Effective Communication 101: KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

I wouldn't call my neighbor to dispute my Verizon bill, would I?  NO.  You know who I call?  Take a wild guess.  Because my neighbor is not the appropriate audience to address my concerns.  

​All these clowns taking a knee for the anthem?  Their message has not been received as they intended.  BECAUSE THOSE CLOWNS CONTINUE TO SEND IT TO THE WRONG PEOPLE.  To kneel during the National Anthem is to shit on your brothers, your sisters, your friends, your neighbors, your mothers, your fathers.  The very people who stand side by side with you in your community.  The people who serve(d).  It's as effective as breaking up with Justin when you're trying to get James out of your life.  No.  It's worse.  You are a Judas. 

It's like the whole world has Fibromyalgia of the soul.  A whole nation of people who's neuron transmitters are overly sensitized, overactive and sending phantom signals to the brain.  By the way, if someone says something that doesn't apply to us, then it does not apply to us.  You don't have to get all sensitive and butt hurt over every comment someone makes like it's your call to duty to be perpetually offended and reactive. 

​Earlier this year, I wished a fella on the street a Happy New Year.  He replied "F*CK you and your FAT A**".  Do you know what happened next?  I got a really good chuckle and went back to living my life without another thought.  Do you know why?  Simple.  His insult did not apply to me nor did it affect me.  The problem was clearly his, so Ima let him keep it.  Why would I grab onto that and carry it?  Nah.  That be a ridiculous waste of my time and energy.  I am dumbfounded at the NFL's reaction over a comment they don't believe is fair or applicable.  

I wish the world would cut this shit out.   No one is saying you shouldn't make your voice be heard, we're just saying if you get a horrible hair cut, maybe picketing and protesting outside your Doctors office won't yield results.  It will, however, cause people to question your methods & thought process, making you appear less than bright.  Congratulations, kneelers.   Any point you hoped to make is forever caught in the fray.  KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE.