The Internet.

This contains some negative material. Nothing too vulgar, but I like to keep my blog pretty neutral on political and social stuff. This is just a forewarning to let you know that there’s some mean language that I personally don’t condone in here.  

I just checked the weather for tonight because of all the storm activity that has been going on. I went to the TMJ4 website and watched the video clip of the weather from the 5 o’clock news. As the video wrapped up, my finger pulled on the scroll wheel, bringing me to the comments section. Here I was greeted with a new file in the ever growing cabinet of evidence that internet forums on any website about any topic can have only one outcome: Heated, Idiotic argument.

The first comment on the page was this.

Maybe the north side would look better if some F-5 tornados rolled through and sucked up all the garbage, crack houses, and humanoids.”

Now I understand that parts of Milwaukee are very seedy places and a lot of crime happens there, but does this comment really need to be posted to a WEATHER forum? This sounds like something someone would just say in conversation with someone else to attain a small chuckle in return. People need to realize that these small comments do not need to be forever stored in cyberspace. Now I don’t think that this was meant to be a racially charged comment, but at the very least it was in poor taste. I would love for people like this guy to be able to efficiently evaluate what is actually worth typing into a local weather comments section.

Here is the next comment.

“awwww! DID SOMEBODY'S MOOMY GO "PLAYING WITH THE BRO'S WHEN HE WAS LITTLE"HA! LOVE U REPUBLICANTS.. AT LEAST U ADMIT YOU'RE A RACIST! NOW RUN ALONG TO YOUR TEA PARTY CONVENTION IN THE TRAILER PARK, AND WAIT FOR MOTHER NATURE'S RESPONSE!HA! OBAMA '12!”

Now this person just turned what was a stupid comment into a full on racially charged argument with one All-caps post. I think he has every right to call this guy out on something that was insensitive, but at the same time I have no Idea who is to gain anything from this argument that has just been started. The constant struggle for racial equality and the quest for tolerance most likely will not be ended on the weather forums of the Milwaukee area affiliate of NBC’s website. Please take note that a poor taste comment leads to a few assumptions, a personal insult, and a political statement: Classic Internet.

The rebuttal from the first commenter, I will not post on here because it’s really gross, and I don’t want something like that on my blog... But I’ll happily link the website (http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/147487705.html ). This comment consisted of a personal attack that was disgusting and uncalled for but at least somewhat creative, and finally person A telling person B that he hopes a tornado hits him. 

The final comment took the argument to it’s only logical conclusion: a comparison of genitalia size, involving the bragging rights to two of the Kardashians. I totally saw that one coming.

Bravo people of the internet, you have managed to take the least controversial of topics; the universal conversation piece and make it into a stupid, pointless argument that did nothing but give me a topic to blog about. Think before you comment, people. Please.