When is a "LOL" not an "LOL"???????

Something that has been bugging me for a while.........................

I am on Facebook, as most people in the cyber connected world are. (Maybe that is a huge generalisation but I will make it anyway.)

It seems that some people in their posts make outlandish statements and sometimes quite pointed, hurtful and rude comments.

I have over time, read comments that have made me repel back from the keyboard and internal thought........ wow....... did that person really mean to say that?????

It seems that as long as you put a LOL at the end of it....... everything is ok.

What gives the right for a person to take a swipe at someone and "LOL" it to then make an attempt to take the sting out of it ?

In "LOLing" it seems that this gives a window of opportunity. An opportunity to be able to blame the person it was targeted at if they take offence or get upset by the comment.

"I was only joking" "Didn't you see my LOL (insert smiley face here)

I say why don't you just man/woman up and own it.

Say what you think, but remember, your words have the potential to hurt and harm others.
Some people are not as robust as you maybe.

For my money, I will always say that most people do not go out of their way to hurt people or make them feel bad. (although there are exceptions to the rules as we all know)

I also think that most people write "their truth" when making comments of web pages, Social Media and the like.
It maybe wrapped up in a different package........ throw away comment, funny remark, direct statement...............

If you have the guts to write it, then have the guts to own it.