Comments on: The Problem with the Anti-Valentine’s Party http://buquad.com/2010/02/10/the-problem-with-the-anti-valentines-party/ BU's independent online magazine Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jeanine http://buquad.com/2010/02/10/the-problem-with-the-anti-valentines-party/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Jeanine Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:33:25 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=4934#comment-612 I mean, I have no problem with being Anti-Valentine's Day, as in opposing a corporate holiday that shoves gross boy-girl relationships down your throat, makes tons of people feel insufficient and implies that love requires purchases. I do think that being upset that you don't have a relationship thus being anti-valentine's day is a little silly- because you'd have to buy into the idea of the holiday (that you're not worth much if you're not in a relationship) to do that. The holiday itself is the problem- it's set up to make people feel bad about themselves- so how upset can you be at the ways that different people chose to deal with the insufficiency they're encouraged to feel? I mean, I have no problem with being Anti-Valentine’s Day, as in opposing a corporate holiday that shoves gross boy-girl relationships down your throat, makes tons of people feel insufficient and implies that love requires purchases.
I do think that being upset that you don’t have a relationship thus being anti-valentine’s day is a little silly- because you’d have to buy into the idea of the holiday (that you’re not worth much if you’re not in a relationship) to do that.
The holiday itself is the problem- it’s set up to make people feel bad about themselves- so how upset can you be at the ways that different people chose to deal with the insufficiency they’re encouraged to feel?

]]> By: William http://buquad.com/2010/02/10/the-problem-with-the-anti-valentines-party/comment-page-1/#comment-609 William Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:34:41 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=4934#comment-609 I agree with "Anonymous" above. There is a fine line between not participating in a little harmless V-day resistance... and condemning all who do immature little bids with nothing better to do. Me thinks this article is a defense mechanism employed to contain the fact that the author herself is a closet V-day-hater who uses the aforementioned holier-than-thou attitude to overcome the fact that she is completely alone. I also want to ask why the author found it necessary to include that her noodles were vegan. So you're judging V-day haters *and* meat-eaters? Wow, two birds. I agree with “Anonymous” above. There is a fine line between not participating in a little harmless V-day resistance… and condemning all who do immature little bids with nothing better to do.

Me thinks this article is a defense mechanism employed to contain the fact that the author herself is a closet V-day-hater who uses the aforementioned holier-than-thou attitude to overcome the fact that she is completely alone.

I also want to ask why the author found it necessary to include that her noodles were vegan. So you’re judging V-day haters *and* meat-eaters? Wow, two birds.

]]> By: Anonymous http://buquad.com/2010/02/10/the-problem-with-the-anti-valentines-party/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Anonymous Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:00:52 +0000 http://buquad.com/?p=4934#comment-608 Seriously? The only one who sounds overly bitter is the author of this article. Get over yourself, if people want to self-indulge in a day of bitterness on Valentine's Day, who are you to rain your holier-than-thou attitude down on them? Seriously? The only one who sounds overly bitter is the author of this article. Get over yourself, if people want to self-indulge in a day of bitterness on Valentine’s Day, who are you to rain your holier-than-thou attitude down on them?

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