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A list of 100 pieces of bullshit you should definitely not read

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So this happened and I just…ugh. I know I’ve been on a few rants lately, but that’s only because these things just keep being said and it’s like we’re getting no where as a species and I can’t handle it anymore! Some people shouldn’t be allowed near the Internet. These 100 things every 20-something needs to realise are absolute bull-shit. Also, as a 20-something, I’d really appreciate it if the world would stop telling me what I do and do not need to realise, I’m doing just fine without your holier-than-thou advice, thanks.

If you can’t be bothered reading the whole article (which I strongly suggest you don’t) here is how it starts:

‘As Generation-Y, we’re the new frontier. We’ve experienced the largest generational gap in history and sometimes life isn’t easy. These are 100 rules Generation-Y should live by:’. So okay, we are Gen Y and we are the new frontier, because that’s how generations work, so I guess they started off on the right foot. But things get worse from there and I would like to focus on a few gems in the 100.

1. You need a minimum of an hour to get ready before work or class: While not offensive, it’s crap. I get ready in 20 minutes and I look like a babe every day. I could probably do it in 10 if I spent less time lamenting the fact that it was the morning and I needed to get moving.

10. Dating is overrated and usually a waste of time: I’m not sure how else one starts a relationship. I mean, one can’t just go up to a pretty stranger and say ‘Hi, I’d like you to be my boyfriend now’. Firstly, that’s creepy and weird and secondly, what if they’re an asshat!? People date to weed out the asshats so I’m gonna keep dating, thanks.

16. Reading is always better than watching TV: This is crap. Both are great for different reasons. I happen to get incredibly invested in both mediums and believe that a story can be told in many different ways. Just because a story is on the TV doesn’t mean it’s a story with any less value than one in a book. Stop being an elitist jerk.

28. If you want to know if the relationship will work out, then let him see you without your makeup: Right, because the be all and end of relationships lie solely in the females’ ability to be attractive. Heaven forbid you shouldn’t wear any makeup on a regular basis! What do you people think we do? Set alarms for the wee hours of the morning so we can put on foundation before our men wake up? If you want to know if the relationship will work out make sure you’re not with an asshole who only cares about what you look like.

32. Guys: she may say it’s an exit only, but that’s only because she’s never given it a try. #Shocker: DO NOT try to coerce someone into doing something they are not comfortable doing! If she says no, she means no, not ‘yes, please try harder to convince me you are right’. This is rape culture and you should know better, Elite Daily. Also, don’t try and make sexual assault funny by adding a hashtag to the end of the sentence. That doesn’t make you clever.

34. If you can get her into bed before date 3, then you’ll get bored with her by week 2: Because women are only good for sex and you should always judge her on how quickly she submits to your sexy sexy charms. Never mind the fact that if she is in bed before date 3, so are you you floozy. (sidenote: who is having 3 dates in a week!? Who has that kind of free time!?)

50. You should live in New York City for at least a year: This is not an option to everyone. Also, I did it for 2 months and it was shit. New York is not the centre of the universe for everyone and America should try harder to realise this.

57. Make mistakes now. Making them later will be too late: I didn’t realise there was a magic age at which people stopped making mistakes. As far as I can tell, the cut off age must be pretty damn old because even my grandparents fuck up sometimes.

73. Being smarter does make you the better person: No. Being smarter makes you smarter, though compared to what I don’t know. It can also sometimes make you an ass due to an inflated sense of ‘being right’. Kind of like the author of this list.

80. It is morally wrong to be obese: Please tell me how one person’s body affects morality? I’m so interested in hearing about how fat people are all bad because they are fat. Last I checked one’s body-fat percentage has nothing to do with their moral compass, something usually found IN THE BRAIN. The writer of this article is missing their moral compass.

90. You’re most likely to be your own cause of depression: Oh good, you have the answer! I’ll make sure to tell everyone I know who has depression that it’s all their fault. That’ll fix them right up. Thank you for shedding light on the horrible nature of mental illness.

I could’ve called out many more, mostly for being being sexist, misogynistic, rich people comments, but I’d've been here for days if I did all that. The question is, who is writing these articles and how are they getting away with it!? The only dot point on a list of ‘things 20-somethings should know’ is that we should all carve our own path in life and as long as you are happy and fulfilled then you’re doing the right thing for you, and if you’re neither of those things, you need to look for a change. End of list.



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