Perhaps the most profound name ever bestowed upon a species, was that given to human beings by Karl Linnaeus in 1753 in his great book Systema Naturae - namely, Homo
Sapiens. Linnaeus briefly epitomized this with the words; "Man, know thyself" (Homo nosce Te ipsum). This sounds like an injunction, and it is; but it was also intended to
underscore the fact that human beings are the only creatures in the world capable of self-consciousness and contemplation and characterized by an unparalleled creativity.
W hich brings me to my topic.
Has man lost its humanity
In surveying the history of humanity, we find that there is hardly a visible part of the human body that has not been submitted to some form of mutilation. For instance, some
prehistoric peoples, to judge from their mural art, left negative impressions of their hands from which parts of the fingers had been removed.1 Such figures are known from several
caves associated with the Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Perigordian phase of culture of the Pyrenees, dating back to some 25,000 years before the present. Such mutilations have
been not uncommon among indigenous peoples of our own day. The story of bodily mutilations would occupy a large volume in the story of humankind, and few would be more
strange and interesting than those relating to male and female Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for
centuries in parts of Africa, generally as one element of a rite of passage preparing young girls for womanhood and marriage. Often performed without anesthetic under septic
conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision can cause death or permanent health problems as well as severe pain.
Despite these grave risks, its practitioners look on it as an integral part of their cultural and ethnic identity, and some perceive it as a religious obligation.Opponents of female
genital cutting, however, emphasize that the practice is detrimental to women's health and well-being. Some consider female circumcision a ritualized form of child abuse and
violence against women, a violation of human rights and humanity.
Columbine High School massacre
April 20, 1999: The Massacre
mumm...
Injuries and deaths in initial incident
1. Rachel Scott, age 17, killed by shots to the head, torso, and leg on a grassy area next to the West Entrance of the school.
2. Richard Castaldo, age 17, shot in the arm, chest, back and abdomen on the same grassy area.
3. Daniel Rohrbough, age 15, killed by a shot to the chest on the West Staircase.
4. Sean Graves, age 15, shot in the back, foot and abdomen on the West Staircase.
5. Lance Kirklin, age 16, shot with wounds to the leg, neck and jaw on the West Staircase.
6. Michael Johnson, age 15, escaped from the grassy knoll with wounds to his face, arm and leg.
7. Mark Taylor, age 16, shot in the chest, arms and leg on the grassy knoll.
8. Anne-Marie Hochhalter, age 17, shot in the chest, arm, abdomen, back, and left leg near the cafeteria's entrance.
9. Brian Anderson, age 16, injured near the West Entrance by flying glass.
10. Patti Nielson, age 35, hit in the shoulder by shrapnel near the West Entrance.
11. Stephanie Munson, age 16, shot in the ankle inside the North Hallway.
12. Dave Sanders, age 47, died of blood loss after being shot in the neck and back inside the South Hallway.
I recently posted what would be called a mumm on a web site called fubar .
Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting, name calling, teasing or taunting.
Sometimes it is indirect, such as spreading rumors or trying to make others reject someone.Often people dismiss bullying among kids as a normal part of growing up. But bullying is
harmful. It can lead children and teenagers to feel tense and afraid. It may lead them to avoid school. In severe cases, teens who are bullied may feel they need to take drastic
measures or react violently. Others even consider suicide. For some, the effects of bullying last a lifetime.Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and involves an
imbalance of power or strength. Usually, it is repeated over time. Traditionally, bullying has involved actions such as: hitting or punching (physical bullying), teasing or name-
calling (verbal bullying), or intimidation through gestures or social exclusion. In recent years, technology has given children and youth a new means of bullying each other.
Cyber bullying, which is sometimes referred to as online social cruelty or electronic bullying, can involve* Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages or images;* Posting
sensitive, private information about another person;* Pretending to be someone else in order to make that person look bad;* Intentionally excluding someone from an online group
Children and youth can cyberbully each other through:* E-mails,* Instant messaging,* Text or digital imaging messages sent on cell phones,* Web pages,* Web logs (blogs),* Chat
rooms or discussion groups, and* Other information communication technologies.
so here is the problem are my fellow fubarians or should i say mumm bashers acting out of anger
because they are the product of an abused child hood (i.e. child abuse in any reference)
or monkey see monkey do
I was meet with as Karl Linnaeus would say unparalleled creativity by my fellow man comments were as followed.
russianfoxx,,February 20, 2008 @ 1:04 am #148 of 151
I have never been abused nor bullied. I hate stupid people, they are my pet peeve, and I wish they all just FOAD. Living should be a privilege, not a right.
Bounty Hunter,,
February 20, 2008 @ 12:57 am #144 of 151
I was not abused nor am I a follower. I have combat related PTSD. With that comes some rage issues. I handle those issues in here. Plus it amuses me.
