Melissa Ethridge just won and thanked her wife!!!

[AlCzervik]

good for her! Freepers falling over in their mothers basements.

[SeattleGirl]

1. And she kissed her on the mouth before taking the stage!

I think there is probably a lot of explosed Freeper protoplasm over in Freeperville! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[AlCzervik]

4. oh yeah and then she thanked Al Gore.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Lex]

2. She also kissed her too. (Insert Snickers candy bar reference here.)

nt

[johnnie]

3. Freepers aren't watching

They have to be to work in the morning and get the oil in the fryers. Plus, the McCoffees don't make themselves.

[edbermac]

6. Well they're out of work right now.

With all those rats running around Taco Bell after closing time..

[grace0418]

9. Well, that and they only watch porn and action movies so the Oscars don't hold

much interest for them.

[MedleyMisty]

10. I worked at Arby's

and I am not a freeper.

Sorry for adding a sour note, but the main reason I hated myself and that place and why it drove me to the brink of real locked up in a padded cell insanity was people treating me like I was lower than shit just because I worked there. And actually the only "freeper" I met in my three years of working in fast food was one general manager.

[Rhythm]

11. Welcome to DU...

i used to be a Charlottean, too!

[havocmom]

14. Point well made, sleebarker! Welcome to DU

Glad to have you here, pointing out that progressives are too often guilty of assumptions and stereotyping people based on erroneous bigotry!

Happy to have you on board :hi: There are some of us who try to point out this sort of prejudice when it rears its ugly head around here. We could sure use help, as such vapid attempts at humor are really just bigotry and it hurts us all when we let it slide by unchallenged! It isn't just bad when the RW does it. We need to have our awareness shaken around here too. ;)

Gets annoying, doesn't it: the progressives who say they want to help the poor & working people, then make rude comments stereotyping people in jobs they have disdain for. Glad you stood up for people who are not in positions to be in good positions in our society. Dignity is NOT conferred by occupation. Dignity is a human thing.

:patriot:
havocmom

[johnnie]

28. I didn't say it was a bad job to have

I just said that freepers aren't watching because they have to get up in the morning to go to their jobs. Do you consider fast food jobs as demeaning? Maybe I meant because freepers are young and still living at home, maybe still in high school and fast food jobs is typical for teens. It's interesting how you jumped right to the conclusion that fast food jobs are bad.

Maybe you need to sit back and think about the way you automatically jump to judgments.

[havocmom]

29. LOL

nice defense :eyes:

[johnnie]

30. Nevermind

[lildreamer316]

16. Hey..

Welcome to DU, and my husband works in Charlotte.
Glad to have you.
:hi:

[Pushed To The Left]

17. I live at home relatively late in life

and I am not a Freeper either!

[johnnie]

18. I don't treat fast food workers like shit

When I was in my 20s I caught some bad breaks and had to move back to my parent's for a little while, I'm not a freeper and I understand the "joke" behind the parent's basement dig.

Fast food jobs are great for teens, retirees, college kids and other people who want to make some extra cash on the side. Were you in your 30s or 40s working at Arby's?

And I didn't say all fast food workers are freepers, but I think you know that.

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. My father tried to get a job at McDonald's in his 40's when he lost

his job. They didn't take him seriously enough. :(

[johnnie]

24. Well, that sucks

I have never worked in the fast food industry so i really don't know how they work. I should have never made the joke I did last night, but I thought people wouldn't take it as offensive. But then again, I have been here four years, so I should know better.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. I didn't really take it badly. I just wanted to say that there are some

reasons (especially here in MI right now) why 40 year olds are working in fast food. We ordered pizza the other night and our delivery man looked to be around 45...his earnestness, his face...reminded me of my dad so much that I overtipped him and actually felt like crap. It saddens me to see proud people doing what they have to to get along. I'm just having a weepy week I guess. :hi:

[crim son]

20. Sorry; these are the jokes freepers make about us.

My first "real" job was as a hostess at Bob's Big Boy. We've all been there and some of us choose to stay. Please don't take personally any negatives you read here, but do always speak up. :pals:

[cwydro]

27. Welcome!

I grew up in Charlotte! Parents are still there.

I also hate comments where people are judged by what they do for a living.

[Kajsa]

33. Welcome to DU and

thank you for speaking out against left-wing bigotry.
We're supposed to be the party of inclusion.

I get really tired of hearing "trailer-park" bashing and the like.
Calling people "trash" is another one.
Hell, pretty soon that's going to be the only affordable housing
left in CA. and they're getting rid of the mobile home parks,too.

Welcome, again.

:hi:

[Fran Kubelik]

5. I thought that was beautiful.

I am really happy for her.

[Rhythm]

7. reminds me of a few years ago, when Sir Ian McKellen won...

... and he and his partner rose, and exchanged a hug and a kiss before he went to the stage.

[Danger Mouse]

8. Watch long an hard, freepers. I hope you drop a load in your drawers.

:)

[sasquatch]

12. Was she hot?

Sorry, kneejerk reaction.

[CatWoman]

13. found a nice pic

[sasquatch]

15. Mmm...Nice!

:P

[Darth_Kitten]

19. So she did what every Oscar winner did?

with thanking their loved ones? :shrug:

[QMPMom]

21. Exactly! I expected her to do that if she won. It's her partner and she

did what everyone else did. Why is it such a surprise or such a big deal? This is the DU. We're not supposed to be like the Right Wing and freak out when we see a same sex couple express affection are we?

[Katina]

22. who here freaking out over the expression of affection?

I think you've misread this thread.
I think the whole point of the thread is that it's encouraging to know that we have reached a point in our society that open public displays of affection are expected AND without repercussions. Think back just 10 years ago, if Etheridge had thanked her wife, the news headlines would be ablaze. I think it's an indication of how far we have come. We still have a ways to go, but it's a good sign.

[Darth_Kitten]

35. No, they are just seeing it another way......

like it's no big deal anymore. We don't have to always point out, "Hey, so and so expressed public affection!!!!!" ;)

it's a good thing that it's so blase now (some of our reactions, or rather non-reactions!) :D

[QMPMom]

36. By calling attention to it and creating a thread dedicated to it, it is

a "freak out". Are there any threads commenting on the heterosexual couples kissing when their Oscar was announced? No. If true equality of relationships is accepted, there is not a need to call attention to a same-sex couple expressing gratitude and affection when they win.

[Katina]

37. I think you are over reacting

I see this thread as an observation of how far we have come and yes, it's worthy of comment. It's akin to observing that a viable candidate for president is black. Neither observations are "freak outs," they are merely observations.
I think we all need to take a deep breath and stop looking for things that aren't there. That's how you encourage and give license to the "PC police" as they become ever more intrusive though/word gestapos.

[Zuiderelle]

38. Thanks, that's just about the same thing I was going to say.

[Darth_Kitten]

34. Right on! my sentiments exactly..........

she did what every other Oscar winner did, thanked the partners, parents and kiddies. :)

[Midlodemocrat]

25. I LOVE her. I was so happy she won.

And they look so happy. I'm glad she's happy, and appears to have beaten the breast cancer.

[TommyO]

31. I love her too!

I saw her at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA this past summer and she absolutely rocked. Of course, she did "I Need to Wake Up". Now I can say I saw the Oscar-winning Melissa Etheridge. I can't wait until she comes around this way again.

[Kajsa]

32. He-he,good for Melissa!

One giant leap for equality!

:thumbsup: