@cocobanal: Clearly, you never knew me at age 13/14, because I don't think you could have without me telling you how hot Gavin Rossdale is. #gwenstefani
@Scout: Sweet merciful Christ, as middling as Bush was, they were nowhere near the horror that is Nickleback. I still listen to "Glycerine" regularly...yeah, you heard me! #gwenstefani
Because everyone was just so damn nice to Hillary Clinton, when she was First Lady -- not even an elected official at that time! I was a child, and I remember the drubbing that she got, and she never (grits teeth) dealt with it in this manner, but somehow, everyone else has forgotten. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
WHAT THE FUCK. I specifically left the room when the chimp attack victim's face was revealed because I do NOT WANT TO FUCKING SEE IT. Please change the screen cap, for those of us who really, really did not need to see that. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@Ms Meghan: Are we seriously the only two people who were bothered? I mean, this is a place where pictures that I wouldn't think twice about get trigger warnings, but put up a screencap of something so awful and people are like, "So anyway, Chris Brown?"
I am *not* repeat *not* equating Chris Brown to an animal. I will say, however, that he and that chimp both have the same menacing glint in their eyes, made all the more disturbing by their confident grins. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
On This American Life once (I think thats where I heard it, but could be wrong), there was a story about a retirement home for chimps that have worked in the entertainment industry. Apparently, they can only work for a few years when they're young, because after they reach adulthood, chimps aren't so sweet and friendly anymore. As adults they're violent and hostile and can/will attack people. Chimps aren't the sweet, cuddly animals we usually see on TV. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@marvel girl: My dad used to tell stories about the pet chimp owned by the people who lived next door to him when he was little (oh, the sixties). Needless to say, I'm not really a monkey fan; they are like relatives that I am kind of embarrassed to be related to and don't mention. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@marvel girl: This reminds me of "elephants on the rampage" stories. They are intelligent, social animals that reach a point with the shackles and whips and monotony and they lose it. And then people who don't bother to understand them say: I don't know what happened! He was so docile until now. Blah blah. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@ardentlilac: Jane Goodall was on the Daily Show yesterday talking about this. She said that chimps are very social animals and that they really need to remain in their own societies, and when we humans try and remove them from that environment and make them into our pets they have a tendency to go berserk. So yeah. I'm not really about blaming the chimp here. Some animals are meant to be pets. Some are not.
And in no way am I saying that what happened to this woman is any less than unfortunate...but I think it's more complicated than saying that the chimp "has evil in his eyes." #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@FactCat: Nope, he's a wild animal that people have no business keeping in their houses. People who try to keep large wild animals who are *significantly* stronger than humans in their homes as pets are idiots.
Not that I want to imply that I don't feel for this woman. It's horrible and tragic what happened to her. But it was the result of the choices of incredibly foolish people, including hers. I hope other people thinking about keeping wild animals are thinking twice after they've seen this. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
@Gavagirl: humans have domesticated dogs and cats over thousands of years (dogs far longer than cats--cats have learned to live ALONG SIDE humans, as opposed to being entirely domesticated by them). Chimps and other primates? Not-so-effing-much. People do NOT understand what a WILD ANIMAL is. WILD. Effing WILD. Has all of its WILD EFFING ANIMAL INSTINCTS. When it gets riled or upset or sick or just plain sick-of-you, it's going to flip. It has not been bread to be obedient or docile. Why didn't anyone take this primate off of this lady before this happened? Everybody thought it was oh-so-cute, as if having a chimp around the house dressed in overalls and drinking wine (and apparently this thing ate human food, and was obese because of it) is the wild kingdom equivalent of either making your own damned baby or dressing your dog up in funny outfits. Look, my cats wear ties. I understand it's cute and a little funny to anthropomorphizing them. But I KNOW the day I don't get up to feed the cats at 6am, that's the day they're going to EAT ME. I know if I die at home, it's closed-casket funeral time. I am SO angry with this owner. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
The big difference between treatment of liberal women in the media and treatment of conservative women in the media is that conservatives are more than willing to undermine their own women, while liberals police themselves in that regard.
I'd love to stand up for Carrie as a woman, if she weren't so despicable as a person. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
Carrie thinks it's important for women to stick together... unless of course it's two women who are in love and want to make their sticking together legal and permanent. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
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(Though I'm not sure how he'd feel about that ...) #gwenstefani
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s'ok, 13-year olds tend to like things which are horrible but LOOK good - excused ; ) and yes, dear.... I'm being playful not mean
I was 24 when they were popular and could only spend my time being pissed that Gavin was "trying" to sound like Kurt grumble grumble #gwenstefani
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I also loathe STP so, perhaps that will give you a better idea as to my "standards" ; ) #gwenstefani
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On This American Life once (I think thats where I heard it, but could be wrong), there was a story about a retirement home for chimps that have worked in the entertainment industry. Apparently, they can only work for a few years when they're young, because after they reach adulthood, chimps aren't so sweet and friendly anymore. As adults they're violent and hostile and can/will attack people. Chimps aren't the sweet, cuddly animals we usually see on TV. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
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And in no way am I saying that what happened to this woman is any less than unfortunate...but I think it's more complicated than saying that the chimp "has evil in his eyes." #chrisbrownwendywilliams
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Not that I want to imply that I don't feel for this woman. It's horrible and tragic what happened to her. But it was the result of the choices of incredibly foolish people, including hers. I hope other people thinking about keeping wild animals are thinking twice after they've seen this. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
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I'd love to stand up for Carrie as a woman, if she weren't so despicable as a person. #chrisbrownwendywilliams
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