WHY Facebook SUSPENDED ME! (Kindda Funny) Why Facebook Suspended Me (a funny story) Alright, Facebook Family & Friends, as previously indicated, I am now off my FB imposed suspension but to fully understand this crazy situation, I must provide you some background information. Ya see, I like to think I’m an “artsy” type of guy. So, like most of us ‘artsy-type’ people, I posted a selfie headshot on my pre-suspension Facebook HomePage. The artsy part of me wanted this picture to be in Black & White for the winter season as a form of art statement to go along with my growing new found beard - which I had never been able to do before. My wife said the new growth is a result of Texas’ good soil, weather and sunshine. Don’t quite agree, but hey, I ain’t gonna tell HER that! However, living in San Antonia has its perks, one of which is an annual 3 week party which happens every spring. This non-stop party is similar to Mardi Gras, except with an Hispanic flair, and is called FIESTA! Being the artsy-type, in my mind I had this idea to replace the previously posted black and white selfie picture winter version showcasing my Texas grown beard, with a refreshed look in Spring by changing my selfie picture to a colored and a freshly shaved version- all to occur during Fiesta! When I posted the original B&W picture of me, I received comments from people I’ve known for years, like Reginald Cooke said, ‘you look like Malcolm X’! Others stated that I looked like Dr. Cornell West. Everyone had an ‘opinion’ about this picture, which is one of the perks of FB, right? But people would say my eyes were ‘demonic’, or other old friends, like Joesy Thompson, simply said, “it just doesn’t look like you!” Guess these comments should have been a clue but hey, it was ME – not Malcolm or Cornell or any demonic possessed man! Just me. Now Comes Facebook! Around the last week of January, I made a trip to Ohio and, one cold evening, I was sitting around the house talking when I decided to check my FB account. I open my Facebook page, and there is a big, bold notice that says, YOU ARE NOW SUSPENDED! Reason? Notice further stated that it was ‘because you have made Friendship Request to people who say they don’t know you’. “WHAT!?”, I yelled! Who in the *$%^& would say they don’t know me? Chris Dawkins? EVERYBODY KNOWS ME... or so my mind said. I’m thinking either someone is trying to punk me or Facebook is up to some shenanigans, or ‘foolishness’, as my wife likes to say! But I ain’t haven’t it – I’m Chris Dawkins! During my highly charged rant, my sister is chiming in, asking me what’s going on, and why am I fussing at my computer? So, I attempt to turn my computer around so that she can see the “YOU ARE NOW SUSPENDED” message. But to my disbelief, she doesn’t even notice the sign (but in her defense, my sister is technology challenged, among other things). She does, however, home right in on my B&W selfie and says to me, “Is that that old man from Cleveland that mom & dad use to visit?” I BUSTED OUT Laughing! “Are you for real?” I asked her once I could stop laughing. “You can’t see that is me, your brother?” She just gave me a blank look and walked away! Well, I guess I needed to be suspended if my own sister didn’t recognize that artsy selfie as ME - her own brother!
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:36:15 +0000
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