I'm posting this for the benefit of my fellow readers of a worthy blog called I Blame the Patriarchy, but also because I very much consider myself a Blamer of Things. Yes, I blame the patriarchy for a number of social ills, but I also blame:
- Beamer-driving a-holes for making my commute suck
- Capitalism for ruining democracy
- DRM for my inability to listen to the rest of "Anna Karenina" during my commute
- Yuppies for taking the fun out of being a foodie
- Hipsters for taking the fun out of facial piercings
- Society for my misanthropy
- Oregon for making my feet wet 9 months out of the year
Add your own stuff worthy of blame in the comments!
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Again with the graffiti! I'm beginning to suspect your top-secret involvement with a vegan feminist gang of wall-defacers. But don't worry, I won't report you.
ReplyDeleteI blame the US rabidly capitalistic society for demanding that I work 40 hours a week when many other Westernized capitalist countries average 30-35 hours (thank you Western Europe). I also blame said society for the guilt its members attempt to place on me when I express the desire to work less than 40 hours. Especially when I know I would be more productive per hour with a shorter week as I now have loads of down time to post comments on blogs.
ReplyDeleteI blame the idiot who chose the desk chair that I sit in for my uncomfortableness.
I blame genetics for giving me bad eye sight, which cost me almost $2,000 to fix.
I blame ridiculously over-priced higher education that required me to enter the work force in debt.
Wow, I do feel better.
Interesting related fact: People who work more than 48 hours a week (read: me, probably most full-time workers if you count commute time and the time it takes to get ready for work), are at least one bazillion times more likely to die of a coronary heart attack. Also, overtime is associated with back injuries, higher blood pressure, a greater rate of accidents, and less time dedicated to health promotion activities (like, say, exercise, and not actively hating your employer).
ReplyDeleteThat's right, SCIENCE PROVES that overtime is a tool of Satan.
Your blogs give me faith that there are, in fact, some things that are still right with the world. And rage-driven blame is something I partake of as much as I can, and I wholly adore you for voicing it! Plus? I feel like it's physically relieving to put that shit out there. You know? Like, "hey, this weather sucks! It must be your (*points at douchebag in my office*) fault and here's my rationalization why"
ReplyDeleteAlmost everything is his fault, actually, from the zit I got this morning (a direct result of the stress of dealing with his douchebaggery in Friday's meeting) to the traffic jam at lunch (because he was on a motorcycle and couldn't trigger the stoplight, backing up traffic for a mile).
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks rage-driven blame is the only logical response to the douchebags of the world. Freud knows what he can do with his "improperly directed anger" crap.
ReplyDelete@jon My involvement with the vegan feminist gang is no secret.
ReplyDeleteI blame today's weather for making me wish I wasn't at work and instead outside playing in the sunshine, thereby forcing me to read blogs in a covert act of rebellion against my employer.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I blame Sarah for being so darn entertaining.
Why thank you, Lindsay. I hereby release you to go outside and play.
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