Comments on: LaJauna on Life – Lesson #1: Deserving Charity

By: sxark

sxark — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:37:33 +0000

Doesn’t LaJuana deserve charity from those who ridiculed her?

By: sxark

sxark — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:45:43 +0000

LaJuana! – Where are you?

By: sxark

sxark — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:34:44 +0000

LaJuana:

Your ‘updated’ comments about your two posts, now reduced to one – Please.

I’m also, somewhat, new to internet blogging and I’m not sure if I’m using the right terminology. Is a ‘post’ the preamble and main subject or is it the individual comments everyone makes?

By: GBSmith

GBSmith — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:45:40 +0000

it is interesting how some satire can be hilarious and at another time offensive. I remember a piece in Sunstone a few years ago by Jana Reis (?sp) where the point of the satire was how quaint and amusing sacrament talks were with all the typical mormonisms. It bothered me and for awhile, I wasn’t sure why other than that it seemed she was laughing at people for no other reason than her own amusement. Maybe it all has to do with how close to home the barbs are or if the tone of the satirist is a bit too superior. I expect the best thing to do when a satire seems to be more ire than humor producing is to stop reading, sing a hymn and then do something else. Probably has something to do with laughing at yourself vs being laughed at.

By: annegb

annegb — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:54:24 +0000

I have two friends who’ve had breast reduction surgery and they both told me it was one of the most painful experiences they’ve been through. I didn’t find this post funny or enlightening or profound or well written. Not up to your usual standards.

By: South Bend Cougar

South Bend Cougar — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:41:30 +0000

I guess I’m going to take issue with the idea that a breast augmentation is “sin.” Since the dear patient had her surgery performed in UT (I’m going to assume UT county), that it was likely performed by a temple recommend carrying plastic surgeon. Most likely even a high priest (if not, I know several plastic surgeons in UT County that are). I do agree that women in our society make unwise choices based on cultural forces but I don’t think Elder Holland was stating that making unwise choices was necessarily a “sin.” If you want to say that double d breasts are sinful, what of the poor sisters who happen naturally to arrive at such a situation? I agree with #53 that there are some serious envy issues involved here similar to what happens when the “immodestly dressed girl” gets all of the attention at the stake dance. It is true that the patient placed herself at risk of infection, unsightly scars, and worse, even loss of nipple sensation, but I don’t agree that her actions were sinful. It was also likely that the sweet sister’s home teacher even gave her a priesthood blessing prior to the operation. Last time I checked the Handbook of Instructions, breast augmentation surgery isn’t even on the temple recommend list of questions so I feel that I’m on pretty safe ground with my opinion. Still a funny story and certainly sounds like the same BYU culture that I survived through over thirty years ago when we used to argue about whether using the vending machines in the dorms on Sunday was “breaking the Sabbath.”

By: Stephen M (Ethesis)

Stephen M (Ethesis) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:36:34 +0000

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/scoreboards/2009/09/19/40105_viewcast.html pretty much said it all on the topic of needing charity …

By: Badger

Badger — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:48:17 +0000

LaJauna, great post! I look forward to more like this.

I’m sorry to come so late to this discussion. Because many here have had trouble fully understanding LaJauna’s thoughts, I would like to expand on her remarks. Part of LaJauna’s point is the same as that of the New Testament story of the woman taken in adultery. The woman is brought before Jesus and accused, and then some stuff happens about writing in the dirt and stoning–I’ll skip over the details so I can get to the point, which is that finally, Jesus says–WHAM!–”Go and sin no more.” No tolerance of sin there!

This story teaches us, just as LaJauna now has, that we must not look favorably on sin, or give service to sinners–whether casseroles or commutation of capital punishment–in a way that makes tolerators, and hence accomplices (great insight LaJauna!) of their sins.

LaJauna, do I have that right?

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:51:43 +0000

Vin, let’s just say you had a bad day! Most excellent, LaJuana!

