This whole hate crime thing is getting a bit out of hand here. Some are trying to make some money off it and get recognition for it by twisting certain words that do not reflect reality accurately. What's more, people are now tacking qualifiers to the words "hate crime" just because they think they really are "special people" and that they deserve the world's sympathy. What's even worse is for obnoxious people to attack other people by calling their opinions or disagreements as a "hate speech" and even go so far as to call it as a "hate crime." Very special people they are indeed. Amazingly tone deaf to this whole thing when it is just a simple opinion and nothing more. No crime was committed. Yet some people have the uncanny ability to take someone's strong but valid opinion and immediately call it a "hate crime." They go about assuming things about a perons's opinion but won't contact the person to ask for clarifications first, which would've saved a lot of headaches in the first place instead of getting all huffy about it. But calling a bunch of truly special people as "retards" or "tards" is not a nice thing to say, either. It is not their fault if they are placed in a special school so they can learn how to become independent. I'm sure these very special people still deserve some modicum of respect from each of us. Yet, I have been accused on a few ocassions when other special people called my blogs or opinions as a "hate speech." But my blogs were never about hate but making a point based on my perspective and experience. Sometimes the ball drops even further when the truly special people come out of the woodwork and call my opinions or comments as a "hate crime." Boggles the mind.Well, isn't that special?
