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rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:01 PM Jul 2017

Folks, can we stop the shit shaming here?

I am guilty of it too, bigly. I call the shit show we are living in exactly that. I call unfounded allegations "bullshit" or sometimes "horseshit" as a change of pace, when I am merely talking about alternative facts without any supporting evidence. Why draw attention to something we all do, as quietly and unobtrusively as we possibly can, just to make some point about truthiness or the lack thereof? That stinks, another thing we try to avoid with sprays and such. Just because a piece of shit was elected President and he is an ignorant orange anus is no justification for shit shaming. Shit is just turds that cannot be polished until they fossilize eons from now on the dead planet the Republican shits will leave behind after they have raped it for every dime they can squeeze out of it.

Shit shaming may have psycho-physical consequences like constipation or Montezuma's revenge. Isn't it bad enough that Drumpf makes us want to puke all the time? Can't we just throw "fits" instead of "shit fits?" Couldn't we just say "f**k this" without adding the "s" word at the end?

So, what say you DU? Are you with me on this? Because I'm not. By the way, is it shit storm or shit-storm?

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Folks, can we stop the shit shaming here? (Original Post) rzemanfl Jul 2017 OP
Who gives a shit? NightWatcher Jul 2017 #1
SHIT happens....... ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2017 #2
You don't know shit from shinola ! ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2017 #3
For that you can have the shit end of the stick. So there. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #5
I can't stop visualizing a fossilized tRump ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #4
You've just ruined ice cream for me. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #66
But I didn't ruin orange spray tan and hair plugs? ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #70
Also Shameful Person Shaming. It's gotten out of hand. Shameful People are people too. Squinch Jul 2017 #6
... Different Drummer Jul 2017 #7
I'll be back in a few. Gotta take care of something... madinmaryland Jul 2017 #8
LOL. Really, I just did. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #11
Now that's a shitty thing to say. Nt NCTraveler Jul 2017 #9
What my grandmother used to say, Laffy Kat Jul 2017 #10
I don't shame shit. Everytime I take a dump, I say, "Wow! You're a doozy!" TheBlackAdder Jul 2017 #12
. roamer65 Jul 2017 #29
I think we should stop the shaming shaming. Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #13
You're all going go get me so far down the rabbit hole Corvo Bianco Jul 2017 #45
I was kidding Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #51
Let's ask everyone how shaming shame shamers Corvo Bianco Jul 2017 #57
Cersei Lannister 5K fun run Warren DeMontague Jul 2017 #58
Good for you! tazkcmo Jul 2017 #76
No shit demmiblue Jul 2017 #14
Profound malaise Jul 2017 #20
Not my creation (I have a t-shirt with most of these from years and years ago). demmiblue Jul 2017 #30
It's very good malaise Jul 2017 #32
Pentecostal: mac56 Jul 2017 #24
I don't take shits anymore. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2017 #15
That must make for satisfying flushes! Chemisse Jul 2017 #81
It does! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2017 #82
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jul 2017 #16
When you are 70 you are happy that you were able to. LiberalArkie Jul 2017 #17
One month from today I will be. Seventy, that is. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #21
Fuck that shit! Initech Jul 2017 #18
Oh Shit! malaise Jul 2017 #19
You can put a condiment on a shit sandwich but it is still a shit sandwich! Wiseman32218 Jul 2017 #22
Frankly my dear, I don't give a shit lunatica Jul 2017 #23
"Gone With the Wind" somehow fits. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #27
LOL murielm99 Jul 2017 #25
He's just such a dung beetle. onecaliberal Jul 2017 #26
Lol... I googled "Trump the dung beetle": demmiblue Jul 2017 #37
What specifically is "shit shaming"? George II Jul 2017 #28
The use of the word "shit" as a pejorative in any context. With or without rzemanfl Jul 2017 #35
It's like shoveling shit upstream njhoneybadger Jul 2017 #31
It's only as far as the water intake. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #44
Flush Dump. roamer65 Jul 2017 #33
I would agree, but then I treestar Jul 2017 #34
Not this shit again ornotna Jul 2017 #36
,,, LiberalLovinLug Jul 2017 #38
😆. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #64
Clean it up (lol)! RKP5637 Jul 2017 #39
Good boy! n/t Beartracks Jul 2017 #78
I don't know what your post means. Is it making fun of the "can't we stop fat shaming" posts? nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2017 #40
This thread has really hit the fan! Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #41
Forgot that one. rzemanfl Jul 2017 #42
Pinboy3niner would have poo-pooed all over this malaise Jul 2017 #43
💖😍. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #73
LOL malaise Jul 2017 #74
:D BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #87
.... trusty elf Jul 2017 #46
Coultergeist sez.... trusty elf Jul 2017 #47
Anagram for "the art of the deal" trusty elf Jul 2017 #48
You'll wonder where the yellow went.... trusty elf Jul 2017 #49
I am a person with an ileostomy. Shit-shaming is actually pretty triggery for me. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #50
Sorry about your disease. Admire your attitude. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #52
Thanks. I've had to work hard at psychological recovery for a long time. BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #54
I had no idea how bad it is! lunatica Jul 2017 #88
Same here Hekate Jul 2017 #56
You have my utmost respect. WinkyDink Jul 2017 #72
That has to be very tough. Chemisse Jul 2017 #80
Sorry, this is really execrable. trusty elf Jul 2017 #53
ROFL!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #63
I'm with you, Blanche! trusty elf Jul 2017 #68
Meeeeeeeeee toooooooooo!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2017 #69
I feel like we are up Shit Creek without a paddle, myself. It's pretty bad. nt Hekate Jul 2017 #55
Sssshhhhhhh, he'll hear you. ProudLib72 Jul 2017 #59
Well, shit. n/t rzemanfl Jul 2017 #62
I totally enjoyed that. Thank you. judesedit Jul 2017 #60
I totally enjoyed that. Thank you. judesedit Jul 2017 #61
I believe it might be shitstorm ;) madwivoter Jul 2017 #65
Hello. My name is Solly. I'm a shit-shamer. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #67
"Are you with me on this? Because I'm not." Bwahaha! WinkyDink Jul 2017 #71
I just drew you a corner. Go stand in it. rzemanfl Jul 2017 #75
This thread is some good shit man underpants Jul 2017 #77
Sorry, you are shit out of luck on this one. Chemisse Jul 2017 #79
LOL. madinmaryland Jul 2017 #83
Shit Trump GOP RainCaster Jul 2017 #84
Merde. VOX Jul 2017 #85
Wrong forum. DU has a group for that. rzemanfl Jul 2017 #86

