GAC abuse

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

hehehehe

both stories are funny, I am glad no one was hurt.

but the girl rolling down the street, umm do they not know just how dirty that is?

[lady ulrike]

but the girl rolling down the street, umm do they not know just how dirty that is?

Actually, the ground at Disney parks is probably some of the cleanest outside ground you'll ever find. I'm not saying it's clean, but cleaner than others since it is sprayed down every night.

[mechurchlady]

Okay, I don't know if this would be GAC abuse but it was definitely scooter abuse (and since we like to take things off topic here, I figure this sort-of-kind-of fit)... besides, I am anxious to tell this one!

(Channeling Sophia from Golden Girls...) Picture it - Hollywood Studios on a crowded afternoon on an always busy Pixar Avenue. I am standing at the front of the line waiting for the doors to open for a meet-and-greet with Buzz & Woody. Pixar Avenue is full of people including a 10+minute wait outside on the FP Return line (not to mention the overflowing amount of people in standby). Along comes fat kid 1 (about 12), fat momma (on scooter), fat daddy (more on him later), and fat kid 2 (about 5). The whole way (and I mean whole way) down Pixar Avenue, fat momma on her scooter is SCREAMING at people (honestly - people that are not in her way) including one girl around 12 or so who is walking beside her scooter but not in her way in the least. Fat momma ensues screaming tirade assualt on innocent girl and then starts yelling at her mom saying "That's how people get run over. You should teach your daughter to stay out of the way. That's how she's going to get herself run over!" Just making a huge butt of herself. Okay, that is bad enough, but here's where irony kicks in...

Fat daddy is walking BACKWARDS (did I mention the crowds) videotaping... what, you may ask, is he taping? Fat daughter #2 who has taken it upon herself to ROLL (arms flailing and all) ROLL herself DOWN THE ENTIRE STREET. And what is fat daddy saying the whole time to fat momma... LOOK - AIN'T SHE CUTE. All the while fat momma (while still screaming over her right shoulder) is looking back over the left shoulder and smiling and laughing at little precious who is rolling her fat butt down the street. There are people EVERYWHERE dodging her. And who do I feel the worst for?? Little old granny who is about 114 or so who is being pushed in a wheelchair by a loved one. The whole time, granny is about to fall out of the wheelchair because of the sudden stops that the pusher is having to make to avoid fat little precious rolling down the road.

There were absolutely NO CM's around for me to flag down. I just kept thinking "oh, how your picture should be posted on SGT" because of this whole crazy scenario.

(And yes, I am fat so I have the right to call others fat regardless of whether or not they are using the scooter.)

WRONG WRONG AND BIGOTED WRONG

It was trashy people with spoiled kids not FAT PEOPLE. It is not the ASIAN DRIVER who cut me off yesterday but it was the NONTHINKING IDIOT DRIVER who cut me off.

I TAKE OFFENSE TO PEOPLE POINTING OUT THAT SOMEONE IS FAT JUST AS WE DO NOT SAY "Jewish barber", "Black waitress" or "Gay boss" in our speech.

I hate prejudice and I hate when people have to emphasis race, religion, ethnicity, size, disabilities etc. Some black people call each other by the N word but does that make it right, NO. It is not right at all and I am going to go puke or hit a wall now as this is so offensive.

[TechieSidhe]

Sadly, "fat" has become an acceptable prejudice and one that it is apparently okay to publicly make fun of.

Churchy, I find that when people have to use the word "fat" as an insult, it's because they're not creative enough to think of anything else. Anyone who uses the word fat to insult me gets a smile, and a laugh.

Calling me fat is like calling me brown haired, or green eyed. Yep, I'm fat.

The media has conditioned us to believe that fat people are stupid and lazy, and without self control. Sad, but true. There are very few fat people in positive roles on TV.

Fat is easy to make fun of, as the person doing the insulting does not actually have to know anything about you to do it. It's the lazy insult. It's when they'd actually have to work to FIND something to use, because there usually isn't anything.

[anynamewilldo]

I am fat and I'm called fat by others - okay, and if the shoe fits and all... the main culprit of being fat is being lazy (guilty) and while there are plenty of diseases and disorders that can lead to one becoming fat, I think people are too ashamed to admit that the major problem with obesity is simply being lazy. Is it entirely possible that this entire family has a disorder/disease that caused them to be fat? Yes. But is it also just as plausible to think that the entire family is lazy. YES!

Here is how I define lazy when it comes to being fat... It is so much tastier for me to drink sweet tea than water. It is so much cheaper for me to grab a pizza for dinner than to go grocery shopping for a well balanced meal. It is so much quicker for me to get take out than to have to meal plan.

I am tired of hearing terms like "the woman's section" or "for women like you" or "plus-sized" - okay, since when did it become unacceptable to call something for what it is? I am fat - I shop at the fat people's store.

"I am what I am" says Popeye - and I don't make excuses for it.

