Anonymous asked: I really like the idea behind this, and I think it's great to point out the things people say that are hateful, but do you sometimes think you're being a little harsh? I mean, some of these people are probably just really ignorant, and grew up in intolerant homes, and don't know how bad what they're saying is. Do you think there's a way to let people know they're being offensive without tearing them apart?
I’m not trying to let people know they’re being offensive. I almost never send responses to the people who originally posted this stuff, and I seriously doubt many of them have seen this blog. I’m posting this stuff to bring attention to the fact that people post this stuff publicly, and they do it because they assume they won’t get called out on it because it’s normal.
That said, no, I don’t think I’m being harsh. The analogy I’ve seen going around goes something like this, “Well, yeah, they punched you in the face, but YOU said, ‘That hurts!,’ and that’s… that’s MEAN!”
These people are on the internet. It’s an absolute wealth of information, and if they were interested in learning how to overcome the intolerance they learned in their homes, or their own ignorance, there are thousands of ways they could do so without figuratively punching us and then saying, “But teach me how to do it without punching you next time!”
When I started this blog I presented all of the posts without comment, but it got to the point where I was getting so upset while looking for material that I either needed to step down or I needed to start with the commentary. I decided to do commentary in the most unobtrusive way I could: the tags. It relieved a lot of the stress, and it immediately got me positive comments and more followers… so I’m going to keep doing it.
If you want to hunt these people down and try to educate them, be my guest. I think it’s a waste of time and energy, personally.
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