Wow, just wow. Would you send me your list of questions so that I might filter my own friends and acquaintances? While you are at it, would you send me your CV, social media account information, and enough personal information so that I might contact your friends and acquaintances from high school til present in order to ascertain your suitableness to associate with? Just can't be too careful these days. I certainly hope you've never used a slur at any time, or recommended a book with a point or theory I might not agree with, or posted about a song or a band that might have a wrong word in it. I hope that you've never used the "OK" symbol in a photo, because we all know what that means. I hope I haven't overlooked anything. Oh yes, I'd like the name of every woman you've ever dated, asked out, or worked with. I have no interest in associating with anyone that has misspoken or acted in a callous manner with someone of the opposite gender. I have to tell you, these new standards in society are a little tough to manage, but I'm learning.
Oh, and in the age of football players running afoul of every NCAA rule ever written, running afoul of whatever law is in their way at the moment, skipping classes because they can, taking money under the table, we have huge concerns for the football player who had the audacity to recommend/speak in praise of a book.
Pitchforks are out over a draft pick who states he got a tattoo because as a youth he believed it represented something positive and will have it covered. He can't be trusted to be telling the truth, let's tar and feather him - because damnit we know what he really means, and this story is bullshit. He's had it for years and therefore he agrees with everything WE attribute that symbol to mean. Meanwhile
@Marciano490 says he had a tattoo for years until enough people asked him about it, and then he covered it. Maybe this kid hasn't had anyone close to him ask him about the tattoo? Nobody "woke" him up? But let's ruin the kids life, release him from the team, end his professional aspirations because we don't want to associate with such a vile human. Meanwhile, nary a word in any other thread about running out of town the athlete who was actually found to be driving under the influence - you know an actual crime.
That's where we are, huh? Guilty of a crime that we don't care about, no worries dude - get ready for camp. Guilty of heresy for possibly, that is possibly thinking in a way that we don't approve - "get thee away from me satan!" Oh wait, if he was/is religious then that is proof that he's a hater. We may as well have him drawn and quartered. Oy.
Note: There is one line in the other thread listing the driving under the influence as an entry in the 'con' column.