God, I hate wank

[emmagrant01]

I hate it the most when I know and care about people on both sides. I hate the nastiness it seems to bring out in people I otherwise like and respect. It's just disheartening to see people you have always thought of as generally nice people be petty and cruel -- apparently just because they can. Why kick people when they're down? It only makes you look like an asshole, you know.

I quit teaching high school for good reason. Too bad fandom sometimes makes me feel like I'm right back there.

*sigh*

Here, have a GIP.

ETA: Need a laugh? Thanks to pombagira for the link to this Onion-like article!

Quote: God seems almost neutral on the subject of sexual orientation. I say "almost" because if we look at the density of gay groups relative to the population as a whole, there is a small but statistically significant (p < .05) correlation with the occurrence of tornadoes. And it's a negative correlation (r = -.28). For those of you who haven't used statistics since 1973, that means that a high concentration of gay organizations actually protects against tornadoes. A state with the population of, say, Alabama could avert two tornadoes a year merely by doubling the number of gay organizations in the state. (Tough choice for Alabama's civil defense strategists.)

ETA 2: *hugs to florahart*

Comments

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm just shocked by some of the nastiness on that post, mostly because of who is doing it. It's making me reevaluate my impressions of some people. And that's never very fun. :-(

[kerryblaze.livejournal.com]

I tried a few weeks ago to get people to talk about this. There is not only one person in this fandom that feels this way. But I was the only one out there on the limb bringing these points up... I tried to do exactly what they are saying people should do – ask questions to try and explain the truth behind what is perceived as "blacklisting" or "overlooking" is going on. And I got kicked in the nuts (so to speak) and I have the perception that by some I was pegged as a whiner. Whatever. I did it with the best intentions.