Phrases you hate...

"champagne socialist' seems to be muscling in on the same turf as 'political correctness gone mad' as far as stock rightwing reactionary bollocks phrases go recently.

It took me a while to realize that what they really mean is "class traitor"

It's a red herring that only goes to show up the fallacies of morons who go around using it.
describing someone as a champagne socialist assumes that wealthy people shouldn't care about the welfare of those less well off than them. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy about certain rightwing values; as if monetary wealth should work as an automatic tranquiliser that halts any empathic or idealistic thoughts, or that once you have money, you've joined some special club and shouldn't ever have to worry about people less well off than you again.
That, or of course donate all your money to charity and live like St Francis of Assisi the rest of your fucking life while the world keeps spinning and nothing changes.

"and I couldn't be happier." [usually about the purchase of a consumer good.]

Really? You've either got some A-level zen shit going on or you're bereft of imagination.

"Natch." "Aaaaaaaannnnddd...."

'stupid people' - it feels like whenever i see someone moaning about 'stupid people' it's always part of some sort of prejudiced rant that reflects more about the complainer's limited worldview than those he/she is disparaging, e.g. 'we should introduce taxes for obesity and cut costs on stupid people coming to the hospital for self destructive reasons'. see also 'stupid people who like top 40 radio' and umpteen other examples.

i'm aware i am sort of self-clowning here, but w/e

most of our interactions seem to be built on an innate desire to congratulate ourselves for being more intelligent than others, among other self-aggrandisments.

my personal choice of stupid person to lambast in order to make me feel better is the person who lambasts stupid people.

'stupid people' is a tautology tho eh? eh? do i get a prize?

there are loads of stupid ppl and they are v easily correctly grouped by behaviours and traits that are stupid, denied, next

'real women'. As in ad agencies should start using 'real women' in their commercials as if the women they now use are unreal in some way.

Dove in particular can massively fuck off with that one

I hear you, dog. Lot of time, you can sub "straw" for "stupid" too.

"Only reason they make you wear seat belts is to protect the stupid people out there who don't know how to drive."

this ^

although it does raise questions about whether it's okay to ever describe someone as 'stupid'. somehow, calling someone 'stupid' feels like the last bastion in socially acceptable but ultimately offensive/derogatory terms.
i mean, you can get high and mighty and zero-tolerance about calling someone (or a group of people) 'stupid' and at the same time i understand what someone means when they say something is 'a stupid idea' or that someone is 'acting stupid'. what does it mean to call someone a 'stupid person'? i could very well be tempted to call, for example, a right-wing rent-a-gob 'stupid', but that's wrong because I think people like Jeremy Clarkson and Katie Hopkins are probably fairly smart - they just exhibit dangerous and selfish behaviour. In that respect, calling them 'stupid' is an understatement and offensive to those who are under-schooled or suffer from learning difficulties.

https://33.media.tumblr.com/4f0a92bcf9214cb680fb206f7710b954/tumblr_n4bukpiT8a1qbbjkio2_250.gif

Dove in particular can massively fuck off with that one

― kinder, Friday, April 24, 2015 12:23 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

O! T! M!

"Apples to apples"

'real women'. As in ad agencies should start using 'real women' in their commercials as if the women they now use are unreal in some way.

― pandemic, Friday, April 24, 2015 1:17 PM (2 days ago)

What I really hate about this is that what it actually means is "we're okay with using models who are of (actually just below) average weight, but fuck no we're not using ugly women or women with any body hair or birthmarks or scars or anything else like that, GOD that's gross".

They did actually make some half-steps towards doing that, but in such a superficial way it only highlighted the point you're making.
It was hamfisted and patronising to even suggest that anyone would give a shit about freckles or grey hair on their conventionally beautiful models:
http://www.adoptiontales.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/beauty-spots.jpg

I mean... what

They had models with freckles, wrinkles, grey hair, small chest, aged 44(??), with a 'boyish' haircut (?!?!) and of course "big" / "fat" who weren't really. so nothing anyone would actually raise an eyebrow at

also pretending this is the basis of some 'debate'
anyway that's when I stopped buying Dove products

it's hard to feature ugly women in your ad campaign when science has proven that they are actually invisible
only beautiful real women show up in photographs, so they are the only ones who can be selected for ad campaigns

"adult beverage"

what are you – so afraid of your children that you can't say "wine" or "double vodka on the rocks"?

Seriously, I bet families that use the term "adult beverage" produce 275% more alcoholics when those kids grow up

Agreed.

I hear it mostly as a disclaimer, like "Yeah, I know this strawberry-lemonade flavored malt punch with tomato sauce added in LOOKS like it's a drink for kids, but no, it's an ADULT BEVERAGE."

This past weekend I found myself referring to "grown up soda" and luckily noticed and stopped myself because yeah. It's beer and your parents drink beer and that's fine. Calling it something cutesy just makes booze seem like this shameful thing and there's no shame in my game.

