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I'm not going to embed or link to it, because it's all over the intertubes today, and I don't actually want this inbred doucheberet to get more hits than he already has. But I'm pretty sure you can find it if you want to see it and haven't already. If you're triggered by such things, don't. Just don't.
I'm so horrified. I'm horrified by the guy's behaviour, and the fact that the Children's Aid Society has not swarmed his house and gotten his child the hell out of there, and the thought that this girl has had to live in the same house as an armed thug for fifteen years. I'm also deeply horrified by the comments—not just on YouTube, where one expects a high level of douchebaggery—but on ostensibly feminist sites like Jezebel, supporting this person's behaviour.
I almost didn't watch it because, having gotten some idea of the content, I figured I'd be highly upset. The girl in question is the age of most of my students. Sure, 15-year-olds can be entitled little brats. But, you know, I've rarely seen a kid act like a complete and utter irredeemable jerk without some sort of family problem lurking in the background. If this kid is a brat (and I'm not sure she is; the post he read sounded like typical teenage venting, meant for a private audience of friends, and I feel that this is probably healthier than spouting off to her parents) perhaps it's because she's had some very poor role models. If she swears, well, one only needs to listen to her father to see where she gets that from.
But regardless of how bratty a child is or is not, it's no excuse for abuse. And what is demonstrated in that video is classic, unambiguous abuse. This man should not be allowed to parent. This man should not be allowed a firearm license. He is clearly violent and dangerous. The abuse depicted in the video isn't physical, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he beats his kid as well.
Also, how pathetic can a grown man be? Publicly rebutting his teenage daughter's "arguments"? He's ridiculous.
I try not to judge people for smoking, but I'll throw that one in too. If you want to destroy your own health, you certainly have that right, but if you have kids, quit smoking for fuck's sake.
The other day, I was talking about The Breakfast Club with a co-worker and one of our kids. I was saying that, while I had a few problems with the movie, the one line that always stuck with me was Allison's: "When you grow up, your heart dies." I don't think it's true in my case (the kid, bless him, didn't think so either) but it's certainly true that the vast majority of teenagers are surprisingly good people, until they're warped into submission by adults.
Anonymous should find out where he lives and do their thing to his computers.
I'm so horrified. I'm horrified by the guy's behaviour, and the fact that the Children's Aid Society has not swarmed his house and gotten his child the hell out of there, and the thought that this girl has had to live in the same house as an armed thug for fifteen years. I'm also deeply horrified by the comments—not just on YouTube, where one expects a high level of douchebaggery—but on ostensibly feminist sites like Jezebel, supporting this person's behaviour.
I almost didn't watch it because, having gotten some idea of the content, I figured I'd be highly upset. The girl in question is the age of most of my students. Sure, 15-year-olds can be entitled little brats. But, you know, I've rarely seen a kid act like a complete and utter irredeemable jerk without some sort of family problem lurking in the background. If this kid is a brat (and I'm not sure she is; the post he read sounded like typical teenage venting, meant for a private audience of friends, and I feel that this is probably healthier than spouting off to her parents) perhaps it's because she's had some very poor role models. If she swears, well, one only needs to listen to her father to see where she gets that from.
But regardless of how bratty a child is or is not, it's no excuse for abuse. And what is demonstrated in that video is classic, unambiguous abuse. This man should not be allowed to parent. This man should not be allowed a firearm license. He is clearly violent and dangerous. The abuse depicted in the video isn't physical, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he beats his kid as well.
Also, how pathetic can a grown man be? Publicly rebutting his teenage daughter's "arguments"? He's ridiculous.
I try not to judge people for smoking, but I'll throw that one in too. If you want to destroy your own health, you certainly have that right, but if you have kids, quit smoking for fuck's sake.
The other day, I was talking about The Breakfast Club with a co-worker and one of our kids. I was saying that, while I had a few problems with the movie, the one line that always stuck with me was Allison's: "When you grow up, your heart dies." I don't think it's true in my case (the kid, bless him, didn't think so either) but it's certainly true that the vast majority of teenagers are surprisingly good people, until they're warped into submission by adults.
Anonymous should find out where he lives and do their thing to his computers.
