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First off, I should probably mention I’m no purist, no conservative, no religious zealot, or anything quite that extreme; I’ve always had a soft spot for dark humor, though I suppose even the darkest jokes need some kind of foundation.
Secondly, I get it—threads like this exist mainly to kill time, cure boredom, or just engage in some cheap trolling, and I don't mind that, provided things stay within reasonable bounds.
I occasionally drift into these types of discussions just to catch a laugh at the rare, actually lucid comments—the ones that are legitimately justified by a photo, an explanation, or some clear fact. But, on the flip side, it really gets under my skin when I see people flocking together on these threads just to be extremely cynical or downright malicious.
I realize that being a public figure means dealing with a certain amount of criticism, but if we’re being honest and objective about it, a lot of these people are genuinely talented, creative, and driven, which is how they earned their status in the first place. Not to mention, we don't actually know anything about who they are as people behind closed doors.
I have no interest in playing the moral high ground, but some of the comments I've seen in these threads represent the absolute lowest, most vile form of human interaction. And frankly, seeing that kind of hypocritical garbage—especially from people hiding in the shadows of anonymity—really knows how to throw me off balance.
And what happens? I react, and I get banned. What’s even more jarring is how a pack of thirsty forum users suddenly appears out of nowhere just to defend that kind of tone and mock anyone being obvious. It's just your typical mob mentality, a cult, a sect, whatever you want to call it. 🙂
Here is one lovely example of how people respond to criticism; it was punished, of course, but it says a lot. For what it's worth, I'm not even a girl, though she clearly put in enough effort to try and research that. 🤣
What I'm wondering now is this: why is it that moderators mostly penalize users who just point out when someone is overreacting (even using a term like "paratrooper"), while much nastier outbursts seem to be tolerated?
I mean, what's the actual point of all that? 🤷
Secondly, I get it—threads like this exist mainly to kill time, cure boredom, or just engage in some cheap trolling, and I don't mind that, provided things stay within reasonable bounds.
I occasionally drift into these types of discussions just to catch a laugh at the rare, actually lucid comments—the ones that are legitimately justified by a photo, an explanation, or some clear fact. But, on the flip side, it really gets under my skin when I see people flocking together on these threads just to be extremely cynical or downright malicious.
I realize that being a public figure means dealing with a certain amount of criticism, but if we’re being honest and objective about it, a lot of these people are genuinely talented, creative, and driven, which is how they earned their status in the first place. Not to mention, we don't actually know anything about who they are as people behind closed doors.
I have no interest in playing the moral high ground, but some of the comments I've seen in these threads represent the absolute lowest, most vile form of human interaction. And frankly, seeing that kind of hypocritical garbage—especially from people hiding in the shadows of anonymity—really knows how to throw me off balance.
And what happens? I react, and I get banned. What’s even more jarring is how a pack of thirsty forum users suddenly appears out of nowhere just to defend that kind of tone and mock anyone being obvious. It's just your typical mob mentality, a cult, a sect, whatever you want to call it. 🙂
Here is one lovely example of how people respond to criticism; it was punished, of course, but it says a lot. For what it's worth, I'm not even a girl, though she clearly put in enough effort to try and research that. 🤣
Big Paulie said:You're a sick girl
What I'm wondering now is this: why is it that moderators mostly penalize users who just point out when someone is overreacting (even using a term like "paratrooper"), while much nastier outbursts seem to be tolerated?
I mean, what's the actual point of all that? 🤷