Uhoh | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:12 pm     crazydog - when i was lisa's age i also was living like a student and not very concerned about financial security. it's remarkably easy not to care when there's nobody depending on you... |
Zeyna | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:13 pm     who is faulting her for wanting more? Am I missing something here? |
Battlestar | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:15 pm     --no one is faulting her for wanting more.....they are faulting her trying to make the other HG fall for her 'Bleeding Heart" ploy |
Whowhere | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:16 pm     Very true - Uhoh (I'm only here for supporting the opinions I agree with) I was thinking the exact same thing. When you have children, you'd do anything to make their lives better. Nothing wrong with that at all. |
Earthmother | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:18 pm     what this woman does with her money is no ones business...OMG She made a choice to try and win a game and now some think they have the right to tell another person whether they are worthy...NO ONE KNOWS HER FINANCIAL SITUATION COMPLETELY BUT HER AND HER FAMILY!!! SHE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO WANT A BETTER LIFE FOR THEM!! Just because you choose to live within a tight budget and not try for the American Dream does not mean that she shouldn't..She is doing what she thinks is best for her children and I say more power to her. More parents should want better for their kids. Would you feel better if she scaped by and occasionally had to go on public assistance? Would that make her more worthy? |
Pcakes2 | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:19 pm     Zenya, I was referring to Mrfucia's post above. Also, it seems that Dani is the only one who isn't looking for some type of stardom from this whole thing. |
Battlestar | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:19 pm     earthmother----you need a visit to the Zen thread. |
Maryk | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:21 pm     Financial situation should never be taken into consideration for chosing the ultimate winner. I am hoping that the evicted houseguests would be smart enough to decide the winner on who played the game the best. But the houseguests are human, some may decide to use financial situation to pick the winner, they will let their personal bias and/or who they had a better relationship with. Or some may choosing on the lesser of two "evils." Remember last year, Will lost Bunky's vote just because he said that he wouldn't give a dime to charity. I remember in one or two survivors where someone chose the winner based on numbers or luck. |
Grooch | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:22 pm     How often does Dani actually mentions that she needs the money? |
Whowhere | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:22 pm     double post -
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Bmh | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:23 pm     I agree Earthmother Dani has every right to try and win..and no-one knows for sure how well-off she is..give her a friggin break..she wants to win and wants a better life for her family...there is nothing wrong with that..people are just trying to find a way to trash her it's ridiculous |
Earthmother | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:24 pm     I know..lol I just can't stand it when people have nothing to complain about and start in on someone who wants things to be better for her kids. If I had the guts I'd be in there telling them we were living in a car for the last 5 years..lol |
Whowhere | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:26 pm     wtf?? I tried to say (don't know what happened).... is that I get the feeling that there are 2 distinct sides to this argument - - people who have children AND people who do not |
Uhoh | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:26 pm     ... and i'd be telling them i wish i had a car to live in! |
Crazydog | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:27 pm     I agree with Battlestar, Earthmother, settle down a bit. No need to shout. I am always uncomfortable at all the support or dislike for the winners of reality shows based on their financial situations. Rob and Brennan got criticized for winning the first Amazing Race and yet they were lawyers so they probably didn't need the money, etc. Everyone has the right to want the money. Everyone has the right to feel like they need the money. I think Dani's motives are admirable. But I just get the feeling that there is a sentiment in this thread that "____" doesn't need the money as much as Dani because he/she is single and has no family. This is saying that single people's lives are so much more meaningless than Dani's because they don't have children to support. |
Fanny | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:28 pm     Earthmother, sweetie, I'm now worried about you. Please think about taking a brief respite in the Zen thread before you have a meltdown and splatter all over my screen. But just so you know, I'm in total agreement with all you've said in this thread. All this wild speculation over how much Dani should be paying for housing (like we know every detail of her personal finances) and whether moving into an apartment that costs $200 less than what she's paying now is really going to make a difference... ...and whether she can afford private schools for her kids and did she place a higher priority on her boobs than her family... ...and what exact process did she use to get a loan... aarrgh c'mon people stop it before I splatter all over my screen |
