Do Your Homework Before Posing as a Hero
I made stupid choice to go on and read a list I made on Twitter -- of various local people who have quite a following based on their tweets alone.
Now some of these people I have ended up following for real (you know, rather than surreptitiously stalking) while others... let's just say not following them do lots of good to my blood pressure.
However, I decided to take a look the other day and came across this guy who I had dismissed as pseudo intellectual, forever condemning this and that in an effort to make himself look smart.
There was a series of tweets where he quoted a dissertation from a local woman, a dissertation which I must admit undermined women's rights to think for themselves and live their lives as individuals. What incensed me, however, was just a couple of tweets afterward he was making a throwaway comment about Adele being fat, meant as an insult.
Adele, or rather her work, is not my cup of tea but I recognize good work and talent. Calling her fat, for whatever reason, just makes you look stupid. That, on top of your 'fight' in favor of gender equality? Just sears your forehead with the word 'fake'.
Now some of these people I have ended up following for real (you know, rather than surreptitiously stalking) while others... let's just say not following them do lots of good to my blood pressure.
However, I decided to take a look the other day and came across this guy who I had dismissed as pseudo intellectual, forever condemning this and that in an effort to make himself look smart.
There was a series of tweets where he quoted a dissertation from a local woman, a dissertation which I must admit undermined women's rights to think for themselves and live their lives as individuals. What incensed me, however, was just a couple of tweets afterward he was making a throwaway comment about Adele being fat, meant as an insult.
Adele, or rather her work, is not my cup of tea but I recognize good work and talent. Calling her fat, for whatever reason, just makes you look stupid. That, on top of your 'fight' in favor of gender equality? Just sears your forehead with the word 'fake'.