Kringum 1980 umgekkst \u00e9g t\u00f6luvert f\u00f3lk \u00far \u00fdmsum komm\u00fanistasamt\u00f6kum sem bl\u00f3mstru\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00cdslandi um \u00fea\u00f0 leyti, einkum KSML og EIKml. \u00de\u00f3tt \u00e9g gengi aldrei \u00ed nein \u00feessara samtaka f\u00f3r ekki hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g fengi nasasj\u00f3n af \u00fdmsu \u00ed starfsh\u00e1ttum \u00feeirra. Me\u00f0al \u00feess sem okkur sem utan st\u00f3\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3tti s\u00e9rkennilegast \u2013 og fyndnast \u2013 var hin eil\u00edfa sj\u00e1lfsgagnr\u00fdni sem f\u00e9lagarnir stundu\u00f0u. H\u00fan n\u00e1\u00f0i h\u00e1marki \u00feegar tveir vinir m\u00ednir skiptu um li\u00f0, f\u00f3ru \u00far KSML \u00ed EIKml, og skrifu\u00f0u af \u00fev\u00ed tilefni 18 bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0na sj\u00e1lfsgagnr\u00fdni sem var dreift me\u00f0al f\u00e9laga. \u00deetta veit \u00e9g vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 plaggi\u00f0 var v\u00e9lrita\u00f0 \u00e1 stensla og s\u00ed\u00f0an fj\u00f6lrita\u00f0 (\u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var lj\u00f3sritun muna\u00f0ur sem n\u00e1msmenn g\u00e1tu vart leyft s\u00e9r) \u2013 og \u00feeir fengu mig til a\u00f0 v\u00e9lrita \u00fea\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1tti rafmagnsritv\u00e9l (og var betri \u00ed v\u00e9lritun).<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feetta var hef \u00e9g haft l\u00edtil kynni af sj\u00e1lfsgagnr\u00fdni \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00f6rugglega m\u00e6tti segja a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i m\u00e1tt stunda hana meira. En n\u00fa er komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed. M\u00e9r ur\u00f0u \u00e1 tvenn sl\u00e6m mist\u00f6k \u00ed Facebook-h\u00f3pnum M\u00e1lspjall \u00ed g\u00e6r sem \u00e9g \u00fearf a\u00f0 bi\u00f0jast afs\u00f6kunar \u00e1. \u00dear var sett inn spurningin<\/a> \u201eHva\u00f0 finnst m\u00e1lfr\u00f3\u00f0um um notkun \u00e1 s\u00f6gninni a\u00f0 \u00e1varpa\u201c \u00ed samhenginu \u201e\u00e1varpa\u00f0i [\u2026] \u00fe\u00e6r hugmyndir\u201c. N\u00fa tek \u00e9g fram a\u00f0 \u00e9g er alls ekki a\u00f0 \u00e1fellast fyrirspyrjanda. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekkert auglj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00feessi fyrirspurn brj\u00f3ti reglur h\u00f3psins um j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a og m\u00e1lefnalega umr\u00e6\u00f0u, og \u00ed l\u00fdsingu h\u00f3psins er hvatt til spurninga \u201eum m\u00e1lfarsleg atri\u00f0i sem ver\u00f0a \u00e1 vegi f\u00f3lks\u201c. \u00c1\u00feekkar fyrirspurnir hafa l\u00edka nokkrum sinnum veri\u00f0 settar inn, og \u00feeim veri\u00f0 svara\u00f0.<\/p>\n Hins vegar s\u00fdnir reynslan a\u00f0 spurningar af \u00feessu tagi kalla i\u00f0ulega fram hneykslun og ford\u00e6mingu sem ekki er \u00ed anda h\u00f3psins. \u00deess vegna hef\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00e1tt a\u00f0 ey\u00f0a f\u00e6rslunni og skrifa fyrirspyrjanda og bi\u00f0ja hann a\u00f0 or\u00f0a spurninguna \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi \u2013 spyrja t.d. frekar um aldur og \u00fatbrei\u00f0slu \u00feessa or\u00f0alags en hva\u00f0 lesendum fyndist um \u00fea\u00f0. En \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i \u00e9g ekki, heldur datt \u00ed \u00feann pytt a\u00f0 ford\u00e6ma or\u00f0alagi\u00f0 og segja: \u201e\u00deetta er or\u00f0i\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 algengt og fer skelfilega \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 m\u00e9r finnst \u00feetta s\u00fdna b\u00e6\u00f0i skort \u00e1 m\u00e1lkunn\u00e1ttu og skort \u00e1 gagnr\u00fdninni hugsun.\u201c \u00dea\u00f0 er vissulega alveg r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 \u00feetta fer \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r, en \u00fea\u00f0 afsakar ekki framhaldi\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 er sk\u00fdrt brot \u00e1 \u00feeirri umr\u00e6\u00f0uhef\u00f0 sem \u00e9g hef bo\u00f0a\u00f0 og vil a\u00f0 h\u00e9r s\u00e9 fylgt, og \u00e9g bi\u00f0 ykkur \u00f6ll afs\u00f6kunar \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed.<\/p>\n Sem betur fer kom bla\u00f0ama\u00f0urinn sem skrifa\u00f0i fr\u00e9ttina sem fyrirspurnin spratt af inn \u00ed umr\u00e6\u00f0una og sag\u00f0i: \u201e\u00dea\u00f0 kom m\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00f3vart a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feessa umr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00fear sem \u00e9g h\u00e9lt a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri alveg e\u00f0lilegt a\u00f0 nota s\u00f6gnina me\u00f0 \u00feessum h\u00e6tti. Greinilega or\u00f0i\u00f0 ansi algengt v\u00ed\u00f0a \u00ed kringum mig.\u201c \u00deegar \u00e9g las \u00feetta f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 hugsa m\u00e1li\u00f0 betur og \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fearna v\u00e6ri kannski ekki um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hr\u00e1a ensku\u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu sem b\u00e6ri vott um hro\u00f0virkni og hugsunarleysi, heldur hef\u00f0i s\u00f6gnin \u00e1varpa <\/em>einfaldlega \u00feessa merkingu \u00ed m\u00e1li margra. \u00dea\u00f0 rifja\u00f0ist l\u00edka upp fyrir m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef i\u00f0ulega heyrt \u00feessa notkun hj\u00e1 har\u00f0fullor\u00f0nu f\u00f3lki, t.d. stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lam\u00f6nnum sem \u00f6rugglega vilja tala gott m\u00e1l.<\/p>\n