At what point in our
history did it become acceptable to bash people publicly for virtually reason
-- or even no reason? Actually, forget
acceptable. In 2014, it has become almost mandatory. In the quest to be noticed
-- in the fight for readership, reaction and response, perhaps it is just
easier to bang out 100 vitriolic characters of venom than it is to craft 100 insightful
sentences of something meaningful.
Isn't that the American
way? Easier instead of better? Anything to make noise that rises above all
the … noise.
Why is it that the opinion
of a 280 pound couch potato with a bag of Cheetos in one hand and a smart phone
in the other, holds any weight at all?
And since when does having a forum translate into actually having
something to say?
Social media went into
full flogging mode Thursday night during game-1 of the NBA Finals when LeBron
James cramped up so badly that he had to be carried from the court. "Man
up!" was the sentiment most often expressed on Twitter. Sure, some of it was kind of humorous…
And some of it was just an
opportunistic way for businesses to get noticed…
Even Jonathan Martin weighed in. You remember him, right? He's the former
Dolphins lineman who left the team, in part because he couldn't handle the
verbal taunts of some of his teammates.
Amazingly, Martin tweeted at LeBron, "Bruh, drink some Gatorade and
get back in there!"
Essentially, "Man
up."
Muscle cramps are
debilitating. Short-lived, perhaps, but debilitating none-the-less. Telling
somebody who's having cramps to "Man up and get back in there" makes
as much sense as heckling a paraplegic in a wheel chair. "Stand up, ya
bum!"
Let's all take a step
back. Let's all pause a moment for some perspective. And let's all ease up on
each other a bit. Cramps can be a bitch…
but so can karma!
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