is a straight man who styles his hair using three different products (and actually calls them "products"), loves clothes and the very act of shopping for them, and describes himself as sensitive and romantic. In other words, he is a man who seems stereotypically gay except when it comes to sexual orientation.
—Alexa Hackbarth, "Vanity, Thy Name Is Metrosexual," The Washington Post, November 17, 2003



The typical metrosexual is a young man with money to spend, living in or within easy reach of a metropolis — because that's where all the best shops, clubs, gyms and hairdressers are. He might be officially gay, straight or bisexual, but this is utterly immaterial because he has clearly taken himself as his own love object and pleasure as his sexual preference. Particular professions, such as modeling, waiting tables, media, pop music and, nowadays, sport, seem to attract them but, truth be told, like male vanity products and herpes, they're pretty much everywhere.
—Mark Simpson, "Meet the metrosexual," Salon.com, July 22, 2002

http://www.wordspy.com/words/metrosexual.asp

[Tesibria]

10. Metrosexual defined by wiktionary

Etymology
Blend of metro, city, and heterosexual.

Note: there is some discussion about this definition indicating earlier uses of the term.

Created by Mark Simpson (http://www.marksimpson.com/pages/journalism/metrodaddyspeaks.html) in July 2002 in an article (http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/07/22/metrosexual/) for the US based web site Salon.com (http://www.salon.com/).

His own definition is "The typical metrosexual is a young man with money to spend, living in or within easy reach of a metropolis -- because that's where all the best shops, clubs, gyms and hairdressers are. He might be officially gay, straight or bisexual, but this is utterly immaterial because he has clearly taken himself as his own love object and pleasure as his sexual preference. Particular professions, such as modelling, waiting tables, media, pop music and, nowadays, sport, seem to attract them but, truth be told, like male vanity products and herpes, they're pretty much everywhere."


Noun
metrosexual (plural metrosexuals)

A young, urban professional, usually male and heterosexual, concerned with self-image, self-indulgence and money.
A young man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals, but is in fact heterosexual.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Metrosexual

[darkism]

11. People consider Edwards...

...metrosexual?

No wonder I like him so much!

[Radio-Active]

17. I know, it's funny

that more Republicans seem to be familiar with this word than Dems. They are an awfully obsessed bunch, aren't they?

[Tesibria]

7. the conspiracy guy

... just curious ... Michael Ruppert??

[Dem_Loyalist]

12. I know EXACTLY what you mean brother

I work for a small law firm. 3 very well to do lawyers that are, needless to say, slightly to the right of Attila the Hun. I ride a bus to work every day while they cruise on in, whenever it suits them, in their, now get this, spiffy new luxo cars...one has a BMW M5, one has a Hummer and the other has that silly high performance Corvette, I don't remember the model but my boss is babbling about it all the time. Does anyone really NEED that sort of self indulgence? This is where a tiny bit of socialism could do a LOT of good. Keep working on the boss. It sounds like you might have some hope of opening his eyes. I know it's useless with my bosses.

[porphyrian]

13. Slap the shit out of your boss and take a dump on his desk.

I am wishing explosive diarrhea on him and his family now...

[foo_bar]

18. diarrhea isn't the answer to every problem

What if they ate (edit: were forced to eat) a habanero pepper first? My opponent is soft on diarrhea.

[porphyrian]

19. OK, explosive habanero diarrhea...

...and only one square of toilet paper.

[foo_bar]

21. WMD

if you pronounce them "wegetables", like Walter Koenig.

[progressivebydesign]

14. Hi CharlieBrown!

Just remember.. the other Charlie Brown, no matter HOW many times Lucy pulled the football out from under him, he kept trying. I don't think he can be converted, he's a lost cause. You need to use your time and mental energies where they count.. helping to get the vote out for Kerry.

Your boss is just goading you. No one, with a brain, would actually parrot the term "metrosexual" that way, and would not actually call a Democrat a "socialist". I doubt he actually knows the meaning of that word. He's just screwing with you mind. Don't do anything you'll regret... just write his opinion off. He'll find out soon enough, if Bush wins, how much more fucked up the country can get, and what a mistake he made parroting the shit he hears on the radio.. without thinking for himself.

So.. Chill out at work. And find more constructive ways to express your Kerry energy.

[DefenseLawyer]

15. If the guy is stupid enough

to believe John Kerry is a socialist, he's obviously too stupid to be reasoned with. Ask him when he last read Marx or Saint-Simon and exactly where John Kerry's positions would fit in. Surprise! He has no idea what you are talking about. Alas, like his college drop out disk jockey hero Rush, the mouth breather is talking out his ass.

[TexasChick]

16. Did you tell this tard that Bush & Co are fascists?

These retards definitely do not understand that our democracy is at stake!!! Why on earth would anyone think that the chimp will keep us safe? He lies about spreading freedom and democracy througout the world while he slowly and slyly takes away ours!!! Tell this punk to Google PNAC!!! Some people are just so clueless, it's sickening!!



Jennifer

[ghostsofgiants]

20. "Kerry is a socialist"

Excuse me for a moment...

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Oh man. That was great.

[Sugarbleus]

22. Heehehee

I WISH Kerry was a socialist. Do any of the RW dimwits even understand what that term means?????????????????????????

ULTRA CONSERVATIVE FASCISM=GOOD

DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM=BAD

WTF?

A Serious RW Deprogramming Unit is needed.

[NuttyFluffers]

23. just say metrosexualsocialists are the epitome of cool!

and give a nice, big, friendly grin and wink to your boss. he's just trying to get you to react. get him to react instead. :D

republicans hate 'cool' and all that is associated with it. also point out 'flattering tidbits' every now and them about him, his dress, his manner, and call it 'cool' and 'hip'. it'll cause cognitive dissonance. nothing like false kindness, knowledge of your 'opponent' and a sharp tongue to gut people. enjoy!

:evilgrin:

[ghostsofgiants]

24. Yeah, that'll show the square.

Haha, I kid, I kid.

[Iris]

25. I'd be curious to know

what he thinks a "socialist" is?

Did he go to college? Did he get a student loan? Even if he didn't get a student loan, did he go to a public college? Did he go to public schools in k-12? Does he take weekends off?

[NoPasaran]

26. Flattening tires and quitting your job is wrong?

Uh oh.

[2ndPlatoon]

27. Your rant is a little spooky.

I hope you would already know that flattening tires because someone has different political views than you is wrong. I would hope you don't need a website to tell you that.

[Red State Rebel]

28. I understand your frustration...

Hang in there - we will win this fight!!! :) :) :)

[leesa]

29. So many stupid people in power....

Ask him for a definition of socialism. I doubt he has the slightest idea of what it means.

[charliebrown]

30. He says as an example:

That they want to just nationalize health care instead of trying to fix it. I am not supposed to be on here at work so I can't go on more now. Whats really f@cked is that he says hes not voting for shrub either. Voting Liberatarian...lol. OOPs gotta go.