Nectar of the Gods!- Page 6

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:00pm

and sanity is objective. who decides who is mentally healthy? is there a test before you join BWW? did I forget to take the test?

Updated On: 3/6/06 at 07:00 PM

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:02pm

Oh, sorry, Chita! I am so busy tying these kids up with nylon rope and gagging them while I brandish verbal assaults that I completely missed the humor! Silly me.



Actually, I know that certain factions of our society would object, but the truth is that I have the out-of-the-home job and my husband stays home with the children. (I got off easy.)

[shameless]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:02pm

Jane - I agree with you, but I also think that too many of us have the attitude that it's not our fight and that we should just mind our own business. Basically, we're all just standing around in that 3rd circle and watching, and we shouldn't be.

Updated On: 3/6/06 at 07:02 PM

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:07pm

"and sanity is objective. who decides who is mentally healthy? is there a test before you join BWW? did I forget to take the test?"

Whoa, easy does it!

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:09pm

did I forget my meds?

[shameless]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:10pm

I'm not saying that we should try and change anyone or that we could, but we shouldn't put up with it either. It seems like silence equals acceptance around here.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:12pm

Shameless, sometimes I think that the best thing I can do is keep trying to be nice. I know it doesn't "stop the bullying," but at least I'm trying to "be the change I want to see in the world." I know that quote is now clichéd, but it's still a good one.

Listen, we all fall into it. I'm no saint, that's for sure. "Mean" humor can be funny, but it just depends on how deeply the meanness is intended, you know?

If I wanted to be on the "Let's only talk about the cutesy, cheery, upbeat topics in the world," I wouldn't be a BWW regular!!!

[amasis]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:14pm

And apparently to remind us that he wishes he knew who Namo was.

Maybe. I took it as him saying that some people seem to feel superior (and therefore justified in their bullying), based on some utterly meaningless things like knowing who Namo is, or having been here since the beginning, etc. But I guess DG will have to be the one to clarify that.

And I agree with both Jane2 and shameless. You can't really *make* people change. But it doesn't always mean you should just stand around and watch. So I'm glad DG made his first post.

Updated On: 3/6/06 at 07:14 PM

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:15pm

we don't want a mob mentality either.

sometimes standing back and saying nothing is quite powerful.

....now get those kids their dinner!
Updated On: 3/6/06 at 07:15 PM

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:21pm

Starving children builds their character.

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:22pm

I am making some organic mac and cheese with hamburger for the kids!

[BSoBW3]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:23pm

And there will always be the types who get off on twisting little words around, misunderstanding posts, etc. driving us into insanity.

[iflitifloat]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:26pm

Or those who sing the praises of someone for their honesty, until they don't like something that was said.

[Mamamia Sammy2]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:28pm

www.corinescorner.com

[shameless]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:32pm

Believe me, I'm not trying to turn BWW into Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. I'm talking about standing up for the people who are constantly verbally abused without provocation.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:32pm

To add to Iflit's post...

Or the people who don't even understand your point and then attack YOU even though you didn't say anything offensive!

Killing time waiting for DG to come back is excruciating, isn't it?

[BSoBW3]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:37pm

Or people who think maturity means putting other people down.

Wer are all guilty.

Even my heinous self.

[shameless]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:39pm

That's the thing, BSo, believe it or not there are actually quite a few people here, who don't do that.

[Jane2]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:41pm

Oh, my favorites are the ones who become highly incensed if you don't idolize the person they worship. They tell you that you're not welcome here, or they ban you out of their lives forever. Immaturity knows no age.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:44pm

Even if we are all guilty, we can make an effort to be kinder.

I really can't say that I attack individuals even when I don't agree with them. But some posters not only attack others for their views (which is bad enough)...I've read posts where they go after their families. That's really mean-spirited and inappropriate.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:48pm

I totally agree as it has happened to me in the past

[BSoBW3]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:54pm

"That's the thing, BSo, believe it or not there are actually quite a few people here, who don't do that."

Yes, there are. But there are also people who DO do it and do not realize it.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:55pm

Jane2, I sympathize. Whenever I'm faced with people like that, I take a step back, breath, and go, "WWCCD?"

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:56pm

Maybe we should start a "kindness clique." That would REALLY keep a lot of people out!!!

Seriously though, I'm not saying that we shouldn't "call people" on their posts...standing up for one's beliefs, opposing injustices and defending those who are being oppressed are important conditions for social change.

It's the blatant and brutal bashings that I object to.

[shameless]

Posted: 3/6/06 at 7:57pm

"We are all guilty."

Those were your words. I didn't misinterpret them.