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I had to hide my sister's posts from my newsfeed. I could devote a 50 page thread just to her hateful, stupid crap.

And my nephew has turned into a conservative racist redneck while I wasn't looking. I was shocked at some of the things he was posting, but I never said anything. He was evidently offended by my liberal posts & unfriended me sometime in the past week. We were always close, & he was more like my brother than my nephew, so that hurts. :cry:

At least he's not religious like his mom.

I find facebook to be less and less valuable, and I never loved it to begin with. Half my friends are liberal, some others, and my family and old HS group are conservative, and while i have separate groups, etc, I find that i just don't post much--mostly watch what others are doing.

I suspect there are days I could be unfriended by everyone if I showed a pic of me having a Chick- fil - et sandwich with a cup of Starbucks....

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How do you take a phone call from a dead person? Or are you supposed to magically know that a person was going to die ahead of time?

Someone in my feed posted this and I asked the same question. Shockingly, she did not unfriend me (yet).

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I was tempted to ask what the 12 offenses that he should be impeached for are, but I do not what to deal with stupid today. I wonder if this person even understands what impeached means. :angry-banghead:

There is also the inconvenient historical fact that Nixon was not impeached. He resigned to avoid it.

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An old youth leader of mine posted about her step daughter refusing to attend a rainbow flag raising ceremony at her high school. I can't remember whether this ceremony was intended to show the school's support for marriage equality or for LBGTQ students.

She told us how proud of this 13 year old girl she was, and praised her for "creating conversation opportunities."

I'm concerned because that's very self assured for a girl that age. Even though they live in a remote, conservative community I wonder how that went down with her classmates.

But mostly I'm sad for my friend. ten years ago she was such a sweet person, a very compassionate, caring mainstream Christian. Then she married this widower ten years her senior and moved out west with him. Since then she's been linking to a lot of conservative, mostly anti gay blogs. When I've seen her in person she's been very reserved.

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I have a conservative Catholic friend who posts a lot of anti-abortion, anti-Planned Parenthood stuff on fb.

This recent one (I was kind of stalking through the side feed; she may have just liked it rather than shared it) is really making me want to scream though.

Since I don't know how to post images on here :oops: I'll just share the text: "Planned Parenthood's Supply Chain Economics: Worst Condoms - Most Abortions." This was posted originally by Students for Life America.

I'm just like whaa??? :doh: Now I have never been to a Planned Parenthood, but I'm doubting they are the unborn-baby murdering factories the right wing makes them out to be. But is this trying to say that Planned Parenthood purposefully gives out crappy condoms that fail so women will get pregnant and then abort and line the pockets of PP?

It's just so ridiculous. And I didn't know that Planned Parenthood was a condom manufacturer... I thought they just supplied the same condoms that one would purchase at any drug store. So what the hell with the "worst condoms" part?

I also think it's faulty to assume that people who get pregnant after using contraception will always abort, which seems to be an underlying assumption.

But to suggest that PP's contraception is part of some abortion conspiracy. :angry-banghead:

Makes me very frustrated when I see otherwise intelligent people completely turn off their brains when the subject is abortion/contraception/PP.

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In light of the fact that Plan B will now be available over the counter to women as young as 15 and abstinence supposedly being something of the dark ages, some asshole I went to high school with said that he's going to write a book entitled "What to Expect When You're Expecting (Because You're an Irresponsible Little Tramp)." Instant defriend action was taken. :angry-banghead:

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In light of the fact that Plan B will now be available over the counter to women as young as 15 and abstinence supposedly being something of the dark ages, some asshole I went to high school with said that he's going to write a book entitled "What to Expect When You're Expecting (Because You're an Irresponsible Little Tramp)." Instant defriend action was taken. :angry-banghead:

Being the vindictive bitch I am tempted to be at times. I would have asked were all those girls you had sex with in high school having sex with themselves? After all this idiot has to realize 2 to tango and such. Then again such arguments are just sometimes not worth it.

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Being the vindictive bitch I am tempted to be at times. I would have asked were all those girls you had sex with in high school having sex with themselves? After all this idiot has to realize 2 to tango and such. Then again such arguments are just sometimes not worth it.

I seriously considered calling him out, but the guy is really kind of scary. He has very odd beliefs and has a history of arson. Yes indeedy, he set fire to a church as a teenager. :shock: He also has never been one to attract women and posts a lot of whiny, misogynistic MRA type stuff. There are other conservatives I have no trouble debating, but I'd rather just not ever have contact with him again. :?

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A guy I've known most of my life/went through school with posted this today:

"Sometimes I think God allows us to stray off the path just so we can experience the joy that comes with getting back on the path. Thankful for having the faith that when I do stray, He will lead me back."

What kind of sadistic god would do that? It's like the Pearls setting up a kid for failure so they can beat him.

