Reach Down and Man Up.. Stand up for yourself

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Wild Shadow
Any one ever wanted to stand on their Soap Box to Rant and Point out Hypocrisy from some one like: parents, boss, Lover, Friend, media or the Public?

feeling relieved self righteous once you were done no matter the Consequences.


For instance a Boss who is an alcoholic who steals/ "borrows" from the petty cash has the nerve to tell you, you are unreliable b/c you showed up a few minutes late to work for whatever reason, works you till late hours, make you come in early, cuts ur hours..etc etc..


Maybe a teacher tells you, you are wrong tries to humiliate you in front of class b/c she/he thinks you are wrong when in actuality you are right..


your Parents kick you out of the house or punish you for whatever reason for something you feel is not wrong examples: Dating someone your parents dont approve, accused of drug use, stealing, changing your life goals.. etc etc...


a police officer harassing you for whatever reason maybe a ticket you didnt deserve for speeding, suspicion of drug use intoxication, suspiciously dressed stereotyped..

has any one ever stood up of for themselves and said : "no, i am not going to take it anymore, This is not right and this is why".


what was your Moment to stand up for your self? your one moment to not sit down and shut up and do what your told..

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dadudemon
OTF

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by dadudemon
OTF is this your moment to stand up and shine.. are you telling me how i am wrong, damn the consequences?

Take it to offtopic Forum.

Lord Lucien
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
Any one ever wanted to stand on their Soap Box to Rant and Point out Hypocrisy from some one like: parents, boss, Lover, Friend, media or the Public?

feeling relieved self righteous once you were done no matter the Consequences.


For instance a Boss who is an alcoholic who steals/ "borrows" from the petty cash has the nerve to tell you, you are unreliable b/c you showed up a few minutes late to work for whatever reason, works you till late hours, make you come in early, cuts ur hours..etc etc..


Maybe a teacher tells you, you are wrong tries to humiliate you in front of class b/c she/he thinks you are wrong when in actuality you are right..


your Parents kick you out of the house or punish you for whatever reason for something you feel is not wrong examples: Dating someone your parents dont approve, accused of drug use, stealing, changing your life goals.. etc etc...


a police officer harassing you for whatever reason maybe a ticket you didnt deserve for speeding, suspicion of drug use intoxication, suspiciously dressed stereotyped..

has any one ever stood up of for themselves and said : "no, i am not going to take it anymore, This is not right and this is why".


what was your Moment to stand up for your self? your one moment to not sit down and shut up and do what your told..

RHswvopLf2Q Did someone not get a smiley face sticker on their spelling test?

Wild Shadow
nope.

i just wanted to hear about ppl's best moments in life, it seems to many ppl nowadays are scrubs and submissive two face. i wanted to here their Martin Luther King speech type moment... stick out tongue

for Example:

i was once asked to go to a once america leader who was a complete moron, his name wont be mention b/c i am better then that but some of you can figure out who he is.

I would have had to drive to the other side of the base and stand in formation as he gave a speech that many of us knew was a lie to the american ppl and military personnel, it would be hot very tiring as well.

i was then told the only questions we would be allowed to ask if we were picked by that person and were not to deviate from it. if we had any questions we wanted to ask personally we would have to write it down and submitted, it would be approved and or denied prior to being sent to the speech.

i looked at my Gunnery Sgt told him i did not want to go...

He said it was an honor and the dream of many marines to meet that man... etc etc.

i told him it was not mine, nor did i consider it an honor due to my military beliefs of morality and ethics... i further told him i will not be a part of something i do not believe in just to give that person a good image on national t.v. with no one giving him real hard hitting questions but soft feel good question that i felt were insulting to the american ppl and marines


i then told him i be damn if i were to be censored by the same ppl i was trained to defend and fight alongside when it was simply a political honest questions that had nothing to do with base or national security...

my gunny was so mad at me he pulled a blank piece of paper called a page 11 and ordered me to sign it.. i stood at parade rest looked him in the eye and told him, no, he cannot order me to sign a blank page 11,,

he stood up pushed his desk got right in my face started yelling at me swearing and physically challenging me thinking i would react, he further stated that he could come up with plenty of things to charge me with if he wanted and none of his men would defend me or go against him.

i did not move i simply asked if i was being physically and having my career threaten? he looked shocked, i then asked him i would like to be dismissed in order to go get the company C.O. and legal admin..

he kicked me out of his office and never brought it up.. i still had to finish through with my comment and spoke with the C.O. and admin. which ended up getting him and myself reassigned.. smile

anyways i should have posted this..

