You can hit the delete key and be thought a fool, or hit forward and remove all doubt.

I've made out like the problem with all the email forwards is how politically biased, disrespectful, "offensive" they are, but that isn't really the biggest problem with them. The biggest problem is that forwarding me a political hack job email, or a tiresome hoax, or even pictures of cute kittens, proves to me that you are an idiot. And when people I otherwise love very much turn out to be idiots, well, that makes me sad.

See also:

• That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.
• Email Forwards Prove How Gullible People Are ("For those who enjoy receiving and passing along email forwards, it's probably not totally unfair to say that this hobby is making them less intelligent.")