When I first started this blog, I was very passionate about my opinions. I talked candidly about how I felt about certain topics especially the politics of the Middle East. Of course, the outcome of this was nasty comments posted on this blog mostly by anonymous readers. I was called many names and I was attacked personally. In one instance I was called a "Christian bitch." I deleted improper comments and banned users, but that never stopped the flow of nasty comments. At first, these comments used to get to me and I even lost some sleep just thinking about some of them.
Now, since my blogging is becoming less and less, the number of comments in general (along with the improper ones) are decreasing to almost zero.
However, the other day I got one of those comments. It was in reaction to a post that I wrote years ago about statements made by a Jordanian member of parliament. Here is the post. And here is the comment that I received last week from someone with the alias "me you us."
Middle eastern tyran in a bloggers outfit. Same old tyranny but new style of wording. Why are you so upset about what she says; right or wrong. Has none to do with you. STOP MEDDLING WITH OTHER’S BUSINESS. SHAME ON YOU!
I’m not sure what’s happening to me, but frankly, I did not lose sleep over this or get upset and bite my nails. I just brushed it off and even laughed. Am I becoming less passionate? Or is it because I have been away from the Middle East for almost three years now? Or is this is one of the hallmarks of being thirty and jaded?
I’m not sure. But I will continue to blog. Things are settling down now in my life now and I have time to jot down my thoughts like I always did. Blogging for me is therapeutic and I do not think I should give it up. However, with blogging comes mean comments like the one above. I’m ready for them, and no, I will not lose sleep over them.
Wow. Just found your blog. Love it; will be back.
As for the insults, it’s kind of like this: if you throw a rock into a pile of dogs, the one who yelps is the one that got hit. (And personally, I like to throw lots of rocks.)
Let your critics snivel, let them whine, let them come unglued…it has nothing to do with you (so don’t take it personal) for each of the whiners and insulters is responsible for their own depravity and delusion. You did not make them love darkness, that is their own willful choice. You are just speaking light into their darkness, and they hate you because they love their darkness.
Ignore it. Laugh at their duplicity. Marvel at their ignorance. But keep on blogging. 🙂
Your Thoughts on the Rachel Ray and Dunking Donuts saga please? Deserves a whole new post.
Tasha keep up the good work 🙂
keep blogging!
no matter what you do, idiots will still be idiots and friends will still be friend
your blogger friend in Malaysia 🙂
BJ
Once again, I prefer that God jugdes people not another human being. In addition you don’t know me. Also just because I tell someone that their style of writing comes accross as opportunistic then you consider that un-Christ like? Nic going.
Last comment is I really wish you read and think before you respond.
Whoops! sorry to come on too strong there.
Just wanted to challenge your misguided opinion that you are Christ-like 😉
BJ, not sure when they appointed you god, but how about you judge yourself and let the real God judge everyone else.
“I wish the Arabs do more like the zionists”
How sad. How un-Christ-like. Just as burtugany means “orange-like”, Masee7y means “Christ-like”. Squeeze an orange you get a juice that taste like orange (Unless of course the fruit is that fake plastic stuff people use for decoration)… Squeeze a Masee7y you should be able to taste Christ. Perhaps you should change your label?
Interesting that the “most Christ-like person that walked the earth” is said to be Ghandi – a Hindu. Shame on the christian. Maybe they should all change their label! Ghandi did not want to be like his oppressors, repaying evil for evil, but chose a better way. That starts with stepping out of the victim mentality that says “I am a victim and can therefore I have an excuse. Others are to blame for my evil”. This is what turns zionists and those fighting “the war on terror” into animals. I hope you can be free of this one day meyouus.
salamat
Again, people are not reading the words carefully and analyzing what they relate to. Picking and choosing words to read is very dangerous.
The topics that USED to dominate this blog for a while reflected what I mentioned in my previous posts. Its been a while that some of these topics have been taking stage on this blog.
Kinzi, not sure where you were going with your message, but if you think that what I mentioned in my comments is evil, then so be it. Its honesty when I say that such a style of writing caters well to the right wing in the US and the anti Arab West and could gain someone popularity because they come accross as the rebel in the Middle East which is an “EVIL” society as far as they are concerned.
Again, I wish everyone reads well and analyzes before they post comments that are just being posted to avoid hurting others feelings.
In any case, I stand by the comments I made and I wish not to go more into arguing my position. If any of you find it offensive, then you can just tell each other how much you love and care about each other and tell everyone they are great so that you don’t hurt their feelings.
As for BJ, interesting insight. I wish the Arabs do more like the zionists, eventually we would not get screwed as badly in the future as we have been screwed in the past.
Peace
MeYouUs,
Well then, if you are a Christian, perhaps Natasha won’t mind if I take the op to preach at you a bit as an older auntie. 🙂
I’d like to remind you that proof of Christian maturity is a life that reflects the fruit of the Spirit:
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness
Self Control
When your words and opinions reflect these characteristics, you will be less drawn to pursuing negative attention and have much more to add to the conversation. You seem to have some positive passion, communicate it differently and you will have more effective impact. I hope it doesn’t take you as long as it took me to learn it.