Excuse my punchy subject line and header. We all have watched a piece of content, read a newsletter (ah hem), or watched some bozo on Fox News ramble all for us to say in our heads or out loud “OH FOR FUCKS SAKE, JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!!”

It’s funny how we ALL have experienced moments like these and last week I couldn’t help but to feel that rage as I’m scrolling through the comments of a viral video we posted about “RAVE MANNERS”

I’m mostly enraged at the fact that there are people getting really upset at our content creator, Kevin, with some even showing violent threats to him. Every one of those comments I’m reading I’m literally repeating in my head “OH JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP!”

What was funny is you also see comments telling our content creator to “shut the fuck up” about his opinion and all of the people who are disagreeing with each other essentially all sending the same “shut the fuck up” vibes to each other. It was quite a spectacle if you haven’t seen it yet.

First and foremost, it’s NOT nice to tell someone to “shut the fuck up” even though I’m sure it feels good….no I’m sure it feels great! It’s just not civil and imo it’s really rude if you let one off in-person, just keep that in your head or in private if you really need to rip one.

Second, I do think there are instances where people really do need to shut the fuck up such as at the movies, a funeral, a church, a temple, and THE DANCEFLOOR! Let’s keep it that way and let’s remind ourselves and others on the dancefloor to keep it hush unless you’re saying things like “Bye”, “brb”, “stay right here”, “need water or a drink?” aka speaking RELEVANT words on the dancefloor then fine…speak and then leave but to hold conversations about your week, your personal affairs blah blah blah take it outside and away from the dancefloor.

If there’s one place we should ALL encourage each other to STFU, the dancefloor would be one of those places.

Lastly, I want to remind you all that not everyone is going to agree with everything you say or post publicly. We often choose to not say anything important or relevant due to the fear or imaginary illusion that people out there are telling us to “Shut the fuck up” and through that illusion or fear we hold back not realizing what you have to say or post can actually help someone, entertain someone, educate someone, or even empathize with a specific group or community.

We ALL have the freedom to say what we want but do we really??! The answer is 10000% NO

WHY? Because we are scared of being judged by what we say or post online. Grow up people….I’m sure there are lots of you who have been receiving my emails since 2020 that have told me to “Shut the fuck up” and actually some have! They let one off on me before unsubscribing lol

And you don’t think I “KNOW” there are people (including some that work here at SIX AM) that internally tell me to “STFU” when they see one of my outrageous content or email (such as this one)? Do you think I give a shit? You know the answer to that.

So moving forward, if you are not at a movie, a funeral, a church/temple, or on a WORK dancefloor this weekend, then I encourage you to NOT shut the fuck up. Speak your mind, speak your opinion, and speak your value that can actually help someone. Don’t just shut the fuck up because you “know” someone out there wants you to. That’s not why we live in this country!

If people have the right to tell you to “STFU” then you have every right to do the exact opposite, just not on our dancefloor please <3