Language is an aspect of our culture
that has always been influential and ever changing. Since the beginning of time people have been
talking, debating, loving, etc. through their use of language. Everywhere you go it seems language is being
used for various different reasons. Just
tonight I witnessed Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate discussing their plans
through they’re often times passive aggressive language. Our streets are filled with language through
advertising as well. Today’s society is
exposed to over 3,000 advertisements every single day that display language. Nevertheless, when reviewing this blog, I
realized how much influence language has on our society.
We are very lucky to live in such an
open world where we can easily communicate our thoughts, but some people take
power of speech to a whole new level, which ends up being insulting. Many of my classmates have discussed UNL
Haters throughout their blogs and I think that account is wonderful for calling
out these “haters” which will hopefully conclude with less racist remarks throughout
social media outlets. Although these
racist comments are being said hinder what some people may think about our
campus, the fact that someone is taking the time to make these messages seen it
remarkable.
Another website I would like to call
attention to would be godhatesfags.com, which is a website where the Westboro
Baptist Church uses their language to display their hatred for homosexuals,
soldiers, etc. This website is not their
only use of language. They can be seen frequently
at funerals of United States soldiers, urban schools, churches who support
homosexual marriage, Presidential debates, etc. At these events they stand
outside with signs saying extremely hurtful and derogatory things while yelling
and making a scene. This kind of
language is very powerful as it communicates a message of hate. I found a contrary Facebook page titled: God
loved Fags. This page points out how
awful these actions are and how necessary it is to not take them
seriously.
Nice thought bringing up the prototype of disgusting comments. There are so many things that could be said about the Westboro Baptist "Cult" and their tactics of spreading their messages. Nothing saddens me more than to see such a level of dissent for those who don't live the same lifestyle as them. God loves all of His children, and sin is what separates us from experiencing true love.
ReplyDeletegodhatesfags.com is another website that angers a lot of people. It just upsets me that the people of the Westboro Baptist Church yell and preach such horrible things about the people who are fighting to preserve the rights that allow to continue on their way. They believe that God hates America and that just makes me what to tell them that if they hate it so bad they should choose a new country to live in, and then see if they like it there when they are not allowed to freely spread their message.
ReplyDeleteOh, the Westboro Baptist Church... Did you hear states are passing legislation to bar them from heckling at funerals? We live in a country that protects free speech, but there's certainly such a thing as a gross invasion of privacy. It makes me sad to see that these people are still spreading such hurtful messages.
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