I'm getting really tired of the BS
You know, I've been blogging for about a month now.
At first I was totally intimidated by some bloggers - I had to read their stuff over a couple of times before I got the point of what they were talking about, and then I didn't dare respond for fear of getting shot down in flames. All in all, I felt pretty un-intelligent and slow-witted.
There are people here who I think are truly brilliant, way smarter than I am or will ever be, and there are people here who I think probably have the IQ of a peanut. It doesn't matter to me. There are people who are right wing, those who are left, bloggers that are devout Christians and are sure that those who are not are all destined for hell...straight bloggers, queer bloggers, old and young bloggers...a myriad of people who come here to write, for whatever reason they may have. Each person's blog is the way they want it to be, and as far as I'm concerned there's room for all. I read (or try to read) what they write, I try to understand their point of view, especially if it's wildly different from my own..and if I think I have something to add, I do.
In have come to realize in the past couple of weeks, however, that there are certain bloggers on here who's sole aim, it seems, is to make themselves seem intellectually superior to everyone else. It doesn't matter what the topic is, they're there with a comment, usually something that they think is stunningly intelligent or incredibly witty - but to me comes over as pretentious and irritating. They nit-pick at little things instead of dealing with the subject matter of the blog, and criticize everyone's ideas/thoughts/dreams/feelings.....
..and I'm tired of it. Why do people feel the need to do that? I'm not talking about debating here, I'm talking about being pompous and arrogant, about having little or no respect for a person's feelings just as long as you get your comment in there and stun us all with your superior intellect...or what you consider to be your superior intellect, anyway.
I think it's BS, and I think I'm going to start calling it as I see it. I haven't been 'Ms Nice Grl' in the past couple of days, and I have to admit it's been kind refreshing. Yes, I got a little criticism for something I said that wasn't too pleasant, but hey...I'm not perfect and I don't make myself out to be...
..unlike some people.