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A friend of mine posted this as her status:

1 in every 10 people are gay.That means 1 of every 10 people is
instantly put down, given bad labels, left alone, put in minority and
more… for something they didn’t ask for. Many gay teens are turning to
suicide as a way of escaping. If you want to tell them that life will
get better and that you respect them for who they are, copy and paste
this. Most of you won’t, but lets see the 5% of you who will.

Let me start by saying that I have nothing against homosexuals, and I think that they make great conductors . Most of you who read this will get that, if you do not I am sorry, you can ask me later.

Social Networking is a great idea. It allows for communication on a whole new level. But it is a level that not everyone has mastered.

Would you go up to someone with that sign across your neck, and hand them a sign that said the same thing? Would you text that directly to someone?

How about this. If everyone had a T shirt that displayed their current Facebook status, would you post that as your status?

We recently had “National Coming Out Day” on october 11th and I think that might have been what sparked that status, but nonetheless I think that people need to start realizing that your status could follow you for years. Your employer may be able to view your status updates from when you were 15. Because everything you type into facebook, or everything you type into your internet browser while you are logged into facebook, is recorded. So you never know when it will come back. Now you have nothing to worry about as long as you never do anything online that you wouldn’t do in person. But its tough to gage that.

Here is my status update checklist.

1. Would my mother have a heart attack if she saw it?

2. Would my girlfriend have a heart attack if she saw it?

3. Would Tom Krieglstein (Semi-Employer and Social Media Guru) have a heart attack if he saw it?

4. Would my college admissions officer take offense.

Beucase let us look at who may see those posts in future years.

1. Family

2. Girlfirends

3. Employers

4. College Admissions Officers (for future years think graduate admissions officers)

Don’t curse

Don’t insult a sports team, or anything for that matter

Dont be aggressive, be assertive

Just a few things to think about.