>> “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.
Right, but so many people in talking politics or business, etc. use that phrase to stop further thinking or problem solving...even if someone says it 'correctly' it still drives me over a cliff :>) - it's being over used for everything.
Next time you hear someone say it - dissect it and see if they are using it correctly or just saying it to shut up the other persons viewpoint. Is it Really what it is?(forever and ever?) Or is it what it is right now? (You CAN fight city hall)
That's a good example
He's the nominee - that "Is what it is"
If people used the phrase for the 'moment' it would be one thing but the people I bump into who say "It is what it is" to the Romney nomination take it many steps further as a 'nothing to see here, move along' ...instead of fighting and challenging the RINO.'Romney got in - what's on American Idol?'
If People accepted the Obama administration completely as "It Is What It Is" - we'd all just march along like good little Comrades.... there'd be no Tea Party
"It is what it is" sucks the fight out of confronting the "It".
Listen to how the phrase is miss and overused in your travels- drives me nuts:>)