What does it mean to me to be "unfriended" in facebook. Well I guess it depends on how close I was to the person who unfriended me. If I barely know that person, it is no big deal. If I was close to that person, it is like being told that he/she does not want anything to do with me anymore. It can therefore be hurtful to my feelings.
As it happens, I just got unfriended by somebody I considered to be a close framily (friend and family). I discovered it accidentally so I was taken aback by his/her actions. And the only reason that I could think of for his/her action was my coming out in Facebook as an Atheist. I knew it was going to be unsettling for some to read some of my post that is contrary to their religious beliefs. And I am not going to be quite about my beliefs considering that everybody else on a daily basis post something about their religious beliefs. "Praise the lord...." "you have my prayers" "Jesus blah blah blah" etc. I put up with these declarations all the time. It is high time for them to see an opposing view once in a while. Facebook after all is a community of very diverse people with diverse beliefs and views.
I was hurt to see that he/she has to unfriend me just because I expressed my opinion on religion. I thought his/her action was too extreme and rather uncaring. After all, I do not go about antagonizing his/her religious views on his/her page or a common page we both belong to. All my post about my views on religion are only on my facebook page. I should not be censored on my page. Oh well, I suppose he/she was entitled to do what he/she wanted. Nothing much I can do but move on and let this not deter me from being true to myself. I am the one to face myself daily knowing that I had convictions on my beliefs.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
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