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

[jadefu.livejournal.com]

I wanted to smack that woman. Apparently she only follows selected passages from her bible. That "do not judge others" stuff? Well, she just didn't like that bit, so she skipped over that part.

And not too long ago an interracial marriage wasn't even legal in many states. I wonder how often she thinks about that?

It just strikes my last nerve to see people spout off all sorts of stuff about their spirituality, but they SAY it and don't always DO what they say their beliefs are.

I don't even know what else to say about her. That much ignorance just makes me sad.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

The thing that ticked me off was that she was always going on and on and on about excellence and about "doing things excellently." I think the excellent thing to do would have been to conduct herself with grace and dignity, even if she didn't particularly agree with all of the details.

I think (from what we saw with the editing) the husband did a pretty nice job of living his faith and beliefs just fine.

[gabriellag.livejournal.com]

I don't think she would have danced with gay girls.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That would have been interesting to watch.