endymion said:

It's not a small thing. You think being cruel to people is a small thing? You [flame snip - CarrieMpls]

GetAwayFromMe said:

Honey, you're the one giving it power with all this whining and bitching about it.

I wouldn't call them cliques. Everyone has been really friendly to me here. I've shot all kinds of drink out of my nose laughing at the characters on this site. Maybe they're just close because of the time they've spent here. Someday I hope to be like that, too.

Can't we all just get along and have some doritos and tootsie pops?

GetAwayFromMe said:

I mean, do you see the irony in using words like "pathetic" and "lowly little message board," while shouting your outrage about the behavior you observe? I mean, make up your mind. Either it's pathetic and silly (and not worth worrying about) or it's meaningful and has power over people's lives, in which case I would say it makes sense that people would be invested in it.

FunkMistress said:

Exactly.

But I still don't see all the shit people claim is going on. I'd really love to see an example of the 'gangs' ganging up on someone.

FunkMistress said:

I would call that hypocrisy, not irony.


Let me add that I am NOT ganging up on you Getawayfrome, or being cliquey.

JerseyKRS said:

It's ironic because she's not aware she's doing it.

I don't get close to people because I don't feel they can be trusted.

GetAwayFromMe said:

I think you really need to calm down and get a grip

clink, clank, clunk, and introducing..... click.

WHO IS GANGING UP ON WHO??

wow, i reallythought it was for the sake of admiration...we got org fights and gossip to search now????

JustErin said:

I have had it happen to me. But, I think it was because some people (maybe on the same side of a discussion if not member of a certain "clique") disagreed with me. And I think some people assumed things about me which were not correct, too. Ironically, they accused me of something of which they were guilty, in a way. I mean, anytime one engages in a potentially "sensitive" discussion, well there is a risk of it escalating because people are very emotionally invested. It's hard to take sometimes when a person just dismisses--even ridicules another person's belief system, experiences, or way of life. Yes, one becomes very "sensitive." It works both ways though, you know? We are ALL sensitive in certain discussions or contexts. So.. you know in way, we are all victims (are victimized or behave like we are victimized if we are personally attacked for our beliefs) at one time or another.

For me, after a while, some discussions aren't worth engaging in because the result is always the same. I got tired of participating in threads in which I had already said all I had to say.

So, I decided to find new ones! And if I couldn't find new ones or new ways to say something I had already said at least, then... why participate?
[Edited 3/16/09 8:12am]

You motherfuckers are blowing MY buzz!

JustErin said:

oh really ?


look up the thread by that woman who said that she was being abused (MRGee)

and look up any thread by desire2006
[Edited 3/16/09 8:10am]

lascantas said:

This was in GD?

Dewrede said:

MrGee? The person who has been incredibly insulting in several threads - including a thread about implants?

That person?? Some people weren't receptive to their claims in a thread? Perhaps it was because of their general attitude, and not a bunch of people ganging up on them. Maybe?

I'll have to see a thread by desire2006 before I comment on it.

JustErin said:

Oh no! This is why I'm here more now! It was in Pol/Rel.

But you know, I still go there. I just know what to expect. It's pretty predictable. I am just saying there are reasons for it. I think WE ALL have had our feelings hurt (or have become more emotional than we would have liked) in Pol/Rel, but that's the nature of the forum, you know? It gets heated. That's the way it is! And people do sort of dismiss others--or put them down sometimes ON ALL sides of ANY issue. So everyone is guilty of it, I think.

Most everyone, I would think.
[Edited 3/16/09 8:17am]

lascantas said:

I don't go into P&R. I was talking specifically about GD.

JustErin said:

Desire2006 is the orger who used to be Gold319, the one that slags of england constantly and came on our baby thread and posted that she feels sorry for our unborn baby because it will be born in and have a British passport

JustErin said:

I don't know about here? I haven't participated that long in this forum. I was just talking about on the site, in general.

But you know.. I would think maybe some things might carry over. I haven't had that experience here though.

mdiver said:

See, this is what I mean about "carry over." I am talking about maybe the behavior carrying over. And you know discussing other cultures is sort of a Pol/Rel topic, you know? People are emotionally invested in their cultures, obviously. So this comment wasn't very nice and was a inflammatory a bit--even if it might have been considered a joke, right? Sometimes instigators say things veiled in a joke, but they really mean it. Not always though, but sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.

lascantas said:

If you knew her, you would know why. Her MO is to slag off all and everything including people that are British.

mdiver said:

Well see, this is what I am talking about. Even though the conversation took place here, there are elements of the Pol/Rel vibe.

lascantas said:

So what? Everything crosses at some point

mdiver said:

So basically people are upset that some orgers who act like total assholes are not liked by everyone?

mdiver said:

Well yeah, but did you enjoy this person's remark? Did you get angry about it?

JustErin said:

that's always what this boils down to.

JustErin said:

seems to sum it up quite succinctly

lascantas said:

Angry...nope i know her and her kind, i spent hours on the phone to her when she was in trouble and i know the kind of person she is.
Did i find it cruel....yes