Unit Six

I think the most important thing to consider in online deliberation is the target audience. People on tumblr care more about gay rights and eating disorders than people on a conservative republican site(*cough* fox news *cough*). However at that point you have to consider how to get your post out there.

You could put interesting tags, a million tags, and maybe someone would come across your post, but then a million more will probably come before it. In a place like tumblr, you already have to be “tumblr famous” to get attention.

But if you go to a more formal setting, an online news article for instance, you are unlikely to get much of a response, since no one gets any sort of notification if you have responded to them or not, therefore KILLING a conversation.

So what do I suggest?

Facebook.

Oh facebook, mother of wasting your time and sharign things literally no one cares about. No one will respond to your post about how great your day was, but put up a slightly religious photo or status and people are on you like a hot potato. I once had like a 123 comment conversation with a guy who posted a picture demeaning Christians. I felt that it was untrue, and wanted to stand my ground and support my beliefs. In the end I just ended up getting mad at the guy and several others because they could grasp the concept that all Christians DIDN’T sit around condemning gays with brooms up places it’s not polite to mention.

 

All in all, I’d like to address the issue about Christians accepting homosexuals, I’m not sure how whether to instigate or see if someone responds through civil discourse.

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