May 03, 2005 23:42
I HATE TOLERANCE
just FYI
I'm gonna talk about racism
sexism
tolerance
all at once as concisely as I can. Bear with me here...
men, women, straight, gay, mexican, filipino, etc...
first: my race vs. yours.
omg. shut the FUCK up.
mr. Green was born from the parents of Mr. Blue and Mrs. Yellow.
mr. Red was born from the parents of Mr. Red and Mrs. Red.
Regardless: both kida born born from parent of two colors.
Therefore, shut the FUCK UP about superiority.
1st, you have NOTHING to do with who your parents are.
2nd, color has no effect on the quality of human being that you are.
just understand that. Please.
second: men vs. women.
shut up.
If a woman does something manly, she's considered "butch".
If a man does something womanly, he's considered "feminine".
If a man talks down on women, he's being sexist.
If a woman talks down on men, she's being feminist.
Why is it that the people who fight for equal rights push things far more extremely in their favor than the "equal" point?
How about we stop labeling things and just try to understand one another despite preconceived labels or classes?
I cry a lot. I am a sensitive person. I am really into art.
I am not gay.
I am not feminine.
I'm Just Me.
I love sports. I like to pay for meals. I work out.
I am not "butch".
I am not manly.
I'm Just Me.
So shut up.
Any argument can be looked at with both sides.
Not through tolerance,
but through understanding.
third: tolerance.
I respect the museum of tolerance.
but, come on, guys... TOLERANCE?!?!?
REALLY?!?!?
You TOLERATE the crying baby next to you on the subway.
You TOLERATE your room-mate's taste in TV PROGRAMMING.
The second you consider speaking to a person of the other race "tolerance",
you've got the definition of tolerance all wrong.
It seems so cliche, but really... I was born from my parents.
So was everyone else in the world. This is who they are.
To tolerate them means that they are some kind of annoyance.
They aren't.
They're the same as you and I.
So how about this:
Instead of "tolerating", understand.
Understand that they are in the EXACT same seat as you sit in.
It's not tolerance.
It's understanding.
Understanding.
It seems like such a break-through.
And it's no coincidence that the people who are racist &/or sexist are considered "ignorant". I TOLERATE Nohiro Nakamura's shitty batting average because he is on the Dodgers. But I UNDERSTAND that he was the best player the Dodgers could have picked up to fill that position. Therefore, I do not hate him every time he flies out.
That guy who always makes rude and sexist comments to your girl in the club: was probably taught that technique by his father.
That asshole who cut you off on the 22 this morning: might be in serious tardy-trouble at work that might cost him his job and his house.
That homeless man who asked you for change in front of 711: might have just lost his wife to AIDS that she contracted from when she got raped by a 10-time sex-offender and spent all of his money trying to keep her alive and after she died and he paid all the bills, he had to live life on the streets. Damn. You're lucky you have a minimum-wage job.
All that I'm saying:
All that I MEAN:
Is that: Before you get upset about ANYTHING IN LIFE,
You have to first try to understand it.