“It is what it is” is a new way of saying ‘You can’t fight city hall’
People use the “It Is” phrase as a way of shutting down the conversation - a throwing up of the hands and giving up gesture... so you too must give up the conversation.
You can fight city hall - it isn’t what it is - it only is what it is if you give up and tell others to give up.
The Sun is hot, the weather-weathers, that ‘is what it is’ - however most people don’t use that phrase for the obvious “Is” but for things that can be changed.
Never give up - always fight “what it is” —it’s the Tea Party way :)
(Obamacare = ‘it is what it is’ - No it’s not...)
>> “It is what it is” is a new way of saying ‘You can’t fight city hall’
Sure, sometimes.
I’m just saying that the phrase actually has meaning outside of (and sometimes, within) the political arena to the point that merely hearing the phrase itself doesn’t piss me off personally. And isn’t that what this thread is all about?
Let me give you one example from *within* the political arena. Whether or not we like it, Romney will be the (R) candidate this time around. “It is what it is.” You can piss, moan, argue, stamp your feet, etc. but in the end, it WILL be. For better or worse, at this juncture “It is what it is”. You may not like it but you can’t change it.