You’re not “ Woke,” You’re Weak and Pathetic, so Grow Up
Have a sense of humor and consider the source
It might be because I grew up on and around military bases and soldiers and soldier’s kids. I have always had a foul mouth and a crude sense of humor.
It was not an unusual occurrence, I would be hanging at the smoking area. My classmates and I would banter and hurl insults. No one ran to the Principal and cried.
We were insensitive and crude
Not one of my classmates complained to their parents. There was no controversy and no one cried.
It’s a different world now, and it’s a sad thing. My classmates and I learned early that the world can be a tough place and people are not always nice.
Hurt feelings do not equal moral superiority
Do I have feelings? of course, I do, but do I hang my feelings on my sleeve and cry every time I’m insulted? no, I do not. I don’t waste energy worrying about people compensating for their sexual inadequacies.
A TV producer had to quit a new Game Show hosting job after one taping. Why was he pressured to quit? He said something “funny” but “offensive” on a Podcast years ago, it came to light and that was it.
I haven’t heard the comments. Shock Jocks and Podcasters have been saying provocative things for years, and no one has died. If you’re offended, voice your outrage with your wallet.
Don’t you get tired of being outraged?
Don’t watch or listen to the program, don’t buy the sponsor’s products, it’s not that hard. It must be exhausting being offended and outraged over every little thing.
Will crying about your hurt feelings and shutting up people end meanness? it will not. Trying to silence meanness only forces it underground.
Outrage is not moral superiority. If someone hurts your feelings it doesn’t mean you have the right to silence them or cause them to lose their job.
Most people on the Internet and Social Media wouldn’t last five minutes in a homeless shelter or a jail. They would dissolve into a puddle of goo at the first hard look.
Final Thought:
I know words hurt, but they only hurt you for as long as you allow them to hurt. Shake it off and get on with your life. There are more important things to worry about and work on your sense of humor, it will make your life easier.
