How do you handle ignorance/combativeness on Facebook?

SnShne322 · August 2015

I have a "friend" on Facebook who tends to spout off at the mouth about certain topics. Typically they are hot button issues, largely in the mother/parenting realm. I'm usually able to avoid her and not engage, but she posted something the other day that was offensive to me and I'm battling on whether or not to say anything. Typically, I'm not a confrontational person. At all. However, her combativeness on this topic still has my blood boiling after three days. It's not that she's necessarily wrong, but her tone is offensive and hurtful and not at all supportive to her cause.

I know the obvious answer is to hide her if I'm not sure if I should engage, but it's a little tricky with my relationship to her.

I guess I don't really know what I'm asking, but it's really been bothering me and I think, maybe, I just needed an outlet for my frustration.

InLovewSB · August 2015

I am the type of person to not respond. Sometimes I type up an entire response, read it a few times, and then delete it without posting. To me, it just doesn't do any good to start a debate with an acquaintance on FB, especially one that is as ignorant as you say.

I recommend blocking her comments so they don't enrage you in the future.

angelashly · August 2015

I have never said anything. I've wanted to but haven't pressed enter. I figure I might as well just block. Can you just block and not defriend so that they don't realize it?

SnShne322 · August 2015

angelashly said:

I have never said anything. I've wanted to but haven't pressed enter. I figure I might as well just block. Can you just block and not defriend so that they don't realize it?

I think that's what it's going to come down to. I knew that you could hide people, I just wasn't sure what the details were. Like if we post in similar local FB groups, would I see her posts and would it be obvious that I'm hiding her? I didn't realize that I could just go to their FB page and unfollow them on my news feed. I'm guessing I'll still see if I'm tagged in anything.

I'm not smart when it comes to FB sometimes.

sassypants527 · August 2015

The unfollow option is a godsend.

RevJen · August 2015

I unfollow..

Skeezon · August 2015

Unfollow.

GreenBride624 · August 2015

Unfollow or defriend depending on the relationship.

julie37619 · August 2015

Delete, delete, delete.

SnShne322 · August 2015

I think it's been almost a week of unfollowing her posts and I'm already less stressed scrolling Facebook. Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Engaging was probably not the right choice, nor would it have made a difference, so I'm glad I stayed out of it!

pinkybooklover09 · August 2015

I try not to get political on FB if I can help it, but when a former CW and friend (that I really like IRL) posted something about Malia Obama and her husband commented that she was a "dumb whorebag like her mother", I had to unfollow. I felt super guilty and mean but it wasn't their first time saying something I deemed as ignorant and distasteful about the Obamas that had nothing to do with politics so in the interest of self preservation I will always unfollow and maybe go back and occasionally like a pic of theirs so I don't feel like a total jerk.

How do you handle ignorance/combativeness on Facebook?

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