What Do You Do When Someone Sends You An Email That Offends You??

[mtblujeans]

What do you do when a friend sends you an email that you don't necessarily agree with? I forwarded an email to a friend that I received from a friend concerning politics and she acted offended. Should politics be a 'HOT' topic between friends??

 

[Jungle Skipper]

I just shrug it off and hit delete.

Jungle Josh

 

[FTWFAN]

I just ignore them! No need letting yourself get upset and all worked up!

 

[Dan Murphy]

I rarely read a forwarded email, I delete most without ever reading.

 

[mtblujeans]

I very much agree! I was just checking my values, I guess!! Thanks!!

 

[Serena]

Talk to her. Ask her if it bothered her and if she'd rather you not send anymore.

 

[LisaZoe]

I've learned that politics and religion are very "hot button" topics so only discuss them with people I know can keep the discussion civil. Some people are very sensitive, definisive and adamant about their own opinions being the "right" one and it's not worth arguing about it IMO.

Like others have said, I don't forward email to people about anything that might be a sensitive topic. In fact, I usually just ignore ones forwarded to me unless it's a story that is obviously an "urban legend" then I'll refer the sender to my favorite UL debunking website That seems to have cut down a lot on the silly stories people forward to me about poisonous perfume samples, bacteria infested sponge "samples", etc. that may come in the mail

 

[mtblujeans]

I told her that I understood her point of view and that I had just forwarded the email to all my friends. I told her that, now that she had expressed opinion, I would be more selective in what I forward.

I don't really know the political view of many of my friends or relatives because most don't make an issue of it. I feel comfortable with my political point of view.....it is not a hot topic for me if someone disagrees with me. Live and learn, I guess.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

There's someone at work who's always forwarding emails - about 9/11, chain letter type mail, jokes, angels, etc. I just click delete without saying a word.

 

[Aimeedyan]

I've been struggling with this lately... I have an aunt who continuely sends me emails that are often loads of garbage and I don't agree at ALL with them. Lots of them are downright hate filled.

I have struggled with whether or not to email back about them, esp the ones that simply promote hate and ignorance.

I have decided to just delete ANYTHING she forwards me, before I even click it open. Often the title itself gets me worked up, but I just run for the delete button.

I truly want to just block her email all together, but decided that it's not worth hurt feelings.

It's hard, but more mature I think, to just hit delete when it's something in whcih neither party will win from arguing over.

 

[Mimi Q]

I just hit the delete button and forget it.

 

[goofygirl]

I get those stupid emails too, the political ones do not bother me, the "important infos" and "warnings" annoy me.


There's still some suckers who believe Microsoft is giving away money if you forward something a number of times. Jeez, I thought that rumor was long dead!

 

[tiggerlover]

Politics and religion are definitely "hot topics" and it doesn't take much to offend people. I lost a DIS buddy because of an email forward and it isn't fun. I am a Christian and I have many Christian friends and one of them forwarded me an email with a prayer for friends. I thought it was a nice prayer and I wanted to share it with my friends, but this one friend was totally offended that I sent it to her and that I was diminishing Christian values in some way by sending a "chain" email about God. I am sorry she was offended and told her so after her upsetting email, but I truly didn't feel there was anything wrong with it, but I was sorry that it went against what she believed and that I had offended her. We have not spoken or written in a very, very long time because of it.

For me personally if I get an offending email I simply delete it and move on.

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

I think we all have friends and relatives that think sending "forwarded" messages is some type of personal contact. I have a friend out-of-state that is deeply religious. She very rarely talks to me in person but constantly sends religious chain-type emails. Sometimes these things have pages of people they have already been forwarded to. I always just delete them but need to be honest and tell my friend that I never read them and feel such messages make my computer a "virus" magnet.

So, in regard to the OP's question, even though I don't find my friend's emails offensive...they get the boot just the same!

 

[binny]

delete delete delete

 

[Jeanny]

delete it and go on to the next one.

 

[LisaSt]

I just delete it it really is no big deal.

 

[Disney Doll]

I generally try and be selective about what I send to whom. If I know someone's political leanings, and I reeive something that goes against them entirely, I won't end that one on to them. Same thing for religion. I usually try and send ones that are amusing or daybrighteneing, but not millions of them either.

If you think the person can taske it, try saing "Aunt Mary, I don't like the jokes you send me that make fun of (insert bigoted group reference here), but I would love to hear form you about how you and Uncle Bill and your kids and grandkids are".

 

[goin2disneyagain]

During the 2000 election a friend that did not know my political views forwarded an email to me that was against my personal views and for the person I was voting against. I didn't say anything to her but the next time I went to forwarding an email for my political views and my favorite political candidate I forwarded that email to her. I think she may have gotten the message because she hasn't sent me anything political since.

 

[JessetheCowgirl]

Originally posted by Dan Murphy
I rarely read a forwarded email, I delete most without ever reading.