Blown Out of Proportion

I really wanted to stay out of this. I really did. But I feel compelled to voice my disgust in this whole matter of Uncouth Sloth versus Clark And Addison Chronicle. Lets get this perfectly clear, if you link to porn, if you cuss in every single sentence, then you must accept responsibility for those actions and run the risk of other people being offended. This means your voice and your writings may not get the best publicity. Uncouth Sloth has chosen that route and he must understand that those are the consequences. Out of all the bloggers I think Sloth understands this the best. Others I am not so sure.

What other bloggers are doing, by attacking Jason Steffens of Clark & Addison and pulling his link off their site is wrong. Cub Fan Nation makes a totally out of line comment......

His official stance on the Sloth may be "my blog is a family-oriented site," but I personally believe it's actually "professional jealousy." 'Nuff said.

You think Jason is doing it out of petty Jealousy? Obviously Cub Fan Nation hasn't been around long enough to know that he has NEVER linked to Uncouth Sloth. And as far as I know Clark & Addison has enjoyed much more success in terms of hits than Uncouth Sloth. When a person is jealous they usually want what another person has. What does Jason want that Sloth has? Only Cub Fan Nation can answer that question, since he seems to think jealousy is involved.

When I think of blogs, I think of each one as its only little cable channel. Some blogs are like ABC and NBC, no nudity and no cussing. Other blogs are like HBO, anything goes. You don't see HBO's commercials for OZ running on any of the major networks unless those ads are cleaned up. If you want to advertise or get your material out to the major media you got to clean up your act. Porn channels don't advertise on religious channels do they? So why attack Jason Steffens because he doesn't feel like linking to someone who he deems as not "family-oriented?" Wal-Mart bans lots of crap it considers offensive. People don't stop shopping their, because its still the same store with affordable products.

When I first started out blogging I used to cuss a lot. I wanted to get linked on Clark & Addison. He said he doesn't link to people who use cuss words. I made a decision if I wanted to get linked on his site to clean up my wording. Once in awhile I slip up but for the most part I keep it clean. That was my sacrifice to try and get my voice heard in more areas.

You liked what Jason wrote before, he always had the same stance. What has changed? Nothing. Yet people are removing links to his site because he doesn't want to link to "offensive material." So what? Remove a link from your site if he totally crosses the line of objectivity, or completely sucks at writing. But to take down a link for doing NOTHING wrong is complete stupidity on some of yours parts. Jason's profile is on his website for anyone to see. No one should be upset with his stance or come as a surprise. You guys removing links should of known this, and by placing that link on your site you accepted his stance. To remove his link now looks totally too-faced. I call this pulling a "John Kerry." You support a stance and when it becomes unpopular you attack the very thing you were supporting just so you can gain support for yourself. Thats what sickens me about this whole episode. You didnt have a problem with it before, nothing has changed, yet you feel the need to attack him. Shame on you.

Ultimately it is our choice who we want to link to. No one should be shunned or attacked because he didn't link to someone else's site. This whole situation has been completely blown out of proportion and some of you fellow bloggers need to come back to reality. Get a hold of yourselves and actually think about what your arguing against. You will see its just plain stupid.

We all love the Chicago Cubs, that part is not in question.