Nothing makes me angrier than to see one person call another (or a group of others) a piece of shit.  Let me make this very clear: no person is a piece of shit, and no person deserves to be called this.

To equate a person with excrement is an insult beyond the pale in ordinary discourse.  It is dishonorable.  It is reprehensible.  It is hate speech. And no person should ever be called this, not even people I disagree with.

That’s right.  I mean it.  Not you, not me.  Not Glenn Beck, not George W. Bush, not Barack Obama, not Al Franken, not Nancy Pelosi.  Not the Marquis de Sade, not Benito Mussolini, not Josef Stalin.  Not a single person who has ever lived, who lives now, or who will ever live.  Ever. 

Even if you are not a Christian, I hope you agree with me that all persons should be treated with dignity and respect.  Yes, even Osama bin Laden.  Even that seditious leader of guerrillas and terrorists — what’s his name? oh, yeah! — George Washington. 

Undercover Nun does not tolerate this language in her physical presence.  I am not sure I can tolerate it in my online presence any more, either.  When I see this language pop up in public discourse online, I’m going to say something about it publicly.  I’m not afraid to use shame: if you equate a person — a beautiful and unique child of God, your brother or sister in this world — to a pile of stinking poop, then you should be ashamed!

You’ve been warned.  Undercover Nun is on the rampage.

Love one another.  And act like it, for heaven’s sake!