RANT: I'm sick of Lance Armstrong

[torpid]

OK, he's a good athlete, and it's a remarkable comeback story with no equal. But enough is enough. I'm tired of half the people I know praising him like he's their messiah. I'm tired of people finding new sports figures to compare him to, as if there is any way to compare them.

But most of all, I'm tired of seeing those stupid yellow bracelets. What is the point in wearing one? Should I start wearing a bracelet for any charity I help monitarily? It's so egotistical and faux-hip.

That is all for now.

 

[edro]

Hell yeah! Down with charity!

 

[DivideBYZero]

He's my Messiah. <--SUCK IT

 

[Weeeman]

Originally posted by: torpid
OK, he's a good athlete, and it's a remarkable comeback story with no equal. But enough is enough. I'm tired of half the people I know praising him like he's their messiah. I'm tired of people finding new sports figures to compare him to, as if there is any way to compare them.

But most of all, I'm tired of seeing those stupid yellow bracelets. What is the point in wearing one? Should I start wearing a bracelet for any charity I help monitarily? It's so egotistical and faux-hip.

That is all for now.

Die in a fire
Try again

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: torpid
OK, he's a good athlete, and it's a remarkable comeback story with no equal. But enough is enough. I'm tired of half the people I know praising him like he's their messiah. I'm tired of people finding new sports figures to compare him to, as if there is any way to compare them.

But most of all, I'm tired of seeing those stupid yellow bracelets. What is the point in wearing one? Should I start wearing a bracelet for any charity I help monitarily? It's so egotistical and faux-hip.

That is all for now.

Yeah, athletes who put their money and time where their mouth is really piss me off, too. :roll:

 

[Deeko]

Oh shut up and die after having your genitals chewed off by an angry shrew.

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: edro13
Hell yeah! Down with charity!

It's not like they get more money if you wear it to work every day and make a point to roll up your sleeve to make sure people see it. There's no point in wearing it, whatsoever.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: torpid
OK, he's a good athlete, and it's a remarkable comeback story with no equal. But enough is enough. I'm tired of half the people I know praising him like he's their messiah. I'm tired of people finding new sports figures to compare him to, as if there is any way to compare them.

But most of all, I'm tired of seeing those stupid yellow bracelets. What is the point in wearing one? Should I start wearing a bracelet for any charity I help monitarily? It's so egotistical and faux-hip.

That is all for now.

1. 1) Rant Score: 2/10
   2) I've never seen a single Lance Bracelet, must be regional
   3) People need heroes, and most people are idiots. Get over it.

 

[dman]

One of my neighbors had a bunch of those bracelets and was going to give me one (big deal supposedly because they are hard to come by). I'm glad for Lance coming back and his accomplishments, but, I'm not going to wear a bracelet all the time for him/the cause. Maybe if I was in highschool/college but not nowadays. I told my neighbor that I most likely was NOT going to wear it and if he wanted he could give to someone else... he seemed ok with that.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: edro13
Hell yeah! Down with charity!

It's not like they get more money if you wear it to work every day and make a point to roll up your sleeve to make sure people see it. There's no point in wearing it, whatsoever.

It makes people aware of the cause you dimwit. Take your rant outside and kick it swiftly in the nuts, will you?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: edro13
Hell yeah! Down with charity!

It's not like they get more money if you wear it to work every day and make a point to roll up your sleeve to make sure people see it. There's no point in wearing it, whatsoever.

I'm going to go poke the shrews with a stick to make sure they're good and pissed. Stay put for a second, I'll be right back.

 

[Albis]

i don't mind the bracelets other than the fact that i see big corporate recruiters wearing these bracelets. these are men and women in the 40s recruiting on campus in suit and tie. it just looks odd when you see the bright yellow bracelet stick out from their arm.

still it's for a good cause and for that reason i didn't mind donating a buck.

 

[SP33Demon]

The yellow bracelets are a symbol and promote a good cause, so I don't mind them. The companies that created "fashion" ones to cash in off Lance's cause are the ones that need to die in a fire.

Also, what's wrong with someone looking up to Lance as a role model? He's a symbol of hard work and perseverance under adversity. I have nothing but respect for the guy, and even though I don't idolize him I could see how someone would. To each their own.

 

[StageLeft]

He's an awesome athlete. You're also totally right about the bracelets.

 

[torpid]

The things are $1. Big deal, you donated $1. I have donated enough to cancer organizations to wear one on every square inch of my body I bet. I just don't think it's cool to show off that you donated $1 to charity. I don't have a problem with athletes and charity, but it's so egotistical to wear that thing. It's also annoying to have someone obsess over an athlete and compare him to atheletes in sports you have never heard of.

 

[Red]

My g/f bought two bracelets off ebay (a pink and a yellow) and it was close to $20 shipped for those two bracelets. She works in customer service at Best Buy and apparently it's all the rage there.

