HEMI6point1
Nitro Member
Over the months here at Nitromater many have read my views on things in the lounge and over at the NHRA section.
However, one thing I have noticed is that my opinions go unreplied... or I get jumped on. Case in point.. the Paris Hilton thread. I basically say she's a butt ugly no-talent b*tch and what happens? You guessed it, I get jumped on.
My take on why I get jumped on for my personal views (happens on more messege boards outside of here as well) as that 1) I say what others only think, but are too afraid to say it. Or that 2) I just have very strong opinions on things and people are just like "I can't believe you just said that!" Some people say that my 3) delivery of what I say comes off as very confrontational but I think that all goes back to #1.
Case in point (those include things said on other boards as well):
I made a remark in a car thread that when you buy a Mercedes-Benz you have to buy two. Why? One as a main and one as a backup when your main one is always in the shop. I got jumped on by a supposed Benz owner who said that "my Benz has been the ultimate in reliability, you are just looking at the biased car magazines." Oh yeah? Then why does Consumer Reports and JD Power always rank Bimmers and Benzes low on reliabilty? By the way, I asked the guy what his model year was and he refused to answer (key because Benzes only started becoming junk when all those gizmos started becoming standard).
I said that anyone who chooses a Lexus ES350 over a Toyota Camry XLE is an idiot because the Camry is the same car, only difference is the headlights, dashboard and a slightly lower-end sound system for over $10,000 less. I got jumped on by a woman who said: "You have no right to call someone stupid for their choice in cars and also there HAS to be a reason why it's priced higher." Uh, yeah the name! I posted a link from both vehicles' sites comparing the two and she shut up. For the record, if you really want a Toyota-made car that is high on luxury, get the Avalon. It's better than both.
I simply repeated a stat I read somewhere: that half of all sexual harassment cases are deemed frivolous and thrown out. Then I added this: most of them are cases where the woman was either in financial trouble and wanted to get rich quick at some poor guys expense, or that she was asked out by a guy that she wasn't attracted to. The second part of my opinion was even a skit on a Saturday Night Live that was hosted by Tom Brady. In the skit, a man who looked like the office dork asked this hot co-worker out. She immediately screamed "sexual harassment!" but less than 2 minutes later Tom Brady asked her out and all she could say was "Of course!" Of course I was jumped on that I was basically being sexist and "that my attitude is the reason why many of them are thrown out," (huh?
) even though I acknowledged that many of them ARE legit.
I said that one of my pet peeves is seeing big people in really small cars, especially when they struggle to get in and out of them. Nothing against the people themselves, but instead of say a Hyundia Accent why can't they buy a car that they would feel better in, like an Impala or a Ford 500? Or if they need more utility something like a Ford Explorer? Oh yeah, apparently that's too politically incorrect as one said that my pet peeve is "bigoted towards big people" and "there could have been a million reason why they choose that car." One woman even had this snarky comment: "So do you make a chart like if a woman is a size 6 she needs to drive a Mini Cooper but if she's a size 18 she needs a Chevy Tahoe?!" Uh, no, I guess these people just don't "get" why it's a pet peeve.
However, one thing I have noticed is that my opinions go unreplied... or I get jumped on. Case in point.. the Paris Hilton thread. I basically say she's a butt ugly no-talent b*tch and what happens? You guessed it, I get jumped on.
My take on why I get jumped on for my personal views (happens on more messege boards outside of here as well) as that 1) I say what others only think, but are too afraid to say it. Or that 2) I just have very strong opinions on things and people are just like "I can't believe you just said that!" Some people say that my 3) delivery of what I say comes off as very confrontational but I think that all goes back to #1.
Case in point (those include things said on other boards as well):
I made a remark in a car thread that when you buy a Mercedes-Benz you have to buy two. Why? One as a main and one as a backup when your main one is always in the shop. I got jumped on by a supposed Benz owner who said that "my Benz has been the ultimate in reliability, you are just looking at the biased car magazines." Oh yeah? Then why does Consumer Reports and JD Power always rank Bimmers and Benzes low on reliabilty? By the way, I asked the guy what his model year was and he refused to answer (key because Benzes only started becoming junk when all those gizmos started becoming standard).
I said that anyone who chooses a Lexus ES350 over a Toyota Camry XLE is an idiot because the Camry is the same car, only difference is the headlights, dashboard and a slightly lower-end sound system for over $10,000 less. I got jumped on by a woman who said: "You have no right to call someone stupid for their choice in cars and also there HAS to be a reason why it's priced higher." Uh, yeah the name! I posted a link from both vehicles' sites comparing the two and she shut up. For the record, if you really want a Toyota-made car that is high on luxury, get the Avalon. It's better than both.
I simply repeated a stat I read somewhere: that half of all sexual harassment cases are deemed frivolous and thrown out. Then I added this: most of them are cases where the woman was either in financial trouble and wanted to get rich quick at some poor guys expense, or that she was asked out by a guy that she wasn't attracted to. The second part of my opinion was even a skit on a Saturday Night Live that was hosted by Tom Brady. In the skit, a man who looked like the office dork asked this hot co-worker out. She immediately screamed "sexual harassment!" but less than 2 minutes later Tom Brady asked her out and all she could say was "Of course!" Of course I was jumped on that I was basically being sexist and "that my attitude is the reason why many of them are thrown out," (huh?
) even though I acknowledged that many of them ARE legit.I said that one of my pet peeves is seeing big people in really small cars, especially when they struggle to get in and out of them. Nothing against the people themselves, but instead of say a Hyundia Accent why can't they buy a car that they would feel better in, like an Impala or a Ford 500? Or if they need more utility something like a Ford Explorer? Oh yeah, apparently that's too politically incorrect as one said that my pet peeve is "bigoted towards big people" and "there could have been a million reason why they choose that car." One woman even had this snarky comment: "So do you make a chart like if a woman is a size 6 she needs to drive a Mini Cooper but if she's a size 18 she needs a Chevy Tahoe?!" Uh, no, I guess these people just don't "get" why it's a pet peeve.
