Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Go check out the websites that I posted of myself winning the riding/educational/judging titles. I will posts pictures of all of literary/journalism awards as well, but I am not on websites for those. When did I ever say that I was an expert on police brutality? I have studied it, but I am certainly not an expert on it.

LOL.

AGAIN, WHEN MY CREDIBILITY IS ATTACKED, I BRING UP PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO PROVE THAT I AM INDEED CREDIBLE. If any of you think that it is wrong, then kiss my a s s because I don't think it is, especially when someone is saying that I don't know my stuff when I do. All of this arose from posters saying just that. I am trying to get you all to think. In other words, I posted my resume to give myself some credibility so that some of these posters would take a step back, look at their current stance, and then decide if it was beneficial or intelligent to change their mind.

I have an analogy. Someone who you think is your friend gives you a clear, colorless liquid. You think that it is water. As you put it up to your mouth, another friend yells, "Stop! Don't drink that! It's poison!" Now, are you going to still drink the poison because you want to be consistent, or do you change your mind because you were given new, beneficial information.

There is nothing wrong with changing (or not changing) your mind when you consider others perspectives on situations and the facts, especially if they have the credibility (not talking about this thread because it is opinion at this point; talking about life because I'm in the mood to do so) to back it up. One thing I will do is admit when I am wrong and change my opinion if need be. We need to learn from each other, not attack each other. That is one of the biggest problems in America right now IMO.

One of the best phrases, "All successful people in life have big egos....doctors, lawyers, and the like. It takes a big ego to get themselves there." This saying holds to be true. Since I can't become a jockey because I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, I am going to be a rheumatologist (a arthritis/allergy doctor). Do you get my drift? I am very proud of my accomplishments and like telling the whole world about them, but then again, most people do. If that offends you then I am sorry, but this is just who I am. You have to take the good and the bad with me because I am not going to change who I am or hide behind a mask just so a horse racing message board (that consists of people I don't even know) won't gang up on me. I'm real, and don't hide behind a superficial wall like a lot of people do. Nor do I back down from a challenge (especially an academic one) unless the other person clearly knows more about a topic than I do.