 

[iamwiz82]

I don't see the point at all. Why is it a big deal just because he does it? It wasn't important before?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: torpid
The things are $1. Big deal, you donated $1.

The program has raised millions.

I have donated enough to cancer organizations to wear one on every square inch of my body I bet.

BULL. SHIT.

I just don't think it's cool to show off that you donated $1 to charity.

It's gotten trendy, but who gives a rat's ass?

I don't have a problem with athletes and charity, but it's so egotistical to wear that thing.

Egotistical? You're getting a dictionary for Xmas.

It's also annoying to have someone obsess over an athlete and compare him to atheletes in sports you have never heard of.

WTF are you talking about?

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: SP33Demon
The yellow bracelets are a symbol and promote a good cause, so I don't mind them. The companies that created "fashion" ones to cash in off the cause are the ones that need to die in a fire.

Also, what's wrong with someone looking up to Lance as a role model? He's a symbol of hard work and perseverance under adversity. I have nothing but respect for the guy, and even though I don't idolize him I could see how someone would. To each their own.

Nothing. I guess you don't have the same types of friends I do. I'm sure your friends do something similar. It's the "I know something about sports because I like lance armstrong" thing that bothers me. Heck, I'm a big fan of his too. But I'm so sick of him being a pop culture reference, and even more sick of people using a $1 donation as some sort of faux-hip fashion statement.

I am a huge fan of andre agassi and his incredibly charity work. I don't go around mentioning him all the time and how great of a career he has had and what a role model he is. I don't wear some ugly piece of clothing to show off donating $1 either.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Red
My g/f bought two bracelets off ebay (a pink and a yellow) and it was close to $20 shipped for those two bracelets. She works in customer service at Best Buy and apparently it's all the rage there.

The people reselling these things on Ebay are the ones who really need to die in the nearest convenient fire. Cashing in on what is supposed to be charity is just karmic suicide.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: torpid
The things are $1. Big deal, you donated $1. I have donated enough to cancer organizations to wear one on every square inch of my body I bet. I just don't think it's cool to show off that you donated $1 to charity. I don't have a problem with athletes and charity, but it's so egotistical to wear that thing. It's also annoying to have someone obsess over an athlete and compare him to atheletes in sports you have never heard of.

How do you know they only donated "$1"? They could have donated hundreds but only wear one bracelet as a symbol to show they support the cause. You seem to have deeper issues than this, did you lose your g/f to a guy who wore one of these or something? It sounds like somebody you don't like is wearing these, and you're generalizing your perception of that one person to include all people who support the cause. Just a hunch

 

[nakedfrog]

Aware of what cause? Cancer? How could anyone not be aware of it?
Wouldn't the charity be better off if people just gave them a dollar and they didn't have to pay to have the bracelets made?

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: torpid
The things are $1. Big deal, you donated $1.

The program has raised millions.

I have donated enough to cancer organizations to wear one on every square inch of my body I bet.

BULL. SHIT.

I just don't think it's cool to show off that you donated $1 to charity.

It's gotten trendy, but who gives a rat's ass?

I don't have a problem with athletes and charity, but it's so egotistical to wear that thing.

Egotistical? You're getting a dictionary for Xmas.

It's also annoying to have someone obsess over an athlete and compare him to atheletes in sports you have never heard of.

WTF are you talking about?

Yes, it's egotistical. "an exaggerated sense of self-importance". Tell me how constantly making a point to show people a yellow bracelet signifying a $1 donation isn't that.

Yes, maybe I haven't donated enough to cover my body, but it sure seems like it when you compare it to a $1 donation.

And, as for the last part, I'm talking about people who don't know crap about sports (aka common populace) comparing him to sports that they don't know anything about, even though they don't know anything about cycling either. For example, how many people who wear those bracelets will die before they admit that lance armstrong and wayne gretzky are not equals?

 

[Descartes]

I was in a movie theatre a few months back, and this girl behind me asked the guy next to me about the bracelet he was wearing. He couldn't even tell her what the hell it was; he just "likes the way it looks." Asshat.

Anyway, some people are without cause in themselves, so they seem to identify with others without actually having any involvement. You find label whores in any pervasive social projects, but the cause has doubtless benefit for many, and those that legitimately devote their resources should be applauded.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: Red
My g/f bought two bracelets off ebay (a pink and a yellow) and it was close to $20 shipped for those two bracelets. She works in customer service at Best Buy and apparently it's all the rage there.

The people reselling these things on Ebay are the ones who really need to die in the nearest convenient fire. Cashing in on what is supposed to be charity is just karmic suicide.

No crap. The Wal-mart near me sells the pink ones for a buck (I don't know if they have the yellow ones). The seller deserves a negative feedback, unless they're donating the profit back to the charity.