there are times i have so much on my mind and on my plate that i seem to need to regurgitate it up and out, and it usually ends up here.

then there are times i feel like doing the whole "meme" thing, because i am more introspective, but wish to keep in touch than anything else.

my regurgitation-question-of-the-day-could-be-a-meme is this:

if someone says something offensive say in a thread on their own blog, how do you deal with it?

do you employ the ole "if you can't say anything nice" adage and walk away?

do you throw in a comment?

do you ignore it, delete them from your blogroll or delete them from your bloglines, wash your hands of them entirely?

i've read some pretty offensive things in the past and for the most part, just walk away. there is one person who i continue to read when the things that are being said are just so mean and hateful and hurtful (even if this person doesn't see it) -- that i don't know how to deal with. it's part of this person's make up and i doubt it will change. curiosity has me checking back to see if anyone has responded and for the most part, what may have offended me will probably go unnoticed and unaddressed. i don't know that i always have to champion the cause, so to speak, so i don't say anything and fade away.

doesn't sound much like me, does it?

i am wondering how bold everyone is...just how bold are you?