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
4. I can't stop visualizing a fossilized tRump
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:06 PM
Jul 2017

But is there any organic matter left to fossilize, or is he just hair plugs, orange spray tan, and two scoops of ice cream?

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
70. But I didn't ruin orange spray tan and hair plugs?
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 08:25 PM
Jul 2017

Scientific fact: NOTHING CAN RUIN ICE CREAM!!! (especially if it's chocolate).

Squinch

(50,949 posts)
6. Also Shameful Person Shaming. It's gotten out of hand. Shameful People are people too.
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:12 PM
Jul 2017

They don't deserve to be....

...oh, wait...

Nevermind.

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)
8. I'll be back in a few. Gotta take care of something...
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:14 PM
Jul 2017

💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩🤣💩💩💩💩🌽💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)
45. You're all going go get me so far down the rabbit hole
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 07:39 PM
Jul 2017

If you remain on your current course.

And in the end the Right won because the Left got themselves lost in their own guilt maze

demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
14. No shit
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 05:17 PM
Jul 2017

Taoism- Shit happens.

Confucianism- Confucius say, "Shit happens."

Buddhism- If shit happens, it isn't really shit.

Zen Buddhism- What is the sound of shit happening?

Hinduism- This shit happened before.

Mormonism- This shit is going to happen again.

Islam- If shit happens, it is the Will of Allah.

Stoicism- This shit is its own reward.

Protestantism- Let this shit happen to someone else.

Calvinism- Shit happens because you don't work hard enough.

Pentecostalism- In Jesus' name, heal this shit!

Catholicism- Shit happens because you deserve it.

Judaism- Why does this shit always happen to us?

Zoroastrianism- Shit happens half the time.

Marxism- This shit is going to hit the fan.

Atheism- No shit.

Seventh Day Adventist- No shit on Saturdays.

Existentialism- Absurd shit.

Agnosticism- What is this shit?

Nihilism- Who gives a shit?

Deconstruction- Shit happens in hegemonic meta-narratives.

Christian Science- Shit is in your mind.

Moonies- Only happy shit really happens.

Jehovah's Witnesses- Knock, Knock, shit happens.

Scientology- Shit happens on page 152 of Dianetics by L. Ron Hubbard

Hare Krishna- Shit happens, Rama Rama.

