This article is going to sound a little hypocritical and actually very harsh in some cases but I honestly don't care at this point. Yes, I am about to bash everyone on social media and everywhere else who thinks they need to share their opinion on every single subject that is even remotely controversial. Either way here's how I started to think about my article topic for this week:
I was on my way to my Grandmother's house one afternoon with my brother and we were just talking; I don't remember how we started talking about this, but I think it had to do with the Orlando shooting. What I started to realize about this country is that it just seems like every controversial issue we have is exploding. Whether it's being homosexuality, transgenderism, guns, police brutality, sexual assault or rape, it just seems to be everywhere now. What I mean by that is how most of us react to issues that come up like this. Why does everyone feel the need to share their opinion on some controversial thing that happens? Example: A video comes out showing a cop shooting someone. The person is a highly sought-after criminal, but they were giving themselves up after a heated car chase.
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The cop most likely should arrest the man but he claims that the criminal reached for his waist while stepping out of the vehicle, possibly reaching for a gun, prompting him to shoot. The shot ends up being fatal, and the video leaks to Facebook. Why at that point does everyone feel the need to spring into action and post their arguments. Things like "OMG that cop is such a pig he easily could've arrested him without shooting the video clearly shows he had no gun on him at the time blah blah blah." And then someone else replies with something like "Are you really that f****** stupid the guy clearly reached for his waist which means the cop had every right to shoot at him." And the cycle goes on and on to the point where people literally dedicate themselves to making sure everyone knows that cops are pigs and abuse power. And then there are other people on the other side who are creating Facebook pages called Blue Lives Matter (in reference to the popular movement Black Lives Matter). Guys seriously? If you don't like the fact that there's a movement called Black Lives Matter then what good is it going to do to make one that's complete opposite? You're just going to make the rest of them even more mad, add fuel to the fire, and divide people even more. How about you just shut up. If you stop making them hate you more it will probably calm down and everyone will be able to get along better.
It's sort of the same with Brock Turner. If you don't have social media or you just don't pay attention at all you won't know who he is. Brock Turner is a swimmer from Stanford who raped an unconscious girl behind a dumpster. He was sentenced to only six months jail time, which is extremely low for such a crime. I could go into more detail but I have a lot more to cover. My question here is why is this all I see when I go on Facebook now? Oh yeah because everyone thinks that they need to post their opinion about it. While this story is horrible and I do not sympathize for Brock at all, I am honestly sick of hearing about it. I understand that some people do have very intellectual opinions on this subject, I'm cool with reading that, maybe it has to do with the judge and his reasoning for only giving him six months, or why isn't there a set amount for this crime, things that actually get us somewhere with it. What I'm so sick of seeing is everyone just flat out complaining (I know I'm doing that right now). If you hate Brock Turner and his father and you think they're scum and they should've used his mugshot and the judge is an idiot and it's just because he's white and the girl was asking for it and I could literally go on for days with these opinions because I've seen every single one on Facebook. What good does it actually do to just talk crap about the kid and his father? Does it make you feel better? That's great if it does but You're literally asking someone to argue against you. Have you ever read the comments on some of these videos? It's like one of the circles of hell with some of the things I read there. And the worst part of it all is that 99% of it is unnecessary arguing. I saw an article on here titled "Why is Brock Turner still a discussion?" Hmm I don't know maybe because of people like you. You wonder why everyone is still talking about Brock Turner, so you write an article about Brock Turner....makes sense. I've spent too much time on this subject. Moving on.
This a big switch but I honestly cannot wait until the day comes where being gay or transgender is not some huge deal. I can't wait until there are no more gay pride parades in cities. I can't wait until we don't treat people differently based on their sexuality, skin color, gender, etc. Because none of that really matters. I understand that these groups of people are not exactly happy with how society, in general, has taken them over the years, but every day there is progress in the minds of people. There are people out there who think everything like this is wrong and disgusting and against this religion and that religion and that's not how its supposed to be and......just stop. Leave them alone. It doesn't affect you. Now on the other end, you wonder why there are still people out there who persecute you? Well maybe try just stop talking about it? Stop making everything a massive deal. While certain things are big deals like the legalization of gay marriage in every state, the more you celebrate it and shove it in everyone's face, the more some other people are going to hate you. The more people talk about things like this and make everything a huge deal the more fuel is added to the fire. The divide keeps getting bigger and bigger. This applies to racism in this country as well. Morgan Freeman once said "How do we end racism? Stop talking about it." There's more to the quote but that's all we need.
