Before @EatFellowHumans, there was @altonbrown. Sad so many seem to have forgotten that. No one who follows me, but the unwashed masses.
Just an expression of opinion right? Cue music-
As Scott Bakula says, repeatedly, in Quantum Leap- Oh, boy.
No sooner than I'd tweeted it, well, the deluge-first from Justin Warner(@EatFellowHumans) one of the contestants on Food Network Star, then from all his fans.
OH
MY
GOD
It got worse from there. I was insulted, harassed, called any number of names, from 'hater' 'unstable' and my VERY PERSONAL favorite- 'stalker'. It went on all weekend, and sadly, it's still going on. The saddest thing is that people un-followed me on twitter. People whom I've seen say MUCH worse things to people they've disliked. People who I considered friends.
I don't get it. Well, maybe I do. When the majority rules, the minority gets its ass kicked. Forget freedom of speech, and there's a great song about that, but it's loaded with f-bombs and after my '50 Shades' post, I've learned my lesson. But if you're dying to listen it's by Ice-T(yes, the little white girl listens to rap) and it's called Quel Suprise, "Freedom of Speech" you can find it on youtube. In fact, I think I'll listen to it after I finish this post.
The voicing of an unpopular opinion on social media makes you automatically a target, and I'll confess, this is NOT the first time it's happened to me. I guess, as I suffer from Anne Frank Syndrome ("Above All, I still believe people are good at heart') I think it might not happen this time.
But it did. And it may make me a little wary from now on, or---it may not.
And if nothing else, it's a great story. :)
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