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Even allowing for perspective bias, this is pretty fucked up. These are circumstances under which anyone might come undone.
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Even allowing for perspective bias, this is pretty fucked up. These are circumstances under which anyone might come undone.
"One day, we shall die. All the other days, we shall live."
I heard a good part of the statement and think it's ridiculous the situation was continued. There are uncounted numbers of people more troubled who are not under conservatorship.
Congratulations America
My dealings with people who are experiencing mental abnormality has taught me to not believe them. Take Randblade for instance...
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
That seems like a lot of people with massive conflicts of interest and a legal system that actively contributed to the situation. I'm still not convinced Spears is well enough to control her own life, but she should be given an opportunity to hire an attorney to represent her interests. The fact this hasn't been done is both a testament to a broken system and a large number of people who clearly ignored their legal and fiduciary duties.
Hope is the denial of reality
Anything sensationalized will seem 'that way'.
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
My dealings with them is that they have to have done a lot worse than Britney before they are put under conservatorship. But obviously the threshold became lower as she amassed more money. If she wouldn't have clawed her way out of poverty, nobody would have given a damn about what crazy shit she pulled as long as she wasn't hurting others. But appears that the butt hurt over her money in others already counted as good enough to take away her freedom.
Inverse class justice, that we came to see the day.
Congratulations America
Not being sarcastic, but that shaving her head thing to get out of drug testing was a trailer park trash stunt. No one would have paid her a 2nd thought if it wasn't Britney.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
I'm not an expert, Being, but it's my understanding that women post pictures of their breasts on the internet for free all the time. I would assume that we can't assume they're all insane.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
I have no problem with people deciding how much skin the do or do not want to share with the world... And I don't think it's a sign of insanity that some people choose to share more than others.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
I would question the mental normalcy of my family members, especially immediate family, if they did.
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
Okay, so your family's cultural milieu frowns on that, so what? Mine does too. That doesn't mean that those taboos are universal.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
1) Just because I don't think it's great doesn't mean my sister can't decide that she disagrees.
2) There are massive financial conflicts of interest with her conservators being family members, I don't trust them.
Look, I have no particular opinion in this whole mess. I haven't followed the case nor do I know (or know about) Ms. Spears or her father. Certainly this seems like a misapplication of the spirit of the relevant laws, but honestly I don't know much about the institution of conservatorship so can't intelligently comment on it.
What I can comment on is your assertion that any woman posting scantily clad photos on the internet for free must be nuts. That's so remarkably judgmental and narrow minded (and demonstrably not in keeping with mainstream cultural mores) that it can't pass without comment.
"When I meet God, I am going to ask him two questions: Why relativity? And why turbulence? I really believe he will have an answer for the first." - Werner Heisenberg (maybe)
Keep on keepin' the beat alive!
Christ Being. You're taking a rather fucked up position here, and I'm thinking you don't even see why.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
We let the homeless people all over our cities take care of themselves when many obviously are mentally ill and/or drug addicts, so what's different about Brittney Spears? Oh, right, she generates a lot of money for a lot of people. That's a legitimate reason to take away her rights? I always thought we Americans had the basic freedom to make a trainwreck of our lives.
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Faith is Hope (see Loki's sig for details)
If hindsight is 20-20, why is it so often ignored?
I'm guessing the number of men in speedos, jocks, thongs, or leather harnesses in my IG feed would probably appall Being, but he would not be questioning the sanity of those people I follow (well, ok some of them probably but still, certainly not all). But the idea of a WOMAN exposing her chest, OH MY.
*makes note to never show Being grindr selfies*
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"