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In addition to the conservative stuff, there are people on Facebook who still post things about urban legends that Snopes has debunked. I'm not talking about the Boston marathon or 9/11 conspiracy theories either, but legends that have been going around before Facebook. One I saw just yesterday was a variation of the "helpful stranger" turning out to be a potential rapist or murderer that was said to happen in a mall parking lot involving a woman with a flat tire. Some of those people even think that Snopes is biased, or in on the 9/11 conspiracy theories. The person who posted that urban legend is a cousin who is in another state whose husband has managed to isolate her from everyone, especially after her mom died of cancer. We've seen red flags about her husband being potentially abusive, but since she won't see it or speak to any of us, there's not much anyone can do about her.

While, in my opinion, snopes gives a fair tit-for-tat analysis, sometimes their word choices reveal their personal feelings. I feel like I've got a little bit of insight into the Mikkelson's beliefs. OK by me; it's their site, but I could see how conservatives, in all their paranoia, might be suspicious. There is another site, friendlier toward are right-leaning friends, called Truth or Fiction. They say pretty much the same things that snopes says, but snopes is written better. So, when someone tells you about snopes' bias, put them in touch with truthorfiction.com :auto-mysterymachine:

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Why haven't I noticed this thread before?

Oh my goodness so much stupidity on FB, so much. I'm at the point where I am about ready to delete every conservative friend I have because the majority of them have been posting the most hateful, ignorant, tin hat wearing crap lately.

Add me to the group of people who make people all pissy because I post Snopes or other factual links to prove their idiotic posts wrong.

My absolute "fave" FB comments have to do with conservative folks hating that I am a proud US voter who votes far left and currently lives in Canada. Never mind that it's my constitutional right to vote, apparently I shouldn't because I "abandoned America. If I cared it about it I should have stayed and made it better." Umm sorry that me moving to Canada with my Canadian husband when we both were laid off while I was pregnant was so offensive. This was said to me by my HS best friend. A childhood family friend asked me, "why do you hate my children?" (He only has one) and then went on and on about the blood of tyrants (Obama) spilling over America and even worse garbage.

I've had at least 6 different people throw complete hissy fits over the fact I vote. I can guarantee they wouldn't feel that way if I voted GOP.

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I hate it when someone links to Snopes, because then I get all sucked in... must check out the truthorfiction site.

My stupid stuff on FB moment lately has been the fact that my future sister-in-law has started a placenta encapsulation business. Debating whether or not to like it, in the interests of peace, but not amused by the fact that she presents herself as a registered nurse (she has her RN, but she hasn't worked in a hospital because she got pregnant pretty much right after she graduated and married) and talks about how she hasn't experienced any post-partum blues (the kid is just over a month old, which she doesn't disclose).

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Help me out. What am I missing? It just looks like a football game to me.

That's what I thought at first too. Click see more below the caption. It drops down to a lengthy story about prayer at a football game.

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Well facebook is the one app that reveals all the hateful stuff people hide behind the bless you heart smiles

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And yet another fundie friend with a sadistic god:

"I'm still in alot of pain. The devil told me I needed to stay in the bed and rest. I told the devil that I could rest before during and after church. Because everywhere Im at Jesus brings me comfort. After church I took my favorite girls to Mr gattis."

She has breast cancer & has had two major surgeries, the latest one a few days before this post.

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"It is Great to see you pushing through the pain to be in God's House today... Love you all" - from my former pastor's wife/co-pastor.

"All you do for the glory of God and not for anyone else. Bless you and God's hand over you." - from a lady who was my best friend & dropped me when I stopped drinking the koolaid.

I want to tell her to stay in the damn bed & take care of herself.

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And yet another fundie friend with a sadistic god:

"I'm still in alot of pain. The devil told me I needed to stay in the bed and rest. I told the devil that I could rest before during and after church. Because everywhere Im at Jesus brings me comfort. After church I took my favorite girls to Mr gattis."

She has breast cancer & has had two major surgeries, the latest one a few days before this post.

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"It is Great to see you pushing through the pain to be in God's House today... Love you all" - from my former pastor's wife/co-pastor.

"All you do for the glory of God and not for anyone else. Bless you and God's hand over you." - from a lady who was my best friend & dropped me when I stopped drinking the koolaid.

I want to tell her to stay in the damn bed & take care of herself.

I'm glad my Catholic God said to stay home after my major breast cancer surgery. Your immune system takes a beating from both surgery and cancer, you're more likely to pick up all the germs present wherever people are gathered.

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And yet another fundie friend with a sadistic god:

"I'm still in alot of pain. The devil told me I needed to stay in the bed and rest. I told the devil that I could rest before during and after church. Because everywhere Im at Jesus brings me comfort. After church I took my favorite girls to Mr gattis."

She has breast cancer & has had two major surgeries, the latest one a few days before this post.

