i don't believe in grammar nazis

i think throwing the term 'nazi' around for people who correct poor grammar on the internet is a bit much. nazis were fucked up. nazis did a lot of evil shit. you can't just take the label 'nazi' and apply it to anyone who happens to bother you a little. anyone who corrects you on which form of there/their/they're you're using is hardly evil enough to have earned the term nazi. so please, stop using it.

i know, i know... you thought it was cute to call people grammar nazis. you figured if you used the term 'nazi,' that would have to pressure whoever it's directed at to stop acting in a way that is an inconvenience to you. after all, they're harshing your mellow. how dare they! i can't believe there's people out there who see poor grammar and actually want to correct it, right?

we willingly choose to communicate on the internet. social networking happens to be a form of communication that is confined by the boundaries of typing. sure, i might be able to get through your poorly constructed blurbs on facebook and know what you meant to say, but i shouldn't have to put that much effort into it. you should care a little more about how you appear when communicating. if we were talking in person, you wouldn't purposely fuck up and slur words and make it any harder than it has to be to get your point across to the person you're talking to. i don't understand why typing should be any different.

i'm not gonna lower my standards. i expect better from us. i can't be the only one who watches the movie, 'idiocracy,' and fears for the future of america. we're supposed to be the change we want to see in the world. so if that change happens to be an all around dumbing down of the general population, then go ahead and slaughter the language online and encourage others to do the same. let's get stupid on purpose ya'll, even though we know better.

the person correcting your poor grammar is not a grammar nazi. they're not even doing you any harm. if anything, they're defenders of language and communication and their actions are noble. if anything, you're the one guilty of slaughtering words and deteriorating the quality of how we communicate with one another. if there's a bad guy in this story, it's you.