Comments on: Who are your REAL friends? http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/ Stand By Your Friends. Tue, 10 May 2011 10:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cindy Foster Grace http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-16636 Cindy Foster Grace Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:11:25 +0000 http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/#comment-16636 Perhaps we should form a support group for unintentional bigots. I'm also contemplating starting a support group for habitual elipse abusers... Perhaps we should form a support group for unintentional bigots. I’m also contemplating starting a support group for habitual elipse abusers…

]]> By: Laura Bergells http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-16626 Laura Bergells Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:01:23 +0000 http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/#comment-16626 Aw, Crap. One of my imaginary friends just told me that the title of my post is bigoted. He says I'm a Reality bigot. Because I think of some of my friends as "Real" before I think of them as friends.... Damn! Now my imaginary friend is screaming at me because I think of him as "imaginary" before I think of him as a friend. This prejudice thing is vicious. How can I make these layers of bigotry a thing of the past? How do we stand any chance of fighting bigotry when the layers go so deep? Aw, Crap.

One of my imaginary friends just told me that the title of my post is bigoted.

He says I’m a Reality bigot. Because I think of some of my friends as “Real” before I think of them as friends….

Damn! Now my imaginary friend is screaming at me because I think of him as “imaginary” before I think of him as a friend.

This prejudice thing is vicious. How can I make these layers of bigotry a thing of the past?

How do we stand any chance of fighting bigotry when the layers go so deep?

]]> By: Kimberly http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-16625 Kimberly Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:59:38 +0000 http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/#comment-16625 I am new to all this social media stuff. I love it but I am already a social media bigot. I commonly call my friends on facebook "my facebook friends". Many times leaving my other friends in the room with blank faces because they don't even know what facebook is yet. Some of my facebook friends are my best friends but now instead of being best friends they are facebookers. Something to think about. I am new to all this social media stuff. I love it but I am already a social media bigot. I commonly call my friends on facebook “my facebook friends”. Many times leaving my other friends in the room with blank faces because they don’t even know what facebook is yet. Some of my facebook friends are my best friends but now instead of being best friends they are facebookers. Something to think about.

]]> By: Cindy Foster Grace http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/comment-page-1/#comment-16624 Cindy Foster Grace Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:46:40 +0000 http://battractive.com/blog/2008/08/21/social-media-bigot/#comment-16624 Lord, I'm a bigot. I always refer to my best friend Larry to people who don't know him as "my gay friend Larry." I think in a way it's not so much to define him as gay but to let people know that as a married woman, it's okay for him to come over, have sleep overs, paint my toenails and giggle together about cute guys in movies. He and I used to be famous for drinking too much wine and then frosting each other's hair. If he were straight, people would wonder why we spent so much time together. So I think I subconsciously insert the "gay" to let everyone know the relationship isn't anything that threatens my marriage. Anyway, it sounds like I'm a PSA waiting to happen. Mea Culpa. For what its worth, I haven't referred to you as my internet friend. I just told my husband I met a new friend and fellow writer. Lord, I’m a bigot. I always refer to my best friend Larry to people who don’t know him as “my gay friend Larry.” I think in a way it’s not so much to define him as gay but to let people know that as a married woman, it’s okay for him to come over, have sleep overs, paint my toenails and giggle together about cute guys in movies. He and I used to be famous for drinking too much wine and then frosting each other’s hair. If he were straight, people would wonder why we spent so much time together. So I think I subconsciously insert the “gay” to let everyone know the relationship isn’t anything that threatens my marriage. Anyway, it sounds like I’m a PSA waiting to happen. Mea Culpa.

For what its worth, I haven’t referred to you as my internet friend. I just told my husband I met a new friend and fellow writer.

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