5.22.12 THE DARK SIDE - Post here if.....

True, its not a democracy.

However, appeals are made all the time, and very often results in change.



ETA: [snerk] Hence today's light-and-dark threads. There was a lot of positive feedback about this last time. Odd, but true. Still not gonna make it a regular occurance - news is news is news - but it may pop up periodically.

Yes, I understood last week, that the Light Thread was all about Adam making #1. That made sense. It was kind of like suspending family arguments because it's grandma's birthday, or whatever.

Today just came out of the blue.

I too like the idea of having a place for in-depth discussion and like to dream there would be enough people who wanted to participate. A place where we could talk a little more deeply.

There used to be a thread like that on ALFC but it died because of this very issue -- that people eventually weren't allowed to discuss "negative" issues.

Whaat?! Something must have happened. The last time I was here it was delightful and comfy - must be a broken water line.

I shall fix this w/my Adam-given powers, because Adam would agree the weird kids deserve a nice place too!

[Waves wand that sparkles darkly. All is dry, clean and mold-free.]

[taps chin thoughtfully... Ahh, a Moroccan theme-ish? Yesss]

[Out of the dark swirl and gold/silver sparks pops thick tribal carpets from our peeps in Central Asia and Syria; antique egyptian lamps hang from the ceiling casting beautiful light patterns; scented candles give a spicy subtle scent from the low wooden tables, finaalllly, long low sofas of dark, dark red swirl and then plop down in a companionable pattern, along with many floor pillows of excessive size. Ah, voila~]

[Oops, quick add of ~provocative wall art featuring someone familiar and a few hookahs behind the bar.]

(Of course there's a bar! But also dark coffee blends and dark hot chocolate)

There you go, my loves. Whenever someone wanders (or takes refuge) here, you'll be comfy to exchange any 'doubting' views or just share or debate. If necessary, I'm sure we could create a dueling corner - no virtual blood on the carpet please

Adam Lambert quoting Dr. Martin Luther King: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that."

Thoughts that are truly negative are in danger of being left here to fester, feed on each other, and grow; thoughts that are "deep" are in danger of eventually being extinguished and suffocated here in the buried dungeon of the board.

anjalee asked, how does one find this thread? I suspect it's hidden to sweep it under the carpet, and so it won't be part of the public face of the board, where (on a semi-regular basis going forward) we must put on our happy, shiny, glittery persona and speak only positively or not post (how is that not the definition of censorship and being required to fall in line and act in lockstep?).

From what I can see, Adam works to consciously choose the light side, while looking head on at the dark. It seems to me that he doesn't stuff it down or hide it away or refuse to "process" the dark, or deny its existence in the world or that it's also part of his makeup, but he has made the choice to not dwell on it or give it greater power. And he has also suggested that there is beauty in the dark side. I don't think separate but equal works, but if there must be separate threads I wish they were equally accessible, without one being exiled to the ghetto. How many people will want to come here to this section of the board to "work through" their questions or fears or doubts if they're made to feel like their "underneath" is something shameful or bad or undesirable or that they've somehow failed as the right kind of fan? And how many people will want to come here for analytical discussion when given the message that this kind of thinking is not valued on this board and is relegated to the basement that "no one is going to waste a lot of time reading."

What is the point of having this hidden thread at all if the next day people are "allowed" to have the same discussions on the main thread?

I want to be happy; Adam makes me happy. I don't want to drown in negativity. I think if given a chance a community can, for the most part, regulate itself and find its own balance by--when confronted with the dark--offering counterpoints and new perspectives, acknowledgement, a different focus, sometimes silence and space, humor, compassion, and light.