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Attaaaaaaaaaaaack of the Wiccan wank!
It always amuses me how much mock_the_stupid manages to generate much wankworthy mock-fodder of its own.

Take this, for example: jeru posts a recent Something Positive strip to m_t_s (and the backstory behind that particular story arc is wank all to itself), feeling it makes a good example of mocking the stupid.

Wank is born as zombie_poodle misses the point and in a sweepingly generalized way declares, "OMGWTF Wiccans are teh suxx0r!!1!!eleventy-one!" This of course results in snark of the "way to be a bigot" variety, so zombie_poodle attempts justification by saying that, as the majority of Wiccans are posers, she hates them all!

Naturally, several Wiccans and pagans jump into the fray, because really, when someone says "If I ever meet a Wiccan who doesn't use his or her religion as an excuse to act like a drama queen, I will be happy to eat my words," who can resist that opening? After zombie_poodle is served several helpings of her words (which, let's be honest, is not exactly helping the Wiccans' cause here), she comes back with the following:

See it really doesn't work to respond to my comments informing me that I'm wrong without actually supporting your argument. I realize that there are people who feel differently than I do about this because otherwise Waldenbooks wouldn't have an entire section devoted to books with titles like How to Ride a Silver Broomstick with giant pentagrams on the covers and shit. I still disagree with you, but thanks for playing.

It all breaks down from there, including the requisite potshots at Hot Topic.

Kind of small wank yet, but with potential to grow.

(Edited, because apparently I don't know how to properly close an LJ-cut tag.)

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	kijikun 2004-01-10 01:47 am UTC (link)
	hehe good wank! The poddle chick is seriously bigoted. (Reply to this)

wolfsamurai
2004-01-10 03:00 am UTC (link)

Som_Pos always seems to generate wank, enough so that I disavowed myself with the fandom completely a little while back. Though thank the gods that it's not furry wank this time.

And am I wrong in seeing

missysedai generate a lot of or add to wank of late? I've seen her whining and bitching in m_t_s, bad_service, customers_suck, and probably another community or two the last couple weeks.

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	kijikun 2004-01-10 03:02 am UTC (link)
	Wank troll most likely. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: wolfsamurai 2004-01-10 03:05 am UTC (link)
	Possible. Or someone with a bug up their ass and too much time on their hand. Either or, I'm rather tired of seeing her show up in the various flame fests. (Reply to this)(Parent)

sagralisse
2004-01-12 05:48 pm UTC (link)

Due to a sad coincidence, I seem to have run into the same set of Wiccans as

zombie_poodle. There are the teenagers, who at least are obvious and harmless, and then there are some older ones who seem very cool at first, but then you find out they've quit their job so they can spend time painting pictures on their walls.

The religion seems like it'd be a good alternative for those unhappy with the teachings of Christianity. I ID'ed as a pagan for many years until I realized that I was doing so more as a social statement than an expression of any true belief. The only problem is that the pagans just seem to attract a lot of people who have a tenuous grasp on reality. Not that the same couldn't be said for many other religions at various times in history... maybe Wicca itself is just going through some wanky growing pains.

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