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"It is Great to see you pushing through the pain to be in God's House today... Love you all" - from my former pastor's wife/co-pastor.

"All you do for the glory of God and not for anyone else. Bless you and God's hand over you." - from a lady who was my best friend & dropped me when I stopped drinking the koolaid.

I want to tell her to stay in the damn bed & take care of herself.

Why isn't co-pastor encouraging her to stay in bed, and maybe bringing her some other church members to minister to her? "where two are there are gathered..." and all that, she doesn't need to drag her sick ass to church to hang with god.

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I always link to Snopes when I see those things. I even go so far, every couple of weeks or so, to just type out Snopes into my status, with a comment about how it takes about as much time to snopes-check something as it does to click forward. I always get a ton of "AMEN!!!!" comments to those, but it hasn't seemed to cut down on those posts. :|

I also hate the newest trend of what I call "share-whoring" (or "Like-whoring") - recipe shares. You know the best way to save a recipe? Copy/paste, or bookmark the site. "Sharing" it does put it on your timeline, but it will only be "easy to find" if you look within a few days (or never post again). it does not save it to your photos, as some falsely claim. And even if it did, you would be doing the rest of us a huge favor if you share it to "only me" and stop clogging up my newsfeed with the same crappy thing a million times a day. :doh:

Oh, one more - that stupid thing that says "a cancer patient has only one wish!" I have been a cancer patient for a couple of years now and I have lots of wishes, some even bigger than "to kick cancer's ass". Some may feel that way, but I can't stand anything that claims to speak for an entire group of people, no matter what it is. :angry-banghead:

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I hate it when someone links to Snopes, because then I get all sucked in... must check out the truthorfiction site.

My stupid stuff on FB moment lately has been the fact that my future sister-in-law has started a placenta encapsulation business. Debating whether or not to like it, in the interests of peace, but not amused by the fact that she presents herself as a registered nurse (she has her RN, but she hasn't worked in a hospital because she got pregnant pretty much right after she graduated and married) and talks about how she hasn't experienced any post-partum blues (the kid is just over a month old, which she doesn't disclose).

I'm guessing the problem is with her misrepresenting herself and her experience and not with the business itself?

(just curious because I encapsulated after my last 2 kids and it made a huge difference in a few areas; depression, milk production & lochia)

Today that idiotic "baby carrots will kill you" thing was going around again. Every few comments, someone would post a link to Snopes or another site debunking it, and then there would be a bunch of comments along the lines of "I'm never eating baby carrots again!!!" It was kind of funny and a shows how few people read the comments.

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Today that idiotic "baby carrots will kill you" thing was going around again. Every few comments, someone would post a link to Snopes or another site debunking it, and then there would be a bunch of comments along the lines of "I'm never eating baby carrots again!!!" It was kind of funny and a shows how few people read the comments.

I hate that stupid baby carrot rumor because I don't understand the appeal of "baby carrots" AT ALL. They have such an odd flavour that I actually can't eat them without some sort of dressing, and usually they aren't crispy like regular carrots. I much prefer normal carrots that have been cut into sticks (preferably by my mom, she does it best, lol). Except they aren't as convenient, of course.

And we all know that out of the "I'm never eating baby carrots again" people, most will eat them again.

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In light of the fact that Plan B will now be available over theS counter to women as young as 15 and abstinence supposedly being something of the dark ages, some asshole I went to high school with said that he's going to write a book entitled "What to Expect When You're Expecting (Because You're an Irresponsible Little Tramp)." Instant defriend action was taken. :angry-banghead:

Did you point out the complete logic fail ?? If the "irresponsible little tramp" takes Plan B she won't NEED the book What to expect when you're Expecting.

So basically he is not only mean and a jerk, he's also flat out stupid.

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From a fundie friend of my mother's.

I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning and was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the coming implementation of the health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued:

They were a diverse group of several races and both sexes. I heard a young man exclaim, “Isn’t Obama like Jesus Christ? I mean, after all, he is healing the sick.â€

A young woman enthusiastically proclaimed, “Yeah, and he does it for free. I cannot believe anyone would think that a free market wouldn't work for health care.â€

Another said, "The stupid Republicans want us all to starve to death so they can inherit all of the power. Obama should be made a Saint for what he did for those of us less fortunate.â€

At this, I had more than enough. I arose from my seat, mustering all the restraint I could find, and approached their table. “Please excuse me; may I impose upon you for one moment?â€

They smiled and welcomed me to the conversation. I stood at the end of their table, smiled as best I could and began an experiment.

“I would like to give one of you my house. It will cost you no money and I will pay all of the expenses and taxes for as long as you live there. Anyone interested?â€

They looked at each other in astonishment. “Why would you do something like that?†asked a young man, “There isn’t anything for free in this world.â€

They began to laugh at me, as they did not realize this man had just made my point.

