Normally my Spread The Vibes (STV) is about something that was published this week it´s about the opposite....something that got banned.
That gif at the top of this article was created by me and I thought it was funny. Not that I was rolling around on the floor laughing, but I needed an illustration saying I nailed it in my post
Nobody has to agree with it being funny or not.
But are you offended by it?
Would you censor it if you could?
Or are you like me, someone, that respects all religions and at the same time respects a joke, or at least an attempt to be some what funny?
The jokes I like have a sense of truth and they can sting a little. Well, I guess I nailed that.
Now I respect that not everyone is like me, and that everyone has the right to an opinion. But I do not appreciate censorship, being blocked, banned or canceled because of an opinion...how horrible that opinion might be.
We have a lot of people with crazy opinions, people like Kanye West, Putin, and Thiery Toilet are just a couple that come to mind. Trump was banned from many platforms because of his "crazy" outings.
I guess you all wonder what is this whywhy ranting about.
Well, I got a slap on the wrist for adding this GIF:
The post containing that GIF got canceled. It was banned from Dreemport for being offensive:
DreemPort's seal of approval - but also mine, personally.
your gif today - the one of Jesus and the thieves - with the words "nailed it" - I can't put that through DreemPort. and I can't be ok with it personally either.
To me - that gif is just as offensive as a cartoon of a slave hanging from a tree with the words "just hanging around" or something like that.
Now somehow that brought to mind this song from way back:
Because Jesus he Knows me and he knows I am right. If I was Jesus looking down from heaven seeing that GIF I would have smiled, or I would have said No Fucks Given. I would have turned the other cheek and moved on.
Now I do not see the humor in a slave hanging from a tree, for several reasons.
- First of all, it´s just not funny.
- Secondly why a slave and not a robber or a which? Because many people got hung, for many reasons.
- Thirdly I still do not think it´s funny, but maybe others do and they have the right to do so. We don´t have to agree.
- Fourth using slaves is a very sensitive matter, especially being Dutch, if you know what I mean.
- Fith, Jesus was no slave it was a VIP, an icon, representing one person and not a whole group of people.
- Sixth, I do not decide what other people think is funny.
- And to stick with the seven sins, I respect the freedom of speech. How sick that speech might be, I think it should never be censored, because when you censor one thing there is no end to what can be offensive or censored.
We have all seen the impact of Charlie Hebro making fun of Mohammed and joke about the prophet form that Scandinavian guy. Did I laugh, well not out loud so it was not that funny, but it´s my opinion that it should be free to post that on any platform.
WhyWhy does everyone deserve a platform?
For one simple reason, no other human should decide what can and cannot be said, posted or tik tokked. There is no human, organization, or government that should have the right to block an opinion, joke, or gif.
Now you don´t have to agree with that, because you don´t have to agree with any opinion. You can speak up and speak out against it.
You can also have a discussion with the person, as I had with the person that censored my post. A very respectful conversation, where we explained our points of view that did not match.
I respect any p.o.v. and I even respect to be censored if my post is not inline with the believes of those owning the platform.
If I agree, no. But we live in a world where ownership matters. That applies to almost all platforms, censorship has never been bigger than it is nowadays. Everyone is looking for their own little conformation bias.
Now really there is nothing wrong with Dreemport, it´s a nice little platform allowing bloggers and mostly Hivians to get a little extra exposure.
Will I post there again?
Probably not, I would feel creatively limited if I need to think about what I can and can not do in my posts.
In the past I had some posts on Dreemport that were censored there for having songs with explicit content and another post for not being PG13.Now I get the PG13, but it already felt like being held back.
Now being censored because of this GIF, is probably the end of me and Dreemport.
My Dreemport time was great, I love the team and the setup. And I could follow suite and only post 90% of my posts that are not offensive. But I probably won´t. I don´t want to think is this post getting the Dreemport Approved Seal?
Hence if any of your Dreemporters read this, this is why I am no longer posting there. I respect you and myself and then the choice is simple.
But it has been fun and I will have to find a new way to push myself to engage with all of you out there.
And to end truly blasphemous I believe that the Big J. and I go way back.
Yes, not kidding, Jesus was a friend or relative (not exactly sure yet) of mine a couple of lives ago.
And if you want to know why just read my personal unbelievable true story till the end (yes right now it´s only 25 chapters and probably there are 25 more coming):
Providential (The Collection)- A true story you wouldn´t believe
That was it for my Spreading The Vibe on Sunday.
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