Things that annoy me about creationists...

This had to come at some point. The title pretty much says it all, so let's just delve right in, shall we?

Creationists insist on writing every god damn word connected to their faith with capital letters: The Bible, God, Christianity, He, His(god), Prophecy etc.
This is annoying, and I really wish they'd stop. It just gives off that loathsome self-righteousness that I can't help but ascribe to them, you know? I'm sure it's not necessarily their intention, but then again it must somehow make them feel pious, or they wouldn't do it... It just automatically makes my response to them a tad bit more venomous than I would otherwise have phrased it, and it is really just an unnecessary addition to their already considerable arsenal of annoying things they do. I bet they're feeling so god damn holy when sitting there at their computers, holding down the shift key. Motherfuckers...

Another one. Creationists think the rest of us are idiots. This is a huge issue for me, since I really cannot respect people who just assume that people who don't think like they do are stupid. This is evident in the way creationists argue against evolutionists, and I'll list a few examples of what creationists typically would say:

-Evolution is the fairy tale that a horse can give birth to a monkey.
-The Bible is obviously the inspired word of God (Reference to earlier rant about capital letters. Now I hate myself... Fail.)
-The fool said in his heart "there is no god."
-etc.

It's basically them saying that the truth is so painfully obvious, that any human being with half a brain should be able to recognize it. It's saying that evolution is an absolutely ludicrous proposition that wouldn't be logical even if there were any evidence supporting it. Or in other words, evolutionists are fucking morons. Creationists engage in conversation with the assumption that the other guy is unintelligent and hasn't given his position any thought at all.

All the creationist arguments against evolution that I've ever heard have been based on some misconception of evolution that makes it appear completely retarded to believe in it. So if this is actually what creationists think evolution is, then naturally they must think that anyone who believes in evolution must think that horses can occasionally squeeze out a monkey or two.

To contrast this, evolutionists such as myself don't view the creationist position as one based in stupidity, but rather as one based in ignorance. There is a big difference. Of course, pretty much all of the time it becomes apparent after a few exchanges, that the creationist being debated is indeed stupid, but we do not intuitively connect creationism with stupidity, but rather with a lack of proper education.

Another. Creationists can display great scepticism when inquiring about the sources of some scientific fact supporting evolution, but utterly fail to apply that same scepticism to their own sources. This is just utterly frustrating, and I'm sure they're doing it to piss me off specifically. Either they are really that stupid, or they know full well that their sources are about seven infinities more unreliable, and just ignore any comments on their "facts" from their evolutionist counterparts. Or they lie about it.

ANOTHER FOR GREAT JUSTICE:

Creationists deliberately lie when backed up against the wall. This is seen all too often, and you cannot completely blame the lies on the few fraudsters that are running the creationist rumor mill: Kent Hovind, Ben Stein and fail duo Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron to name a few. These are also commonly referred to in this blog as lying assholes. It is true that they are responsible for much of the creationist misinformation that you find out there, but definitely not all. If that were the case, then the average creationist is only guilty of lacking proper education and scepticism. Of course they are a lot worse off than that.
I have seen creationists calling science unreliable because you can't trust what humans say, only to call written history an unquestionable source of facts. I have seen them deny what they claimed just a few sentences earlier, because the bullshit of their claims was detected and refuted. I have even seen them deny that something is written in the bible, because they can't defend it. Even after they were shown the passage where it's written. I think this qualifies as lying. In any case it definitely qualifies as dishonesty, and is just one of the many reasons why creationists annoy the living shit out of me.

Another? I bloody well think so, captain.

Creationists say that being homosexual is a choice. This is perhaps the most fucking infuriating thing about them, since first of all 50-60% of them are probably gay themselves and in huge denial. Secondly, they have the god damn cheek to assume to tell others what their feeling are. What the hell is that? I have sworn to myself that the first creationist I meet in the flesh whom I hear uttering this particular piece of creationist garbage shall become decoration on the walls of my house. In all 6 rooms.

There are many more annoying things about creationists, but I think that's enough for now. I can always put more up later if I feel like it.

God damn and good night.

More Itazura na Kiss bashing 'cause it makes me feel like a woman

Oh yes. I absolutely hate Itazura na kiss, as you will know if you've read my earlier double entry on Itazura vs. Special A.
For this reason, bashing it makes me feel very happy. Therefore: MOAR ITAZURA BASHING!

Or should I rather say Itazura fan bashing, because people's reactions to the show is really what gets to me the most. The anime is shit in its own right, but seeing how people are eagerly awaiting each new episode with comments like "OMG can't wait!! I luv this anime. My favourite show evar!" is almost infinitely more infuriating. Let me make this clear from the start: I cannot stand something that I loathe getting praised. I absolutely cannot tolerate that. Thus, it almost hurts me physically whenever I see comments of the same nature as the example above. You are hurting me, folks. Please stop. Not only is this show an insult to the very nature of anime, but when people praise it, it's like they're pissing me in the face while taking a shit on my stomach and puking on my cat before raping it. And then they leave without paying.

Now, the thing with anime is, that a show can be absolutely brilliant and enjoyable, even though the characters are evil bastards that you really cannot seem to hate enough. This is because the viewer's hate for the characters plays into some greater aspect of the anime and only contributes to the show as a whole. School Days is an example of this. Even though I loathed Makoto (Seriously, who didn't?) and I was in pain during every second of every episode, I still look back at the anime and recognize it as a success of epic proportions. Why is this? Well, apart from the "lolwut? :D"-factor that the ending constituted, the story is genuinely sad, even tragic. This is because of the way in which the despicable actions of Makoto are presented in the anime. Plainly speaking, I can accept the anime while dejecting the characters. The anime agrees with me on some fundamental values of human interaction, which is why its depiction of the asshole Makoto is one that I sympathise with; The anime thinks he's an asshole, and so do I.

This opens up for one of the (in my opinion) greatest strengths of any anime, or any story really: It makes you think. It spawns some ideas in your little head that you can work with, and you only get to this point because the initial proposal is compatible with your mindset.

The thing with Itazura is that I never got past that first hurdle. I fiercely disagree with everything the anime stands for, and so I guess I disagree on some deeper, moral level with anyone who does not see the show for the piece repulsive garbage that it is.
I guess what I really don't get is how you can enjoy watching such a complete fucking insult to the concepts of love and the measure of human worth as Itazura na Kiss. It is beyond me.
Whenever I hear Itazura fans saying things like "I also think Irie is an a-hole, but I still think he and Kotoko are an awesome couple!" it tickles my currently (semi-)dormant urge to shred human flesh, grind their bones and annihilate their souls.

You do what now?!

So you agree that he is a pathetic excuse for a human being, but yet you want to see him be happy together with some stupid bitch who, for reasons unknown, is head over heels for him? You enjoy watching complete fucking scumbags getting everything that they really don't deserve? Well don't you have quite the sense of justice? Please move your face closer so I can apply paper cuts to your eyeballs.

I watch anime because I want an escape from the real world. Therefore, when the injustice of reality suddenly rears it's ugly head in my anime I get sad. And the result is rants like this one.

Whew. I really think this has some therapeutic effect. I feel bloody awesome.