Opus 2017-058: A New View of “Dis”

For those of you who only speak to people with high school educations one of the popular words of the month is “dis”.  It is understood as “disrespect”.  When you dis someone you don’t show them the respect that our society of diversity and multiculteralism says they should have.

I am thinking that is not strong enough.  Disrespect does not really get the nuances or outright contempt that I would like to show.  Might I suggest some substitutes?  How about despise?  I guess that would be “des” rather than “dis”.  It doesn’t matter, they can’t spell anyway and make up words on a whim of ignorance.  Try on disregard or distance.  Maybe disgraceful would be a good idea to get across.  Disgust anyone?

When I see a guy shading his eyes from the sun while his hat is on backwards, I am afraid that I dis him.  When I see him with pants that he has to hold up with two hands when he wants to hurry and he can only take baby steps because the crotch is so low, I dis.  I definitely dis.  When I see a young “lady” with so much material missing from her chest that it is clear she is advertising and she wants to be respected, all I can say is, “Dream on”.  When I see an ex-president who will not allow himself to step back and admit his party lost, I am afraid that dissing isn’t strong enough.

I can handle man buns and metrosexual as long as you don’t require a straight face.  I got used to bellbottoms.  After all you can get haircuts, shave and cut off the pants for shorts.  I am not sure what you do with a body covered with tattoos. 

Of course, they probably laugh at me.  I can deal with that too.  It is wonderful living in a country with no sumptuary laws and some freedom of speech.  I am happy to be weird to you.

If variety is the spice of life we are living in the day of firehouse chili.

homo unius libri