Is there subtext... in texting

I'm known for my dry sense of humor and my sometimes sarcastic wit. But, I was texting with a friend the other day and said something which was meant with sincerity and I was called a jerk for "making fun." So, it got me thinking, can you read subtext... in text? 

When we read things, there's a certain something that gets lost, but also gets added. The bible is one of those things. Since this book has been around for thousands of years and has been translated and retranslated so is imagine that something's are lost in translation, or for the sake of this argument, added in translation. 

 

 As a writer I'm constantly trying to not interject myself into what I write. Now I really need to go against what I was taught from the time that I learned to read, and not interject myself into what I read. I'm actively trying to remain objective in what I say, read, and write and much as possible.

Selfi-esteem

So with the apps like Instagram,over, and snapchat, how could a person not want to take a quick picture? Weather it be a new hair cut, that sick new outfit that makes you look 10 pound slimmer, or the right lighting people cannot help taking selfies. But what is over all benefit or taking a selfie? I think that a selfies help improve a persons over all self-esteem.

 A lot of these apps allow you to paint yourself as you want to be seen. Different filters, blurring tools, or texts help the phone-tographer show the very best version of themselves. When the user shares these photos and friends and followers like it, I believe that the likes reaffirm the solicited response that the user is aiming for. 

So the next time you get a snapchat of a friend doing dramatically looking into the camera, think that they could just be working on their "selfi-esteem" 

All I ask is that we put a band on saying "selfie" in that high pitch sing-songy voice before taking one.

To a world sick with racism; get well soon.

Listen to this recording :http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/04/26/donald-sterling-clippers-owner-black-people-racist-audio-magic-johnson

I don't even know where to begin on the level of deep rooted, ugly, and utterly confusing hatred one person could spout out in less that 10 mins. This isn't Donald Sterling's first time showing his racist colors. 

He reportedly refused to rent to apartments to blacks or Latinos in the past, and he has been sued for racial discrimination in the past. So my bigger question is, how does he still possess this jacked-up world view being the owner of the Clippers. He does realize the the vast majority of the players on his team, and asses in the seats that pay him his six-figure salary are minorities. 

It's my belief that ignorance neither is born or dies over night, but I hope that this is one more arrow in it's caved in chest. 

There's really only one angle a pr team could approach this from and it's transparently. If he even tried to deny an ounce of what was said on this recording, he'll burry himself even dealer than he already has.