Sheeple: A group of people who have a sheep like mentality and follow the leader blindly
Do not be sheeple people! Sheeple are much like lemmings, they blindly follow along with the group and never question "why" something is happening.
In the author trade (and other places too so no one feels left out/offended) we refer to these people as "yes" wo/men, or "brown nosers". They don't question anything and just do whatever the higher ups say. They have zero thoughts for themselves and actually, in most cases, find it comforting when someone else takes control and guides them along. Though they can be some of the most vicious and spiteful people on the planet when they are stabbing you in the back.
Now, this is NOT like working for a company with a project leader - for example. A project leader expects certain things from their people and yet also expects questions and answers that may or may not be what they want to hear. They are looking for communication and dialogue - this is not what a sheeple herder wants. The herder of the sheeple expects complete and total loyalty and if not, then you are branded a trouble maker and basically ostracized.
Becoming the black sheep of the sheeple community also means that you need to be doubly aware of your surroundings and who you speak to and who can see what of your public persona. It also means being extremely careful about what you say about certain things in all arenas. Sheeple are easily offended and assume everything is about them or their herder. Which means if you make some flippant, off the cuff and, to your mind, humorous comment about something (with no names, no real details) they will become offended and start a war on-line. They will also tattle on you faster than you can say Yankee Doodle Dandy. Which then brings the herder, who may or may not be your publisher, into the picture and now you get to deal with them.
They will NOT have gotten the entire story or, more than likely, anything truthful from their sheeple informant. But you will be at fault. Plain and simple. You will be the bad guy and the sheeple will demand restitution, aka - the apology in a public format. If you can't avoid getting into a sheeple confrontation, likely you won't because these are basically douche bags with sticks so far up their asses they have splinters on their tongues, try and pacify the herder. Show them the original post and ask how that appears in any way offensive to a reasonable, functional and logic based adult with the mentality of an adult (not a 13 year old in 40 year old body for example). You may still be required to pass along an apology but tell them, flat out, that while you will give the apparently injured party a private, off-line apology for the fact they have no sense of humour, you won't be doing it on-line because you and the other 90 people that commented on the post had no trouble seeing the humour in it nor did they see it as a dig at anyone.
While this likely will pacify the herder of the sheeple and, if you are lucky, the sheeple in question, don't bet on it. But, whatever you do, stick to your guns as long as you are 100% positive you have done absolutely nothing wrong. And ensure you get screen shots of all the sheeple interaction, you may need it later if they decide to erase their portion of the conversation because they are that low and slimy.
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