“I am an insenstitive piece of crap,” apparently
Note the misspelling in the headline – that’s a direct quote from a comment.
Well, let’s rewind a little bit here. I posted a blog about a guy who got pulled into a pasta machine and was killed. It’s funny. Sad, yes, but it was funny. The writing in the story was nothing short of atrocious.
Now, here’s the thing, this is MY blog, and I can write about whatever I want, providing I am not breaking any rules. Just because I attacked your moral fiber by being insensitive, does not mean I’m breaking any rules.
Furthermore, being MY blog, I have gained my following (which is larger than the 12 people marked as followers) by writing what I want to write about – which is traditionally ripping apart news stories for shitty writing, reporting, or the sheer stupidity of people and/or situations. This particular instance was no exception. My peeps know and appreciate my sarcastic approach to the world, and if they don’t, they agree to disagree, or politely generate comment. They don’t do it by hurling insults at me. You hurl insults at me, I will hurl them back at you, so be prepared.
Yes, I get it, the dude died. Tragic. Here’s the thing, we all die. And have you not heard of 1,000 Ways To Die? They make fun of ways people die, and I am willing to bet that, once time passes, this one will make it on there.
Death is not funny, but it’s a fact of life. It happens to us all. It will happen to you, and it will happen to me. There’s no need to walk through life on eggshells, it’s no way to live. I choose to look at the humorous side of things. I choose to find a way to laugh at everything, most of all myself. What good is life if you take it too seriously?
Have I dealt with death? Yes. Was it sad? Yes. Did I crack jokes about it? Yes. Because that’s what I do. It’s how I roll. If you don’t want to roll with me, that's fine, I didn’t ask you to.
I address serious stuff on here as well – they are more rare than the humorous jabs at life – but they are there. For example, I’ve addressed gay marriage (multiple times), discrimination, murder, labeling other people, death, suicide, etc. Every now and then, there’s that serious side of me that needs to write as well. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – I like to generate discussion. I ask you to bring it on. But do it in a tasteful and tactful manner.
I mainly write this out of concern for my readers, not so much myself. I know by putting some of this out there, I open myself up for the attacks and insults. (Like I said before, I will hurl them back.) But I don't want this to turn into just another place on the internet to hide behind an "anonymous" label and say mean things just because you can. That's not what I'm about. Nor will I let it be what my blog is about. So I will step in to protect my readers, and those who choose to comment to generate discussion, because I will not have someone I do not know insulting my friends just because the internet allows them that luxury.
It’s actually sort of sad that I had to write this, because I thought a) people got what I was doing here, especially given the information about the blog in the header – where I admit to not being PC and b) I never expected my blog to go the way of reader comments on stories on USA Today. Next thing you know, someone’s going to blame George W. for my blog, wait and see.
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