Related: when I was a server I had a regular customer who would come in with her daughter and whisperingly order white zin in a styrofoam cup with a lid which 1) gross and 2) the kid's 10. She knows.

it's hard to feature ugly women in your ad campaign when science has proven that they are actually invisible

I am dying, this is so true. My rule of thumb re: "real women" is if a person says to me "I am a woman" then I consider that person a "real woman"

I don't understand wine in a styrofoam cup unless you're sneakily taking it to go.

Related: when I was a server I had a regular customer who would come in with her daughter and whisperingly order white zin in a styrofoam cup with a lid which 1) gross and 2) the kid's 10. She knows.

The best way to avoid raising alcoholics is to put a bottle of wine on the dinner table every night. Younger ones won't want it and when they're old enough to like it, they won't think of it as any big deal.

She wanted the wine in a cup because she didn't want her daughter to see her drinking wine. In this case, I suspect the mom is the one with the drinking problem (not just because of the cup, but also because she was a regular so I was pretty familiar with her habits).

always put your beverage in a brown paper bag, that way children do not know what you are consuming

Josefa otm.

not going to dbl check to see if it has already been mentioned but beach body makes me want to gag

Ohhh, I thought she was ordering for her daughter.

LOL no, for herself. I would not serve a 10 year old wine, even in the lawless frontier of a North Carolina redneck bar.

I've only heard "adult beverages" from a few coworkers and 1 boss when inviting people out for cocktails. Didn't even realize it was a euphemism used in front of kids.

Related: when I was a server I had a regular customer who would come in with her daughter and whisperingly order white zin in a styrofoam cup with a lid which 1) gross and 2) the kid's 10. She knows.

I am pretty sure I waited on this same woman at a different restaurant before I ever met you. Same order, had a kid, and my restaurant was a couple miles from where you worked.

I've only heard "adult beverages" from a few coworkers and 1 boss when inviting people out for cocktails

Even worse. You go ahead and have your fucking adult beverages, I'm going out for drinks.

I am pretty sure I waited on this same woman at a different restaurant before I ever met you. Same order, had a kid, and my restaurant was a couple miles from where you worked.

Ha! Which restaurant? The Italian one? But yeah I have to believe it was the same woman or else ordering white zin in a styrofoam with ice in restaurants is a "thing" and I can't live in that world.

It was a double pour of white zin IIRC. Yes, the Italian place.

Getting frustrated by a few people recently who've taken to saying 'I'm the kind of person who...' or 'I'm more of a (blank) kind of person...' - as if they're this extra-special individual who is defined by which activities they do and do not do.
I get it, you're an adult and you don't have to like everything or participate in something you don't want to, but part of being an adult is also about being open to different things and not worrying about how that defines you. Saying you're 'not that kind of person' comes across as picky and narcissistic. Sometimes it's just fine to get involved with things that go against your carefully-crafted personality.

also a simple "no thanks" will do

"I'm the kind of person who..."

Whenever anybody says that, I just think "Show, don't tell."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZlxvn_jWgM

When I was a waitress, if someone ordered white zin (usually with a well-done steak), that meant I wasn't getting a tip.

ewwww

Haha, reminds me of this that was just on Jezebel's "Astoundingly Stupid Restaurant Customers":

My husband was waiting tables and one of “those guys” comes in and is acting like he’s just the hottest guy in the world for his date. It seemed like a first or early date, and the date seemed distinctly unimpressed with his attempts to impress her. He asked for a wine list — my husband said, “We don’t have a wine list. We have Chablis, White Zinfandel, and Merlot.” (For the record, this was a mid-priced Mexican restaurant. The wine came in gallon jugs.) The guy ordered White Zinfandel, “and the lady will have the same.”

My husband ran the wine out then went on to take another order. As he was walking past their table to get back to the wait station, That Guy stopped him: “Sir! This wine is PINK. I ordered WHITE Zinfandel!” This was before the age of smart phones and instant internet access so Husband was not able to convince That Guy that he was indeed served White Zin—he even brought out the jug and poured a glass in front of the couple. That Guy said it must be incorrectly bottled.

My husband brought him a glass of Chablis; That Guy takes a sip and says, “THANK you. Now THAT’S White Zinfandel.”

No offense, but just recently "white zin"

Those are great.

"the very nice, very ladies-who-lunch type woman who ordered a glass of pinot gris as 'peanut-grease'"

And so it shall be for ever and ever amen

It's too hard to spell zinfandel.

I mean maybe you have lots and lots of free time but I'm busy and important and can't be bothered typing all those extra letters.

http://banmilleronbusiness.com/blog/2011-05-09/wine-mom

According to a lawsuit filed last week in San Francisco two wineries are at odds over the use of the word “mommy.” California based Clos Lachance Wines wants the court to declare that its “Mommyjuice” doesn’t violate the trademark of “Mommy’s Time Out.” A different wine that is produced and distributed by a winery in New Jersey.