This may be a dumb question, but is that a jackass? Please say it's a jackass.

Wherein I Give Up a Bad Habit for the Good of All Mankind

By On July 20, 2012 · 16 Comments · In Me Being Me, You're Not Going to Believe This Ish

Everyone has bad habits and I’ve realized one of mine happens to be being mean. Some may call it a talent. To be specific, and the one part of being mean that I am addressing here, I have a bad habit of calling people dumb. I’ve realized that every day for probably the past 10 years I have called someone dumb, stupid, ignorant or ignoramus. And not just people close to me. Friends, family, people on the street, strangers, friends of friends on Facebook, people on other people’s pages, bloggers, the radio station, all of the news channels, all of the weathermen (except this weatherman-I was totally not at fault for this), everyone on the internet, people that don’t know me, people I don’t know, old people, and even animals.

And I am not addressing it because I think I was wrong about these people being dumb. I still believe that at the time, they totally deserved what I was saying. Not taking that back. I’m no waffler. If I called you stupid I meant that shit. Doesn’t mean I think you are forever dumb, but at the time you were being an asshole or said or did something that made you not very smart.

But what if, ignorance really is bliss? I realize I am not the dumb people police. What if people don’t need their ignorance pointed out; what if they don’t need to find out they are stupid? I am pretty sure millions of dum-dums have lived and died happily, without ever knowing they were stupid.

My plan (and I’m totally serious about this) is to completely cut out that part of being mean. YOU need me to be mean. That isn’t changing. But I am guessing that maybe no one needs me to call them dumb. Starting now, I will refrain from calling anyone dumb, stupid, ignorant, idiot, ignoramus, or my favorite “you big dummy”. And I know you think I’m going to pull up the thesaurus and find something to replace it with, but I am not. Sort of like Lent, except I don’t really get anything special for giving up calling people idiots.  In fact, this may be going completely against God’s plan for me if I happen to be on this earth solely to tell people they’re stupid. Hey, there are no small parts, only small actors…

This may be a dumb question, but is that a jackass? Please say it’s a jackass.

Just in case, I am reserving the right to still call people shitbirds and assfaces. That isn’t going to insult anyone’s intelligence and doesn’t really mean anything. Also, I can’t control the “You are dumb. So dumb” look. My face has a mind of it’s own.

Baby steps.

Do you have a mean habit? You’re friends with me. I know you do.

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  • Cari

    What? Great, what am I going to do now? Here you are reforming and becoming a better person and leaving me to do it all by my lonesome? It is true, I too feel it is my calling in life to point out to people that they sound like a fool. It’s not that I think I’m better, I just have the “think before you say something dumb” gene. Not always 100% accurate, but close;). Well I personally appreciate your frankness. The world is going to be a whole lot more dull now. See what you’ve done?

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

      Was just thinking I need to retract this post. Almost didn’t make it 24 hours.  I can still say fool, right?

      • Wned

         Recant!

        • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

          both. also since you know horses, is that a jackass up there?

  • http://www.singleguywithkids.com/ Steve

    Liking the new title. Lots of luck and PLEEEASE continue to be mean to folks. It makes me smile.

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

       I will be mean to everyone. Just because it makes you smile, Steve.

  • http://ciaraballintyne.com Ciara Ballintyne

    I wouldn’t call it being mean, I’d call it being ‘cynical’. And my boss once told me the most depressing thing about my cynicism is that I’m always right. She now has every intention of putting this quote on her business website in my employee profile – ‘I’m not saying we should shoot all the dumb people, just that we should take all the warning labels off and let the problem sort itself out’.

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

      Probably the best quote for an employee profile ever. And I agree…let them all eat cat litter. I am starting to think, after spending the day telling people to go fuck themselves that maybe telling people they are stupid isn’t so bad. Haven’t decided yet.

  • http://hypertransitory.com/ John Garrett

    Hmm this might represent a problem. You have to keep fighting the good fight.

    Back when I was working at one of my old gigs, there was this dude who was, well, dumb. Of course these are the types of people who are in your face loud-mouth know-it-alls. Every day someone was calling him a big dummy.

    Finally I couldn’t take it anymore. I told my buddy it was just too many syllables and my tongue was getting tired. So we decided to shave one off. Thus “Big Dumb” was born. From that point on we just called him Big Dumb, and he eventually learned to answer to it -as it was his name.

    Then someone else started acting up, so they became “Big Dumb -part duh”. Over the next few months everyone in the place became some kind of dumb nickname.

    Now, if we would have give up on calling people dumb, then all that stuff never would have happened. Oh yeah, that place went out of business. Oops…

    The point is, it’s a tough job but somebody’s gotta do it. Nature abhors a vacuum, so you’ll probably end up re-hired even though you quit.

    “Just when you thought you were out…they puuullled you back in!”

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

      You really just gave me more ideas.  Giving everyone their own names with the word Dumb in it is brilliant.   ”The point is, it’s a tough job but somebody’s gotta do it. Nature abhors a vacuum, so you’ll probably end up re-hired even though you quit.” — Ha.

  • http://twitter.com/DagsDiTom Oui In France

    What are the specifics? Can you still call someone dumb but just not to their face? Think it but just not say it? Good luck!

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

      I think I called someone stupid over the weekend. I should’ve planned it better. Back on the wagon…

  • http://twitter.com/ssunithi Sunithi Selvaraj

    Ha ! Been a week now ! Howz it been ;)  Don’t overdo it though !  What’s life without some Sincere Sarcasm ? !? ! Whatever happened to that title ? Was very unique and so You ! How many people can be sarcastic sincerely and make people laugh doing it ! Talent !  Although giving up something your’e used to is an exercise and builds strength & character wer’e told so all the best :) Please be your honest sincere sometimes sarcastic self with me though ! God knows I need it ! And I was finally able to comment ! They rigged something at work ! 

    • http://www.solitarymama.com/ Christina Majaski

      I didn’t like it. Although Sarcasm sarcasm sincerity still moves me a bit. 

      Your job sucks if they don’t let you comment on my blog, btw.

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  • http://www.theworld4realz.com/ Andi-Roo

    The truth will set you free. That is all.

    PS – I lied just then; that’s not all. Because also? I heart you, in all your sarcastic, bad-assery glory.