Let me qualify that...sometimes I forget that in general, we are a nation full of uneducated, racist, stereotype-breeding, beer-drinking, gun-toting idiots.
And when I have those moments of clarity, it really makes me sad to be an American. This feeling is intensified when these emotions are displayed outright in the form of Facebook status updates. The way I see it, if you have racist feelings, or if you are part of some Confederate flag waving organization, you should hide it in your basement with your guns and your porn.
So here's my open letter to the anonymous - even though you suck I won't call you out on here because I'm better than you, and I have class.
Dear Racialist Facebooker,
When you Friend Requested me, I pondered the decision, my mouse hovering over the "approve" and "deny" options, as it's been what - fifteen odd years since we last saw each other? I didn't particularly think you were that cool then, which is why we haven't spoken since...we didn't exchange numbers, or addresses, we didn't keep in touch. In all the fifteen odd years I haven't once Googled your name, not even slightly curious where you ended up or what kind of man you turned out to be. I don't care. But I accepted your friend request because it seemed the kind thing to do.
And now you are sandwiched between some of my favorite people, placed on a pedestal of sorts as I refresh my browser, curious to see which of my actual friends have something intriguing or beguiling to say. And there you sit, like a fat lump, with your racialist comments and really bad jokes (I mean really, "How many Mexicans does it take to landscape your yard? Juan?" REALLY?? Is this the best you've got???) and no censor on your malt liquor-slugging lips.
And I really have no one to blame but myself. Because the onus was on me to deny you entry into my world. To not allow you to be put in a tailored little column of people I actually care about. So I am forced to endure your ignorance and cursing, because you, Racialist Facebooker, use Facebook as your platform to spit malicious crap no onegives you the time to share with them face-to-face.
So, in closing, I've decided that rather than delete you from my friends list, I am going to leave you there, because you are a very bold reminder of exactly the kind of idiocy this country is up against.
Yours Truly,
Ette2, the Jew
And when I have those moments of clarity, it really makes me sad to be an American. This feeling is intensified when these emotions are displayed outright in the form of Facebook status updates. The way I see it, if you have racist feelings, or if you are part of some Confederate flag waving organization, you should hide it in your basement with your guns and your porn.
So here's my open letter to the anonymous - even though you suck I won't call you out on here because I'm better than you, and I have class.
Dear Racialist Facebooker,
When you Friend Requested me, I pondered the decision, my mouse hovering over the "approve" and "deny" options, as it's been what - fifteen odd years since we last saw each other? I didn't particularly think you were that cool then, which is why we haven't spoken since...we didn't exchange numbers, or addresses, we didn't keep in touch. In all the fifteen odd years I haven't once Googled your name, not even slightly curious where you ended up or what kind of man you turned out to be. I don't care. But I accepted your friend request because it seemed the kind thing to do.
And now you are sandwiched between some of my favorite people, placed on a pedestal of sorts as I refresh my browser, curious to see which of my actual friends have something intriguing or beguiling to say. And there you sit, like a fat lump, with your racialist comments and really bad jokes (I mean really, "How many Mexicans does it take to landscape your yard? Juan?" REALLY?? Is this the best you've got???) and no censor on your malt liquor-slugging lips.
And I really have no one to blame but myself. Because the onus was on me to deny you entry into my world. To not allow you to be put in a tailored little column of people I actually care about. So I am forced to endure your ignorance and cursing, because you, Racialist Facebooker, use Facebook as your platform to spit malicious crap no onegives you the time to share with them face-to-face.
So, in closing, I've decided that rather than delete you from my friends list, I am going to leave you there, because you are a very bold reminder of exactly the kind of idiocy this country is up against.
Yours Truly,
Ette2, the Jew
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