5 Ways Environmentalists Can Be Less Annoying
Sun, Oct 28, 2007
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Obviously, we’re not against environmentalism and environmentalists, we are of course environmentalists ourselves. But if you go to many environmental meetings or rallies, you’re bound to come across some really annoying environmentalists. There are some people that, for whatever reason, you can agree with completely about political, environmental, or social issues, but still just want to hit in the face repeatedly. I call this the “Michael Moore Effect.” So for our obnoxious brethren in the environmental community, I present 5 ways for you to be less annoying.
1. Practice what you preach.
It’s hard for anyone to take you seriously if you don’t actually do what you tell other people to do. So go plant a tree or something.
2. Get rid of those dreads, white boy.
You are not a Rastafarian. You are a 15-25 year old white boy from the suburbs who likes smoking weed. Get a fucking haircut that people will let people respect you instead of making them immediately think “Douche bag”. (Note: Dreads do look cool on rastas, just not you.)
3. Shower.
This could also be a sub part of number 2. There are WAY too many smelly environmentalists. I don’t know how it became part of the environmentalist ethos that being involved with nature means not taking showers when they are readily available, but I want to get rid of that idea right now.
4. Read a book.
We admire your rampant enthusiasm for the environmental cause, but when you go around spouting statistics or ideas you just made up or repeated because you heard another moron say it, you look stupid. This makes all environmentalists look stupid. Should you be the type of person who likes to argue and use statistics, try actually finding scientifically researched statistics.
5. While we’re at it, stop arguing.
You know who’s not always right? You. And me. And everyone else. So get off your high horse and shut your mouth on occasion. The absolute worst way to get someone to join the environmental cause is to start arguing with them. People get pissed off and then they hate you and environmentalism forever. You know who doesn’t argue with people? Mormons. And they’re growing like crazy despite being both a religious group and having views that well… some people find a bit difficult to believe. Not that I think so. I just heard that on South Park. Please don’t sue us.
So there are my suggestions for how to make environmentalists less annoying. Read it. Live it.
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October 28th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
i am quite surprised the editor of environmental graffiti let this article escape. i think that what ever personal issues or events have led the authors rant but i fail to see what purpose this article could serve. you claim that you may agree completely with a persons arguments which so happen to be the three areas which this here website is concerned with, yet you would still like to inflict fairly severe physical violence on them. i’m guessing it is a figure of speech or some sort of device to inspire replies that add if just a little intelligence to this page; i dont know which but i’m not sure either are effective methods of achieving point 5, stopping arguments so as to to inspire new people to join the ’cause’.
i think point one is perfectly valid, i believe consistency is critical to creating an environmental movement, so maybe you could tell me what “scientifically researched statistics” you have used in this article. i think it may also be of benefit to other readers to state what you mean by a “type” of person and how you would go about positively identifying certain types of people using recognised scientific necessities, the usual sort of stuff like it being empirically verifiable, universally valid and possibly objectively true?
i think you write some excellent articles Robert, but i think this article is petty, inconsistent and hypocritical. though in spite of this i have learnt something new; in my own ignorance i had not come across the word “Douche bag” before, it provided quite an interesting read on wikipedia – apparently it’s a vaginal irrigation system. my last remaining thought on this article is what the other 2 points you had to make are, i can only see 5 distinct points but your introduction claims 7 ways to stop ‘them’ being less annoying?
October 29th, 2007 at 1:48 am
I am not sure what Upaya is bloviating about, I thought it was funny.
October 29th, 2007 at 2:25 am
This is refreshing and timely. These ‘eco-warriors’ need to smarten up; they don’t help their cause with their bleeding-heart rhetoric and blame games. Environmental issues have to become mainstream. They have to become everybody’s causes. It has to be palatable to everyday people. Hippies must die. Long live the environmentalists.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:14 am
It’s about time someone said it. There’s nothing worse than a hypocrytical hippy environut and this comes from an enviro-nut. You blame everyone for the horrible environment, but you drive around a 77 VW Bus spewing smoke from the back, you burn a huge stack a winter of wood to heat your house, you smoke pot grown indoors with a slew of nasty chemicals under 4000 watts of grow lights. Practice what you preach or shut up. You’re making us all look bad.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:38 am
alright, you said there were 7 ways for environmentalists to be less annoying, but you list only five. i feel gypped. where are the other two?
October 29th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I feel i should reply to some of these comments. I apologize to screwing all of you out of the extra two ways environmentalists can be less annoying. It was a calculated attempt to piss you off. Second of all, this article was tongue in cheek. Obviously I’m using broad strokes and stereotyping just one of the many different types of environmentalists. The title may suggest that its aimed at all of the people in the environmental movement, but I do mean it to only apply to certain people. The people I’m talking about do exist though, even if they are a minority of the people within the environmental movement. Mostly this was based on several people I went to college with who drove Nissan Xterras, smoked weed, grew dreads, and lectured everyone endlessly on the environment to the point where it pissed off people that might have actually gotten involved otherwise. While some of the suggestions are serious and practical, this was meant to be a bit more tongue in cheek than some people are taking it. Finally, I am not seriously suggesting I will beat people in the face for being annoying Upaya, it’s just a bit of hyperbole to introduce the article. Now relax and enjoy the article, or don’t.
October 29th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
i spent much time last night considering if i really did want to post my comment, for i have a lot of respect for the work that you are doing here on this site. i think you cover a lot of stories that seem to be missed from many other blog sites and the mainstream media. i think you achieve a lot considering that you are a smallish team and appreciate that you do not go to excesses with advertising and have a good understanding for the breadth of environmentalist issues. i eventually chose to post the comment, not because i disagree with the point that the image generally associated with the word environmentalist needs to change, but rather that i thought you went about it in the wrong way. i knew it was meant ‘tongue in cheek’ and would not have criticised it if i thought you hadn’t committed the same crimes that you charge this ‘type’ with, namely inconsistency, not having facts and being argumentative (i’m talking about in this article here only, not in general).
maybe it’s best to leave the discussion here or maybe continue along constructive lines and ask questions like – why environmentalists arent more effective? or how to convince someone else to change more than a lightbulb?
also, apologies for being slightly harsh comment last night, i think i could have made my point and been a little more diplomatic.
October 30th, 2007 at 12:04 am
I love this post!
I wrote an article (http://yourecosource.com/blog/2007/10/26/down-with-ecoelitism/) a few days ago saying pretty much the same thing, right down to the poor hygiene. What’s with that anyway??
People who really care about the planet know we’ll get the job done faster with praise than with I’m-greener-than-you rants.
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
!. Quit pestering us for money to save the polarbears their doing fine 2.quit your stupid lawsuits 3.Plant trees instead of sitting in them 4.Admit that global warming isnt cuased by SUVs and airliners 5.Keep your mouths shut and cut off that hot air
December 6th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
HUG YOUR KIDS AND FORGET THE TREES