The next generation of assholes

[Gil Hamilton]

Is that some sort of pre-college prep school, or does it mean studying bussiness management and/or economics in an university college . (Sorry for my cluelessness, I've been researching the UK uni system, not the US one ).

It's the school parents send their kids to when they want them to grow up to be a Dilbert style Pointy Haired Boss. If they are rich kids going to a business school, then chances are they are getting their MBA so their dad or their dad's friends have an excuse to hire them to a position to put them in the company chain o' command, so that to guarantee they live a comfy lifestyle while they continue to be frat boys.

That manager who makes 100,000 dollars more than you that can't stay awake in meetings because he doesn't understand what's going on and has no qualifications except that he can sign his name on documents and paychecks? Probably went to business school.

[The Spartan]

Boat shoes?

Boat shoes?

Are these people in a perpetual drug haze?

What the fuck is a boat shoe anyways and why is it such a problem calling it a loafer?

[Alferd Packer]

Has the term yuppie been converted to be entirely pejorative? I only ask because the idea of a young urban professional describes me well: I work in a city as a professional, and I'm in my mid twenties. While I don't behave like the assholes in the article, there probably isn't a whole large amount of difference between them and me, jobwise. Of course, since I am married, maybe the better descriptor would be DINK.

[Lonestar]

What the fuck is a boat shoe anyways and why is it such a problem calling it a loafer?

I call 'em topsiders.

Or are we talking about something else?

[Ubiquitous]

[*]Do you actually call it "clubbing"?

[*]Do you have a membership in an upscale fitness club, to enhance the aforementioned pecs?

I'm not too sure how much tongue-in-cheek your post was, but just out of curiosity, what is actually wrong with these two things? I go clubbing [a term I have never heard mocked before] most weekends to Indie clubs in town. What's wrong with describing going to a club as 'clubbing'? Also, I hold a membership to an 'upscale' gym [because I like to be around normal people as opposed to local scally scum and roid-heads] where I like to work on my pecs [as well as exercising many other muscle groups and to keep myself healthy and fit]. Why should these two things contribute to my arsehole rating?

[Stravo]

Two right from the top that really made me smile:

The three guys sitting at the bar at Town Hall in Georgetown swear it’s a true story: A friend of theirs called a buddy in the middle of a sexual conquest, placing his cell phone out of view. When the voice mail picked up, it recorded him asking his lady, “You like that Republican cock?”

I have NEVER EVER equated sex and political affiliation. In fact not until this article have I ever even given it any thought. I could fucking care less if the girl I'm fucking is a godamned anarchist. I could have Ann Coulter on all fours like a dog and my dirty talk would consist of "You like that fat cock?" Why the FUCK would I say "You like this Northeasternh liberal democratic cock baby?" What kind of loser does that? Oh yeah, that's right - they do.

and

Then the bearded one in the middle busts out with this: “Do you like anal sex?” I squint. I’m confused. “Do you do anal?” he repeats, head bobbing with excitement. The litany continues. Do I want to take it in the ass? Have I ever taken it in the ass? My silence is taken as an affirmative and he announces that this interview will go no further unless he receives a hand job. I retreat into a hole carved out during similar sessions in high school and head for the door.

Wow, sounds like they very interested in anal, really really interested in anal. Perhaps taking a page out of Senator "Wide Stance" Craig these closet cases are vicariously living out fantasies.

When the Foley scandal came out a prominent Democratic Attorney from DC was visiting our offices and he made a comment that remained with me all this time, "The Republicans in power have a very large gay contingent in congress. They are deathly afraid of their base finding out. They will do anything to deflect inqueries in that direction." Craig was ousted in a matter of days. Glad to see the next generation is following in that fine tradition.

[TheFeniX]

What the fuck is a boat shoe anyways and why is it such a problem calling it a loafer?

It's some kind of "new" loafer looking shoe that's actually pretty comfortable, if not just as ugly as loafers. They look like loafers, yet are water resistant (water won't hurt them, but they generally won't keep water off your feet). From what I've been told, people wear them while, you guessed it, on a boat.

My mom bought me a set for my sister's wedding. They were like 60 bucks, and they make me look like (an even bigger) douche-bag.

Anyways, my mom made some comment about them being real trendy, basically informing me in a round-about way that my shoes suck. Fuck that, I might have paid $60 for my Sketchers, but they're tough as nails and are steel-toed as well. If they can last more than 2 trips out in the field at my job, then they're worth the money.

Anyways, I can only assume the kind of people who would get pissed off at them being called "loafers" would be "trendy" jackasses. The same kind of people who can tell you the exact run of "Air Jordans" you happened to have picked up on the 50% of rack at Academy and decided it would be cool to point out you bought last year's model. Way to fail.

[Darth Wong]

I'm not too sure how much tongue-in-cheek your post was, but just out of curiosity, what is actually wrong with these two things? I go clubbing [a term I have never heard mocked before] most weekends to Indie clubs in town. What's wrong with describing going to a club as 'clubbing'?

