*shakes fist at alison*

[crazyfreakid]

If there is at least one person on your friends list you would like to take, strip naked, tie to a bed post, lick until they scream, then fuck until both of you are senseless, then wait about five minutes and do it all over again, post this exact sentence in YOUR journal.

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[crazyfreakid]

Well, I would disagree with some of your points.
1. This meme does not "make everyone feel uncomfortable." You can witness this by the sheer amount of people who are posting it on their own journals or are at least replying with comments meant to add to the entertainment this meme gives some of us.
2. Well, more of a 1a. I have no regrets for posting this because the main reason I did post it was to share a meme that gave me a laugh with some other folks who wouldn't have seen it on the LJ I saw it on. One of these people has since reposted it on his blog (I mentioned this earlier) and three people have commented on his post, sharing the mirth. Two of those commenters have since posted it on their LJs, receiving even more positive replies (and no negative replies). People who saw it on their journals have posted it on their own, etc.
What I'm saying with this point is this: I am sorry you were offended Steven, I would never act with the intent to offend you. However, there was a point to posting this meme - at least a dozen people, probably many more, have indirectly gotten a laugh from me posting it.
3. Now, in regards to why this is a time and place to be obnoxious, and other thoughts on LJs. Steven, some people just need to be obnoxious now and then. It's one of those inevitibilities of life. Haven't you ever annoyed someone, either intentionally or not? So here is the question I put to you: would you rather someone got up in your face in person and was obnoxious to you and wouldn't let you get away, or would you rather that person had an online journal where they could be obnoxious and you could choose whether to subject yourself to it or not?
Personally, unless I was ready to punch out the jerk in the former example, I'd much prefer they spent their obnoxiousness on livejournals where I can easily IGNORE it.
4. Now an analogy I would like to try to make regarding blogs and journals. Please try to stay with me for this one. Imagine this journal is a playground I built for myself to play on. Now let's say I invite you over to see the awesome playground I built, and I let you watch while I play in my playground. Then, after a short while, you tell me I'm not allowed to play on the swings because when I swing back and forth like that you can see up my shorts, and you don't want to have to see that.
Do you see what I'm trying to say here? Telling me what I should or shouldn't do on my journal/playground ("either say what you really mean or don't say anything at all") is not something you have the right to do. Just because I've invited you to read my journal does not mean you are entitled to tell me what I'm allowed to write. It is not MY responsibility to write only what is appropriate or play only how you like because this is MY journal, MY playground.

[smc42]

I understand that not everyone feels as I do. But I believe you do care what people think about your journal. Otherwise, why would you have comments on it? Anyway, it seems silly for me to continue this fight in the comments of your journal. I can talk to you in person about this.

[trazzy]

I agree with Steven, at least for the most part.
I certainly support his right to present a dissenting opinion.

I will not present my reasons here, because I think that would be silly.

If you wish to engage me in debate, do so in person. I will not be a part of a livejournal comment squabble.

I will say one thing now though, since it's relavent to what I've just said:

As far as #3 goes, I would much rather someone be obnoxious to my face, where I have a chance to respond to them, interact, engage them in a dialog, defend myself, and ask for clarification of their point of view than have them do it on a LJ, where I can do none of those things.

[crazyfreakid]

Well, I can't help but see some hypocrisy in all this. You guys say all this stuff about not liking LJ comment squabbles and all, but they wouldn't exist if you didn't have a problem with my post and had gone and posted that in the comments. I'm tired of crap like "I don't like this, and if you want we can talk about it in person."

I don't want to know that you don't like it if you're not going to want to talk about it or if you're going to make it MY responsibility to go to YOU and find out what the problem is and talk about it. Either have a problem and start an LJ squabble about it like you have here, ignore the problem and get on with your lives BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY EASY TO DO, or have a problem and talk to me in person about it. But don't do any of this middling bullshit where you bring it up here but don't seek any resolution.

I'm also dissapointed no one recognized my playground analogy. I quite liked it.

Also

IT IS A JOKE. CAN WE GET ON WITH OUR LIVES?

[trazzy]

Okay, we'll talk tommorow during G. I couldn't find you today G, and today X you were in a meeting. I never meant to make it your responsibility to bring it up, and I'm sorry if that was the impression I gave.

(I loved your playground analogy. It was well said and absolutely appropriate. However, it works boths ways, and I'll tell you why tommorow.)

[crazyfreakid]

ok.