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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 2065881, member: 7511"] Not surprised to wake up this morning to see this thread has survived a 3rd day. Fortunately, the Huskies play tonight and that should distract most of us. Some of us are old enough to remember a time before the internet, vm, texting, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and whatever the hot new social media site of the day is. Back in prehistoric times we actually used to talk about things, usually face to face, but sometimes on that confounded telephone. As primitive as we were back then, I think we were much better at communicating. As I observe the anger, frustration and emotional outbursts that a topic like the one discussed on this thread appears to generate, I want to remind everyone that the BY is a terribly flawed forum to share views on such an inherently difficult and complex subject as sexual assault. People communicate in relative anonymity, so no one has to take ownership of what they write. Typically there is not a lot of deep thought or editing that goes into a post on this board. While I genuinely appreciate the wit and wisdom that most posters exhibit, sometimes people post comments that could be viewed as offensive depending on your perspective. Most importantly, some of us actually have a life away from the boneyard, or at least spend a little time sleeping every day. We scan threads, skim articles and jump on and off the BY. With such a superficial effort to keep up with every post, it is impossible for anyone to dissect every post or to keep track of everyone's perspective. With that in mind I am reminded of former head football coach, and current ESPN analyst, Herm Edward's admonition to various athletes that post stupid and offensive comments on social media, "Don't hit send!!!" The corollary of Edward's admonition is that if you are overly sensitive, emotional or easily angered, don't spend time on social media sites and join discussions that will only serve to upset you. Take a walk. Ride a bike. Stop in at a coffee shop, bar or some other place where people congregate. Try your hand at communicating the old fashioned way, by talking to a fellow human being. If you're not quite sure how to go about it, you can start by smiling and saying, "Hello." [/QUOTE]

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