More fun from ~Winter Rose!!111~
Aug. 27th, 2006 03:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
la_belle_laideSuperfun! Since Rose has responded to my allegations about her in a vague way, and her dithering, silly husband has outright said that I made this stuff up about her, I thought I should, you know QFT where applicable.
Let's see, what did I say in that last post? That Rose made a mockery of Native Americans by claiming to be descended from a Cherokee Princess. Hey, what's this? And yep, I posted about it on the NDN comm. Lots of laughs there.
That Rose said she thought it would be "romantic" to get tuberculosis. Why, look! And in case she deletes it, this was her response to the question "Top five diseases you would most like to contract (given that you could get better)":
2. Consumption {So Romantic!} The actual reply is right here.
That she always goes on about her hair color, first saying that it's natural and then later saying that she uses Clairol, which is tested on animals, and that I called her on it once? Sadly, she has deleted that stuff. You know, people saying things in her LJ that aren't along the lines of "OMG you are so FAE!!!!1111" never goes over well.
That she's greedy, grasping, vain, stupid and all the rest, well, those are just opinions. As some very smart person posted in GAFF, "Rose, Rose, this isn't sweet and it's synergy -- this is trying to get a free ride. Sorry. It's nice that you has people who are generous enough to give you money, but you are not entitled to a free honeymoon more than anyone else.
Aren't true princesses supposed to have...dignity?
I do wonder if she realizes that for every sugar-free double shot vanilla strawberry caramel fudge iced tea mocha frappuccino she cuts out of her budget, that at least four less people would have to give her money."
As for the real issue: Do the charity meme. Donate!
ETA: I want to thank all of you who responded, in email, comments, or fora, for your support and agreement. But more than that, thanks to all of you who have been inspired to donate to charity--or in many cases, to donate more than you usually would have. Rose started this whole thing with her ridiculousness and greed. I get mad about stuff like that, so I want to thank all of you for helping me turn it into something helpful to others. ^_^
ETA Tristan proposes a compromise. While I still don't hold with the idea of begging being any kind of dignified, anything that will get $2500 to charity is a good thing. Making a difference is a good thing. OTOH, it also makes one wonder: If they don't have the money to go to Ireland and have to go a-begging for it, then where is the money for charity going to come from? Or will it be like a slow trickle ... like over ten years or so? And in the meantime, they'll just light some candles and hope that other people's problems will go away?
Huh, and Rose is still deleting my comments, which actually had very little to do with her. Hmm.
Let's see, what did I say in that last post? That Rose made a mockery of Native Americans by claiming to be descended from a Cherokee Princess. Hey, what's this? And yep, I posted about it on the NDN comm. Lots of laughs there.
That Rose said she thought it would be "romantic" to get tuberculosis. Why, look! And in case she deletes it, this was her response to the question "Top five diseases you would most like to contract (given that you could get better)":
2. Consumption {So Romantic!} The actual reply is right here.
That she always goes on about her hair color, first saying that it's natural and then later saying that she uses Clairol, which is tested on animals, and that I called her on it once? Sadly, she has deleted that stuff. You know, people saying things in her LJ that aren't along the lines of "OMG you are so FAE!!!!1111" never goes over well.
That she's greedy, grasping, vain, stupid and all the rest, well, those are just opinions. As some very smart person posted in GAFF, "Rose, Rose, this isn't sweet and it's synergy -- this is trying to get a free ride. Sorry. It's nice that you has people who are generous enough to give you money, but you are not entitled to a free honeymoon more than anyone else.
Aren't true princesses supposed to have...dignity?
I do wonder if she realizes that for every sugar-free double shot vanilla strawberry caramel fudge iced tea mocha frappuccino she cuts out of her budget, that at least four less people would have to give her money."
As for the real issue: Do the charity meme. Donate!
ETA: I want to thank all of you who responded, in email, comments, or fora, for your support and agreement. But more than that, thanks to all of you who have been inspired to donate to charity--or in many cases, to donate more than you usually would have. Rose started this whole thing with her ridiculousness and greed. I get mad about stuff like that, so I want to thank all of you for helping me turn it into something helpful to others. ^_^
ETA Tristan proposes a compromise. While I still don't hold with the idea of begging being any kind of dignified, anything that will get $2500 to charity is a good thing. Making a difference is a good thing. OTOH, it also makes one wonder: If they don't have the money to go to Ireland and have to go a-begging for it, then where is the money for charity going to come from? Or will it be like a slow trickle ... like over ten years or so? And in the meantime, they'll just light some candles and hope that other people's problems will go away?
Huh, and Rose is still deleting my comments, which actually had very little to do with her. Hmm.
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Date: 2006-08-27 09:30 pm (UTC)I'm sorry if you feel your heritage has been mocked, and that she doesn't pay attention to enough of what's going on around her. I'm sorry you don't like that she treats herself to something tasty, if expensive, now and then. Yes, she has a unique worldview that doesn't necessarily make sense to the rest of the internet. Yes, sometimes she is quite silly. "Vain" is debatable considering that not enough women know how to call themselves beautiful for what they are. Would you rather she turn anorexic and start hating her looks?
She's one girl asking for one trip to what she considers her homeland, mostly as a gift to the one man she loves most in the world. What's it to you if she asks for our pocket change? I give whatever I've got in my purse to whatever charity I walk past. Right now, I'm donating because I know what it's like to miss my homeland, and I happen to be rolling in dough (for a second-year college student -- go, financial aid). Since I had $10 yesterday for a hat, I sure do have $20 to send a friend to Ireland. I don't expect strangers to donate anything -- at most, $5. At most.
If she says her health care costs are high, then I believe her, because health care in this country in general is priced far above what us common mucks can afford. See also f_w, Cancerwank, etc. I've had needs I simply couldn't take care of because my insurance wasn't up to it and I didn't have the money for out-of-pocket. She has a lot of health issues, and I'm surprised she hasn't asked us for help in that arena yet.
That's greed, by the way. Not one girl wishing for one trip for one special occasion. The entire establishment of this country, that's what greed is. The fact that significant chunks of the population don't make a living wage, that's greed.
I am going to link to each of the charities you suggested below, even the "controversial" one -- I get that grindy feeling in my teeth whenever I read about the price of AIDS meds. Thank you for reminding us that there is, in fact, a big fat starving world out there.
In peace,
C.
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Date: 2006-08-27 10:06 pm (UTC)And for the record, I don't care what Rose does with her money. But you have to admit, "OMGz I got such prezzies and (fill in the blank of whatever 5 dollar coffe item) four times this week!" in one breath and then "WAAAHHH I am so poor send me to Ireland pls!" in the next is just, well... I have actually used all my best adjectives on this.
Everyone has health care costs that are high. I can name three people right off the bat who are suffering from chronic diseases, and one of whom has that godawful multiple myeloma and is in the hospital as we speak. All of those people would love a "free ride", I'm sure, to the country of their choice.
Actually, scratch that. I don't know anyone who would accept a free ride, much less beg for one. I know a whole different class of people.
Thank you, though, for linking to those charities. They are my personal favorite ones, along with one or two that I didn't mention (a few animal rights ones) that I felt would just be unpopular.
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Date: 2006-08-27 10:15 pm (UTC)The charities are linked in my sidebar. I will be pointing people to that sidebar this evening, as well as collecting buttons and links for my website proper. I'm not the Heidi of this equation; I am equally willing to pimp for total strangers as friends. ^_^