I've been blogging for a few years.
Because I mostly talk about personal journal type stuff I've never had a particularly large following. About 34 people and typically only a few would comment on any one post. But today, when I posted about how I notice that for some weird reason it's as if fat people are pariahs in our society, I received significantly less responses.
So I actually emailed 4 friends who I know have some of the same struggles with weight that I do and asked for their input. None of them came by. I do not think it's because they don't like me, or aren't willing to help out, I think it's because the whole thing, being fat, is such a taboo.
I think that no one wants to talk about it because I've crossed over the line, I've somehow acted as if it's OK to be fat, and everyone knows it's not.
I think you've made an excellent point. This is true in many other aspects of life also. On my blog, I often write about spirit topics, (God, Holy spirit, etc.) I do admit that my last couple of posts have been controversal, and because of this I have found that I have also received far fewer comments and have also seen a long time friend unsubscribe from my blog. It seems that we are afraid of controversy.
ReplyDeleteSome people have under the impression that I have lost my salvation just because I have written an article that puts the church in a negative light. I see nothing wrong with controversy, in fact I embrace it. I believe that when we put what we believe to the test, God's truth will always come out on top.
I agree.
ReplyDeleteGod is bigger than any of our questions. I may not always understand things, and I can be honest about that. To be less than that would be to lose my integrity.