grey issues (Part 1)/ Justin Berry/ intervention/ abortions
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2020/02/grey.html
This is my Aug. 2023 blog post:
grey issues (Part 2)/ how well do you know your friends and family?/ truth and lies
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2023/08/grey-issues-part-2-how-well-do-you-know.html
This is my Mar. 2025 blog post:
grey issues (Part 3)/ gaps in knowledge/ the difference between ignorance and stupidity/ does this scare you how dumb people are? -kids and teens
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/03/grey-issues-part-3-gaps-in-knowledge.html
Here's the blog post about adults:
Jan. 7, 2024 Gaps in knowledge: I have thought about things when I saw as a teen. I see how I know some things, but not the whole thing.
When you get older and learn more, you can see the gaps.
The difference between ignorance and stupidity: I saw an episode of Jenny Jones when I was in jr. high school. This was the out-of-control teenage girls who wear tight and revealing clothes and say things like: "When I grow up, I want want to be a stripper."
They go to boot camp.
Boot camp captain: Do you know what the difference between ignorance and stupidity is?
Ignorance is you don't know better.
Stupidity is you do know better, but you do it anyway.
2017:
32 yr old Tracy: I have often ask my friends and family in my emails/ blog posts: "Is this a scam?" I ask co-workers, and my dad this too. My dad said this wasn't a job scam when he read the emails and website.
When I went to the bank, they told me this was a scam:
Here is my Jul. 2017 blog post.
Scream 4/ Southgate Construction scam
Southgate Construction scam:
The people at my bank told me to report it to the police. I showed the emails to a cop and he told me to call this number instead:
I reported this to www.antifraudcentre.ca. I called the number 1-888-495-8501:
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2017/07/scream-4-southgate-construction-scam.html
Gaps in knowledge: There was a big gap.
Ignorance or stupidity?: I would say I was ignorant and I didn't know it was a scam.
There are some of you would say that I was stupid.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: There are some of you who may be scared that I fell for this job scam.
I reported this to the Canadian Anti- Fraud Centre. I also got a couple of more checks in the mail from these jobs, and I reported them too.
This is from my May 2018 blog post:
fall 2017 TV season reviews (Part 2)
May 28, 2018:
Self-awareness:
The woman who dances like a little girl: It was in SYTYCD in 2006. This show came out in 2005. In my teens and early 20s I loved dance. I liked watching these shows. It's not until 2010 I stopped watching these shows. I still like dancing, but not enough to watch these shows.
This blond woman who was overweight comes to audition. It was contemporary ballet dance. She had her blond hair in a bun. She was wearing a black halter top and black tights that were halfway below the knee. I'm describing it because maybe some of you may want to try to find the video on YouTube.
Mary Murphy: This looks like something I would see 5 and 6 yr olds would perform at a children's dance recital.
My opinion: I thought the same thing.
The woman said she had 13 yrs of dance lessons and this is what she had to show for it. She was wasting time, effort, and money into this. If you like dancing, you can if you want to. She did say she saw the show on and off, and she really thought she can get on the show. The woman talked to the camera and was indifferent about the judge's criticism.
Math: That's the thing with dancing and arts, it's subjective. Here's something objective. It's like looking at a student's grades:
Applied Math 20 (2nd to lowest math class in gr. 11): 52%
Applied Math 30 (2nd to lowest math class in gr. 12): 50%.
Pure Math 30 (grade level average in gr. 12): 63%.
The other core subjects like science, English, and social studies are B and C.
Then it's like having that student apply to the STEM fields in any of the colleges.
Of course the student isn't going to get accepted. If you want to get accepted into the STEM fields, you have to an A in math and/ or science in gr. level. Also have As in nearly all core subjects.
The woman's dancing was poor and would not get onto SYTYCD at all. This student's grades would not get accepted into STEM at all.
Jobs: I was talking to this life coach advisor Bill at Achieve Today. It was free consultation on the phone. I told him about my job search to be an administrative assistant and sent my resume.
Bill: Are you qualified?
I would say yes.
I have a 2yr college diploma in Professional Writing: I know how to write business letters and proposals.
I have worked at the Office Job in 2013 which is a call centre. I explain to people how to read their bills and take payments over the phone.
I have worked at the Home Installation place in 2015. I answer phones, take payments, and schedules.
I attended 2 classes at the Office Assistant program. A business communication class and a Microsoft Word 2010 class.
Nov. 8, 2018: There are variables:
Quantity: Lots of candidates.
Quality: The candidates are more qualified with more experience.
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2018/05/fall-2017-tv-season-reviews-part-2.html
Apr. 18, 2025 Gaps in knowledge: There was a big gap that this woman thought that she was a good and talented dancer to be on So You Think You Can Dance.
Ignorance or stupidity?:
I might say ignorant, like she didn't know her blind spot and lack of dancing talent.
She said she watched the show off -and -on, so you can see how talented you have to be to get on this show.
There are some of you would say she's stupid. She has seen the show before, and she auditioned anyway.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: This mildly scares me as in "If this woman isn't able to see how not talented she is at dancing, then what else does she thinks she's good at when she isn't?"
Blind Date:
The woman who can't stop burping: I used to watch this show in my late teens and early 20s. This East Indian man and woman in their 30s were set up. In the last half of the date, the woman kept burping really loudly and constantly. She said "Excuse me" each time.
