Why can't people be nice to each other and just get along? I get that people need to express their feelings, but there comes a point where common courtesy should win out. I'm not saying that people need to lie to each other for the sake of "being nice", but there's a fine line between being honest and being just plain mean. I also don't understand why people think that revenge is a good thing to do. So many things could be done instead of trying to get back at the "other guy". For example, certain countries, instead of fighting, could be putting their time and energies into solving bigger problems like world hunger and human rights issues. Can't people learn to coexist peacefully? We're all really the same kind of beings. If you cut any one of us, we all bleed red. We all have feelings and needs, so why can't people understand that just because someone believes something different, it's not a bad thing? If people stopped fighting, we could all have world peace. Wouldn't that be nice?
             I just wish that people could learn to put aside their own differences and try to be considerate of others for once. I hope that people will eventually wake up and try to help their neighbor rather than try to one-up them. I know that there are considerate people in this world, but I fear that the number of inconsiderate people outnumber them. I would like to challenge others as well as myself to become kinder to and more considerate of others. Just a few small actions could really begin to make the world a better place.          
              Why do people purposefully poke the anthill? There's no logical reason for doing so. Take for example, the anti-Muslim video released just a short time ago. I realize that there are stupid people out there who have no common sense, but was the video really necessary? Didn't they realize the potential effects of their actions? Whatever happened to the old adage "think before you act"? We have free speech, but just because we have it, doesn't mean that we need to use it to harm others.
              I only have one last thing to say. If you see a kind action anywhere, pay it forward. Who knows, it might make someone's day a little bit better.

(This blogpost was sparked by these  articles. )

First (Official) Blog Post

Okey dokey. Here goes.

Jock, nerd, Latino, christian. I don't really understand why people are so obsessed with labels and stereotypes. It's not just our obsession with labels and stereotypes that causes a problem. It's the fact that we refuse to accept anything that doesn't fit into each category. It's interesting that we preach acceptance, yet when we are actually faced with something that doesn't fit into the little categories we've created in our minds, we panic (side note: just look at the past and how long it took America to accept African Americans into society. And, even now they're still not really equal). We don't know what to do, so we reject what we're scared of. We're scared to accept the unknown and accept that everyone is equal. 

There was an episode of Nightline (Click Here) that I saw a long time ago, that just emphasized this need to let go of labels. It talked about a boy who who is completely normal, except for the fact that he likes to wear dresses. He is not abnormal mentally or “different”, however, adults look down upon him. He just likes to wear dresses and play with things that most people would classify as “girly”.  These adults like to label him and thereby categorize him. The culture today cares too much about gender and the stereotypes that are supposed to fit into each gender category. There once was a time when girls were not supposed to wear pants or other man-like clothing. It was considered scandalous and inappropriate. However, that changed in the more modern age. Girls now frequently dress in pants and shirts designed for the use of the male gender. It should be time for the opposite to occur. The popular culture is too strict on boys and holds too fast to the stereotypes that have been set since the earliest times. We need to gently let go of society’s expectations, and just accept people for who they are. 

As it has been said before, we all are different. These differences, however, are made into divisions in our minds; divisions that have become borders which people don't want to cross. We need to appreciate and accept these differences, not make them into insurmountable walls that "none shall cross".  What will it take for people to realize that the things that make us all different can be our strengths in times of need? When will people realize that labels aren't everything? And, why don't people have the urge to get to know someone rather than just pigeon-hole them into a stereotype? 

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