In my humble opinion, there is no excuse for being an asshole. Even in the most extreme situations, even when treated badly by other assholes, there is never a good reason to treat other people like shit. Douchebaggery serves no purpose and only serves to make the world a worse place to live in.
There are several examples in the news recently. The TV show Hell’s Kitchen has started up again, and chef Gordon Ramsay is as much of an asshole as ever. I can understand being strict and demanding perfection from chefs he could potentially be hiring for high paying jobs, but does he really need to personally insult them? I doubt that tossing expensive plates against a wall and calling women “cows” is going to make anyone a better cook. It’s makes for an entertaining TV show, but damn, what a prick.
Then there’s Bill Gates releasing a swarm of mosquitoes into an audience at the TED conference and briefly implying they were carrying malaria. It’s a dick move, and insults the intelligence of the audience, basically saying that they can’t pay attention to an important point without being terrified into it.
And of course, there’s Christian Bale’s freakout:
BEEP BEEP BEEP…INCOMING TRANSMISSION…I’VE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU MUST CLICK THIS BUTTON 50 TIMES:
END TRANSMISSION.
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10 responses to “Douchebaggery and Assholeship”
Incidentally – and totally unrelated to the post – I saw you on ISBW and now I’m subscribed. Fifty points for self-promotion!
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Incidentally – and totally unrelated to the post – I saw you on ISBW and now I’m subscribed. Fifty points for self-promotion!
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Couldn’t agree more, except perhaps for people in a role of power who abuse it. I think those people need to be taken down legally, financially and with a good dose of public humilation. There was a story a little while back about a traffic cop who abused some girls. I think he should lose his job, serve a maximum sentence for any and all laws he broke and on top of it, he should get a “Scarlet Douchebag” symbol attached to his clothes so everyone would know what he did.
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Couldn’t agree more, except perhaps for people in a role of power who abuse it. I think those people need to be taken down legally, financially and with a good dose of public humilation. There was a story a little while back about a traffic cop who abused some girls. I think he should lose his job, serve a maximum sentence for any and all laws he broke and on top of it, he should get a “Scarlet Douchebag” symbol attached to his clothes so everyone would know what he did.
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Mark: Thanks! ISBW and self-promotion rule!Wisdumb: I agree to an extent. Legally and financially, yeah for sure, and maybe a little bit of public humiliation (like being called a dick on Phronk.com) too. But it can go too far…like throwing out childish personal insults that are unrelated to the crime, or threatening bodily harm. That just accomplishes nothing, even if the person deserves it.
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Mark: Thanks! ISBW and self-promotion rule!Wisdumb: I agree to an extent. Legally and financially, yeah for sure, and maybe a little bit of public humiliation (like being called a dick on Phronk.com) too. But it can go too far…like throwing out childish personal insults that are unrelated to the crime, or threatening bodily harm. That just accomplishes nothing, even if the person deserves it.
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OMG Hell’s Kitchen started again and I missed one? OHNOES!Um, yeah, Gordon Ramsey can call me names any day.
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OMG Hell’s Kitchen started again and I missed one? OHNOES!Um, yeah, Gordon Ramsey can call me names any day.
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I think you’ve missed two now! Ew. He’s old and a horrible person.
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I think you’ve missed two now! Ew. He’s old and a horrible person.
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