The other day I blogged about the power of words, or more importantly how damaging words can be if not used properly.
Well once again the written word has caused great damage resulting in job losses for a lot of innocent people. Rosanne Barr used social media to unleash her views about various people. The consequence for her ill timed words was swift and appropriate. Her show was cancelled.
Of course, she tried to backtrack and apologize blaming her bad tweet on Ambien. Thankfully the drug company responded by stating that a side effect of their product is not racism.
Here is a women who is crass, boorish and has a history of being inappropriate. I remember her singing a poor rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at a baseball game, when the crowd booed her she grabbed her crotch and spat on the ground.
In my home town, she appeared at the local casino, one of my colleagues went to see her and thought the show was great. I wonder what that lady is thinking now.
The Canadian rapper Drake had a liaison with a women other than his partner. This women has now given birth. In response to the birth of his child he proceeded to call the women a real bad profanity laced word. Another class act who showed his true character. Oh and he apologized by saying he was taken out of context.
Growing up we were all taught if you can't say anything nice about someone don't say anything at all. The world would be a better place if we stopped, thought and became aware of our words and our actions. I know some people can't help themselves, some do it for effect. In the end is it really worth it. I hope people will stop supporting Rosanne Barr and Drake because of their actions and words. The damage they have done is life altering. We all have choices to make. The more positive choices we make the better the footprint we leave. Our words and actions influence other. The choice is ours as to the influence they have. Choose wisely.
No comments:
Post a Comment