Thread:4paws/@comment-27643406-20170719195635/@comment-28482541-20170719202735

I am trying to figure out what is offensive here myself. I just don't see it. A lot of people either are or have experienced emotional abuse at one time or another in their life.

That being said, maybe it comes down to perceptions. Everyone could perceive any myriad of ways. Some may see themselves in it, and can identify. Some may feel unsettled by it. And some may be made completely uncomfortable by it. Some may think it speaks for them thus giving them a voice. And some may think it is directed at them, and if they do, maybe the shoe fits.

It all comes down to how we react to things. How did you react to this meme? Was it an appropriate reaction? Was it "putting down members" or did you perceive that?

I think this is where you are running into problems Kat. I do not doubt that you have been feeling attacked as of late. That is even more reason to temper your own reactions. We cannot control what others do, say, or how they react, but we can control what we do, say, and how we react.

Whether or not this meme was posted for a reason is not the point. The point is how we react to it.