Yesterday, I posted, and subsequently deleted, a very poor attempt at humor at Glenn Beck's expense. It was in bad taste, it was not funny, and as many of the comments pointed out, it provided our opposition with ammunition and gave our community a black eye. For that, I am sorry.
My style of humor can sometimes be in poor taste, and I'd like to thank the community for making me realize that the particular article in question was in very poor taste, even for me.
Daily Kos has been a site I visit daily for a LONG time. It's been THE source for the majority of my news (much to my few Conservative friends' chagrin) and has opened my eyes to much of the reprehensible shit that Republicans, Conservatives, and Teabaggers do to, and say about, people they don't agree with. Unfortunately, yesterday, I was no better than them.
Needless to say, I didn't think yesterday's diary over very well. I posted it with the intention of getting a few laughs out of people, because, in all honesty, I was having a rough morning, and I figured I'd enjoy goofing around with some folks here before work. I have to be honest, when the first few comments rolled in, calling me a troll and a piece of shit, it hurt. It hurt because I certainly wasn't trying to be a troll or offend people, I was just trying to make people laugh.
Unfortunately, as I do with all things that catch me off guard, I went into defense mode. Without thinking, I tried to defend my diary, indicating that it was snark, and that some people should grow a sense of humor. These comments were just as stupid and ignorant as the diary itself, because, for the few minutes before my brain actually kicked in and said "Hey, this shit really IS offensive", I was convinced that there was nothing wrong with what I wrote.
Of course, I should have paid heed to the initial reaction I received. If there's anything I've learned, not only in the relatively short time I've actually had an account, but the countless time I've spent lurking as a nameless visitor to the community, I've learned that the community knows MUCH better than I do on most occasions. Hopefully in the future I can avoid such mistakes. Failing that, I'll certainly try to pay heed to the community's response to it, because I do care about how people perceive me, especially here.
I hope that this apology can perhaps help people realize that I am NOT a bad person, but rather, someone who still needs more education and guidance from a community like this, to really help me become a great person.
Again, I'm truly sorry from the bottom of my heart, and I hope that the community, as a whole, can forgive me for my insensitive stupidity. I like this community, and the last thing I want to do is make you folks believe that I'm some sort of troll or, even worse, a Conservative.