QuoteReplyTopic: Just a thought Posted: August 12 2004 at 2:14pm
The problem is- Even though it's not the end of the world if someone says something offensive to you over the internet (you'll get over it), there are some people who base their entire lives on their net lives because they're the only social situation some people have. I've seen people commit suicide over some of the things that have gone wrong over the internet, two of whom I spoke with quite frequently.
My point is, just because the internet is pretty anonymous, it should be treated like any other social situation, because that's exactly what it is. If someone calls me fat or ugly or stupid, I can deal with it, because I've dealt with it all my life. However, everyone has different tolerance levels, and even if we don't know a person too well or really at all, we should always remain respectful of them :)
Just my two cents, and waaaaayyyy OT, so I'll shut up now. :)
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OK, now we are getting WAAAYYYYYYY off topic, but I feel the need to put in my 2 cents worth!
I stopped taking things said to me on internet boards personally back in 1998. The thing about the internet is that it is so completely uncensored, people type things they would never say, or mean.
After all, the internet is supposed to be FUN!
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Tina wan't the only one who said mean things. Seems many of you did.
But that is past and gone. Let's get on with it.
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Yes Karen banned me. I couldn't even write on this website. But then one day, just for the heck of it, I tried this website again, and I could write on it again. So obviously she lifted the ban on me. I have been trying really, really, hard to be sweet and loving and nice to everyone on these boards. If you knew me you would know that I'm a very affectionate and loving person. I don't have much of a formal education, because of the way I was raised I dropped out of high school and started streetwalking when I was 16. I don't have any real skills other than my people skills and my love and affection and my street smarts. Kathy supports me and my daughters, I owe her alot. I try and keep the house clean for her, cook for her, and love her as much as I can. I give my daughters as much love as I can. And when I write to people on websites(and I write on several websites other than this one), I try and be fun, and entertaining, and intelligent, and loving to people.
This is the only website I ever got kicked off of. On the other websites I get along fine with people, and they accept me the way I am, even with the emotions that I have, and I know I am sometimes emotional. But on this website I got blamed for the argument that occured between several people. I was the only one that got blamed and banned and it was several people's fault, not just me. I really appreciate and love Karen, she does a great job with this website and I just know she is a loving person, but she was VERY UNFAIR to me. It hurt. I know that the reason Uzma quit writing here, and Uzma was one of the best people here, was because Karen banned me, and Uzma thought that was very unfair.
If Karen bans me again, I won't come back this time. But she let me write on the computer again so I guess she is giving me another chance.
And yes, I'm a lesbian. So what. Only a homophobe would have a problem with that. Get with it, we are in 2004, lesbians are part of the diversity of the modern world.
Taking a simple statement like "I didn't know Sandra was a lesbian either" and turning it around and saing that I'm a homophobic for saying it.... YEP... I agree... definately Tina! No one else I've ever read picks fights so easily.
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I'm actually not Sandra. I'm actually Portia de Rossi.
And yes, I'm a lesbian. So what. Only a homophobe would have a problem with that. Get with it, we are in 2004, lesbians are part of the diversity of the modern world.
My use of smiley's are not annoying, they are creative. They are simply an expression. At it's not like I'm the only one that uses them.
But then again, some people are easily annoyed. Maybe that's because they are annoyed with themselves and the lives they are leading. That could be it.
Ya sure what ever you say tina m or miss brenda and I'm Jessica Alba so please just tell us the truth about you being tina m because I know 100% that you are the trouble maker tina m and dont start telling me about your personal life especially about you being a lesbian because I dont give a rats ass who you are or what you are tina
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Kathy is the name of the woman I live with. She's my SO.
Well, your SO has a very pretty name! lol. My hubby's name is Jim, which is funny because his dad's name is Jim and his sister's name is Cathy, so when we get together for family functions, it can get confusing!
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Well looks like my last post was just posted by about being kind? Oh well we are not perfect people. Can'twaitforlonghair go as long as you want to. Morab.
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Well looks like my last post was just posted by about being kind? Oh well we are not perfect people. Can'twaitforlonghair go as long as you want to. Morab.
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Wasn't talkin about you...was talkin about about tina m. errr.....i mean miss brenda.
BTW, i think you're pretty attractive, and very cute...although i don't think you should go long...you're face seems more oval...i think you should go shorter....and that's not just the short hair fan in me speaking out....another regular poster here agrees with me....how about it "mr. x" care to back me up?
My two cents.
We all know what opinions are like...and I've got both!
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Yep...tina m and kathy...she's hiding under another name cuz she got kicked out of her awhile back...the annoying use of the smiley faces tipped me off months ago.
My two cents.
We all know what opinions are like...and I've got both!
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Either you're lying now or you were lying before when you said you had a pixie. Sandra Bullock has never had a pixie. So which is it?
I didn't know Sandra was a lesbian either.... if you look in the post about Campbell Brown Miss Brenda states that she looks like her significant other.
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