The Defiant List

Here's a list of things that I hate that everybody else seems to love:

1. The Catcher In The Rye
2. cold medicine
3. Sweet Potato-Pear Bisque
4. Halloween
5. candy
6. gum
7. low-rise jeans
8. neutrals
9. GWB*
10.racism**

*still stunned by how many people defend him

**Yes, yes, I know that this seems to go without saying, but you would be amazed at how many people tell racist jokes or make racist remarks to me in everyday conversation as though it's no big deal; i.e. recently, a girlfriend said, "I just got off the phone with a telemarketer, some freakin' Iranian or Indian."

Need I point out that Iran and India are two entirely different countries? Need I point out that there are a number of Middle Eastern countries where people have accents, not necessarily Iran or India? Need I point out that this is INAPPROPRIATE?

There were also several incidents this past Summer in which the phrase, "Goddamn foreigners need to go back to their own goddamn countries," was directed at me (like I might concur). I responded, "Would that include my Irish mother, who immigrated here 30 years ago?" Apparently, no, this would not include her. After all, she's white . . . and speaks English.

Here's what I love, that everybody else seems to hate:
1. curse words
2. Donald Trump
3. cheesy dance clubs
4. sweatpants
5. deadlines
6. paperwork (I love office supplies and files)
7. vacuuming
8. Martha Stewart's Apprentice
9. Wife Swap
10. asparagus