Ever heard of the word "correlation"? That's why there are many questions on the little mini-quiz. One or two don't necessarily mean you're an asshole. A high score does. And most of the people who use the term "clubbing" are using it to refer to bars, not indie music clubs.

Also, I hold a membership to an 'upscale' gym [because I like to be around normal people as opposed to local scally scum and roid-heads] where I like to work on my pecs [as well as exercising many other muscle groups and to keep myself healthy and fit]. Why should these two things contribute to my arsehole rating?

Once again, correlation. Most of these type-A fashion-conscious upscale clubber assholes do it. And people who specifically work certain high-visibility muscle groups such as pecs or biceps are generally working out for appearance rather than fitness, which is a pretty big type-A clubber asshole warning sign. Real athletes don't obsess over their pecs, abs, or biceps the way most "clubbers" do.

[Simplicius]

And the idea that you might be exposing yourself to a serious disease is thrilling and really gets my blood flowing.

This is a real winner, right here. If this sort of idiocy was typical, then these twerps would eliminate themselves handily. Pity they aren't actually doing so.



There's nothing new about boat shoes at all, really. The point is that they've got only light treads for better traction on wet decks, and short laces as well, so as not to catch on fittings. Old function co-opted into new fashion, I suppose.

[Beowulf]

You want to wear shoes that have non marking soles on a boat, but that's as much of a type of boat shoe as I care to care about.

[Howedar]

I've worn my NOLA friend's boat shoes at the beach. They're actually pretty good for such things. I certainly wouldn't buy any for myself.

[Darth Wong]

I have NEVER EVER equated sex and political affiliation. In fact not until this article have I ever even given it any thought. I could fucking care less if the girl I'm fucking is a godamned anarchist. I could have Ann Coulter on all fours like a dog and my dirty talk would consist of "You like that fat cock?" Why the FUCK would I say "You like this Northeasternh liberal democratic cock baby?" What kind of loser does that? Oh yeah, that's right - they do.

It is as I've suspected elsewhere; these people have their whole concept of masculinity tied up with political affiliation. In other words, they think their manhood depends on adopting "manly" political views. Of course, that suggests they are insecure about their manhood.

Then the bearded one in the middle busts out with this: “Do you like anal sex?” I squint. I’m confused. “Do you do anal?” he repeats, head bobbing with excitement. The litany continues. Do I want to take it in the ass? Have I ever taken it in the ass? My silence is taken as an affirmative and he announces that this interview will go no further unless he receives a hand job. I retreat into a hole carved out during similar sessions in high school and head for the door.

Wow, sounds like they very interested in anal, really really interested in anal. Perhaps taking a page out of Senator "Wide Stance" Craig these closet cases are vicariously living out fantasies.

Well, to be fair, it's probably more likely that they're channeling Howard Stern, who used to love asking that question of female guests back when I listened to his show.

[TithonusSyndrome]

I have NEVER EVER equated sex and political affiliation. In fact not until this article have I ever even given it any thought. I could fucking care less if the girl I'm fucking is a godamned anarchist. I could have Ann Coulter on all fours like a dog and my dirty talk would consist of "You like that fat cock?" Why the FUCK would I say "You like this Northeasternh liberal democratic cock baby?" What kind of loser does that? Oh yeah, that's right - they do.

It is as I've suspected elsewhere; these people have their whole concept of masculinity tied up with political affiliation. In other words, they think their manhood depends on adopting "manly" political views. Of course, that suggests they are insecure about their manhood.

Didn't someone here post an article here a few months back about "The Right Wing Cult of Contrived Masculinity?" It's the very first thing that came to mind for me.

Here in Alberta, we've got a similar kind of problem with high-paid scum, but unlike the yuppies from this article, they're nouveau-riche oil-rig workers, mostly transplanted Newfoundlanders, who also believe that voting anything other than Tory is non-masculine and that they needn't plan for the future, treating everyone they meet as some kind of potential competitor or soft target to score a few alpha-male points from. That last part kind of makes me ill to watch. I can see for myself the kind of claustrophobic paranoia that they weigh themselves down with, treating everyone around them as a possible contender who'll humiliate them and flaunt their triumph in the social gladiatorial arena given the chance, and they'll debase as many women and eat as much creatine as they possibly can to try to put more room between them and that dreaded niggling fear they can't rid themselves of; that people can't be invulnerable all the time and that some healthy self-depreciation breeds better minds. But admitting any of this, of course, would be admitting defeat, so the cycle continues.

[Julhelm]

Last time me and my friends came upon a group of these asshats on a saturday night they immediately started a fight, mocking us for being dressed in trenchcoats, insulting us for being "welfare parasites" and the such, ending with them being righteously pelted with kebabs and garlic sauce, prompting the main asshole to complain about how he would have to send his Armani suit to chem laundry - to which my friend simply replied "I'm sure your daddy can afford it".

[Pelranius]

Strangely enough, I have yet to run across one of them at my college yet. For a elite liberal arts college, Bowdoin has an awfully large number of lower/middle class and minorities here.