Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Is the Glass Half Full?

Some people tend to look for the negative. You can find them everywhere. They claim to be happy, well adjusted - yet they try to find fault everywhere they can. The only time they are truly happy is when they are able to find fault and drag others down.

Two nights ago, they tried to get me. A "joke" from the show, one that has been performed 1,000's of times in front of family audiences - received a complaint. They didn't complain to me, they went out of their way to reach my client and raise havoc. The "upset" individual(s) misinterpreted the line and twisted it into their own foul-minded perversion. As I understand, they left the show in a huff before the punchline was even delivered.

My contact approached me to let me know what had happened. He was at the show, had heard the line at countless shows and had no problem with it. I removed the line from the show just the same - no need to create issues.

This brings me to this thought - if I said "Wow! Look at her!" That could mean - that woman looks great! Could mean she looks "hot"! Either of those would be fine in the appropriate setting. However when someone twists the meaning into "Woah - I gotta get a piece of that action" - they have taken things too far. Clean up my act? Clean up your mind!

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