Just had to block my first person here on CoSo for being overly entitled and thinking that other people should immediately stop what they are doing to pay attention to them.
I don't like temper tantrums in children, and certainly not in adults. "If you don't respond to me RIGHT NOW, I'm never going to listen to you again!"
And here's my response that type of behavior:
I didn’t respond to a #coso guy fast enough a few weeks ago and he called me a c*nt. I reported and blocked. Wonder if it’s the same guy? He got a warning.
@LnzyHou This was someone who just started following me yesterday, made a song request (which I played on my show) and then rather obsessively favorited and boosted my last couple dozen or so posts all at once before getting mad that I didn't instantly respond to him.
While CoSo is far and away the nicest and most well-behaved of social media sites out there, there are still some folks that really push the boundaries of acceptable behavior even on here.
@GaryPoole @LnzyHou All social media is a microcosm. Which unfortunately means all the cross-sections of crazy in the world are present.
You’re right. I still am shocked by adult name-calling. Especially unprovoked. If others hadn’t seen it, I would think I had misunderstood.
I hadn’t.
@LnzyHou @GaryPoole Yeah, that is indicative of a very small (and lucky in that case) mind. It will catch up eventually. Karma always does
@GaryPoole When men call me that, I always reply, "Damn straight. I'm the biggest C you ever met" Then they go on to tell me what an awful person I am because I deflected their misogny. And I laugh because all I did was mirror them and showed them who they are. 🤷 @LnzyHou @elric
@mistressticia @GaryPoole @LnzyHou That is awesome right there! Changes the whole power dynamic.
@elric Exactly ;-) I take insults and turn them into strengths and it really messes with people. 🤷 @GaryPoole @LnzyHou
@mistressticia @GaryPoole @LnzyHou I doff my chapeau to you!
@mistressticia @GaryPoole @LnzyHou @elric
I still maintain the proper response to anyone who bullies or attempts to demean you in any way is to laugh at them. Stupid people think they're smart and hate it when they're not taken as they intended. They're hoping for a response that will escalate the confrontation. Laughter denies them dignity.
@JeberTrue. But if you flip the script on them it provides you with entertainment while getting your point across. ;-) Sometimes I'm wrong like that. @GaryPoole @LnzyHou @elric
@Jeber @mistressticia @GaryPoole @elric
I didn’t respond to being called c*nt whatsoever. I reported and blocked. He was warned only.
@GaryPoole @elric
I was shocked he got off with a warning. In my world, there is no word more triggering.