I don’t know how many of you out there read The Big Pharaoh, but I think he is a fantastic writer and am an avid reader of his blog. I think most of his topics are very insightful- and I love how he feels about the Hijab, since it’s nice to see that there are other Arabs out there who feel the same way about it.
One thing I love about his blog is the comments! His topics usually generate a lot of controversy and people comment very freely on his blog. The one thing I noticed though is that some people tend to be very mean to each other. I suppose they feel that since they are online, and no one knows who they are, that makes it ok to be rude.
This is basically what my blog entry is going to be about. I think that people should be nice to each other regardless of whether it is face to face or online. The whole point of blogs is that people can share information and ideas together. Thus people should learn to be more tolerant with each other. There is nothing wrong with saying exactly how you feel and what you think about a certain topic. However it becomes counterproductive when people start insulting and making fun of each other.
So in the spirit of Christmas, I am urging everyone out there to be more tolerant of one another. God knows this is one thing that is missing in the world today. Merry Christmas everyone!
My dear Hazel,
What a wonderful virtue to promote, and I applaud your way of writing about this at the close of 2006, a year that saw such closed-minded hatred and violence expressed over what amounts to interpretation of words (the cartoon controversy, the Pope’s ill-conceived speech, the hijab ‘wars’, Hamas’s win, Hezb’allah’s frigthening ‘show’…etc…).
And let’s be honest here, blogspots are only what their creator will permit: “You are one of many guests in my house…” principle does apply; and the tone is set by the blogger entirely, so there is always the mischiefs-makers, angry small-minded nutcases, and assorted defective roaming the internet in search of victims to abuse. For such, the rules of dialogue and basic courtesy do not apply in the disembodied world of blogspots. Some make it their trademark to be ‘trolls’. It is simply a reflection on the world we live in where true free speech is being eroded, as such one would think that people would get smarter and, instead of sinking to the level of gross insults, they would use theirs wits and try to ‘engage instead of enrage’. What is the point of writing anything if you have nothing positive to add. I say shut up!
Thank you for the excellent wishes on this truly ‘family Holiday”, hope that everyone had a wonderful time ponctuated with lots of delicious food, great wines and lots of presents!
Happy Holidays to all!