Dear Asswipes
Dec. 21st, 2010 06:42 amSO.
I've been struggling for a few months now to stop using the word "lame." It takes a while for me to make a language shift. I am usually one of those who "speaks before thinking," it's kind of a life problem.
This is not an excuse! It's just a preface to this post, as a common reader might think, "I just heard![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
laceblade use the word 'lame' last week! What a hypocrite!" [I mean, you can think that anyway, if you'd like.]
HOWEVER.
It irritates me to no end when people use the Constitution as their excuse to be an asshole. Like this (Warning: assholery!)
The Constitution does not say, "Lo, you have the right to be an asshole every day of your entire life, and anytime anyone tries to call you on your shit, you MUST throw a temper tantrum!"
The Constitution was held up like a banner in A Recent Internet Discussion, as if certain fans are CONSTITUTIONALLY PROHIBITED from taking speaking platforms away from other fans.
As if the First Amendment was not specifically about GOVERNMENTS doing weird shit to its citizens.
The Constitution: ur doing it wrong. Reading it might help! Let's take this step together, Internet. You can read the Bill of Rights online!
I've been struggling for a few months now to stop using the word "lame." It takes a while for me to make a language shift. I am usually one of those who "speaks before thinking," it's kind of a life problem.
This is not an excuse! It's just a preface to this post, as a common reader might think, "I just heard
laceblade use the word 'lame' last week! What a hypocrite!" [I mean, you can think that anyway, if you'd like.]HOWEVER.
It irritates me to no end when people use the Constitution as their excuse to be an asshole. Like this (Warning: assholery!)
The Constitution does not say, "Lo, you have the right to be an asshole every day of your entire life, and anytime anyone tries to call you on your shit, you MUST throw a temper tantrum!"
The Constitution was held up like a banner in A Recent Internet Discussion, as if certain fans are CONSTITUTIONALLY PROHIBITED from taking speaking platforms away from other fans.
As if the First Amendment was not specifically about GOVERNMENTS doing weird shit to its citizens.
The Constitution: ur doing it wrong. Reading it might help! Let's take this step together, Internet. You can read the Bill of Rights online!
