Are people really as mean as they seem on DCUM?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

+1 And then when you call out the bigots it gets really ugly.

[Anonymous]

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Of course--I'm from the midwest, and can't wait to get the heck out of DC. I don't think that people in DC are that nice, generally.

I agree. Never understood the sense of superiority and entitlement, either.

We're better educated than the people in the average midwestern city.

I think this is funny. Better educated than all the people in the average midwestern city? I'm currently in DC, and moving to an "average midwestern city" in a few months to become a professor at a major university--will I become less educated when I move? I know people in DC love to think they're smarter and better educated than everyone, but it's just a symptom of the ridiculous myopia that plagues this city. I can't wait to leave.

Good luck! If it's University of Cincinnati say hi to the Bearcats for me!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

Truth be told, it depends. Are you fat? Do your kids go to a public rather than a Big 3 private? Do you live in a place other than upper-NW/Bethesda-Chevy Chase? Answers other than no, no, and no, will get many of us starting to think horrible things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

Truth be told, it depends. Are you fat? Do your kids go to a public rather than a Big 3 private? Do you live in a place other than upper-NW/Bethesda-Chevy Chase? Answers other than no, no, and no, will get many of us starting to think horrible things.

Do you take anything said on this board to heart?

If you do, I'm going to think horrible things about your intelligence and psychological health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

So clever, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

THIS is why I love DCUM. The ironies are endless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

THIS is why I love DCUM. The ironies are endless.

Thanks! We'll be here all week!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

So clever, no?

You really know how to rock those snappy comebacks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not specific to the DC area, it's just how people are in general. There's an external persona and internal one. When people can speak anonymously they say things that they would never say in real life, so you probably won't ever have to deal with the internal persona other than online. People are generally assholes though, doesn't matter what part of the world you are in.

Sadly, I think this poster has it right. I was born and raised in the DC area and I'm not "mean" IRL, or on DCUM unless someone says something bigoted. I sort of resent the implication that region has anything to do with it. I would bet most of the posters here, mean girls included, are transplants anyway.

Reading DCUM has been a seriously eye-opening experience for me. I guess I'm naive, but I never realized there were so many hateful, bigoted, ignorant, self-righteous people around. It makes me wonder whether people who seem nice are actually thinking horrible things about me.

We are.

LOL

OK, I'm not the PP with the quote that was put in bold, but can someone explain why this is LOL funny? An 8-year-old can make funnier "snappy comebacks" than "we are." Seriously, it deserves an eyeroll.

First poster is attention whoring in a typical girl fashion. Please, please, please tell me that I'm not fat/ugly/stupid. She is accusing the "mean girls" of being insecure, while running her own screaming insecurities up the flagpole for the whole world to see. I wasn't thinking bad things about her until she begged for reassurance.

Second poster gave her a sarcastic response, rather than feeding her needy ego trip.

It was funny to me, probably because I was thinking bad things about first poster and her epic display of neediness.

Exactly! (I'm the "We are" poster.)

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the famous snark from posters who claim they're smarter than the rest of us. You can pick your jaws off the floor now.

So clever, no?

You really rock those snappy comebacks. No wonder you think you're so smart....

[Anonymous]

Ooops, durn iPhone.