Deaf Blog RAGE!!

You’re familiar with the term. It’s something like “road rage” when a person uses a vehicle as way to bully other drivers on the road either to get them out of the way or to pester them like a festering pimple on the face. It is seen as an extension of the person’s personality and weapon of choice. “Road rage” is actions that are marked with heightened hostility, anger, and even blind rage where drivers simply do not think straight at all. Just like “blog rage” bloggers (or even commenters) use their blogs or internet as a way to bully others by using words of intimidation, hostility, rage, and even threat of injury or death. This sort of thing happens all the time whether the blogger (or commenter) is deaf or hearing.

But sometimes a “blog rage” is harder to ascertain if it’s really a rage thing or a blogger just being a complete idiot. Or is he or she acting like a baby? Or is this a case of an overly sensitive blogger who just doesn't know any better? Just as there are drivers who use “passive violence” (such as purposely driving slowly to irritate drivers from behind or tailgate closely behind cars) could be debated whether it is a form of “road rage” or not. And compare that with such extremes like waving a gun while driving at other drivers, cutting them off on purpose, yelling and cursing, giving other drivers the “finger,” braking suddenly forcing cars behind them to swerve out of the way and so on. Just like “blog rage” there’s a variety of responses but all of them have one purpose in mind and that is to personally try and eviscerate via words against a person’s well being rather than to debate or argue in a fashion that’s respectable.

Like a lot of people, I’ve seen several deaf blogs that exhibited a clear cut case of “blog rage” but I won’t mention them or put the links in here. Instead, I’ll let the commenters post the links if they feel a particular deaf blog they’ve chosen has the classic example of a “blog rage” gone amok. Over the past 4 or 5 years while more and more deaf/hh bloggers came onto the blogosphere scene so I’m sure there must be plenty more examples of “blog rage” that exist out there. A few have even gone completely apoplectic which was completely idiotic, insane and sad at the same time.

So, if you do choose a particular blog piece, why do you think that blog piece constitutes a “blog rage” when it could be a matter of a simple disagreement of opinions or ideas? How do you know if it’s “blog rage” or not? Can a “blog rage” be about making fun of people? Such as a blogger’s anger manifested in the form of mockery? Sort of like “passive violence” in one example I discussed above? Or is the blogger making a clear cut case of a “blog rage” by getting downright personal and nasty against another person or blogger? Exactly what is the purpose or motive behind these “blog rages” that we seen from time to time? Are these bloggers exhibiting infantile reactions or are they sadly misinformed and not know any better? Is this their way of spreading rumors? Gossiping? A rage manifested in the form of disinformation and lies? Or it is just plain “blog rage”? I’m asking you to give me some examples of “blog rage” and I’m particularly interested in blogs themselves and not by what commenters put down. I’m sure Kokonut Pundit readers are interested on what you have to say, too. Is there a serious problem in the deaf community whose deaf/hh bloggers exhibit “blog rage”? Or is this the same norm as one would expect in the hearing community? Or perhaps this “problem” is more magnified because of close knitted deaf community?

In essence, you, the readers, tell us what you think and provide any links to deaf/hh blog pieces that could be an example of a “blog rage” gone amok (or maybe very close to it) and I'll put them up in my update section.

Is it really that bad out there folks?

UPDATE: Got an email alert about how some people are actually complaining about my use of the word "deaf" in my some of my topics of my blog headline. I say to those people, please for the love of God, lighten up and stop whining at everything I write! For once, to those few readers, get some thick skin if this really bothers you! Or better yet, don't even read my blog at all! Gee whiz you folks.

Yeah, it must be bad out there, folks. Not the least bit surprised.