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Getting Real : Speak your peace
Why are People Mean | from Random - Friday, September 23, 2005 accessed 1407 times Why are people mean? Here's the short answer: They're hurt. Here's the long answer: They're really hurt. At some point, somebody—their parents, their lovers, Lady Luck—did them dirty. They were crushed. And they're still afraid the pain will never stop, or that it will happen again. There. I've just described every single person living on planet Earth. The first time I saw a T-shirt that said "mean people suck," I thought, Now, there is a heartfelt sentiment, succinctly expressed. I only wished I'd been the author. I mention this because recently I've encountered several mean people, and I've had to remind myself that the concept of authorship is key to surviving these experiences. |
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Reader's comments on this article Add a new comment on this article | from Zed Thursday, September 29, 2005 - 20:04 (Agree/Disagree?) Me thinks you a flamin' latent homosexual in need of young 12-year-olds. Fuck off...no, wait, better yet...piss off. (reply to this comment)
| from Nancy Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 07:14 (Agree/Disagree?) I actually liked this little bit. It made me think. Do we leave ourselves open to the possibility that we reject the article because of our opinion on the author or rather the occupation of the author? (reply to this comment)
| from neez Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 00:24 (Agree/Disagree?) Go fuck a choir boy. (reply to this comment)
| | | | | from ErikMagnusLehnsher Monday, September 26, 2005 - 19:25 (Agree/Disagree?) I take no offense whatsoever to your article though is doesn't rank very high on the profound meter. Given the topics of your other articles I suspect that you are itching to describe your thoughts in lay-a-man's terms. ;) (reply to this comment)
| from Lance Monday, September 26, 2005 - 16:50 (Agree/Disagree?) A better question for this article should be: Why are people mean to me? Since it's really all about impression in the first place. Some one who may seem mean to you might not be mean to everyone or mean all the time and it could just be your over sensitive ego that percieves set personalities as uniquely mean simply because they don't fall into your narrow catagory of "nice". (reply to this comment)
| from Nick Monday, September 26, 2005 - 06:00 (Agree/Disagree?) You only posted half of the saying. The full version is "Mean people suck. Nice people swallow." (reply to this comment)
| from Baxter Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 11:50 (Agree/Disagree?) No disrespect intended, but as a person whose vocation is religious guidance, perhaps one might be more inclined to abstain from simplified analyses of humanity, or indeed categorical sweeping judgements. (reply to this comment)
| | | from Ne Oublie Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 11:39 (Agree/Disagree?) Apparently some have not yet learned that the way to handle a post you consider to be a waste of space is NOT to reply! All you're doing is validating the post by affording it even more space and attention. (reply to this comment)
| | | | | | | | | from vixen Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 11:27 (Agree/Disagree?) Here's another one for you to ponder: Why are some people so stupid? Feel free to think it over for as long as you like, just please, oh please, DON'T post an article about it. Thanks. (reply to this comment)
| from lisa Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 05:45 (Agree/Disagree?) Wow, how long did it take you to think that one up? Syc 101 has alot to answer for (reply to this comment)
| from setherial Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 03:39 (Agree/Disagree?) Random why do u feel like you have anything to offer to this website? You are a preacher (lame enough...) and after all that you still wanna preach at us little GN tidbits on your ideals of sexuality and kindness. You basically represent through your "preachiness" exactly what most ex-members have had enough of and don't wanna hear. Why are people mean? Why are you so full of yourself that you gotta spew it out onto others. Get a real job. (reply to this comment)
| | | | | From Whoa there Monday, September 26, 2005, 15:41 (Agree/Disagree?) Hey Random, of course this site is for Christian ex-sga's just as much as for us "brights" (lol). Vandari just react badly to witnessing. I think there is a difference between simply talking about your religeous beliefs, and making a hard-sell attempt to convert someone. But can you really blame some members of this site for failing to make the distinction? (reply to this comment) |
| | from placebo Saturday, September 24, 2005 - 03:25 (Agree/Disagree?) " Sweetness, I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head" (reply to this comment)
| from Lance Friday, September 23, 2005 - 18:36 (Agree/Disagree?) I'm beginning to get the opinion that you are dangerously in love with yours. Wich is not an uncommon trait amongst charasmatic preachers. (reply to this comment)
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