Comments on: In America, Everyone is a Winner

By: anne arkham

anne arkham — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 02:07:40 +0000

The 15 gallons of sulphuric acid is for the drain, right?

By: Student Nurse

Student Nurse — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 02:03:21 +0000

..and you don’t feel bad about shafting 8 innocent women out of $100?

By: claire

claire — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:17:55 +0000

It’s just like liars who aren’t called liars anymore.

By: mrsmogul

mrsmogul — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:21:34 +0000

The best part about reality shows (for me anyway) is when there are losers! hehe

By: modigli

modigli — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:17:40 +0000

This whole “I’m still a winner even though I’m really a loser” philosophy starts in elementary school. Everyone has to earn a ribbon or award certificate for SOMETHING. Even if you’ve earned all Ds and Fs on your report card and you’re the worst behaved child in class, the teacher’s got to think of some kind of award for that kid. Usually it ends up being the “P.E. Award” because despite everything else, at least the kid can still run around the gymnasium and say to him or herself “Maybe I can’t read and maybe I don’t know how to behave around others, but I can run fast - I’m a winner.”

By: Neil

Neil — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:01:01 +0000

I was a winner last night! I beat Sophia and seven women in Texas Hold-em Poker last night and won $100 bucks.

By: Student Nurse

Student Nurse — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:53:03 +0000

Neil, You are a winner in my book.

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 17:39:06 +0000

This is one winning post.:)

By: mysterygirl!

mysterygirl! — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:39:54 +0000

I think you can see this “everyone’s a winner” mentality reflected in the way schools are being run (probably because parents are worried about their kids’ “self-esteem” enough to allow them to be deluded into thinking they’re good at everything).

By: cruisin-mom

cruisin-mom — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 16:25:31 +0000

And yet, at the Oscars, they can’t say “and the WINNER is”…they have to say “and the Oscar goes to”.
Finally, someone really is a “winner”, and they’re not allowed to say it! Christ, it’s all so confusing.