wow.. ok. first, i think you're jumping to conclusions about people and things you don't know. get past the battle cries and the jokes and get to know spencer and i think you'll get a different sense of who he is. i'm not claiming by any means that i "know" him but i've seen glimpses of his serious side, his respectful side, and it's bigger than you might think if the only time you've seen him was on the top of a burning pyre. second, i and others don't get out kicks by shocking your pants off with our "beavis and butthead morality". and frankly, i'm offended.. which is fine in and of itself. but i don't think you're seriously considering who these people are and what they are saying.weber wrote:But, there is a small hard core group of contributors to this forum who get their kicks by shocking our pants off with their Bevis and Butthead sense of morality and their proclaimations that vulgarity is hilarity. Ironically, and as you well know, these posters are, in real life, some of the nicest folks you will meet anywhere. But, give 'em a keyboard, and Dr. Jekyl becomes Mr. Hyde.
think of this: an artist paints a picture of a naked fat lady. three people come by: one had a fat mother who was ridiculed, one is fat and doesn't try to lose it, the other is normal weight and always was. the first walks up to it and is offended that someone would display the horrors of obesity to the public so that people might point and laugh. the second sees it and thinks it's a beautiful statement of one person's security in themselves and who they are. the third looks and sees a skillful painting work with large brush strokes and emotion. so.. who's right? who honestly saw the artist's intentions? did any of them see what the artist felt or wanted to portray? i think the answer is no. we all take a mindset into the situation that affects the way see the world and alter the meanings of certain sayings and actions.
hopefully you still have your pants on..
