You see, we can all spend our lives angry at everything and everybody (and I do, let me tell you!), but there are some people that just aren't worth it; Pat Robertson is one of those people.
Long ago, I learned that being angry about whatever stupid thing Pat Robertson did or said was a waste of my time. I simply realized one day that, when a tragedy happens, one can simply expect Pat Robertson to say the most dismissively offensive things to the victims of that tragedy (and likely blame them for it). So, learning that years ago helped me today when this headline popped up: "Pat Robertson blamed tornadoes on a lack of prayer."
Yep, folks, that is what he said. Is it offensive? Hell yes. Is it dismissive of the death toll? Hell yes. Is it pure victim-blaming with the intent to spread his religious dogma? Fuck yeah. Am I angry? No, I just shook my head and moved on. Pat Robertson is a douche bag.
And now I am getting to my point: Rush Limbaugh is a douche bag. Sure, he is a douche bag with a ton of listeners, and he says ridiculously racist, misogynist, homophobic (and a host of other -ist) things. Should we dismiss him as easily as Pat Robertson and his superstitious mystical nonsense about all disasters being related to the lack of religious zealotry? No, not at all! Rush Limbaugh is a horrible cancer on society. BUT!!! BUT... There is a way to no longer take him seriously.
There is a little-known show out there called "South Park". In "South Park", there is a character who has been referred to as a cancer. This character's name is "Eric Cartman". "Eric Cartman" is a fat, white, racist, sexist, homophobic douche bag that consistently says completely offensive things without remorse. Rush Limbaugh is a fat, white, racist, sexist, homophobic douche bag that consistently says completely offensive things without remorse.
See how this works? Just imagine him as a cartoon character. He's not real. He's just the figment of two crazy cartoonists' imaginations. He is to be laughed at and never to be taken seriously. In fact, the creators of "South Park" have said, several times, that "Eric Cartman" is basically a "HEY, THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ACT LIKE HIM" statement to the world.
And there you have it. Rush Limbaugh is basically a cartoon character whose sole purpose is to show you exactly what you shouldn't do in life.
Long ago, I learned that being angry about whatever stupid thing Pat Robertson did or said was a waste of my time. I simply realized one day that, when a tragedy happens, one can simply expect Pat Robertson to say the most dismissively offensive things to the victims of that tragedy (and likely blame them for it). So, learning that years ago helped me today when this headline popped up: "Pat Robertson blamed tornadoes on a lack of prayer."
Yep, folks, that is what he said. Is it offensive? Hell yes. Is it dismissive of the death toll? Hell yes. Is it pure victim-blaming with the intent to spread his religious dogma? Fuck yeah. Am I angry? No, I just shook my head and moved on. Pat Robertson is a douche bag.
And now I am getting to my point: Rush Limbaugh is a douche bag. Sure, he is a douche bag with a ton of listeners, and he says ridiculously racist, misogynist, homophobic (and a host of other -ist) things. Should we dismiss him as easily as Pat Robertson and his superstitious mystical nonsense about all disasters being related to the lack of religious zealotry? No, not at all! Rush Limbaugh is a horrible cancer on society. BUT!!! BUT... There is a way to no longer take him seriously.
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| Rush Cartman, Eric's little-known uncle. |
See how this works? Just imagine him as a cartoon character. He's not real. He's just the figment of two crazy cartoonists' imaginations. He is to be laughed at and never to be taken seriously. In fact, the creators of "South Park" have said, several times, that "Eric Cartman" is basically a "HEY, THIS GUY IS AN ASSHOLE AND YOU SHOULD NEVER ACT LIKE HIM" statement to the world.
And there you have it. Rush Limbaugh is basically a cartoon character whose sole purpose is to show you exactly what you shouldn't do in life.
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