It amazes me when people write this. Maybe someone can explain to me just how in the hell you can tell if something is going to offend you unless you read it?!? So you have to read it in order to tell whether it's offensive to you or not, and if it is, then it's too late.
Obviously people know ahead of time that whatever drivel they are writing about is going to offend some people, and that it's impossible for a reader to tell unless they READ it. And I realize there is simply no way to warn a reader properly. So what are they really saying? If this offends you, I don't want to hear about it? If this offends you, I could care less? If this offends you, well then good, it was meant to?
Sometimes you see the "If this offends you, then don't read it" reply in a comment you make because you were offended. It is pointless to argue in a comment thread. People lose all sense of civility and reasoning in comment threads. You can argue and give all the sources you can find to support the reasoning behind your being offended to no avail.
At any rate, the whole point of this was because I decided I have had enough of seeing childish, irresponsible, offensive and totally uninformed images and opinions on Facebook. It's cool getting connected with old friends and school mates and seeing what is on peoples minds. And yeah, I know, if I don't like Facebook, I don't have to go there. But friends, please at least use your mind for something other than holding your ears apart.
We all have our opinions, and there is free speech in this country after all. But why would you pass around two and three year old hate filled messages to present your rabid political views when they are proven hoaxes? Why would you commit yourself to something like that with out checking it out first? How would you like it if someone started spreading their hate about someone you know personally just because they heard it from someone else? Do you blindly believe everything you read just because it supports your views?
And what about all those images people are so fond of? What is funny about people sharing a picture of the President with his head covered in shit? Or the picture of a kid riding his bike, trying to jump something only to smash his face into a concrete sidewalk? What are we, a bunch of five year old's? Is this what intelligent, educated people have become? Are you teaching YOUR children or grand children that it's OK to post pictures of people with shit on their head? What does this really say about you?
What ever. People will continue doing what they want, not caring about what it tells others about themselves. There's at least one good feature on Facebook I started using lately. If you are friends with someone, and one of their posts appear on your timeline, you can hide it if you don't like it. Click the little down pointing arrow next to the post in the top right corner. A drop down list will appear and you can select, I don't want to see this. Once you do that, then another list will appear where you can hide all post from that person if you wish.
I mention this because I've done it. Some people are just so rabid in their hate that they don't care how it makes them look. They don't care whether the things they share are true or hateful, or disrespectful or offensive. And if that's the way they feel, fine. It is their right. But if you can't be civilized in your opinions, I'd just as soon not be bothered by them. And seeing as there is no way to tell if something is offensive without seeing it first, the next best thing is to just block everything from you, based on how you have presented your offensive opinions thus far. I may be every bit as hard headed in my views as others, but at least I'm not hateful or childish about it. I just can't believe the way some people act without a care in the world for how it makes us all see what you are really made of... Unbelievable.
