I spoke too soon. I wandered over to Bitch phd’s site. I admit, my reading has been sketchy the past long while, and the comments there were nonexistent – couldn’t access ‘em before today. Shame I found a way to fix that particular problem.

She’s two posts into digging herself one hell of a crater, let me say, and at this point I’d volunteer to help shovel all that excess dirt back on top just to get her to Shut Up. It’s…I know I’m bad at apologies, but this is ridiculous.

Link to 1st post Here

Link to 2nd post Here

Bitch phd postes an email she got from her boyfriend. Was supposed to contain ‘irony’. Now, I’ve a rather dry wit and can indeed find irony in damn near everything.

Definition of irony from Answers.com –

irony n. , pl. -nies . The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.

It had no irony because the insults were the minority groups and the language used to describe ‘em. There’s nothing opposite in that and it certainly isn’t satire. People are surprised and hurt – the sheer amount of comments, the contents of ‘em and the ‘excuse me, you’re being an ass’ show that much. I don’t understand why she isn’t giving a damn.

So, as I said, read most of the comments in both posts, though the righteous indignation and then defense at her boyfriend’s letter (which I can sort of understand some kind of defense, since he’s a loved one, but s’gone a bit too far) & her comments on the Republican party & ‘Teabagging’, the cracks at clinging to PC Armor (yes, because everyone Cares Deeply about The Underdog, dontcha know. Care so much I’ve got scars, so I do), transphobia, sexism (y’ever notice that relying on sexism, among other things, for insults is intillectualy lazy? And say! Also rude as hell?), ablism (I mean, come on, even – I – managed to apologize for using lame months ago after t’was said, & my brain loves scrambling backwards when shits’ pointed out.), transphobia and …..

- peers at the comments -

What is this? Slipshod arguments against polyamory by a commenter derailing the rest of the blog posts’ Fail. Ugh. Poly isn’t the reason she’s being a reactionary tool, that should never have been brought up.

So. Yes. Bullshit. Her comment b’low’s a good example of the general failure.

And now I am going to go teach writing to a bunch of middle schoolers.
Today’s lesson will be about how transgendered people are not funny.

(Sorry. Couldn’t help it. Suck my balls.)

(Sorry.)
bitchphd | Homepage | 04.16.09 – 12:38 pm

…..Yeah, you’re not the only one who’s sorry.

Now, Monty Python.

- Oh. And about claiming lame as a metaphor?

ie; “Oh, please. There is such a thing as a dead metaphor.”

Why Yes, there is such a thing as a dead metaphor. And when that happens, such metaphores get retired, & no one uses them, and thus they fall out of favor and common knowledge. ‘Lame’ is not a metaphor, and certainly not a dead
one. When you can’t claim ignorance, apparently it’s A’Okay! to claim you’ve shitty writing practices as a teacher. Such as using ‘dead metaphors’ in writing. Good to know.

-Edited to add: I know I missed shit as I skimmed a goodly chunk, m’eyes can’t take nearly that many comments and well, it does get repetative. missed anything, do let me know.