What's something you immediately judge a person for when you see them wearing or have?
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The less they did the more they wear it. After getting out I've noticed an inverse correlation between how much somebody did during their military career and how much they want to talk about the fact that they were in.
That's true.
I have stories that I tell people I don't know well, and there are stories that only my sister, wife, and best friend have heard, and only once I had enough to drink.
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I mean, a motorcycle is transportation. It can transport maybe you and one passenger (and some light cargo, I know), but it's more practical in a car-centric service economy than walking everywhere. They're also pretty fuel efficient for being so light, and fairly dangerous if people don't notice your tiny ass (which is an advantage of all the noise)
I have literally zero negative or positive opinions about Harleys as motorcycles, I don't own one or know anyone who does, I don't even have a motorcycle license so feel free to correct me if you have a differing opinion -- to me, they just are what some people enjoy. It's the... quality of the people who tend to enjoy them that gives me the ick. Like a bar that didn't quite fully kick the Nazis out. I know they aren't all Nazis, but there are still a disturbing number of Nazis. Or at the very least, American neo-nazis are not frequently depicted riding crotch rockets from overseas.
That's true, a motorcycle is transportation. And, I suppose if you just go for a ride around the city taking pleasure at annoying people with the sound of your loud pipes, it serves a "useful" function for you, in that it brings you pleasure.
I have literally zero negative or positive opinions about Harleys as motorcycles, I don't own one or know anyone who does, I don't even have a motorcycle license so feel free to correct me if you have a differing opinion
Ok, well that's where I differ. Harleys are terrible motorcycles. They use engine technology from the 1960s while bikes from every other manufacturer use tech that's decades more advanced. The power to weight ratios of their bikes are absolutely terrible, and not just because they're cruisers, every other cruiser out there has a better power to weight ratio. Then, even worse is the price. The performance you get per dollar from a Harley is just awful.
With Harley you're paying for the brand name. You get a bike that in every measurable way is worse than a bike by virtually any other manufacturer, but because Harley has done such a good job of establishing a certain image, people will overpay for an underperforming bike as long as it has that brand name attached, and as long as it has the Harley sound and feel. (And that "sound and feel" is basically an engine that is going to shake the fillings out of your teeth because it's using ancient technology that every other manufacturer has ditched.)
The Nazi-adjacency is part of the mystique. They're the "outlaw motorcycle gang" brand, and a lot of the outlaw motorcycle gangs are not just violent, they're also racist, sexist, homophobic, and so-on. It's really the brand for dentists and lawyers who have boring office jobs but want to spend money to feel like they're badasses. They're not going to commit heinous crimes, but they can dress up like the people who do, and feel a bit of a thrill that maybe the people that see them on their bikes are going to be a bit afraid.
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Oh dear Lord I'm literally wearing one of them!
Just bought a couple a few years back, coz they looked durable and comfy!
Is this a very general stereotype? I'm gonna have to leave them home when I'm visitingI'm sorry bro, no offense. At least in Germany it's somewhat a stereotype.
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Edit: What do you judge them for?
Back the Blue
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One of those giant stickers meant to make it look like there’s a tied up woman in the back of their pickup.
At best, it’s advertising that they think abusing women is funny.
Eww, thats a thing????
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Eww, thats a thing????
Sadly, yes. You’d think that somewhere along the line, someone would say “hey, maybe this isn’t a good idea”, but nope.
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I like Pit Vipers, not gonna wear them in public (not my style) but they're cool.
In a prior job I worked in quality assurance, we didn't have dedicated safety people in site so QA handled that too.
We could not get people to wear PPE on their own on the regular, especially ear pro. We'd have people bucking rivets and I'd walk up and hand then ear plugs (I always carried spare boxes of disposables in my pockets.)
Anyway, Pit Viper started making Z87 rated glasses. I bought a pair, started wearing them, people dug them. I contacted Pit Viper and they gave me a discount code for the site. Pit Viper eye pro exploded on site. At about the same time blue tooth ear pro was taking off. So people were wearing all their PPE.My site manager didn't like the look or the Bluetooth ear muffs and told QA to tell people they couldn't wear them. I said, "Motherfucker, they're finally wearing their PPE and you want me to stop them because you think it looks unprofessional?! You wear white oakleys in public. No."
This is the same boss that wrote me up for bullying him twice. Anyways, the Pit Vipers reminded me of that.wrote last edited by [email protected]That's extra dope. Shit, I should look for safety-rated sunglasses that don't make people think I'm too homophobic to touch my own ass. They must exist, right?
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Edit: What do you judge them for?
Harry Potter merch
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I used to work retail and was helping a college aged guy pick out some new headphones. He was deciding between some Beats and some Bose headphones. I literally asked him "do you want something that sounds good or looks good" and was amazed he actually said "looks good". So I reluctantly sold him the Beats.
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Sadly, yes. You’d think that somewhere along the line, someone would say “hey, maybe this isn’t a good idea”, but nope.
Im struggling to imagine what would drive somebody to put that on their vehicle, thats utterly vile
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For me, it’s a “thin blue line” sticker. I immediately think the person is racist.
i seen so many of them on suvs in a blue area, even on the uniforms of tradespeople who does maitenance for grocery stories, dont want to see it , we already know/.
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All of that plus any "Punisher" logo on clothing or vehicles.
wrote last edited by [email protected]dont forget thier lifted giant trucks, that are 1-3feet off the ground. we get it you bought a giant truck to look "masculine" and your wife is a soccer mom and a karen.
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I'm about to get a LGBT punisher logo for my car.
a rainbow one/
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It's also a fundamental misunderstanding of the character. It's like all they know about him is the name and the logo.
right winger love to co-opt signs and things of other cultures, concepts and PERVERT into as a right wing identity.
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Cybertruck drivers.
ETA: Regular Tesla drivers I give the benefit of the doubt to, because they might have bought their car before they realized Musk is a Nazi dickhead man-child. But cybertruck drivers basically knew and didn't care (or still fanboi'd over him).
wrote last edited by [email protected]ive seen many teslar drivers bought thier regular tesla cars/suvs after musk went full nazi, like 1-2 years after he bought xitter. they know better, but they are very super-ignorant demographic, apparently alot of them in my area when i look into whos drivers, its asians, im asian.(its like a hybrid of ignorant but still aware of the news of the current events and still purchasing said item/services because it previously had brand recognition thats all they cared about, at the same time low info on the politicla spectrum)
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I saw a cybertruck the other day with a "Bought it before we knew Elon was crazy" bumper sticker on it. I wanna give them the benefit of the doubt, since I myself was pro-Elon once upon a time, but c'mon. I know not everyone stays plugged into the news cycle, but you didn't know until after you bought the cybertruck?
wait, but the cybertruck was way after he went full nazi.
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He showed his personality when he accused a rescue worker of being a pedophile while trying to rescue children trapped in a cave.
They told Musk to fuck off when he was insisting that his "submarine" can save the day.
All the money in the world and no brains.
and the hyperloop scam was even more unforgivable, basically robbed california of a high speed rail system, which was blocked by trumps 1st term elain chao. and now its just a half-assed attempt with no progression.
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Edit: What do you judge them for?
Police uniform.
