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Seems like pretty harmless fun to me. I don't think I'd enjoy it, but I don't think I'd give a crap if someone did this either. Admittedly, I'd care if it happened on my front yard and I had to clean the mess up, but otherwise the worst that comes of it is that a half-dozen cops get a little OT. I can live with that.
Wow really? You don't see how a silly event that maybe takes up an hour or two of these people's time per week can also allow for time to do the positive things you mention? Or you're so sure that doing the conga in public clearly demonstrates that someone is entitled and absolutely does not volunteer or contribute anything to society?
Yeesh, some people....
its the way culture wars work. What you do for fun matters. Now to me, reading a book beats watching tv, watching public tv (other than those silly antique shows) beats watching wrestling, etc. To a whole lot of people stuff that sounds like innocent, or worse, ironic, or artsy, fun, is a threat to their way of life - TV, Nascar, hunting, certain "okay" sports, drinking, etc are just fine.
Guess, I'm wondering why the outlet has to be focused on this kind of annoying self-centered silliness when you're a grown-up adult. Why can't it be volunteering or tutoring a kid or working with a church group or cleaning up the Anacostia or taking a writing class or learning a musical instrument, etc.
I disagree with this. I work long hours (significantly more than 40 per week) in a job that requires a lot of thinking, am on the board of a community service group, and enjoy reading the news/reading books/visiting museums/etc. However, while I often enjoy intellectual pursuits, there are occasional times when one just wants to relax and do something that doesn't involve thinking, working, or learning. I've never participated in the events described here so I can't say that pie fights necessarily are the answer. Still, I don't think anyone can be expected to spend all of their time engaging in productive and/or educational pursuits.
Last edited by movinghere; 04-23-2012 at 08:41 AM..
Here is a summary of 20-something life in DC during the 1990s:
1. Get drunk. Some weed doesn't hurt either.
2. Hook up with someone you met at the house party.
3. Trips to beaches on weekends that involve drinking and sex.
4. Do some volunteer work so you can get laid with another person.
5. Do some election campaign work so you can get laid.
6. You joined soccer and flag football leagues so you can get a mean workout and drink a ton of beers at the bar after a game.
7. Catch the latest punk and alternative rock band act at the old 9:30 Club. Get drunk, stoned and have sex after the show.
We, Generation Xers, had crappy parents growing up. Parents who were either indifferent or just plain abusive. We had teachers who smacked us around the classroom and then the school Principal would give us the paddle afterwords. When we came home crying, the parents displayed a complete lack of sympathy: we sniveling little brats had it coming.
Generation X was the first generation to enter a workforce when the United States was starting its economic and political decline. Sex, alcohol, marijuana, and partying were the best options at the time.
The Generation Y kids grew up under "helicopter" parents: protected and coddled well into their college years. Parent's mid-life crises and stress issues were hidden from their children--unlike with the Xers when parents channeled their anxiety on the kids. In the Generation Y world: the kids are special. In the Generation X world: the kids were a nuisance.
Generation Y kids did not get smacked by anyone: school administrators, teachers, law enforcement and most of all--the parents themselves. So little violence. So little hostility. So much TLC.
And you see the result: Generation Y kids playing tag games and doing pillow fights in public squares. I almost wish I was a Generation Y kid.
Guess, I'm wondering why the outlet has to be focused on this kind of annoying self-centered silliness when you're a grown-up adult. Why can't it be volunteering or tutoring a kid or working with a church group or cleaning up the Anacostia or taking a writing class or learning a musical instrument, etc.
I am an experienced attorney working full-time in a very intellectually-demanding position. I volunteer. I serve on several boards. I have a child who I am teaching to read and write. I read and write extensively myself. I travel. I take classes. I teach classes. I exercise. I visit museums. I chaperone school trips. I babysit friends' children. Additionally, I spend hours each week trying to help my community in a variety of ways, such that my efforts have been featured in several local newspapers recently. But, this year I have also hula hooped for a straight hour, participated in a pie eating contest, been in a water fight with 100+ people, and wrestled in a vat of ramen. Although none of the latter activities are going to be listed on my resume anytime soon, they take nothing away from the former. I hope I never grow up in the way that you deem appropriate.
Guess, I'm wondering why the outlet has to be focused on this kind of annoying self-centered silliness when you're a grown-up adult. Why can't it be volunteering or tutoring a kid or working with a church group or cleaning up the Anacostia or taking a writing class or learning a musical instrument, etc.
Looks like the group mentioned in the article has been serving dinner at the Central Union Mission every Tuesday night since January, conducted life skills classes for immigrants, promoted charities/international education endeavors and organized religious studies discussions. The most dangerous thing I see in may is a trail hike.
Why do you think this organization is focused on' annoying self-centered silliness'? Were you annoyed by the pie fight in Meridian Park (the only event of its type the organization has held)? Or were you not even aware of it and it didn't affect you at all?
Sigh. This is yet another case of not letting folks live their own lives. Why does being an adult have to have such inane rules? If no one is being hurt then its all good I say. Play kickball, throw a pie at someone, have a pillow fight. Would you rather DC return to the days of murder capital? Geez Louise.
Here is a summary of 20-something life in DC during the 1990s:
1. Get drunk. Some weed doesn't hurt either.
2. Hook up with someone you met at the house party.
3. Trips to beaches on weekends that involve drinking and sex.
4. Do some volunteer work so you can get laid with another person.
5. Do some election campaign work so you can get laid.
6. You joined soccer and flag football leagues so you can get a mean workout and drink a ton of beers at the bar after a game.
7. Catch the latest punk and alternative rock band act at the old 9:30 Club. Get drunk, stoned and have sex after the show.
You're incredibly naive if you don't think people of the current generation do all of these same things.
You only hear about the weird outlandish stuff like pillow fights precisely because those are outliers.
"20-somethings get drunk, hook up" would never be a headline because it's what always happens and what everybody expects.
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