Forums > General Industry > Yes Virginia, there is such a thing as evil

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Star

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Los Angeles, California, US

(I have trouble with spelling; do not confuse that with trouble thinking.)

I have seen lately, member’s inability to comprehend the boundaries of decency.

To talk about problems is fine. It is within the bounds of right.

But it is just plain wrong to start a thread only to bash a specific someone. I have seen threads like "defend this image," treated as jokes.

It wasn't a joke to the person that was attacked.

The world is cruel enough with unprovoked derision.

When you start a thread and immediately list people who you don't like you are not necessarily on the flip side of MM's rules, but you have just hurt someone.

Added to the misery of the world.

Made everything a bit darker for one special person.

It isn't the same as a general thread saying people who bring escorts to shoots are stupid.

Or one stating film rocks and you digital people are P*ssies.

Or finally, one stating that realistically this is the way you must look to be a successful fashion model.

If you can't see the difference than after this thread you have no excuse to say you didn't understand what you were doing.

After this thread... it is ridiculous to think that a thread like this is needed to point out the monstrousness of the casual cruelty that is inflicted here everyday.

I am an atheist, still I believe in good and evil.

Having fun with someone by attempting to destroy a piece of them is evil.

For some reason every thread that is like that, every time I hear someone spoken to in such a way, I hurt….

Maybe because I know what it is to be made ridiculous.

Sep 05 06 03:10 am Link

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Nihilus

Posts: 10888

Nashville, Tennessee, US

I do not know to what situations this thread refers (the beauty of being busy enough to have missed some of these events in the last few days)...

...but your words are awfully beautiful.

Sep 05 06 03:20 am Link

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CLT

Posts: 12979

Winchester, Virginia, US

I get your post, but what's with the subject line? Did I miss a reference to Virginia in another thread?

Sep 05 06 01:12 pm Link

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Nihilus

Posts: 10888

Nashville, Tennessee, US

CLT wrote:
I get your post, but what's with the subject line? Did I miss a reference to Virginia in another thread?

Title of thread is a play on words based on this.

Sep 05 06 01:15 pm Link

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Kentsoul

Posts: 9739

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

The moral of the story is that people generally suck and if you worry about what they say or do, you'll never get anywhere.

Sep 05 06 01:19 pm Link

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Boho Hobo

Posts: 25351

Santa Barbara, California, US

I guess I'm missing the attack threads.

Are they in the evil off-topic or stylist zones?

Sep 05 06 01:24 pm Link

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Nihilus

Posts: 10888

Nashville, Tennessee, US

Melvin Moten Jr wrote:
The moral of the story is that people generally suck and if you worry about what they say or do, you'll never get anywhere.

And they rarely ever suck well either.

Sep 05 06 01:29 pm Link

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Photocraft

Posts: 631

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

I know who this thread is intended to bash, and it's just not right!
8)


..but seriously, bashers are typically immune from admonishment. This is likely to fall on deaf ears, and mostly they are just trolling for a reaction, including this one. Their worst fear is to be ignored, don't take the bait!

Sep 06 06 12:49 am Link