I watched the whole date.
There were others who looked over at her.
At the end of the date, the man said to the cameras that he wouldn't go out with her again.
The woman said that the date was good and she would go out with him again.
Gaps in knowledge: There was a big gap.
Ignorance or stupidity?: I would say ignorant.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: No.
This woman made herself look bad and stupid, and she didn't have any self-awareness on that.
Maybe after she saw herself on TV, she realized how bad and stupid and she looked and tried to find a way to help her stop her from burping so much.
The man who said he and his friends buy prostitutes for each other's birthdays: I saw this as a promo for an episode. I didn't watch the whole date. By all means, he could have said: "Just kidding."
What if this was true?
Gaps in knowledge: There was a big gap that he shouldn't be telling to this on a first date and/ or on national TV.
Ignorance or stupidity?: I would say stupid.
However, I would have to watch the whole date to make an accurate assessment.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: I'm leaning to no, but then I would have to watch the whole date.
Dateline: To Catch a Predator: There are a lot of men who made themselves look bad and stupid on this show. This is a general overview of them.
Gaps in knowledge: No gap.
Ignorance or stupidity?:
They're not ignorant. They know what they're doing is bad and wrong so they're stupid.
They know that going over to a 12 yr old's house when their parents and guardians aren't home is bad. They were going to have sex with this kid. That's:
- ethically bad
- immoral
- illegal
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: No.
Jun. 2, 2017 Oprah's serious episode: This aired in 2003 or 2004.
A man kidnaps 2 women at 2 different times and held them captive, and raped them:
It was about this old white guy. He looked like he was in his 60s or 70s. His wife got cancer and he can't have sex with her.
He then kidnaps a woman and puts her in his basement for awhile. I don't know, 3 months?
He rapes her.
Then he releases her and she told police, but they can't find the man.
The man then kidnaps another woman and does the same and held her for a year or 2.
The women were white.
One of the women said: "He drove a 1974 Mercury." The police looked into it and couldn't find the car. Then it turns out it was a 1975 Mercury, and that was quite a lot of time later.
The police chief was there and apologized to the woman for not looking into different years of the make of car. The woman nodded and cried, like she accepted his apology.
Later they did catch the man and arrest him.
Man: I thought I was going to get community service.
The audience is shocked. They gasped.
If he can't have sex with his wife, he should have hired an escort.
Gaps of knowledge: A huge gap.
Ignorance or stupidity?: Ignorant. He really did not see anything bad and illegal about:
1. Kidnapping 2 women at 2 different times.
2. He held them captives.
3. He forced them to have sex with him and that's rape.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: Yeah, this scares me.
The whole audience gasped, so they seemed scared.
I'm sure you're reading this and are scared and disturbed by this.
Apr. 18, 2025 Cops: I used to watch this show in my late teens and early 20s. This Latino man cop sees a really old senior white man who looks like he's in his 70s or 80s and he walks with a cane. He was with a dark skin Black woman who wore a red dress.
The cop thinks he's hiring as a prostitute. The cop goes over and arrests the man and tells him to be safe.
The john who was hiring a prostitute:
Gaps in knowledge: No gap.
The difference between ignorance and stupidity: None. He knows he was hiring a prostitute.
Does this scare you how dumb people are?: No.
Nov. 17, 2024
Post Secret:
On one side: "My husband was sick a long long time before he died.
I grieved, am still sad but this widow is ready to get BONED again.
On the other side is a drawing of people at a cafe.
Boyd: "You can not always predict or control the consequences":
I got this from the TV show Dollhouse.
"A top secret organization erases the identities of attractive young people, turning them into blank "dolls" ready for imprints of temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135300/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_dollhouse
My experience of staying up late:
It was back in Sept. 11, 2014. I stayed up late until 10pm to watch Captain America on TV. I had to work tomorrow and wake up at 6am. I thought I would get off work at 12pm and then can sleep on the bus.
But no, I had to work at lunch too because it was busy.
I thought I could predict and control the consequences of staying up late, and I wasn't able to.
It's very rare that I stay up late to watch TV or movies. I usually go to bed by 9pm.
If I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the washroom and I can't get back to bed, then that's on me. I can't control it and that's fine. I wouldn't be upset with myself if I was tired at work.
My opinion: If you read the "grey issues" blog posts, there were a lot of cases where you can't always predict or control the consequences.
I would say the case where Angela tells 4 girls about Ashley's eating problem. There were a lot things that could have went badly like Ashley yelling at Angela and the 4 girls.
The other 2 blog posts of the week:
"Vacant Bay stores could spark interest — if landlords are willing to get creative"/ "Why Simons and Holt Renfrew are unlikely to want all of Hudson’s Bay’s real estate"
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/04/vacant-bay-stores-could-spark-interest.html
"Apparel brands grappling with 'tariff hell,' says Canadian industry group"/ "Clothing companies fear Trump tariffs will leave them worse for wear"
https://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/04/apparel-brands-grappling-with-tariff.html
Roza R, Toronto, Ontario, would like to know:
Are you celebrating Easter today?
Yes 50.86% (2131)
No 49.14% (2059)
LEO would like to know:
Do you usually sit on patio in the summer?
Yes 49.74% (2232)
Sometimes 29.71% (1333)
No 20.55% (922)
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