Sex isn't dirty or shameful either, that doesn't mean I want to hear about it at work.
If a woman experiences a miscarriage as a death, I understand bringing it up at work. She may need some time off or a little understanding about her lack of focus.
But Truck was psyched about her miscarriage, which makes it an over share. She tweeted about it on her professional account for the scandal and really can't complain when people get annoyed. #twitter
Nothing that is a biological function should be shameful. But as one who has been the moral support of a spouse who has gone though miscarriage 3 times, I can say with authority that it can be an extremely painful and private matter. The author was fortunate to already have two children, but to people who have been unable to conceive, and who have endured the emotional scarring of miscarriages, there is nothing light, or, in the author's case humorously utilitarian, about miscarriage. Had my wife read this tweet I know she would have been confronted with terrible feelings of inadequacy - imagine the feelings of isolation and insecurity a childless woman might feel if she's made to feel that her pain and suffering is nothing more than a casual joke to those who are able to have children. The author has a right to say what she wants - I personally though it was pretty clever, and a fitting sting to the right to life group, but knowing what I know about the emotional pain a miscarriage can cause, the comment should have been saved for private conversation between people who have not suffered because of miscarriage - otherwise it was extremely insensitive. #twitter
I think a lot of the debate here stems from the fact that the Tweet sounds very flip, whether she meant it to or not. Like - "In a board meeting. Had some bad coffee this morning. Can't wait to get out of here." If she wasn't enthusiastic about this pregnancy, then that's her business, but the language chosen and choice of time to discuss her miscarriage is a bit more uncommon. #twitter
@TheExperience: I have read that she has Aspergers. I imagine that it affects how she expresses things and how she reads other people. When I read that Tweet I thought "Classic autistic spectrum, she is not understanding how people will socially react to this." #twitter
@token_illiterate_commenter: Well, at least he had the self-awareness to realize, if only in retrospect, that he looked like a porn *star*. Or an off-duty Village Person. #fullhousetwitter
@token_illiterate_commenter: I think his real question is: why do the two of us look like idiots and yet John Stamos eternally withstands the tests of time? #fullhousetwitter
@booter26: Long time reader, first time poster and I hope I don't ruin my reputation here (because I have practically fallen in love with all of you) with my first post here, but as cheesy and goofy and unattractive as a I thought Bobby Saget was back in the Full House days, I think he's a fox now. Like a dirty professor. My full-time Full House love will always belong to John Stamos, however. That man is age resistant. #fullhousetwitter
@Cunning_Linguist: yeah, well, your face weirds me out.
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@Cunning_Linguist: I don't LOVE hello kitty but I have a HK necklace and cig case.
Do you want CHILDREN to have a Hello Kitty cig case??! :P #fullhousetwitter
@sassyredhead: Do you watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia? Cuz the dick towels are gross out of context but in the context of the show, it just slays me. #fullhousetwitter
I actually bought some of those (I will defend them to my death, they are comfortable) without hearing that heinous word until I got home and was greeted with, "oh wow, are those jeggings?"
@AndNowForSomethingDifferent: If I had my druthers, I'd spend all my time in yoga pants and Uggs, so anything comfortable automatically gets a pass. The name, though, cannot be justified. #fullhousetwitter
@Spike49: yeah, jeggings are just denim-impersonating leggings. No pockets or fly. I'm wearing some skinny jeans right now, and I swore up and down I never would. I think it just takes the right pair.
Anywhoo, who says you can't live in leggings? Just make sure to wear a tunic long enough to cover your legging-induced camel toe (not to be confused w/the ANTM barbie toe). #fullhousetwitter
@prestocaro fears the culling: ''Jeggings'' baffle me. Comfort, okay. Skinny jeans, okay. But if your jeans need to be so tight they aren't jeans and are in fact, technically, TIGHTS, just...no. Leggings with the appearance of pockets and buttons, but not actual pockets or buttons is just not okay. I bet the texture is all grippy feeling and makes your lady parts sweat. Poor lady parts. #fullhousetwitter
I swore I would never wear them, but then I worked at a take out food place and was on my feet for four straight hours, so I caved. And they're damn comfortable... (so are their flip flops and sort of lined winter ones) #fullhousetwitter
Something that I am not seeing discussed regarding this story is the fact that Trunk has publically said in the past that she has Apergers and that has trouble navigating social "niceties".
