Weirdness. (But yummy!)

[judecorp]

The apartment complex brought us a notice about renewing our lease. (We're not, duh.)

Attached to a cheese pizza from Papa John's.

Comments

A bad jest.

[mythicalbeast.livejournal.com]

You really have gone off men, you don't even want Papa John's Meat.

:)

Well Damn

[imagine77.livejournal.com]

At my place they just slip anenvelope under the door...i feel gipped

Re: A bad jest.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, Kristofer, that was horrid.

I am going to get back to my (equally horrid) paper now.

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Did you know that 'gypped' is an ethnic slur? It was taken from 'gypsy,' due to the perception that all gypsies were trying to swindle people.

Given your very gypsy-like userpic, I thought you might like to know.

(We got the notice on the door last week. Maybe if we hold out a little while longer, they'll buy me a pony!)

Re: Well Damn

[imagine77.livejournal.com]

I was unaware Jude...ever the informatively adorable lil chica aintcha :-)

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am chock full o' politically correct information.

But chock empty o' nuts.

Re: Well Damn

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

I'd say you're pretty nuts... Maybe not chock full o'... but nuts nonetheless.

:-P

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well thank you. I'm nuts because I'm writing this:

?Professional organizations representing more than 477,000 health and mental health professionals have all taken the position that homosexuality is not a mental disorder and thus there is not need for a ?cure?? (American Academy of Pediatrics et al., 1999, p. 5). In the National Association of Social Workers? Code of Ethics, social workers are professionally bound not only to refrain from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, but also to achieve cultural competency in the area of sexual orientation (in Poulin, 2000). In its Policy Statement on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues, the NASW further discourages social workers from encouraging clients to change their sexual orientation through interdisciplinary referrals or from purporting to help them do so themselves (1996). Similarly, Morrow (in Anderson, 2000) states that an integral part of social work practice with queer adolescents is ?active advocacy and intervention? (p. 372).

Ugh. SO TIRED.

Re: Well Damn

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

Uh. Right. What you said. I guess.

Sheesh! This is why I'm not going to school right now...

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I wish I could say the same thing.

Re: Well Damn

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

Err...

I can't help it, it's the English major in me...

and thus there is not need for a 'cure'

and thus there is no need for a 'cure'

I'm sorry. =/ I used to be a tech writer/copyeditor...

*HUGS*
Wolfie, the evil twin

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I agree. I didn't like that either, but it's a direct quote, and so I can't change their grammar!

*HUGS* back
Jude, the Good Twin
with an equal affinity for good grammar

Re: Well Damn

[yarnaddict.livejournal.com]

Ewww. =/

Is this one of those situations where (sic) is appropriate?

*snugs*
The Evil Twin

Re: Well Damn

[siercia]

This American Life did a show, probably a few months back now about the fight to change the classification of homosexuality in the... shoot, the big book o' psychiatric disorders, the name of which I can't remember now... from a mental illness to a normal behavior. It was really interesting. Dunno if you could find it archived on their site, but it might be worth a look-see.

Re: Well Damn

[jost.livejournal.com]

I know that I can say this: 3y3 cyb3r j00!!1

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I keep debating on the [sic].

I am such a nerd. I'm glad you're one, too. :)

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, currently in its 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), which came out in 2000.

The APA took homosexuality out of the DSM in 1973. Woot!

I'll have to look around for the site in my (ha ha) free time. :) Thanks!

Re: Well Damn

[siercia]

Yeah, that's it. I knew you'd know what I meant. Apparently, there was quite the battle trying to get it changed.

Re: Well Damn

[siercia]

Lesse, go to
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/ and look under Episodes, by year for 2002 - it's called 81 words, broadcast in January. You know, when you have a free moment or two. *hee*

Re: Well Damn

[mayna.livejournal.com]

That is true (there was a discussion on someone else's journal about the term). Some things to ponder...
Gypsies do not exist as a group in the USA, therefore the term "gypped" has been taken out of its original context and given a meaning unrelated to its origin. Many words we use today have origins that we're unaware of.

Also, when you travel to Europe, the first thing any of the travel books tell you is to keep your valuables tight to you, because the gypsy kids are excellent pickpocketers and they WILL get into your pockets and get your wallet without you even noticing. If they don't want people picking up derogative terms towards them MAYBE they should quit stealing from everyone!

[mayna.livejournal.com]

Oh you live over in Fox & Hounds... I'm sure you've heard this before, but I knew someone who lived in Fox & Hounds. :-)

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yes. Very political. Of course, it ended up beginning the change of how we view everything, so I guess there's no surprise about the battling.

Hee!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Did they pay exorbitant rent, too?

Re: Well Damn

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

If they don't want people picking up derogative terms towards them MAYBE they should quit stealing from everyone!

I'm sure you're not implying that the actions of some should result in the judgment of an entire racial or ethnic group! :)

Re: Well Damn

[mayna.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's racial ... more ethnic, I suppose, if anything. They all look the same as everyone else, but they wear scraggly clothes. I suppose you could call it a way of life. Like "homeless people" are here. I personally have not seen a gypsy who doesn't pickpocket though.

Unfortunately, real life is not like the gypsies in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". They may have used to be like that but not anymore.

Re: Hee!

[mayna.livejournal.com]

Probably :-) We didn't move there when we were looking for apartments because they're not spacious enough (don't have basements). And now that we've got 2 dogs and 3 cats, well, we'd probably get evicted. :-)

Re: Hee!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're a little sticky when it comes to pets.

Holy pets!