This applies to everything. The more we glorify and romanticize persecution, the more the persecution will continue. Until we all just stop making everything such a huge deal we will never get over this hump. I saw a video on, you guessed it, Facebook, and it was two male college students walking up to a professor who is anti-gay and kissing right in front of him. The professor looked like he was about to puke. Well here's my piece on this: Why does this video exist? Why did this even occur? Why was that professor outside preaching to people about his own opinions that he knew very well would offend some people? And why did that couple go up and kiss in front of him? Did they actually think that was going to do any good? As a matter of fact, it just makes things worse. If you don't like someone's opinion about you just ignore it. The more people ignore these opinions, the less they will be spoken for people to hear. If you have an opinion that could potentially offend someone or a group of people just keep it to yourself. But if for some reason an opinion that offends you gets posted somewhere online, don't cry and whine and retaliate...because that's exactly what they want you to do. I'm not saying you can't have your own opinions, but just don't express the ones that will add fuel to the fire.
Something else on Twitter a little while ago really caught my eye. Donald Trump tweeted about Hillary Clinton, calling her Crooked Hillary. I do not want to even get too deep into this election because I could write a book about how annoyed I am so I'll just stick to this. Donald Trump should not have tweeted about her in such a negative manner. But guess what Hillary did? She responded to him with "Delete your account." I do not think very highly of Hillary Clinton, but this actually surprised me that she would retaliate.
What didn't surprise me was the fact that Trump retaliated again commenting about her emails that were deleted. Pause for a second. These two people are running for President of the United States. Yes like of America. And they're arguing on Twitter like high-schoolers. Am I the only one who sees something wrong with this? Why do some people find this funny? This is so bad. The fact that the presidency of our country is a joke to most people honestly scares me. And look what's at the root of most of it: social media, or just the media in general. People going to other candidates rallies just to cause trouble and then complain when they get their a** kicked make me so nervous. Why is this all a game? Why are citizens beating each other up for supporting a different candidate? Oh yeah, I forgot because everyone loves their opinion and thinks everyone needs to know about it. I'm really sick of it.
Last comment. The shooting down in Orlando was horrible. What made me really sick though was what some people are saying about it on social media. To anyone who simply posted on social media explaining what happened and saying that the victims and their families are in your prayers, I applaud you. Because that is all that is really important. Donald Trump tweeting about how he thanks everyone for saying he was right about radical Islamic terrorism but would rather see stricter laws and vigilance....way to pat yourself on the back. I don't know if this is completely accurate but I think 50 people are dead and he's using it to endorse himself? Good image bro. Now, what happened next? Oh, just a massive outrage of everyone yelling at him saying how stupid and horrible he is.
Do you people really think he cares what you think about him? Well yes because he's running for president but honestly he really doesn't. So why do you feel the need to freak out for everyone to see? Maybe it's harmless but it does not do anything good at all. It's pointless and unnecessary. I saw one of my friends on Facebook complaining that not enough people were talking about the shooting on her timeline. Let me ask this question then: do you think the families of those victims really care how many people are talking about it on Facebook? No, I'm pretty sure they're mourning the loss of their son or daughter. I think they would just rather everyone pray for them or help in any way they can instead of come at each other's throats because somebody said something they didn't like. Because none of that really matters now. 50 people are dead. But some people are still concerned about everyone else's opinions. It's very sad. But that's the world we live in today.
I know this article has it's flaws and it is one giant opinion, but I really don't care. Comment on this saying you disagree. Call me an idiot or an ignorant a**hole. Do whatever you have to do. But just know that you're proving my point.
