13 Comments so far

1. amybeade on October 21, 2009 11:43 am

   Wow. I admire you sticking with what you believe is right. And I agree with you, I don’t like rude jokes forwarded by e-mail. I think people get offended because in effect you’ve pointed out that they are doing something offensive, that not everyone has their type of humor. So they get touchy. It’s rather stupid on their part, and if they delete you from their contacts it’s their problem, not yours. Shows a rather high level of immaturity on their part, I think.

2. ll_jenny_ll here on October 21, 2009 11:55 am

   tell them that you’re offended by the jokes…

3. tomomx3 on October 21, 2009 12:22 pm

   I get a lot of emails and when I don’t approve of them I just delete them. People are easily offened so if I don’t like it I don’t send it on.

4. DOGnPONY on October 21, 2009 1:06 pm

   Nobody likes to be called down on their behavior. They may feel as if you are scolding or judging them. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with your request. If the material that they are sending you offends you, then be thankful that you no longer have to view it.

5. berry on October 21, 2009 1:10 pm

   No one likes a prude.

6. Tmarie99 on October 21, 2009 1:25 pm

   Because they don’t like being reminded that the jokes are rude or crude. It’s ok to not want them. I’ve told several people the same thing.
   If they delete you from their contacts you didn’t need them as contacts anyway.

7. JW van JW on October 21, 2009 1:32 pm

   Be yourself,buddy. You are going on the right track. They do not want to be your friends,just because they don’t deserve you.
   I suggest a wiser way to reject: Delete those silly jokes out whenever you recieve it(It’s what I always do,without them knowing it).

8. Travelle on October 21, 2009 1:49 pm

   Why do you think they are offended? They simply deleted you so that you won’t receive their mass mailings. They didn’t necessarily end the “friendship”.
   We all can draw our own boundaries, you AND them. I’d not think another thing about it if I were you. Continue to contact them if you wish, or better, learn to separate Internet contacts from friends. There’s a difference sometimes.

9. SuperN on October 21, 2009 2:19 pm

   Maybe they think if you don’t like the same jokes they do, you’re not the kind of person they want to associate with. Some people are petty like that, and it shouldn’t suprise you that petty people are also selfish enough to take a polite request as an insult. If they were sending me rude or offensive emails, I’d be glad to be removed from their list.

10. Some Guy on October 21, 2009 2:22 pm

    Don’t feel bad about it. If they are offended then that’s their problem. You have done nothing wrong. In fact, you did something right by being honest with them. At least you got them to stop sending you trash.
    What I do is I just don’t acknowledge it at all. Then when they ask if I got something I tell them that my spam filter usually deletes all that stuff and I never see it. Then they stop sending it.

11. cocoamoe on October 21, 2009 2:52 pm

    I don’t either. I try to consider the person I am sending or forwarding e-mails to.
    I have in the past hurt feelings and have learned form my mistake.
    So if I know someone is going through time, has a drinking problem , or has any other issues that they might think the e-mail is directed towards them I don’t forward.

12. SANDRA on October 21, 2009 3:38 pm

    I DON’T KNOW BUT THEY ARE PROBABLY THE SAME COCKROACH WHO SEND CHAIN E-MAILS I LOVE SO MUCH:) LOL

13. Bert Weidemeier on October 21, 2009 4:34 pm

    Its really nonsense isn’t it, don’t you think there would be bigger things to involve themselves with???