[anynamewilldo]

I have seen the error of my ways - here is a revised version of my story, in all the beautiful political correctness I can muster:

Once upon a time in a magical land full of butterflies and ladybugs, there was a very crowded meadow. The meadow was crowded because all the lovely and beautiful people were there to enjoy a show of lavender and lilacs blowing in the wind. Because so many lovely and beautiful people were there, and because no one in this magical land could ever do wrong or be wrong, this led to many times of having crowds appear before the beautiful lavender and lilacs show. While there were so many people out in the meadow watching this show, there appeared a beautiful family full of grace and love and harmony. Their halos shone around them perfectly and they were revered because they were so perfect. The older child, about 12, was beautiful and wonderful. The mother rode her magical ladybug while epitomizing grace and perfection. Because she showed such grace and perfection, she shared her magical powers of harmony with others by giving out strong cautions to the others standing around her. One of these bystanders was about 12, and she apparently didn’t know that she was not to walk beside the magical ladybug. “Be careful,” the kind and wonderful woman riding the magic ladybug warned “because you may end up under the wings of this magical ladybug.” “Oh,” the woman full of grace and love and harmony continued to the girl’s mother “how I do worry for your daughter when she walks close to my magical ladybug – she may get hurt.” The father of this magical family was a delightfully talented soul and found that walking backwards was his way of sharing his talents with others around him. And finally, the younger child, about 5, was sharing her magical powers of joy by rolling herself down the meadow. Although it was a very crowded meadow, and many others had to stop suddenly to avoid hitting her, no one in the magical family seemed to notice. In fact, the mother, so full of grace and harmony and perfection, was smiling and laughing along with the father while the beautiful little precious just rolled and rolled and rolled throughout the meadow. The mother, being perfect and full of harmony and grace found the ability to simultaneously enjoy her daughter’s special talent, while still being able to give out the cautions to others around her. It was such a beautiful and magical day in the meadow for all.

[ktulu]

I liked your first version better.

[BRWombat]

I have seen the error of my ways - here is a revised version of my story, in all the beautiful political correctness I can muster:

Once upon a time in a magical land full of butterflies and ladybugs, there was a very crowded meadow. The meadow was crowded because all the lovely and beautiful people were there to enjoy a show of lavender and lilacs blowing in the wind. Because so many lovely and beautiful people were there, and because no one in this magical land could ever do wrong or be wrong, this led to many times of having crowds appear before the beautiful lavender and lilacs show. While there were so many people out in the meadow watching this show, there appeared a beautiful family full of grace and love and harmony. Their halos shone around them perfectly and they were revered because they were so perfect. The older child, about 12, was beautiful and wonderful. The mother rode her magical ladybug while epitomizing grace and perfection. Because she showed such grace and perfection, she shared her magical powers of harmony with others by giving out strong cautions to the others standing around her. One of these bystanders was about 12, and she apparently didn’t know that she was not to walk beside the magical ladybug. “Be careful,” the kind and wonderful woman riding the magic ladybug warned “because you may end up under the wings of this magical ladybug.” “Oh,” the woman full of grace and love and harmony continued to the girl’s mother “how I do worry for your daughter when she walks close to my magical ladybug – she may get hurt.” The father of this magical family was a delightfully talented soul and found that walking backwards was his way of sharing his talents with others around him. And finally, the younger child, about 5, was sharing her magical powers of joy by rolling herself down the meadow. Although it was a very crowded meadow, and many others had to stop suddenly to avoid hitting her, no one in the magical family seemed to notice. In fact, the mother, so full of grace and harmony and perfection, was smiling and laughing along with the father while the beautiful little precious just rolled and rolled and rolled throughout the meadow. The mother, being perfect and full of harmony and grace found the ability to simultaneously enjoy her daughter’s special talent, while still being able to give out the cautions to others around her. It was such a beautiful and magical day in the meadow for all.

Now that's funny!

I saw a stand-up comic one time, a big guy like me, talking about one time performing at a school and having a teacher complain afterwards that he called himself "fat" in his act. He said the exchange went something like this:

[INDENT]Him: Okay, if I can't use "fat," what should I say?
Her: Um... "husky"?
Him: Lady, I'm a porker. I haven't been "husky" since 7th grade! Come on, you're the educator. Give me something creative.
Her: (after a few moments of thought) I know -- you're "biscuitous."
Him: What?
Her: "Biscuitous"... You know when you have an unopened tube of biscuit dough, and you peel the outer paper off and then it pops open, and poof! Biscuitous![/INDENT]

Here's to all us biscuitous people in the world!!! :D:

[Lasolimu]

I liked your first version better.

I agree on this, but I want to know what kinds of drugs would make it the second version. I want some.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I agree on this, but I want to know what kinds of drugs would make it the second version. I want some.

The drugs are called being "PC" for the second version. (plus maybe a little RUM? hehehehehe)

the first description of them was probably more accurate. they were fat and SG's, acting in an SG way. The observer of the SG behavior reported what was seen. the description was summed up into one or two words. I find the story to be accurate and not any different that a LOT of the SG stories posted here. Why are some posters picking apart this one?

oh, and even though I know they clean the walk areas, if the crowds were as they say, the ground is still pretty dirty! if nothing else, think about the park goers walking into restrooms and other places that are less than...sanitary, and walking out, then walking in the area where the little darling was "rolling" (an apt description for a little round person being video taped by dad)

hehehe