Hedonism- There's nothing like a good shit happening.

Rastafarianism- Let's smoke this shit.

Response to rzemanfl (Original post)

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
35. The use of the word "shit" as a pejorative in any context. With or without
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 06:31 PM
Jul 2017

naming the species from whence it came. Or as a euphemism for a Republican or their so called "programs." Accordingly, "the bird shit on my hat" is permissible, while "I want to shit in that guy's MAGA hat, then shove it down his shitty throat" crosses the line. Feel free to put this in the Urban Dictionary without accreditation.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
34. I would agree, but then I
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 06:28 PM
Jul 2017

don't like the extent of bathroom humor this culture has taken on. It seems like everybody thinks they are funny referring to human defecation all the time. Poop has become not just something to flush away and forget about, but is brought up in every possible scenario.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
50. I am a person with an ileostomy. Shit-shaming is actually pretty triggery for me.
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 07:56 PM
Jul 2017

That's part of the reason I have C-PTSD (Complex PTSD).

Some diseases aren't "popular" in terms of public awareness, fundraising or sympathy. Some of them are a dirty, disgusting secret.

Being shit-shamed is your life when you grow up with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and I feared it terribly. Back then there weren't online support groups either. You were alone with your nasty secret.

If struggling to stay alive through massive blood loss 20 times a day, excruciating pain and having no life isn't bad enough, people with chronic illnesses such as Ulcerative Colitis (me), Crohn's disease, and other life-threatening bowel diseases hope we can hide our shitty symptoms from the rest of the world because you've been humiliated so regularly and all you can think of is surviving the next attack/getting to a bathroom in time.

Also, if you're not home, and you suddenly ARE running to find a bathroom because you're about to Lose Your Shit, you pray you won't encounter strangers who will attack you for being disgusting. That happened to me more times than I want to remember.

Because--shit shaming.

BUT----
I had a bag for several years, long ago and I'd have been happy to shove that BAG OF SHIT so far down his throat, it would fall out his ass.

Now I have an internal thingy---and I'd love to walk into the next cabinet closed meeting and whip out my catheter, stick it in the hole in my gut and strafe them ALL. It would melt their goddamn rich, white, sociopathic faces.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
54. Thanks. I've had to work hard at psychological recovery for a long time.
Tue Jul 4, 2017, 08:26 PM
Jul 2017

Every now and then, the subject comes up and I need to...dump. :snarf:

It's not looking for pity and comfort so much, like it used to be. It's just my response, rather than shamefully feeling bad but saying nothing.

It's also a kind of public service message, because more people than you might think suffer from these diseases. Many people young and old die of them too (I nearly died myself), but generally people aren't aware of how serious IBD is. It's "just a gross bathroom thing, and bags/people with bags are disgusting".

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
88. I had no idea how bad it is!
Fri Jul 7, 2017, 04:37 PM
Jul 2017

All I knew about was from the ads but they sure don't show how horrible it is. Like you can die from it!

I took care of my incontinent bedridden mother for 5 years. There was nothing she could do about it and though it was not easy to do I made sure she never developed rashes or bed sores, I did manage to keep her skin in good condition. Kalmoseptine is a miracle ointment! and it works on just about anything.

Chemisse

(30,809 posts)
80. That has to be very tough.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 10:30 PM
Jul 2017

I know people who have bowel diseases, but I never thought about the daily struggles involved. Thanks for sharing these details. We all benefit from increased awareness.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
69. Meeeeeeeeee toooooooooo!!!!!
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 03:56 PM
Jul 2017

It's so frustrating. I was looking at Twitter stuff and came across this repuke guy....he's as adamant as we are, but the central divide is, we want them to listen to facts.

They want to kill us.


how ya doin otherwise, amigo?
Wish I had photoshop and knew how to use it!

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
67. Hello. My name is Solly. I'm a shit-shamer.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:21 PM
Jul 2017

I'll continue to be a shit-shamer. I'm not ashamed of shit shaming. If it's shit, I'll shame it. Because...shit.


Fart noises, too.







rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
75. I just drew you a corner. Go stand in it.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 10:11 PM
Jul 2017


On edit: I just read yours about respect above. You can leave the corner.

Chemisse

(30,809 posts)
79. Sorry, you are shit out of luck on this one.
Wed Jul 5, 2017, 10:23 PM
Jul 2017

I may catch some shit on this, but when the shit flies, we have to talk shit about it.

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