Is anyone else bothered by comments on news posts sometimes? I understand passion about certain things like the "Myanmar? Didn't even KNOW her!" post from Brad Warner, in the culture section. It just seems like maybe, on a "alternative" web sight, that seems to promote the understanding of individual beauty, the people that read and interact here would be ... more understanding. I think though, what really rubbed me wrong, was the vicious internet slamming TigerBeat4Ever got on the first few posts she had "Not Westside 'Till I Die" and "YouTube Charts" (Ii would link these, but i have yet to learn how to do that.). It just kinda amazed me, that she was tore into right away because people didn't like what she was talking about, on a web sight that I think is rooted in cultures that are not socially accepted. Ive always thought and reacted different from the majority, and i love things most people don't like, or hate, like "The Reverend Horton Heat" or "Bongwater" as music examples. Knowing that my music tastes are off from "the norm" I actually make it a point to listen to the Radio, and I am not talking about just stations I would like, I will hit the hip hop or pop station a couple times a week as I drive home. How else can I choose whats right for me, if I don't pay attention to whats out there? It just seemed wrong to give her hell for something that people didn't like, on a web sight dedicated to things most people don't like. Maybe, I just expected more respect from people who are normally treated with disrespect for what they like. Its just kinda depressing to see what I would consider "close mindedness" here, where I guess, I expected everyone to be more open to others ideas. Normally, the dialog in the comments section, is at least just that, dialog, no mater what the tone, or opinion as was the case with the Hardcore Zen post i spoke about in the beginning of this rant. The comments to TigerBeat4Ever's posts though were not, they were exactly the kind of comments you hope to get away from when you gather with people like yourself. I would call them rude and Intentionally Mean. So now that you know how i feel, does it seem to bother anyone else?
