Monday, July 06, 2009

I Insist On Having My Say:

OK, kindly allow me to present my case. The Yahoo Sports Blog section recently featured an article on Venus Williams, written by one of their sports experts. The article itself isn't the focus here; rather, some of the responses to the writer's thoughts about a Venus Williams vs. Serena Williams rivalry. A particular individual has posted the following entry 5 successive times: "76. Posted by Ason T Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:48 am EDT
how can venus wins serena, how can a chimpanzee upset a GORILLIA"

Educated readers, kindly ignore the grammatical errors in this single-sentence entry and pay attention to the message conveyed!!!! In response, I posted the following, which, for some reason, Yahoo has flatly refused to print! Friends, please read my "unprintable" entry & then you be the judge....
"The Yahoo blog authorities are so sensitive to words like F%$* & B@%&@, but seem to have no qualms whatsoever about registering posts like #s 76 through 80 above! Such "intellectually stimulating" comments are reminiscent of blog entries following news reports of Phil Mickelson's wife's breast cancer eg. "Now that Mrs. Mickelson will be out of service for a while, Phil needs a mistress", "If Phil's wife wanted the US Open trophy so badly, she should've married Tiger!" I can't speak for the rest of you guys, but I'd much rather take a few swear words than read such abhorrent remarks as those made by As(s)on T!!!!"

You tell me: Do you agree with Yahoo? Was my response more offemsive than Ason T's?