Suspension of disbelief
Some people are stupid; others are a bit slow; but by far the most annoying are the ignorant and arrogant. These are people who believe they are the pinnacle of authority on a subject matter, but refuse to even examine other possibilities other than their own opinion.
An example is this post over at FatfinguR. I guess the author doesn’t understand the idea behind the suspension of disbelief, something that is vital to TV, movies and comic books. I will say to them: Just enjoy the film (which, by the way, has done pretty well. Check metacritic).
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Those characters at DC are so dumb just like in Superman Returns the movie. Haven’t they noticed any similarity on Clark Kent and Superman? Superman was gone for 5 years and so was Clark. Didn’t the people at the Daily Planet knew that or they were just playing dumb?
Source: Superman Returns, Tragedy Uprises , FatfinguR
Superman has been using the same disguise for over 70 years, and only now you realise that his costume is a farce? Hmmm…
Get out of jail free
I find many things in this world annoying, but one thing that grates me the most is what I call the get out of jail free card.
The get out of jail free card is used by someone after they say something offensive to a person, but then say “no offense”, or (even worse) “just joking”. I think it’s reprehensible of the person. This is used mostly by people who are too cowardly to admit it’s what they actually think, but want to say it anyway. How can someone say something insulting, and think that by saying “just joking” will make everything okay? Is the culprit saying the victim is some sort of figure of fun?
I can say some things that are horribly insulting, but I feel I don’t have to clarify it. My family and friend’s know what I’m like, so they know I wouldn’t dream of saying something like that and mean it. But I would never think of spilling insults to someone I have just met. I believe it shows immaturity and just a rude streak in the person.
Maybe I’m a hypocrite. I don’t think I am, but I guess that’s just a matter of opinion.
