Random Rants

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot THIS

I can’t help but sigh and roll my eyes anytime the news comes up. The sky is always falling. Politics to me are just a soap opera. IMO most people aren’t “well-informed”, they’re “well-entertained”. I don’t need or want to worry about the prescribed drama of the day. I worry about things I can control. I’m okay with being unqualified to do some things….its why I don’t make my own jeans lol

[sabergirl]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot @WhiskeySandwich how fortunate you are to be able to ignore what’s happening in the world because it doesn’t affect your safety and bodily autonomy.

Must be nice.

[A Former User]

@sabergirl thanks for your input, Anne. I’m sure my boy would have preferred I killed myself years ago.

[WhiskeySandwich]

@sabergirl I like to think of it as a lifestyle of selective influence, which is more of a choice than an ability. A strategy for happiness. We’re all ignorant if not omniscient. So, yea, you’re right.

[tody]

@sabergirl these times sure as hell are not to keep quiet, but to stand up and speak out.

[sabergirl]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot this was not an attempt to tell you that protecting your mental health doesn’t matter. It does. We should all be able to live in health and safety and happiness.

[Mizmazzle]

We should never forget we all have the same needs and desires in this world. To have love, happiness, a place to safely provide for our families…and of course …DENIM!

[goosehd]

Thank you all for a vibrant discussion and sharing your personal experiences. As a mod, I need to remind everyone of the rules of the forum. Please no discussion regarding politics (so far, so good) and to be kind and respectful towards each other. With so much going on in the world, we all need a place where we can get away from the daily rigours of life.

This place is meant to be a place where we can relax and enjoy each other’s company. Please keep it that way.

Thank you.

[RocknRoll]

Now for something completely different….

Offset or angled rear belt loops: I just can't deal with the aesthetic, and could never wear jeans with them.

Whenever i see them, I just wanna straighten them up….dammit.

So petty, i know.

[NickD]

I think people often conflate politics (which I steer clear of on here) with human rights (like the bodily autonomy @sabergirl mentions above) which none of us should avoid discussing - they came for the (insert group here) and I did nothing.

It looks like Sir Cuffs a Lot has bowed out of the forum, which is a damn shame.

[NickD]

@RocknRoll I can't say it bugs me at all. There was a brand that did this on most of their jeans but I'm struggling to remember who they are. Was it Evisu?

[RocknRoll]

Possibly, i don’t know much about Evisu. Denime and SDA do it a fair bit, and i’ve seen it occassionally on a few others such as Flat Head.

[endo]

@NickD said in Random Rants:

I think people often conflate politics with human rights ...

The two are inextricably linked. And our forum is not the place to discuss either of them.

[Giles]

Thank you @endo

[Giles]

I hate dogma, and it has no place here. Just because you strongly believe that you are right does not make you right.

[Walery Smirnoff]

This forum is exactly the kind of place where I don't get labeled just for being Russian.

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@RocknRoll In with this 100%, my eye can't handle it

[Cymro]

@NickD Hiut have two of the belt loops on the hips angled,

[AdamJ]

@Cymro @NickD never really thought about it but now you mention it... I'm not having that! I wonder if it makes it easier for your belt?

[NickD]

@Giles I can't see that I was being dogmatic.

To clarify my point then, in my opinion the two things are separate (linked, yes, but not inextricably) but to Endo's point I'll avoid either here.