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jaden101
Stop whining.

Lord Lucien
Originally posted by jaden101
Stop whining.

NemeBro
Am I the only one who when first reading the title thought this thread would be about masturbation?

inimalist
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
Martin Luther King speech type moment... stick out tongue

fact: people posting on message boards do not have a "Martin Luther King speech type moment", hence why their opinions are relegated to message boards where few, if any, care to listen

Red Nemesis
no you were not

WS, I can only guess that you were present for Stephen Colbert's show from Iraq?

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
no you were not

WS, I can only guess that you were present for Stephen Colbert's show from Iraq? no, i wasnt there when stephen colbert showed up what yr was it?




some one has got to have some good speech moments even if its just for a job interview or gets a good deal on a sale... it doesnt have to be martin luther king speech per say rant...maybe something you wanted to say.

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Lord Lucien
You just... really want to be in a movie, don't you?

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
You just... really want to be in a movie, don't you? only if i get a good part and get to give a great speech moment.. who wouldnt?

inimalist
me

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by inimalist
me are you part of a witness protection program? confused

King Kandy
If I had a good role i'd totally go for it.

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by King Kandy
If I had a good role i'd totally go for it. what if you get offered a broke back mountain role?

inimalist
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
are you part of a witness protection program? confused

no, and its not like its a choice I'd ever have to make anyways, I just don't think I'd want the attention.

inimalist
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
what if you get offered a broke back mountain role?

cliche plot aside, the acting in brokeback was pretty good, and has proven to have been a fairly pivitol and acclaimed role for both leads.

its literally one of those "role-of-a-lifetime" parts

(the wives have some of the best parts though)

jinXed by JaNx
lmao why are you bastards hating on, Shadow, for trying to provoke an inspirational discussion? The topic deserves to be in the OTF when dummies reply with stupid jibber jabber stick out tongue Don't let them tear you down, Shadow...,Rage on!!


laughing out loud

Honestly, though. My most profound and rebellious moments have come from within...,against myself. The life changing decisions or displays of courage that i thought would stay with me have faded while the most unexpected thoughts and instances have become the most life altering. Either way, i'm sure of one thing. You always need to stay hungry. Keep your passions alive.

Wild Shadow
i will.. Rage against the Machine...

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inimalist
/told

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by inimalist
/told ? confused

i have some life moments when i refused to compromise, i know some of you guys have as well... come on guys maybe you were told you werent good enough for something, too small, too dumb, too weak or a failure.
only for you to reach down and prove ppl wrong what was your mind process when you made the choice to prove them nay sayers wrong?

did you take a course and study harder, did you open up your own business, did you try out for a sports team and did your best?

even in failure their is some measure of victory...

i could go on and on with moments of my life how i could make an entire 4 seasons of a southpark like t.v. show with the crap i have dwelt with both in a comedic and series fashion...

sooo.. many stories..

Moscow
Haven't had a life-changing moment yet. I think it's out there, not exactly hidden, but I just can't see it at the moment.

Life for me is pretty much wake up, go to work, sit down and shut up, and then go to bed and do it all over again the next day. Granted, some people in other parts of the world would kill to have that life.

Somehow, I think I'll find my "Martin Luther King" moment sooner than
I think.

P.S. Preferably not a Joseph Stack moment.

Ms.Marvel
thread title totally sounds like a gay porno

Wild Shadow
kinda how ur sig reminds me of a redheaded lesbo masturbating,,,,

Moscow
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
kinda how ur sig reminds me of a redheaded lesbo masturbating,,,,

That's kind of a nice fantasy

Wild Shadow
well you guys tell me if you want to hear some more man up moments of mine...

Ms.Marvel
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
kinda how ur sig reminds me of a redheaded lesbo masturbating,,,,

thats nice, but, i dont see how it would, as both of her hands are visibly inches away from her face...

you failed!

Wild Shadow
Originally posted by Ms.Marvel
thats nice, but, i dont see how it would, as both of her hands are visibly inches away from her face...

you failed! i said it reminded me not that it was doing it... especially with the whole trigger finger thing wording.. wink

Ms.Marvel
/cries

Moscow
Originally posted by Wild Shadow
well you guys tell me if you want to hear some more man up moments of mine...

