Wondering why…
…some feel led to simply repeat what they hear, with no consideration for the consequences.
I mentioned in my last entry that I would discuss a troubling post I saw recently on a gospel music message board.
A particular poster, who has a decided aversion to “southern” gospel music in favor of what is known by the equally banal term “CCM”, posted that he had HEARD from some musician acquaintances of his that the Crabb Family’s retirement will not last long, and in fact they are already planning to reunite.
Never mind the fact that NO ONE else has even been rumored to have said that, and never mind that the Crabbs own public statements on their future state unequivocally that they will no longer appear as a group after next year. This enterprising poster HEARD someone say otherwise, so he goes to the first public message board he can find and simply repeats it, oblivious to whether or not he may be wrong, or to how he looks publicly for stating it, and for how he looks to his acquaintances, who no doubt will think twice before they repeat ANYTHING they hear again to him.
Why people are so preoccupied with what the Crabb Family will do next can be understood, but simply because it can doesn’t make it any more right to do publicly. So many of these types of “fans” belie their alleged caring for the Crabb Family by attempting to make their personal lives so public.
I made a rather pointed post to this person on that board, and the thread seems to have finally died the death it deserves. I wish I could take credit for killing it, but in all honesty, I can’t…I don’t know if what I said had that kind of impact or not.
But if I did, chalk up one for the “good guys”!
Posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 09:12 PM | [0]
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