Take the apple and the orange. They can be observed, discussed and compared all day long and at the end of the day.......you still have an apple and an orange. Yes, they are both fruit and that's about it.
I do not know if the content of my blog falls under political correctness, one sided views, or just plain lack of good sense.
There was a post on Facebook from a site called Upworthy.com that caught my attention. Of course, the heading is supposed to do that, catch your attention. It said something about what a certain store allowed inside its establishment and what it would not allow. I fell for it and clicked on the link. Here is what I found:
There were three different pictures. The first was of a young teenage boy holding a skateboard and an older man holding a rather large gun.
The second picture was of a young girl, of maybe 6 or 7 years old, holding an ice cream cone and a man, who could have been her father, holding a rather large gun.
The third picture was of an older man wearing shorts. He is a large man and he is not wearing a shirt. The other person in the picture is a woman holding a rather large gun.
The article went on to explain that Kroger does not allow people to ride skateboards, bring in food or drinks, or come in half dressed........BUT, it was perfectly fine to carry a loaded weapon and was it really necessary to shop for produce while you're packing heat.
They are comparing apples to oranges. There is a huge difference between being rude, disrespectful, having no understanding of common courtesy and lawfulness.
Let's look at the skateboard. Sure, it would be really cool to ride a skateboard down long smooth isles and try to launch over the canned goods display, but it's a grocery store, not a skateboard park. I think it is a sad state of affairs that the store even had to make this a rule. What happened to teaching children some simple manners?
Bringing food or drinks into a store, whether it is a grocery store or any store for that matter, is just plain RUDE. Not only does it pose a hazard for the establishment if above said refreshments are dropped on the floor but why is it even a good idea in the first place? Good grief, use that grey matter between your ears for something other than just thinking of yourself. Look at it this way, if you invited some friends over for a meal, that you slaved over all day, and they showed up with their own food and proceeded to eat it all the way to the kitchen, how would that make you feel?
Now, the shirtless man. Dude, that isn't just rude or disrespectful......it's GROSS! Really, we don't want to see your large hairy chest and belly that is hanging over the top of your pants. Put your freaking shirt on......PLEASE! The thought of one of your chest hairs falling on my apples and oranges makes me want to puke.
The guns in each picture look like what the press in this country like to refer to as assault weapons. Most gun owners and operators know the true difference. But, here's the deal, if they have a legal permit to carry such a weapon and the establishment is OK with that........end of story.
Try to take out some crazed maniac wielding a large sharp knife with a skateboard or an ice cream cone....and since you left your shirt at home, you're not going to be much help at all, we can see that you're not packing.
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