More "Wife Swap"

[judecorp]

I was about to start yet another journal entry with "Okay, so..." and then I realized that I do that far too often. You'd never know I was a smart kid back in the day because it sure doesn't show! Oh well.

Tonight's "Wife Swap" really blew me away. I mean, I don't even know what to say. I guess I live in a plastic kindness bubble where people just don't treat people that way, you know? Especially when she and her husband went on about how their spirituality was all about honoring people and caring for them. Gah. I just can't imagine.

I don't expect the whole world to agree with me but I don't expect the world to treat me like crap either. I have always been so shocked whenever anyone ever yelled anything at me out of a car window or treated me poorly in some way. And I still remember acutely how sad and hurt I felt when Ohio passed Issue One by such a large majority because it felt like a serious and personal smack in the face to me, since I'd devoted so much time and energy to serving my community there.

And I'm a pacifist, but by the gods, if anyone ever ever EVER spoke about my Jennifer that way I think I would claw their eyes out. (Or at least pout a lot and get really mad.)

Comments

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

See, I don't believe in "nothing, ever." I guess the lesbian couple didn't either, because I got the impression from Chris? (the crying one) that she wanted to participate in the show to try to educate people and expand people's horizons. And I have to say that I often feel exactly that way, that there is a possibility in every exchange, in every interaction, and by being a positive force for people hopefully someday I will change one mind.

We'll see if it ever happens. (I really felt discouraged about it with the Issue One thing, because I thought that maybe if I treated everyone with respect and gave my all to produce quality social work, maybe someone would think of me and vote against it... but I don't think anyone did.)

[gabriellag.livejournal.com]

You're right. I'm sure someone did. And maybe she didn't get through to mom and dad, but the kids loved her. And if they go into the voting booth when they're of voting age, it is, at the very least, going to enter into their thought process.


"Chris was cool. She cared about us. She had a daughter she also cared about. Why would I vote to hurt her."

Not. Ever. was a bit much. I just don't have much patience.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

It's hard to be patient when you just hurt so much. I was really impressed by Chris's grace during the whole altercation. She really kept it cool and doing that really painted the other woman horribly. It was quite effective.

[gabriellag.livejournal.com]

Hopefully someone on the fence saw that too and wondered how she could be so hateful.