Crazydog | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:28 pm     Whowhere, I see that you and I think the same about the married/single situation, and at just about the same time! LOL |
Lombadier | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:28 pm     Kind of like the way people come up with any excuse to bash Roddy? Hmmm???? Take a look around, there are more Bash Roddy threads here than for anyone else. My God, someone dared to criticize Dani (with valid reasons unlike the stuff Roddy and others get demonized for), we can't let that happen, now can we?? I need a break from this place, I cannot handle the hypocrisy that stinks this place up. Dani is not poor and using the sympathy and her family is BS. You don't see Gerry stooping that low for votes or whatever else. |
Wendo | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:31 pm     Well, that's just it. You people have convinced me. Shame on Dani for talking about her life and family in that house. Shame on Dani for answering questions about what her intentions for the money are when the others ask her. Shame on Dani for wanting to make a better life for herself. Shame on Dani period. He11, why is she even in this game? Let's call CBS and get her out now, it's an OUTRAGE that this woman is even being allowed to continue to play. Why hasn't she hit the panic button? Get that woman evicted NOW! No, wait, let's just draw and quarter her, it'll be easier. Who the he11 does she think she is anyway?! |
Jeneane | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:32 pm     I have to say that as a mother of three struggleing in the same area of California that Danielle lives in I do understand her want of the money, even the fact that it would make her kids life better however that said I really do not like the way she tries to make it sound as if she deserves it because of all her hardships. Doesn't every one have hardships and needs and wants. It seems that the way she goes on only dimeanes anyone else's strugles or seems to suggest that perhaps another shouldn't get it because they don't need it as much. I think that is what has triggered everyone's emotional responses. Everyone is deserving if they have played the game no matter what their back ground so don't make others feel guilty for going for it as well which is often what she seems to be doing even if it is unconsiously. Hope I did not offend or upset anyone as I really like all of the HGs left for one reason or another. |
Earthmother | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:32 pm     I just yelled cuz I like attention...lol I don't really care what people say about Dani and her reasons, cuz these aren't the people who will be deciding her fate... She isn't my favorite, but I will fight for mothers who care more for their kids than their boyfriends. |
Uhoh | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:33 pm     actually, crazydog, my impression of the thread is that people who were critical of dani were saying she isn't in as difficult a financial position as she said, etc. ... to my read, there wasn't anything comparative about it at all, only that perhaps those of us who have families and kids perhaps understand more where she is coming from. and one's financial needs/priorities ARE different when one is older and has kids (or should be!) heck, the title of the thread is "DANI NEEDS TO WIN TO BUY A HOUSE***??NOT!!!!" |
Wendo | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:34 pm     Lombadier, point me in the direction of where people have bashed Roddy personally. The majority of people who post opinions about him are commenting on his game strategy and tactics. Flat out, the comments posted about Roddy have been no where near the kind of comments about Dani, her family, and her financial situation posted here. |
Bmh | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:36 pm     I agree Wendo..most of the bash Roddy threads are about his game-playing and manipulation..but Danielle bashing is alot more personal from what I have read |
Wcv63 | Monday, August 26, 2002 - 01:37 pm     Calling other posters hypcritical could be considered an attack Lombadier. There are just as many anti-dani threads as there are anti-roddy. This thread had nothing to do with the Dani is playing the game. It is about whether or not she needs a house. It is about whether or not she can afford a house without the winnings. It is about whether Dani is lying about her financial situation. Therefore I say that how can we even speculate about the unknown especially when there is no way or proving whether that speculation is valid or not? The answer, we can't because no proof exists to support either argument. It's easy to become upset or feel overwhelmed on a thread if the support is opposed to your own opinions. Everyone has the right to voice an opinion certainly. Criticize Dani all you want just be prepared to defend your position when we come in to defend ours. |