Immortalised in these hip hop tomes is the concept of hating haters. Haters are a very modern construct, and I’ll concede that it’s annoying when you’re trying to do business and a furious hater keeps hounding you. But how should we address the issue of haters? Typically, the usual response is a drive by, but I’m here to propose an alternative solution.
Haters, by the nature of their very existence, are filled with hate. Why should we hate someone who only knows hate? That’s essentially the same as trying to put out a chip pan fire with grenades. As Ghandi once said “Hatin’ a hater gonna make you a hater”, or as it was more commonly translated “An eye for an eye makes us all blind”. Although I never fully understood that version (the only thing that stopped Ghandi going blind was his prescription spectacles), he is suggesting that we throw our arms around a hater rather than throw punches at them. Hate breeds more hate, which in turn breeds more hate, like a battery farm of hate. We all know that hate can also lead to spite, envy, wrath, death, farts, and hauntings, which none of us are all that keen on. Master Yoda warned us, but we didn’t take heed because he was just a shitty little puppet living in a swamp. Now look at us.
These haters have never known love, so it’s about time someone showed them some. That’s why I’m starting my “Hug A Hater” campaign. If we try and force our love upon those who wish us ill, perhaps we can change their attitudes. I’m encouraging people to give tight squeezes to those who displease us.
My Sentiments Exactly |
You can get involved by buying the t-shirt, the badge, and keeping those hugging arms supple. If someone calls you names on Twitter, simply respond saying “thank you sir, my arms extend towards you”. If you’re walking down the street and someone throws a drink over you from a car window, don’t chase them down and tear their vehicle apart, dispose of their rubbish and compliment them on a good shot. If a mugger tries to shank you in an alley, lean your lifeless body into them and try to warm their heart with your rapidly diminishing body heat.
As that famous scholarly gentleman known as Will.I.Am once said, “Where is the love?” It’s a pertinent question; where exactly is the love? Is it tucked into the sofa cushions? Is it in that mattered wad of tissues I have to dispose of when I see Scarlett Johansson popping down the shops on her bike (we live in a very privileged neighbourhood)? Perhaps it’s time for us to find it again.
For those who are interested in Hug A Hater, you might also want to consider joining my Kiss A Kidnapper and Marry A Molester campaigns.
Two things of concern Mr Addman
ReplyDeleteThe first is I am a little worried that saying "thank you sir, my arms extend towards you" might just be misunderstood leading to further tweets of a non friendly nature.
And secondly and of greater importance by far is this will ruin my new fledgling enterprise ...... Speed Hating. The last thing I need in a room of expectant fee paying clients is a hugger....
Firstly, I totally disagree. The good people of Twitter will respond positively to such an act.
DeleteSecondly, I can see how that could be a problem, but I'm sure that as a professional speed hater, you'd be able to find work at The Daily Mail.
When you're going 'bout your business and in walks a thug,
ReplyDeleteTurn yourself around and give that gangsta a hug.
Embrace that gangsta tightly, as a hugger would do,
And whisper with sincerity, "I love you."
Delightful little ditty there. I will commission you for a full album's worth of this material.
DeleteI would hug a hater if the time came really. These people need our help and they need our love or they just won't stop hating. We are their chance at being happy. We need to take that chance.
ReplyDeleteTake a chance, take a chance, take a chance, take a chance TAKE A CHANCE ON ME!
DeleteSorry, don't know what came over me there.
" Kiss A Kidnapper and Marry A Molester " campaigns???? Is this anything to do with the Tickle a Terrorist Week I have been hearing so much about?
ReplyDeleteYes it is. Bit similar to Rim a Regicidal Maniac, but slightly mote catchy.
DeleteThe last time I gave a hug to someone who displeased me the amount of my fine doubled and I was charged with resisting an arrest.
ReplyDeleteWow, they're giving haters the power to arrest people now? Tread carefully people.
DeleteCan't I just sit them down and have a heart-to-heart about how their hatesque choices are affecting their lives? I'm much better with condescension.
ReplyDeleteNope, it's full body contact or nothing. As I said to my ex. OH SNAP!
DeleteY'know, you're right. I shall hug a hater, with the same gentle love as described by the New York poet laureates, the Wu Tang Clan, "Awww I'm gonna give it to ya, with no trivia, raw like cocaine straight from Bolivia." That's the only way to spread the love. My only issue with this post and campaign is that you stretch the boundaries of credulity when you dare refer to Will.i.am as anything approaching scholarly.
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry about that. I didn't mean it, honest!
DeleteI can definitely see a #HugAHater hashtag doing the rounds x
ReplyDeleteIn that case, I'm off to Twitter to start one.
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I`ll start a campaign with giving retarded husbands away, DonateADick.....
ReplyDeleteI can just imagine a bottlebank full of discarded husbands. The problem is, they will be recycled and let back out into the general populace.
DeleteHey, recyclings supposed to be good tho... :) Ones trash is others treasure etc. I truly laughed out loud on that....
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