Thank you. Thank you. And, you’re in luck. There is something you’re missing. You seem to be missing the fact that Shane ran a blog for about 3 somewhat years tearing down and belittling groups of innocent people due to their skin color, what they looked like, their religion, their sexual orientation, their political stance, their gender, and essentially, any other factor which divides people into groups.
He ran that blog in which he insulted people daily, mocked people daily, just bottom line ripped innocent people apart daily. Sometimes entire groups of people, for no reason. He still continues to refer to this past blog - which, he only stopped running due to the fact that it was deleted by tumblr- as a “succesful” blog, that he is proud of. He then created a second blog, I believe it was cornbread confidential, which I also believe was suspended, and then he retired to the one he currently posts on, which, it doesn’t take much examining of to find hints of his previous blog in.
You seem to be missing that. That tiny little mistake he made daily for 3 entire years. I’ve had this blog for a few months, and already I’ve come in contact with several people who have “hurt feelings” over what I’ve posted. And I’ve pretty much just remained on the topic of Shane and his blog. Now applying just that, what I’ve just said, can you imagine the number of people that have been offended by Shane’s blog which ran for 3 years and on which he went out his way daily to attack entire groups of people? I can. That’s why I created this blog. I wanted to first, be a voice to those people. To let them know that Shane wasn’t the only person in the world, nor on tumblr, that had an opinion about them. That other people do accept them for who they are and that they don’t deserve to be belittled, mocked, and ripped apart. Seeing as your icon states “I think everybody should like everybody,” I can imagine you see where I’m coming from on this point. Secondly, I wanted to make a point to Shane in showing him that joke or not, his insults were still, just that, insulting. I wanted him to honestly think about it, and question himself as to whether or not the innocent people he hurt were worth the laughs he received. I believe, whether or not he recognizes or admits it, this message did affect him, because he did take a somewhat different direction in his blogging. But it’s evident at times, he has not completely abandoned his old ways, I can still see hints of his old blog now even in his new one.
As far as me, I’m actually a very happy person. I truly believe in the logic of Lincoln when he said, “People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” I have made up my mind, to be the happiest person I can possibly be. I see no reason to be other wise. I also feel that everyone else is entitled to that happiness, their own happiness. And I don’t believe anyone should continually go out of their way to limit or prevent someone else’s happiness. That’s what I felt Shane was doing on his old blog. And I know, you’re going to say, as several others have said before, “That’s hypocritical.” And yes, you know what? You are correct. It is hypocritical. But hear me out on this one. I believe that Shane is a strong person, capable of taking the same treatment that he dished out. I knew my words would most-likely not hurt him or wound him. Therefore, I felt it was alright on those grounds alone that I could make a message out of what he had done, and the best way I knew how was to use the method of “giving one a dose of their own medicine,” if you will. Was it hypocritical? Yes. Was it any better or worse than what Shane did to anyone else? Probably not. Was it well-intentioned? Absolutely. Did it get my message across? I think so. Essentially, to wrap this up, I can say that my blog was a bit of a character based blog as well. I see that you appear to be a kind and understanding person. I appreciate that and hope you remain that way. I too, though it is often not exhibited on my blog, am a kind, well-intentioned person as well. My intentions were never to hurt Shane, as much as they were to help the people that were hurt by Shane.
