It seems that blatant public rudeness is now an acceptable means of expression for the masses. Leading this downfall of genteel civility are our celebrities in music and sports like Kanye West and Serena Williams and of course our political representation in the form of Rep. Joe Wilson from the great state of South Carolina. It appears that we now interpret the rights given under the First Amendment as free reign to publicly say whatever we want with no regard for others or the consequences.
Yelling out "You lie" in a presidential address is not OK. It is certainly OK to disagree and to voice your opinions but there is a time and place and talking out of turn is like reverting back to kindergarten and screaming out the answer while other students patiently raise their hands as instructed. Grow up Representative Wilson.
These public temper tantrums keep creeping up and I am appalled. These are the people who we are supposedly expected to look up to and want to be like. I not only don't want to be like that but I am sickened to think that anyone would. I realize the celebrity party line seems to be that they never asked for people to look up to them. Well get a grip. With power comes responsibility and it is time for the powers that be in all genres and settings to step up. We are raising a generation of children who in the last couple of weeks have been given an education in reprehensible public behavior. Let's treat all human beings with a little respect. This is not something where lines are drawn on the grounds of race, political distinction or taste in music. This is learning basic decency and not acting like you are above it.
Yelling out "You lie" in a presidential address is not OK. It is certainly OK to disagree and to voice your opinions but there is a time and place and talking out of turn is like reverting back to kindergarten and screaming out the answer while other students patiently raise their hands as instructed. Grow up Representative Wilson.
These public temper tantrums keep creeping up and I am appalled. These are the people who we are supposedly expected to look up to and want to be like. I not only don't want to be like that but I am sickened to think that anyone would. I realize the celebrity party line seems to be that they never asked for people to look up to them. Well get a grip. With power comes responsibility and it is time for the powers that be in all genres and settings to step up. We are raising a generation of children who in the last couple of weeks have been given an education in reprehensible public behavior. Let's treat all human beings with a little respect. This is not something where lines are drawn on the grounds of race, political distinction or taste in music. This is learning basic decency and not acting like you are above it.
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Well said, Jez. This needs to be in every paper and everywhere else it could be read.
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Wow Jezzy-girl! You nailed it and then some! I was talking to my girls last night about the fact that people no longer think before they act; they no longer engage their brains before they engage their tongues. And yet, they expect that when they apologize all will be forgiven and they will enjoy the public favor that they once had. Why is it that we no longer respect each other's feelings and rights? Are parents no longer teaching their children? Are we all too concerned with ourselves to think about how what we do will affect others? I'm not sure why we have become so egotistically arrogant, but I don't like who we have become. And by "we" I include the society as a whole, for we have elected these people and made them celebrities. If we accept their behavior we approve, and if we say nothing the result is the same.
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very very true! do you have any idea how much i love you? well i'll give you a hint: it's a whole whole lot!
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