I’m not everybody’s cup of tea.
Wait. I didn’t learn that while in Facebook Jail. I already knew that no one is everyone’s cup of tea, and not all personalities mesh before Zuckercorn’s moneymaker put me in time out. People like different types of music, food, movies, and most importantly to this piece, jokes.
People find different things funny.
So if you don’t find what I’m about to post amusing, that’s OK.
But, is what I’m about to post so horrific that it warrants an entire website to protect users from it? Facebook says the picture you’re about to see violates their “Community Standards.”
Those standards include a laundry list of things that make sense including (but not limited to):
- Violence and Criminal Behavior
- Credible Violence
- Integrity and Authenticity
- Coordinating Harm
However, there’s an item near the bottom of their list that stands out:
- Objectionable Content
The problem with calling something “objectionable” is that everyone objects to something.
Or, said slightly differently, everyone is offended by something.
There are the things we should all object to: racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia… But when you get into policing content, there are problems. some people are offended by nudity, others are not. Some people have a dark sense of humor, others do not.
And so on down the line.
People are different.
So, what got me banned?
Click the link to me website and find out, because I like Life of Dad a lot, and don’t want to take any chances posting anything “objectionable” here.