This is inspired by a topic on a friend’s site. The vivacious Vanessa has a style blog called Big Girl, Small Budget. She is a beautiful girl (I reserve the right to refer to her as a girl, she’s younger than me …. so there), with a wonderful sense of style. By all counts she is a lot more out there and daring than I am, but I find her an inspiration. Now some visitor to her blog, chose to place a negative comment in her blog, berating her for her choice, as she is apparently “showing unflattering parts of her body”. Now, being a sort of rubber band christian, I am a big believer in the whole “made by and loved by god” and so therefore to me all parts of the body are beautiful, and I found this comment offensive.
But it got me thinking ….. what exactly is a blog to you? To me its like a part of my home, a personal space where I let my hair down, reveal little bits of me, and be honest to myself, even if I have a mask out there for the real world. The people who visit my blog, and like visitors to my home …… I welcome them in, and they are free to voice their opinions …. but they are visitors, and I expect a standard of behaviour and language from them. This is my space, and I decide the tone.
But many people view blogs as sort of a public noticeboard ….. you may own the board, but the visitors can do and say what they like, without impunity. Or maybe a TV show ….. where the visitor expects that only the best and prettiest get to be on show, and all the (supposedly) ugly bits stay hidden.
Or maybe a school ….. where only the best matter, and rules are insurmountable.
Its been a long day, and that can inspire deep and meaningful ……. I am like that.
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