custom bumper sticker causing drama
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firebird ·
I think this is great! by this, I mean the whole discussion. It's exactly the kind of things that keep me connected to SV. it's a provocative graphic for sure, hence it has provoked all this fantastic debate and discussion about it. And it probably does so out in the wide world wherever anybody sees it too... It obviously has an element of humor, probably some snarkiness as some have suggested, for sure some pride, etc... really everything that all of you have addressed... Probably even some offensiveness as well as some supportiveness built into it... anyway just wanted to chime back in to say this and to thank u all for ur very thoughtful responses and for keeping it civil, LOL. If anyone recalls I am the one who way above posted the request for more elaboraton on the whole "military wife stereotypes" matter and so I especially appreciate those replies... insightful indeed, I think I "get it" now... tho the craziest part is that what I think I mostly took away from this part of the thread is that there is not even any 1 single consistent image or stereotype of that "military wife" even just amongst those commenting here -- some allude to a very "well-behaved" one, others to the opposite... some more to the physical image others to their "intentions" (the hook-up for an easy steady income, etc)... either way, I'm sorry that you are all pegged as ANYTHING, whatever it may be... it's not fair to anyone to be pre-judged, under Amy circumstances. I appreciate my "freedom" from this as the wife of a civilian that much more...
firebird ·
OMG had to reply again bc @Cantetinza17 that is hilarious and wise advice indeed from your young classmate, u had me LOL... other random things this made me think of in terms of sticker / t-shirt graphics: 26.2, 13.1, 0.0 (my favorite, so hilarious but obviously a jab at the higher numbers -- but are the higher #s a snub at those who have not run any such distance? or just pride...?)... yoga pose silhouettes, bicycles (my husband is to cycling what we are to pole -- maybe worse), "namaste"... republican, democrat, green... my school ur school (primary, college, etc)... rainbow flags, "coexist"... wow the list goes on... maybe this just all boils down to "this is my identity -- this is what I stand for"...? haha, on that note, "wag more, bark less" :)
Firebird, You lost me at the numbers. Are those like run times or mathematics. Either way I don't do well at either one. If I saw that on a car. All you would see me do the blink, blink then lean over to my hubby and ask very quietly I don't want anyone else to know that I don't know; "What does that mean?" lol I thought that was great advice too.
firebird ·
upon further consideration, I think I would LOVE it if farting on my own head was a very real risk for me -- what a GREAT problem to have!
ROFLMBO! The new drunken party trick!
I saw it as someone who was proud of a hobby and maybe tired of tip toeing around polite society. I don't put stickers on my car in case I need to run from the scene of a crime, and I fear the sticker may identify me. To each their own. It's not the first sticker I've seen and though I don't personally have them I don't get upset. I'm not in her head but maybe she wants a little bit of attention or a reaction... So, who is she hurting. Why should people be shamed for standing out or deviating from the norm. Facebook said, as social media always does: Let's shame her back into a box everyone. Maybe our shame will make her take it off and stop making people uncomfortable. Fact is, most of society thinks pole dancers are attention seeking whores. (But there's so many other fitness routes they could take but they choose THAT ONE, GASP!!!) She could have went neutral with it and put "I love pole sport". Nothing wrong with that. Some people still would have said. "It can never make it into the Olympics it's only cardio, they call that a sport, hah!" Or maybe "oh a pole vaulter, cool." What if it is snarky. Why should pole dancers silence themselves and be considerate toward the feelings of people that shame us in the first place.
Thank you! :) tamarinda
The original post and topic of this thread was that the sticker was causing drama. My comments in particular were in regard to how some people might interpret or misinterpret the sticker. No one is shaming her (at least I'm not) and frankly, I'm tired of the whole "shaming-this, shaming-that" trend that is happening all over the media. Everything is too PC nowadays and context is usually overlooked. It's like people are looking for reasons to be offended. It's OK to be upset, if something truly upsets you, but seriously, unless someone is truly out to hurt people, move on. Besides, some things are meant to cause controversy and that's ok.
juna106 ·
Go Colorado...:-) I'm in CO too....
Juna I used to live in Henderson CO over by the South Platte. My parents and sister still live there though. Now I live in San Diego. I joined the Navy and now I'm Navy spouse.
Cantetinza, I'm in San Diego too :)
I also used to be a military wife. I really wasn't aware of the horrible judgements about us. I felt kind of sick seeing words like dependas in some of those comments on the Facebook post. I've always worked hard for what I have. I made more money than my husband so I guess that kind of blows that stereotype out of the water. People can be real nasty.