You going to bring out the "Wild" side of your shadow here? Happy Dance

Wild Shadow
here is a funny one.

my 1st or second week in my new company right out of MOS school i was sent to be area guard.

i was transferred to a new company and given a new job, i was a PFC i had no friends or respect. they(higher ups) were bouncing me like a ping pong ball, i showed up to this building walked in reported:

Me: PFC -_-_-_- reported for area guard duty!!( i was at attention).

this young looking guy no blouse(coat with rank) walks up to me snatches my orders out of my hand and yells at me...

we dont need anymore PFCs(plural)!!!! we need NCOs!! go back to your company and have them sent us a Cpl or Sgt!!

i ran back b/c i was new and didnt know how to lolly gag(procrastinate).

i showed up to my Company office and i reported in.

Me: Pfc -_-_-_- request permission to speak to Sgt so and so...

My old sgt: Speak marine.

ME: i was sent back and informed i was not wanted and was told to inform my command that they require an Nco!!

Sgt: well Tough F#@$4'in luck they got you and they aint getting no one else... now leave you aint my problem anymore and take your orders!!!

so i ran back to this new command building and did it all over again, i got yelled at cursed and was asked if being a Pfc sucked, and how long had i bn in the marines?

i answered that yes being a Pfc sucks and i had bn in for only 5 months, everyone their laughed at me i felt very uncomfortable...

i was told to sit down inside the back room which was a rec room/eating area. i did as i was told i sat down and the marine who wasnt wearing a blouse handed me some forms to fill out and a military police guide and regulation pamphlet to study. i was told i would need to read and memorize it and i would be given a written test in a few hours for my new military security post for my military area...


i sat down filled out the paper work and studied the pamphlet after a while i started getting sore, tired and bored... the whole time the marines were playing pool so i would look up and want to play but i didnt say anything.

after about 3 hours of me studying the chow hall horn was played, i asked if i could get some chow, they said yes but come back as quickly as possible. it took me about a half hour just to get my lunch from the line so as soon as i got it i turned around ran back to the building and sat down. i started to eat my lunch while i was watching the marines play pool, i finally asked if i could play a game since it was during lunch time no harm no foul.

the marine who hadnt bn wearing a blouse who looked about 19 or 20 got in my face and started yelling at me telling me to sit my @$$ down shut up and study for my damn test and started going off on me about the nerve of a pfc... well i had fianlly had it with his attitude and him getting in my face like that and yelling at me for no reason.

i walked right toward him while he was yelling at me physically dominating him and told him: who the F##@ you think your talking to like that motherf#$#$er?! i may be a Pfc but i am a goddamn man 1st and i will respond like one. you want to order me around as a marine b/c of my rank fine but you do it with professionalism and respect to me as a marine and as a man!!

f#$@#in little snot nose punk kid... i am a grown @$$ man what the f#$$ are you like 19, 20? talking to me like that.

i had ran him into the pool table had him leaning back on it and scared everyone looked at us and no one said anything.. the cpl who had bn playing with him on the pool table game running telling us to break it up.. he took me to a corner and said to calm down.

he told me the way he responded to me was wrong but i should have not responded to him in the same manner... i was like i have bn behaving handling his abuse for a few hours now since i got here... he said he knows and he will talk to him about it..

the guy stormed out of the room like no tomorrow and game back and had put his blouse on which had him ranked as a sgt. i looked at it and automatically thought F#$@ i am screwed i f#$# up... he was angry wanted to charge me but he wasnt looking at me or raising his voice b.c i had scared him, he was talking to his cpl..

the cpl told him he should not have bn walking around without his blouse and that he would not back him up in his report if he filed one...

anyways that sgt was in charge of me for about two weeks b4 he finally got his Nco replacement.. true story..

Moscow
Why, in everything, is the new guy or the low-ranking guy always the one to get bounced around like a pinball?

Such a fascinating trait in humans.

I'd probably say the same thing, albiet with a punch to his face. Now,that would get me court-martialed.

Wild Shadow
less likely to be missed if anything happens easily replaceable.

i never did that i always picked Lcpls instead of fresh pfcs for outside company jobs, i would wait 6 months b4 i send them to do anything outside my section/company....

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