She could go see it alone, and she has done that, but she (and I) are trying to figure out ways to do more with each other, and I have to think "Would it have killed me just to agree to go?"
I know this stuff seems silly to some people, but lately this type of thing has become a real burr under my saddle.
I am an inveterate cold cereal eater in the morning. It is just what I do. And I like the junky ones. Cocoa Puffs. Sugar Smacks. Honeycombs. Lucky Charms. I can't get right in the morning until I have had a bowl of cereal while Freeping, and a nice hot shower.
But it is really the cereal.
A few months ago, a story popped up about General Mills (This is from the National Review):
"...General Mills is celebrating gay-pride month with one of its most famous breakfast cereals. The Huffington Post reports that the Minnesota food conglomerate is bringing Lucky Charms out of the closet.
The new campaign centers around the leprechaun-loving toasted-oat-and-marshmallow cereal and uses the handle #LuckyToBe. General Mills announced the campaign in the video above and in a press release sent to homosexual lobbying group GLAAD, in which the company declared, “We’re celebrating Pride month with whimsical delight, magical charms, and two new rainbow marshmallows. . . . If you’re lucky enough to be different, we’re celebrating you.”
Of course, General Mills has long been a nemesis of activists concerned about childhood obesity; no word yet on whether the #LuckyToBe campaign will prove sufficient to charm Michelle Obama. But who knows? Given President Obama’s own “evolution” on homosexual marriage, perhaps the magically delicious cereal will soon be standard fare at the White House breakfast table..."
I was so disgusted that I cannot knowingly buy any General Mills products. And that angers me. I know it is only a breakfast cereal, but these types of stories feel like they are encumbering my outlook on some aspects of life the way barnacles encumber a ship. It is a product here, an actor there, a song in another case, and even some people that I had once respected in my life in some way.
I wish this principle wasn't as strong with me as it is. I wish I could put it aside like some folks.
There are plenty of things you & your wife can do for some together time that won’t violate principles. Have a bowling night. Go to a restaurant owned by a conservative. Even buy a book by a conservative author to read together. It may take a little thought, depending on your area, but it can be done.
I don’t blame you one little bit, rlmorel, for not wanting to buy GM crap anymore after your discovery. I already don’t..so therefore no need to adjust my cereal prefs.
As for Lib actors, hold your ground. I caved and feel awful about giving George Soros Clooney any of my money. And Sandra, the good witch, is just as bad, I hear.
Nooo...rl...you are the one with principles and you should stay strong. You are standing on the shoulders of our forefathers and Ronaldo Magnus is looking down upon you and smiling.
Take your wife out for breakfast, to a foreign film with unheard of actors or watch Netflix(Brit mysteries like Foyle’s War and George Gently) or Masterpiece theater on PBS(I know, I know) if you must view something together. Theaters are dirty, overpriced, and how often do you walk out of a movie saying, “WTF?”. These films that your wife can’t wait to see will be out on DVD soon enough.
Have you attempted Breaking Bad yet? I’m in that cave at the moment. When I’m not watching it, I’m thinking about watching it.
I’m with you even if no one else is. I can’t even stand to look at guys like Hanks and Clooney, much less watch them act or hand them money. These are guys I won’t even watch for free on TV. There are other actors who I know are liberal but are not as offensive somehow, but I haven’t been to the theater in ages.
I agree with Mary that Breaking Bad is great. Just don’t look too deeply into Bryan Cranston’s politics. :O
You’ve ruined Lucky Charms for me! I have a problem with Oreos, since they did that gay rainbow filling stunt.