Social Media Can Hurt

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I am a nice person. I do not insult people. Yesterday I joined in on a Twitter conversation regarding strip clubs and going to them for bachelor parties and such. I added that my husband's friend and his wife came here for their honeymoon. The first thing this guy asked to do was to go to a strip club. He was on his honeymoon! I said that I found this to be totally disrespectful and selfish. Most people in this conversation were on the same page as to how wrong this kind of behaviour is. I wasn't ruffling any feathers or going against the grain. I was joining in on an intelligent discussion. Today I woke up to a response to my comment. It said, "The only thing disrespectful is your haircut and those glasses." Seriously? I looked at the person's photo and could have said a whole lot of ugly about that person. I decided not to say anything. Actually, I'm surprised no one else said anything to his mean comment. I finally decided to say something - "Judge not lest ye be judged." That's all I said. I figure I was more or less taking the high road but I really couldn't let it go. It was a hurtful, unnecessary, DISRESPECTFUL, and totally false statement. I could have told him to take a look in the mirror before making a comment like that, but I didn't. This is the first time I have ever had such an "attack" on social media. I know when you are on here you have to take strangers' comments who are hiding behind a computer screen with a grain of salt. But when an insulting comment is actually directed at you, that thick skin kind of dissolves. Why can't people be nice? Why do they have to be so hurtful? What a sad state this world has come to. There are so many positive benefits to social media, but those using it to be hurtful need help. I only wish someone else had come to my defense on that comment like a lot of people do. But... whatever... just got this off my mind and onto this forum and now it's forgotten. Keep happy, everyone. And be nice.