Shit List
All people are capable of forming opinions, philosophies and acting on them. This does not mean that it’s based on good information or good judgment. The following are people that display particularly poor judgment and are therefore on my shit list. In no particular order, but with most recent added to the top:
Greg Mortenson – Lying with a charity front for personal gain. Generally evil.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/04/15/60minutes/main20054397.shtml
He lied about tear-jerking stories where he would build schools in Pakistan in order to create a charity, and sell a book, Three Cups of Tea. The events never happened – and he’s pocketed more money than he’s ever spent on schools.
Mel Gibson – Anti-Semitic in the name of God
Described by Chris Hitchens as an “Australian fascist and ham actor” he went about creating a movie to support yet another unverified version of history and the bible, but this one offensively anti-Semitic. Historians more adept at facts rather than fanciful tales of various gods have determined the Jews had nothing to do with the crucifixion. Furthermore the Catholic church has retracted any statements to that effect.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chrgibson1.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YHccyFZKPU
Fred Phelps – Monumentally ignorant, Immoral in the name of God
Pastor of the Westborough Baptist Church with the website: http://www.godhatesfags.com. I’m not sure if I need to say anything else, but I will.
Some of the more eloquent signs they use to protest are: GOD HATES FAGS, FAGS HATE GOD, AIDS CURES FAGS, THANK GOD FOR AIDS, FAGS BURN IN HELL, GOD IS NOT MOCKED, FAGS ARE NATURE FREAKS, GOD GAVE FAGS UP, NO SPECIAL LAWS FOR FAGS, FAGS DOOM NATIONS, THANK GOD FOR DEAD SOLDIERS, FAG TROOPS, GOD BLEW UP THE TROOPS, GOD HATES AMERICA, AMERICA IS DOOMED, THE WORLD IS DOOMED.
A girl was murdered in Tucson. They protested her funeral. The reason: “You ruined that child and put her in the cross hairs of a raging mad God!! You raised her in the Catholic Pedophile Monster - priests rape children!!”
The list goes on and on, there are documentaries on these folks. Possibly some of the most openly offensive human beings on the planet.
Sheryl Crow – Offense: Monumentally ignorant.
“I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting…I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming.”
Dean Potter – Offense: Closing climbing areas. Monumentally ignorant.
After free-soloing Delicate Arch, the Arches National Park closed the area to further climbing development and to slacklining.
On climbing / free-soloing Supercanaleta in 6.5 hours w/ no water
“I’ve told a few friends or whatever but, okay, I drank my piss. It’s weird, it might freak people out, but it’s about not being held back.”
Dale Polen, Arivaca AZ. Offense: Pro gear stealing from routes
“Good for him. Dont leave them behind if you dont want them stolen. Im sure most of the land you climb on is public, so I would say you are probably littering by leaving them their in the first place. C;lip the bolts when you climb the route and clean it when your done.If you cant do that then your really climbing above your with a bit of climbing sense. Stupid sport climbers.”
Clay Meier, Tucson, AZ – Offense: Pro stealing gear from anchors.
“As for my “theft” of the ‘biners Im sorry but I plan to continue. I don’t agree with putting any uneccessary hardware on the rock. I prefer to simply educate people new to the sport on ethics (i.e. rapping not lowering and using Quickdraws to TR). Putting unnecessary hardware on the rock to avoid having to educate newbies or having to thread the rope is bad ethics in my book.”
Unknown (on left of photo), Colorado Springs, CO – Offense: Steals draws from routes
Was caught stealing 34 draws from hard routes (5.14a) at Smith Rock, a crag he had never been to before, a crag that has upheld the idea of project draws since the dawn of sport climbing in the US in the 1980′s.