By: Vin

Vin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:43 +0000

O_o

Hmmm… if this is satire, it’s not obvious enough, because it took me reading the post long enough to start getting suspicious. Maybe I’m dense…

By: wayfarer

wayfarer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:57:36 +0000

Thankyou LaJauna,I hurt ’till I laughed…

By: sxark

sxark — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:27:16 +0000

If this is satire, then why is LaJauna listed on the left side author’s list? Is this all that anyone can comment on? – to accuse the author of satire and not being real?

I suppose so, – because LaJauna’s only response so far is #16 – which provides everybody with even more ammo against LaJauna. Her #37 only shows that she is watching what everyone says but she still refuses to engage, – and it looks like she hopes that this post will just burns itself out.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:19:19 +0000

I totally thought this was TAMN writing, but then I realized that she wouldn’t be all judge-y about someone having a breast augmentation. She’s already planning one for herself.

By: MrQandA

MrQandA — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:21:09 +0000

LaJauna –I’m Happily Married but if I wasn’t I would fall head over heels in love with you, you are just brilliant. The Administrators may know more than me but I think that this is an alter ego cooked up by one of those who post already (my suscpision is Hawkgrrrl because I love her style too).

The emotion that I felt as I read your post, really helped me reassess my feelings and my actions this is one of the best examples of satire that I have read in a long time.

I would love to hear your opinion on SSM, or Pro – Choice vs Pro Life.

But if I could make a request “Priesthood Ban”.

By: whazzup

whazzup — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:18:06 +0000

I’m guessing LaJuana is a double A cup size with serious envy issues.

By: shannonj

shannonj — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:47:13 +0000

I thought I was reading Seriously So Blessed for a moment there. Is TAMN guest blogging now?

By: sxark

sxark — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:47:37 +0000

LaJauna:

Is #16 your only defense for your post?

By: george

george — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:22:03 +0000

I agree that we may want to consider folks motives before we wade in to offer service; however, I am startled at the nicknames this sister earned for her choice. I think the issue we have here is in possibly being judgmental. I am a convert to the church and I have had members to share things with me that were in poor taste. I handled those issues under the guise of looking for the message and the lesson. Judgment was not a part of that and the lessons were learned and those brothers/sisters felt relieved in sharing their comments. My point is after years of living this life and watching and listening to the faithful, I have experienced that we can be very mean which is antithetical to what we want the public (potential converts) to believe. The article was a good article. The lesson I got from it was to be wary of the splinter we are managing in someone else’s eye when our focus should be on whittling away the two by four in our own eyes. This sister may have been totally out of line in her choice, but there is a righteous judge to manage that. He requires us to forgive and to serve. If I had not learned that lesson before joining the church, I would have long left the church. Love your neighbors and regardless of their choices, they may grow to love you in return. Serve them well and they may be that source of service that you need in the worst way. We are just imperfect people and we make mistakes. I may have made a mistake by writing this, but I wanted to at least let you know to keep writing because it is good and I did learn from it. Great job!!! Best regards! Thought provoking.

By: Jeff Spector

Jeff Spector — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:11:36 +0000

Priceless, absolutely priceless. You got ‘em!

By: Valoel

Valoel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:00:08 +0000

I laughed when she said that living away from home her freshman year while attending BYU was like a refiner’s fire in her life. It’s in those moments, those life and death situations, when we are forced to confront mortality itself and such profound existential crisis that our light shines and we grow. Provo can really be a test of faith … lol.

By: sxark

sxark — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:36:39 +0000

Suppose the post is true. How far into the dirt should LaJauna be driven? – New converts and those blossuming in college, frequently make mistakes like this. But I guess she was warned in #25. But how does one, gracefully, come foward and admit that they were, sort of,…a little bit – wrong.

By: Mike S

Mike S — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:57:39 +0000

This post is good humor – thanks for the chuckle.

The only sad commentary about the post is that there are actually people in our church who truly feel like this. And that’s just sad.

By: Katie L.

Katie L. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:31:44 +0000

LOL, this was great. Thanks.

By: sxark

sxark — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:44:30 +0000

Well….I don’t mind if someone wants to take credit for all my ‘bad’ comments, – but the ‘good’ ones belong to me.

By: brjones

brjones — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:40:20 +0000

Just kidding, sxark.