My first thought was that maybe she genuinely doesn't realise how other people are going to react to the things she does and maybe doesn't process things in the way others do. #twitter
@ihateyourescalade: Are you really saying that people with Asperger's should not be allowed to speak publicly? Please tell me that you are not. #twitter
@Cerridwen: I'm not. I do, however, think too many people who have trouble navigating social niceties (because of Asperger's or more likely just plan old boorishness) have public forums these days. I prefer listening to people who are adept at navigating the social niceties.
@ihateyourescalade: I'm still finding your comment troubling, even with the qualification. I don't think you can fairly compare Asperger's with "boorishness." #twitter
@ihateyourescalade: But it is different with someone who is willfully ignorant or a jerk being given an undeserved public platform. Someone with Asperger's didn't choose to be born that way and denying them a public voice because they struggle with social niceties is really not ok. #twitter
@ihateyourescalade: I have Asperger's and that comment really stung. I have a lot of interesting things to contribute; I'm lucky in that I'm good at social niceties, but a lot of people with relevant things to say don't. I'd hope that most people would be able to at least sympathize, if not empathize, and make allowance for the left-of-field expression. You're entitled of course to listen to whoever you want, but the implication I read in your comment was 'too many people with those symptoms of Asperger's have a chance to speak to an audience', which is pretty disgusting to my ears. Please do let me know if I've read it wrongly. #twitter
@Cerridwen: I would never deny someone with Asperger's, including the two people with Asperger's whom I know personally, a public voice. I specifically said that in my original response. If somehow I didn't communicate that well, though, apologies. #twitter
@NellMood: I did not intend to equate the two. I was only doing it in reference to the original comment, in which applejuice said that Trunk has described herself as having trouble with social niceties. I was really only lamenting that so many boors (and I do not include those with Asperger's in this category--just regular old people with no manners or tact) seem to get public attention these days. It was not at all meant to condemn anyone with Asperger's. So, I apologize.
@StephanieBoland: You have. I promise. Please see my other responses below. I have two friends with Asperger's and they are two of the most interesting and smartest people I know. In fact, I think they should have a public forum. #twitter
Of course it's not shameful! My menstrual cycle is not shameful either-- nor is my ear wax, but I don't discuss them in a professional setting. #twitter
I still liked the Shatner, but a lawyer supposedly saying these were the Tweets of a fake Johnston (snickers like a 12-year-old) confuses me. You would think they could have gotten that cleared up by now if they knew it was out there...eh, still a douche.
Oh, Levi. You just lost the game. I think we need a law like Godwin's law that ends any discussion wherein a person says "My (relationship) is (minority)." Suggestions for names? Or is there already such a thing?
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If a woman experiences a miscarriage as a death, I understand bringing it up at work. She may need some time off or a little understanding about her lack of focus.
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I am weirded out when it is too a Mariah Carey extreme, or when it's bed-related. But YOU HAVE A CARTOON OWL AS YOUR PICTURE. So there.
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Do you want CHILDREN to have a Hello Kitty cig case??! :P #fullhousetwitter
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I actually bought some of those (I will defend them to my death, they are comfortable) without hearing that heinous word until I got home and was greeted with, "oh wow, are those jeggings?"
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I would live in leggings if I could get away with it, but this I cannot get behind. #fullhousetwitter
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Anywhoo, who says you can't live in leggings? Just make sure to wear a tunic long enough to cover your legging-induced camel toe (not to be confused w/the ANTM barbie toe). #fullhousetwitter
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I swore I would never wear them, but then I worked at a take out food place and was on my feet for four straight hours, so I caved. And they're damn comfortable... (so are their flip flops and sort of lined winter ones) #fullhousetwitter
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Glenn must still be in an appendectomy haze, because that makes no sense. #levijohnstontwitter