META/OT: Epic Stupid NSFW Post

So, this post is to comment on my last mgoblog offering. On Saturday night, I put up a really, really stupid post about NSFW pics. FYI, I did read (and see) most of the responses. Many made me smile, a few made me laugh, a handful made me cringe and want to go hide. I do have a sense of humor. The series of pics of euphenisms was really good. A lot of posts were funny, but some of you guys can be pretty mean. That's ok, you've gotta have a thick skin in this place.

But there's no hiding. Have you ever done something epically stupid, realize it, and it isn't something you can undo? I'm that guy. Don't be that guy. Cause some things, you just don't ever live down. I'm debating abandoning "StephenRKass" and finding a nice, anonymous generic Michigan-Sports-Related username. We'll see.

Speaking of identity, my avatar is a photo of my wife. I always thought it was a nice pic. Thankfully, nothing like the photo someone posted of singer Mama Kass. I'm also contemplating finding a replacement avatar of a nice helmet or Denard striking a Heisman pose or a Block M or something Michigan sports related to use as a less personal avatar.

I remember while a student at Michigan, using reverse psychology to goad one of my roommates into doing something either really stupid, or that I happened to want him to do. That was not my intent with my Sat. night post, but boy, that's what happened.

Regarding my family, I'm not naive. There are all kinds of things out there, and that's ok. When we lived in Vienna, the billboards and the public pools and the unisex locker rooms were more open-minded than what we're used to here in the States. We all did just fine. My wife isn't insecure, after all, she looks better than just about anyone her age we run into. As a former model, she's seen and experienced a lot.

As to my original post, this is Brian's blog. And yours. Post what you want. Write what you want. Use the language you want. Brian and the moderators can decide what they deem acceptable or not. On this whole topic,there is an old post on Official mgoblog pet peeves some of you may want to read. But here is the pertinent section:

It's a picture of boobies!
Ever open a fifteen-post thread at work and get two different 800x600 pictures of impossibly fake boobs alternating for pages and pages? And then have your boss walk up behind you? Thanks, internet hero, for turning my idle surfing of a sports site into a firing offense! No one needs to see the same set of fake gazongas eighty times accompanied by your three words of deep insight into the team of your choice.

EXAMPLE
Go to Rivals and click on a thread.

DIAGNOSIS
Person is fourteen and has a constant boner. Likely to turn into a guy who says "stud" constantly after being rejected by women for the next ten to eighty years.

CURE
An introduction to life's harsh realities, hopefully beginning with a slap upside the head.

SUSCEPTIBLE FANBASES
Anybody with a site on Rivals.

EXCEPTIONS
Arguments about hot chicks are always welcome as long as denoted in the subject title and the specific purpose of a thread. Also exempt are pictures of Scarlett Johansson.

 

So, my issue isn't language. I don't care what words you use, or speak with, or write. After all, a post that repeats "F***" a hundred times, I can just skip over. My issue isn't sexy avatars. As others have noted, some of them are distracting, but that's ok. My ONLY issue is LARGE photos in the middle of threads, which are embarassing with my secretary, or wife, or kids. Yeah, I can cope with it, but I really don't want to. Actually, the worst one isn't my nine year old son, it's my 17 year old daughter, who thinks old dad is just on a trashy site.

As has been said elsewhere, you know where to find porn. I'm not telling you that's not your right or perogative. Have at it. In fact, some of you who have bragged about your large cajones, why don't you try that during finals or in the UGLi or in your family room. Get back to me on how that goes.

What I want is to be able to read about Michigan sports in peace. That's why I come here. Large pics and gifs of gorgeous boobies make this more difficult. Yes, I can read in a private place. But I also multitask. I can be watching a movie with the kids, or writing at work, and have mgoblog on a tab in the background. You can only watch "The Lion King" or "Holes" or "Cheaper by the Dozen" or "The Princess Bride" so many times. Having my laptop with me, and not worrying about bouncing boobies, allows me to follow the latest Harbaugh/RR travails, or what Dee Hart is going to do.

Edit:  I guess there is one thing that I do think crosses the line. The whole bitch slap / pimp hand thing, I don't like that. I don't like it when people say that someone needs to bitch slap Mary Sue Coleman. My sisters threatened to kill me if I married a meek, submissive, obedient woman. Someone, I suppose, you could bitch slap. Someone I could order to go make me a ham sammich. My wife is not meek and submissive. Nor does she wear the pants. But personally, I'd rather be with someone strong-willed who speaks her mind than with someone who wants to be abused and put in her place. To each their own.