A quote from
Unter-Mensch on DeviantArt. This just about puts into words how I feel some...ok, most days. Especially when it involves some kind of social media...
"I do not engage with idiots – I
laugh, delete and block; though, if it is a particularly obtuse idiot, I
may mock before deleting.
If, despite this, you are still
thinking about bashing out an inarticulate insult, could you please take
a minute to read the following first – it may help to convince you to
think before judging.
I know, I know, you've got yourself all
worked up with self-righteous indignation – of course you're tolerant,
but there are some things that JUST SHOULDN'T BE TOLERATED.
Really
though, you quite like it don't you? You like looking down from the
moral high ground for once – it's a relief to find someone like me,
because it makes you feel a little better about some of those thoughts
you've had. You can feel smug because what I like is so much worse than
what you like, and you can indulge in the thrill of hate because what I
like gives you permission to hate.
I know how you feel, dear
hypocrite – you are an infinitely complex individual and your desires
and fetishes are founded on your multifaceted nature, and, whilst you
know your sexuality might be considered unusual by the norms of our
society (which you're probably quite pleased about), you also know it
could never encroach on your moral, ethical heart and you would be
dumbfounded if someone suggested that it could.
In contrast, I am
predictable and straightforward – my desires and fetishes can't
possibly be a complicated reflection of my sexuality. No, when you look
at a photograph that I've posted or a comment that I've made, you know
with the certainly of the entirely un-empathic that they are all I am.
You
know dear hypocrite, I'd like to think you could change - that when you
feel that delicious frisson of outrage you could just stop and think
for a moment before you start bashing the keyboard; however, I suspect
that the sweet air of the righteous highlands is just too addictive."