Well, That Was Rude

Hey, what's up? oh, nothing? That's cool...though that gives me no ammo with which to further this conversation...
Sorry, I have had a rediculous amount of conversations start out awkwardly lately becuase people respond like this. I do it too, but I think I am going to start answering in more exciting ways. You know, say something like "I just kicked world suck in the face" and see if people are really listening.

Anyway, that's not why I am writing this blog. The other day I liked a comment on Facebook. A simple enough jesture. It was a comment posted by Craig Deering on Evil Eguana Production's page. He was telling us fans that because the Allen and Craig show is ending (for those of you who aren't fans: One, you should be, two, the Allen and Craig show is made of awesome but Allen is leaving, so there are only three episodes left) and Craig and Tony are thinking of making a new show with the two of them. I liked it because I am excited for the new show. Someone commented on the post and said that I am a bitch for liking it because it is sad that the Allen and Craig show ending. I'll admit that at first I was a bit upset. I even thought up a response to it, telling her my reasons for liking the post and pretty much pwning her, however I didn't. I realized that it doesn't really matter what some chick who doesn't even know me thinks.
It took me all an hour to realize this, but I kept thinking about it anyway. I wondered why I had been so upset. It is true that I don't get insulted very often, but I have been insulted before and for much better reasons. Then I thought of something. Maybe the reason that this upset me so much is because I didn't deserve it. Usually when I am insulted I can admit that I deserved it (maybe not out loud, but at least to myself). It is when I don't deserve it that I get the most offended. It hurts a lot less, but I react more strongly. This is contrary to what I would have believed, but it does make sense. Logically, I feel like the true insults should offend me more. They point out a flaw in myself that lowers my value, something we are programmed to try and avoid. I would think that I would try harder to defend myself from something that poses a bigger threat.
However, the undeserved insult can be just as harmful. Just because it isn't true, doesn't mean people won't believe that it is. Just like girls who are called slut aren't usually sluts, but can still be labelled as so by their peers(great book: "Slut!" by Leora Tanenbaum). When it is not true, however, it can almost be more harmful. It is injust and made worse by the fact that we had no control over it. Since we did nothing to deserve it, we don't see how we could have prevented it. We feel even more provoked to protect our honour because it deserves to be protected.
I don't know, maybe these are just the ramblings of someone who doesn't particularly want to be called a bitch. But, really, can you blame me?

Oh, side note. I read an article today on bbc news online about these fossils that were found that are around 2 million years old. Professor Lee Berger talked to BBC news about it and said that he thinks that everyone is probably aware that our history of around 1.8 million years ago to 2 million years ago is fragmentary. First of all, I don't know who this "everyone" he is talking about is, because I didn't know that, and I am a nerdfighter. Secondly, fragmentary is a brilliant word! So much better than fragmented, and more grammatically correct! Boosch! haha. If you are interested in the article here it is:
Peace, Joe