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Originally Posted by nwgirl
A. I don't feel ganged up on.
And B. I'm not being condescending because someone doesn't agree with my opinion. If I'm being condescending about anything it's that some people who've commented on this thread have commented in such a way that I think their either being stubborn or flat out stupid. Because to me (and this is my opinion), anyone who speaks in absolutes and puts their beliefs out there like they are fact, without having any proof to back themselves up, is stupid.
Because see...here's where I'm having the problem. It's not my opinion that someone can run without a bra. It's fact. It's not my opinion that someone can run with long pants on. It's a fact. It's not my opinion that someone can run a marathon and look less than haggard at the finish line. It's fact. Those are not my opinions. These are fact.
I didn't call everyone on here morons or idiots. But if you're going to say "no way" to something, you should be prepared to back it up. Me calling people for talking out their ass is not condescending.
It's not my fault no one can back up their "no way" statements. It's not my fault people spoke without being informed. It's not my fault it took me thirty minutes to disprove their less than well thought out "opinions". I'm pretty sure I've heard it on here before, but I think it goes without saying - you're free to have an opinion, but you better be prepared to back it up. Right?
And if anyone thinks that condescending of me - too bad.
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Of course it's possible she
did run the marathon, I think a few people (myself included) were just pointing out that it seemed a little fishy. The fact that she didn't wear appropriate clothes, looked the way she did at the finish line, the lack of pictures in the beginning or middle of the race, and how she went to an event in heels the same night were all just a little suspicious. Now, for a
normal person, I might overlook these things. But this is Tommy girl and Katie we're talking about, they're publicity whores and I believe they were even promoting something at the time. They needed some nice, normal publicity where he looks like a caring husband cheering her on. So they could have set the whole thing up. Obviously none of this is fact, it's assumptions based several factors. I think it's a bit rude to call people "morons" or "stupid" for having different opinions (as far fetched as you think those opinions might be). That's personally attacking members and it's not OK. Forums are built on different opinions and they keep things interesting, so why don't we just agree to disagree?
I'm done with this argument though, we're just beating a dead horse at this point