There are far too many idiots in this world, as is evident by reading most of the drivel people are trying to pass off as mumms. Most of these idiots just don't know they are idiots
because nobody has told them. So I also feel as if it is my civic duty to bash away at these poor bastards.
Peace,,
February 20, 2008 @ 12:50 am #141 of 151
CYBER BULLYING – WHAT IS IT AND HOW CAN WE
HELP OUR KIDS
David Lowenstein, Ph.D.
Psychologist
http://www.drlowenstein.com/_data/user_docs/cyber-bullying.pdf
Posted for anyone who wants to read the entire article. It has tips for dealing with it and everything. Gosh, now I feel ripped off by this mumm. :-(
This fellow fubarian as they call each other saw the need to call me a "plagiarizer, but at no point did i say this was my work i simple put out a topic and a question...well I hope he
has the same balls to stand up for the things that matter ..his ethics wil be tested.
Fizzle
February 20, 2008 @ 12:43 am #123 of 151
to actually address the subject, I was never abused as a child, and no, I dont follow others. Even if everyone else here was lollipops and gum drops I would still be a sarcastic
bastard with something off color to say.
Your mumm hasnt left the room for option C. Anonymous Asshole
My point being if the adults act like the children how do we exspect our children to act.but was not lost their where some signs of humanity.
Legend-of-the-B...
February 20, 2008 @ 12:55 am #142 of 151
Whether he copied this or not it all has a point. And those who want to say Freedom of Speech....does not mean people have a right to be a bunch of rude a$$ people. You behave
like this is a real bar you would eventually get yourself knocked out. Plus....how can we ever put an end to hateful things when ya all act like this? I do not even think I can
compare any of the behavior to kids really other than no one behaves like an adult in here. And I am talking of the rude people who for some reason have nothing constructive to say
and wast other people's time chatting away or being rude to the person who posted a mum. I hear you all saying you have lives yet like one pointed out a lot of you are on a lot.
And I am sorry, but any decent soldier who has dies or is still alive serving this country is not doing it so you all can be rude and hateful. They would clock a lot of you out too for
being so disrespectful of your fellow man. You all just need to grow up.
I find a lot of you to be offensive and a lot of you should be banned. I do not know why things are not enforced more in the area of this behavior.
ßûggzÿ Grêêtêr ...
February 20, 2008 @ 1:47 am #150 of 151
As a child of polo myself growing up...I wore a brace all the time.....so naturally I stood out and to me if another child didnt understand why I did they would and not sure pick on
me and thus so would there friends.....So I am saying if you stick out in a crowd and you dont follow the norm others who dont act like you tend to pick on you why who knows
Now here on furbar you would think this ermmmmmmm adults and I use that term losely would know better........but I am strongly thinking they may be adults on the out side but!
are still kids with adolescence tendences ..meaning they have never grown up
and if any of you haters dont like what I said, personally I dont give a fffffffffff
Silhouette- Fu-...
February 20, 2008 @ 12:33 am #103 of 151
February 20, 2008 @ 12:31 am #94 of 99
This era of the mumms is mostly monkey see monkey do which has created a dilute form of what was some of the must creative sarcastic intellegent comments probably of the whole
cyberworld. You can also call it where little brothers and sisters wanted to be like big brothers amd sisters who they saw posting their thoughts and opinions. But, because they
wasn't accepted decided to be even better or in this case harsh than ones before them which leads to the easy attacks that has been labeled as bashing.
With that said i now say this if you act like sheep then you are sheep (My secret sex toy) and humanity is surely doomed ..maybe man can learn from past mistakes ..but some think
otherwise...in fact i think the one truth that can be found is that the only lesson man has learned from history is that man has not learned from history...(my secret sex toy)
I heard countless speaches on how man has changed has evolved from our primitive way but i fail to see it in todays world many have argued what about the men and women that
fought for humanity for humanities freedoms, and rights... "i reply and look how man repays them by killing man tourmenting man ..i once read something Mahatma Gandhi it stated
the following
Gandhi's Talisman - Mahatma Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948)
“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man
whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him. Will he gain anything by it? Will it restore him to a control over his own life
and destiny? In other words, will it lead to Swaraj (i.e. freedom) for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.”by
way of (wiz fubar .com) until we find this man humanity and mankind are endangered unparalleled creative beings..
"In conclusion if man does not find a way to live with its fellow man the end is merly a blink away and time is shorter than most men think
in a world where man is viewed differently i only ask this when you wake up in the mourning look into the mirror look at the suit your
wearing and on your way to work look at every other human being thats on their way to work they may not wear what you wear but we all
wear the same uniform when the clothes come off ...