“I am serious, I will give you my house for free, no money whatsoever. Anyone interested?â€

In unison, a resounding “Yeah†fills the room.

“Since there are too many of you, I will have to make a choice as to who receives this money-free bargain.â€

I noticed an elderly couple was paying attention to the spectacle unfolding before their eyes, the old man shaking his head in apparent disgust.

“I tell you what; I will give it to the one of you most willing to obey my rules.â€

Again, they looked at one another, an expression of bewilderment on their faces.

The perky young woman asked, “What are the rules?â€

I smiled and said, “I don’t know. I have not yet defined them. However, it is a free home that I offer you.â€

They giggled amongst themselves, the youngest of which said, “What an old coot. He must be crazy to give away his home. Go take your meds, old man.â€

I smiled and leaned into the table a bit further. “I am serious, this is a legitimate offer.â€

They gaped at me for a moment.

“I’ll take it you old fool. Where are the keys?†boasted the youngest among them.

“Then I presume you accept ALL of my terms then?†I asked.

The elderly couple seemed amused and entertained as they watched from the privacy of their table. “Oh yeah! Where do I sign up?â€

I took a napkin and wrote, “I give this man my home, without the burden of financial obligation, so long as he accepts and abides by the terms that I shall set forth upon consummation of this transaction.â€

I signed it and handed it to the young man who eagerly scratched out his signature.

“Where are the keys to my new house?†he asked in a mocking tone of voice.

All eyes were upon us as I stepped back from the table, pulling the keys from pocket and dangling them before the excited new homeowner.

“Now that we have entered into this binding contract, witnessed by all of your friends, I have decided upon the conditions you are obligated to adhere to from this point forward. You may only live in the house for one hour a day. You will not use anything inside of the home. You will obey me without question or resistance. I expect complete loyalty and admiration for this gift I bestow upon you. You will accept my commands and wishes with enthusiasm, no matter the nature. Your morals and principles shall be as mine. You will vote as I do, think as I do and do it with blind faith. These are my terms. Here are your keys.â€

I reached the keys forward and the young man looked at me dumbfounded.

“Are you out of your mind? Who would ever agree to those ridiculous terms?†the young man appeared irritated.

“You did when you signed this contract before reading it, understanding it and with the full knowledge that I would provide my conditions only after you committed to the agreement.â€

The elderly man chuckled as his wife tried to restrain him. I was looking at a now silenced and bewildered group of people.

“You can shove that stupid deal up your a** old man. I want no part of it!†exclaimed the now infuriated young man.

'You have committed to the contract, as witnessed by all of your friends. You cannot get out of the deal unless I agree to it. I do not intend to let you free now that I have you ensnared. I am the power you agreed to. I am the one you blindly and without thought chose to enslave yourself to. In short, I am your Master.â€

At this, the table of celebrating individuals became a unified group against the unfairness of the deal.

After a few moments of unrepeatable comments and slurs, I revealed my true intent.

“What I did to you is what this administration and congress did to you with the health care legislation. I easily suckered you in and then revealed the real cost of the bargain. Your folly was in the belief that you can have something you did not earn, and for that which you did not earn, you willingly allowed someone else to think for you. Your failure to research, study and inform yourself permitted reason to escape you. You have entered into a trap from which you cannot flee. Your only chance of freedom is if your new Master gives it to you. A freedom that is given can also be taken away. Therefore, it is not freedom at all.â€

With that, I tore up the napkin and placed it before the astonished young man. “This is the nature of your new health care legislation.â€

I turned away to leave these few in thought and contemplation -- and was surprised by applause.

The elderly gentleman, who was clearly entertained, shook my hand enthusiastically and said, “Thank you, Sir. These kids don’t understand Liberty .â€

He refused to allow me to pay my bill as he said, “You earned this one. It is an honor to pick up the tab.â€

I shook his hand in thanks, leaving the restaurant somewhat humbled and sensing a glimmer of hope for my beloved country.

1. Remember... Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.

2. THIS SHOULD GO AROUND THE UNITED STATES SO PEOPLE CAN SEE JUST WHAT IS GOING ON. MAYBE EVEN THE POLITICALLY BLIND ONES WILL LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT.

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous

by letting the American Government

take care of him;

better take a closer look at the American Indian."

Henry Ford

I didn't comment, but if I had I would have asked her if she's naturally stupid or if she has to work at it. :roll: And I may or may not have sprained my eyes rolling them so hard.

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I'm guessing the problem is with her misrepresenting herself and her experience and not with the business itself?

(just curious because I encapsulated after my last 2 kids and it made a huge difference in a few areas; depression, milk production & lochia)

Yes, the misrepresentation gets to me more... I think the encapsulation business is a step up from cooking and eating it, but still a little too crunchy for my taste.

However, if it worked for you, I am glad it was available.

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