I wouldn't let it get you riled up, I think that sort of thinking has just become a bit of a phase among college-aged people these days. Most people I know who have swung that way have tended to relax back within a year or two. Staying uber-judgemental and politically correct is just a difficult thing to keep up once the regular stresses of life compete for mental energy.
Yeah you're probably right. I'm just used to phases being in high-school, lol. But college has been a long, drawn-out realization that just because we've grown up doesn't mean everyone has gotten smarter/more analytic/more reflective/etc. But yeah that's basically how I feel. It's always eggshells around him about shit I don't find very important. Ah man, maybe I am insensitive. But it's like, (in the words of Bernie Mac) I'm fuckin out here with all these white people just tryin to get an equal piece of the pie, I'm not focused on this shit. Plus it comes down to "I am offended about X, but let Y slide." Like how his gf has a sticker on her truck that's like "I LOVE DYING AND BEING DEAD," which, if we're going to play the game, would be something I'd say triggered me, considering the events of last week. But when I brought that up with him all of a sudden "it isn't a representation of her as a person!" /endpettyrant.exe
You're gonna hate what I'm about to tell you. High school never goes away. Ever. Work in an Office? or Academia? High school or worse than. In Government? high school. In an insular industry? High school. You will be 70 years old, hanging out in an old folks home, thinking to yourself "I can't believe Dan and Rami were talking shit about Florence over bridge. it's just so fucking high school." Sorry.I'm just used to phases being in high-school, lol.
If she put that sticker on her truck, I'd say she is trying to represent something, although my first reaction was -- wow, she has a condition of alien vs predator disorder -- AND a truck. cool.But college has been a long, drawn-out realization that just because we've grown up doesn't mean everyone has gotten smarter/more analytic/more reflective/etc.
Even post-college life involves the realization that just because we have grown up and continue to grow up, it doesn't mean anyone else has.
Oh college has its own completely new set of phases: druggie, promiscuity, sophomoric, hippie, political, pre-yuppie, etc. I feel you though. If you liked him before, there's a good chance he'll eventually re-adjust and hopefully you'll like him again in the future. In the mean time, pubski bears its ears.