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ok, so now that I've moved the discussion of White Privilege to thread with a more appropriate title https://jazzfanz.com/threads/jon-stewart-on-white-privilege-cc-unnamed-posters-etc.32192/ I'll post my latest Pet Peeve When you have a boatload of shopping bags in your car, but forget to...

oooohhhh, now I've gotta do it!!!! before you double-dog dare me!

bump - time to get the Pet Peeves thread back to being just pet peeves! Question - should I "move" the posts about white privilege to this thread? I'm thinking that might be a good thing to do. What do others think?

I'm another who doesn't like the term "white privilege" - - mostly because I think the term "privilege" somewhat derails the concept of an "expected standard of treatment" and for many people elevates it to something along the lines of the concept of the "privileged few" - it tends to make...

Jannero Pargo... completely forgot about him didn't he have a brother (twin?) Jeremy or something like that (too lazy to google...)

wow, these posts have taken the concept of pet peeves to a whole new level.... so many of you have been dealing with some very heavy issues, makes me appreciate our little online interactions even more...

wait, One Brow is Harambe's father? shucks, I never would have guessed.

I sort of took it to mean that we are responsible for ensuring that we don't perpetuate the behavior of past generations overall, I thought it was a very thoughtful essay I posted it in a facebook forum with a lot of black people that focuses on issues of racism, some who post there are quite...

wishing you all the best - I guess since you've changed your username a couple of times, I'd lost track of who you were - things can get intense around here (and just about everywhere these days) so it's good to step back for a bit - hope the Jazz give you something to cheer

I think it is somewhat dependent on the age of the child - I'm thinking that with young children, it's much easier to instill a healthy "fear" of guns than to try to instill respect and understanding. As they get a little older - like 5 or 6 years old, you can start with some of the other...

Most definitely! But it's not just teaching safety, it's instilling a healthy dose of FEAR of guns - - or perhaps I should say a healthy dose of reality as to their dangers. We've had this discussion before and many of the gun enthusiasts are reluctant to do anything that they feel might...

OK, I'm going to make what may seem like a strange connection - - between water safety and gun safety. I think most of us can agree that it's important for children to learn to swim (or adults if they didn't learn as a child). But really, as important (or more important) is teaching basic...

so my opinion isn't important to you? gee thanks... agree ^ furthermore, generally speaking, a person has far more control over their college costs than their healthcare costs - and college costs will generally more limited, whereas healthcare cost could be astronomical (or at least...

oh man oh man oh man, I thought my bracket was busted... Purdue lives to play another game w00t w00t GO BOILERS

AMEN BRO ( or is it BRUH?)

Oh snap. (another one that used to bug me, but I've gotten that out of my system and find it actually pretty useful) I was just about to post pretty much the same thing. Though I think it should be "Stupid AF, Full Stop"

Full stop. Not to change the subject or anything, but what does that even mean, really? I'm hearing it all the time these days, and I know what it's supposed to refer to a period at the end of a sentence - though it's more a term that means you're finished with the thought, no further...

my own sense is that it's possible the State's Attorney considered that when all was said and done, there was a chance that the ability for him to get a "fair trial" was jeopardized by all the publicity, and by the "trial by media" that took place in the weeks after the incident occurred

Agree, I wouldn't at all - - but in some communities, such thinking is completely shunned. Overall, I would like to see more respect for different paths, more flexibility for those who want to consider part-time student status, returning to school to complete a degree, internships and...

wait, what's the "real story" - - I'm stuck in the muck and mire of it here in Chicago, I'd love to know what news outlet outside of the Chicago area have to say!