Internet Drama
O get off it already, you knew I was going to write about it, so put up with it! For those just tuning in, there was a bit of internet DRAMA today where apparently people thought bullying was cool… Let me tell you, it FUCKING AINT!
So I’m not going into the whole story, giving names (you know who you are anyways) or even telling you much on the situation, but I am going to delve into what the fuck these idiots were thinking and why they need to find better things to do with their goddamn bloody time!
I Have Standards
So a fairly well known podcast host who is married to another, fairly well known podcast host posted a story about his standards and how he, more or less, ignored people if they broke those standards. It’s a list of typical stuff that most normal people find mildly offensive. He more or less said that it was easier and safer to ban and ignore these people than to put up with their crazy asses, and to a point, I completely agree.
Seems harmless, right? His site, his blog, his standards… Yea well apparently some ass wipes wanted to try making a mockery of this post and started, not only bullying him on twitter in comments but then getting others involved. For one individual, this was completely against everything he had talked about on a podcast less than a week ago. Hypocritical right?
Lashing Back
The problem with being attacked is that most people attack back, whether aggressively or passively. The problem on this front was that these people were not only banned, but were then being redirected to a rather vulgar site. This was a bit too far, I’ll be honest with you, if your skin isn’t thick enough to fight back without a tactic like that, then your so called standards just dropped in meaning. Whatever the case, this kept going on for hours.
I finally contact his wife via Twitter and go WTF is going on? Which then got her involved and it more or less ended from there on out.
Harassment Isn’t Fucking Cool
Ya know, I’ll admit, straight out that you can call me a hypocrite for posting this article. I have harassed people, I’ve fought back on several occasions, and hell I made one kid cry and I’ve curled up in a ball and wanted to cry myself. The point is that, no matter what side you are on, it ain’t worth it and it ain’t fucking cool. We are a growing people, we learn (atleast most of us do), and we do stupid things to learn from those dumb moves. If we were all perfect, we’d be bloody boring as hell and probably as dumb as a brick. But we do have to think of others. Most of the people involved today were well matured into what should be adults, but acted little more than children on a playset.
That’s disappointing at best, and to be a fan of atleast 3 of the involved is hard to swallow. We’ve seen it before, 2 shows going at it in some marketing deal but this was anything but some marketing deal, this was real-life, bull shit bullying of the lowest possible degree. And honestly, even though public relations mean shit today, I’m not sure I can even listen to the guy who was being a dick today or not. And what pains me even more is that little was learned from this, most of them just shrugged it off.
Whether we want to admit it or not, we are all humans, behind that text is a person and we have to remember that. They may or may not have a thick skin, they may or may not come back at you and they may or may not go completely nut-o if you touch their buttons. From a safety position, it’s just as dangerous to post a blog entry as it is to post a comment. A blog entry puts your heart on the line (unless you are a news blog) and allows others to look at your weak points. Posting a comment is like firing a gun; the bullet could be made of chocolate or can be made of fiery magma. If the person is as crazy as you believe, you can expect a visit at your house eventually.
Why Care?
So why even give 2 shits? Mainly because we are human, we have one giant thing in common and that is that we all have feelings. (OMG I said the F-Bomb) Honestly, as much as I rant and rave to entertain others, I’m not like that in real life. Most likely you’ll see that in my new show. Sure, I like to give a good show and enjoy my hobby (hell I even help other people out with my charity work), but I’m not gonna give up my humanity just yet.
I will find it interesting whether I make the standards or not. If I do, cool, maybe I’ll continue to interact with this couple more than just listen to their show, if not, o well, plenty more people to have fun with. Wouldn’t be the first nor the last person to ban me from their internet life.
Thera


