All right, I think ‘Skunk’s getting’ a bad rap here.
whiteskunk wrote:
It became apparent that bashing of others is getting out of hand. I'm not going to name names as we know who they are.
It wrecks things for others that come here to talk, have fun, and just be social with one another.
Plus the bashers don't seem to care who they maline.
And
whiteskunk wrote:
The main reason for my posting this poll is out of concern for younger people that shouldn't be subjected to such conversations.
I am a firm believer in freedom of speech and self-expression. But isn't posting such things forcing our views good or bad onto
impressionable young people?
Last I heard this was still America. I admit, I bash myself frequently but I don't go into descriptive details about self-mutilation
like burning or cutting myself. If that's what everyone feels appropriate write. Then I really have came to the wrong website.
hyper_alien wrote:
So Self injury (SI) is not a problem that some of us have to deal with?
No, he didn’t say that.
hyper_alien wrote:
Its just a figmen of our imagination?
No, he didn’t say that either.
hyper_alien wrote:
Well screw you SI is a major part of some peoples life so dont say that again you hippie. Ok?
Those first three words are so completely unnecessary, and since he didn’t say those things…
What he did is express his concern about the appropriateness of certain subject matter. You provided a rebuttal. All you needed to say was, “Self injury (SI) is a problem that some of us have to deal with. It’s not just a figment of our imagination. SI is a major part of some people’s life.” But instead, things escalated, and now ‘Skunk seems to feel like it’s not safe to express a concern about suitability. (He pmed me earlier this evening.)
We could accomplish so much more here in terms of learning about and understanding ourselves and each other if we could just remain a little more civil. I know we’re all aspies here and for that reason we need to be a little bit more tolerant and forgiving of each other. Judge as you would be judge. Cut some slack if you want some cut for you.
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Rises as gladly in the single tree
As in the whole orchards resonant with bees."
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