someone is WRONG on the internet

here I am already neglecting this blog after a quick fling. I guess this is how I roll - considering only what works for me (and, hell, no one is really reading this anyways! Or are you?)

I figured I would post a few days ago when I got into an argument on the internet, with someone I don't even know. I just got frustrated with peoples' reactions to Chaz's (formerly known as Chastity Bono) announcement that he is, in fact, a man. people reporting on it, as well as people commenting on it, using female pronouns, people being so ignorant and rude as to say 'it' as opposed to him... it reeks of ignorance and transphobia. I know that many of the comments come from just that : ignorance. not necessarily maliciousness, just ignorance, though sometimes I feel like ignorance is just as dangerous. as I mentioned in my last post, I also tend to feel this at one of my common internet hangouts: jezebel. there at least most people put some amount of effort into understanding, trying to be more awesome no matter how misguided and misinformed some of these efforts are. I've been learning to pick my battles, or at least trying to.

me sitting at my computer brought to mind this comic (from xkcd.com)

rollover reads: What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!

while I know it makes no difference, sometimes I just can't help it! they're just so wrong.

sapphire

if you're not angry

then you're just stupid

or you don't care

how else can you react

when you know 

something's so unfair

[ani difranco]