Friday, March 30, 2007
Do I seem like a racist to you? A homophobe? A xenophobe? Have I given the impression that I dislike people of other cultures or genders? Do I seem gullible enough to think that story about a particular Big Box retailer is true? Friends, family, acquaintances... I love you all dearly -- however, I do not want to see forwarded emails about the above topics.
Pictures of your children? Yes, please send. Pictures of your pets? Sure. Vacations shots? By all means. Reasons why the U.S. is being taken over by Mexico? NO thank you.
My husband's stepmother's son (I guess that makes him my husband's stepbrother, duh) talks about stuffing Christian tracts into junk mail and marking them "Return to Sender". I am thinking about developing an email "tract" that says: "If you are really committed to living your faith, you would not waste your time and mine by forwarding these terrible, un-loving, un-Christian messages".
"Return to sender. Email unknown. No such racist, hateful person at this computer screen. Go volunteer at a soup kitchen or go attend a Bible study. In Jesus' name..." (My apologies to Elvis).
P.S. www.snopes.com
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One church member e-mailed me back: "Even though you do not believe that Penny Brown is a real missing girl, what if she is and by refusing to pass along the e-mail you keep her from being found? Wouldn't you feel awful?"
GAH!