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So let me start off by saying that not only in my eyes, but in the eyes of all who witnessed, I did nothing wrong.
Today during lunch one of my acquaintances made a derogatory remark about someone with a mental disability. I was not cool with that, so I said defended the boy and said something like aw, poor *insert name here* he’s so sweet, it’s not his fault. She proceeded to tell me that he thought that this boy was creepy. So I told her that he cannot help it because of his mental disability and that it was horrible that she would say such a thing about him. She went on to tell me that she thought her sister was creepy too, and that saying he was creepy was just like saying her sister was creepy, obviously trying to defend her rude comments. I told her it was not the same at all because her sister and she are related and all that jazz. Then she told me she thought stairwells were strange. I told her that stairwells weren’t human, and they don’t feelings. Apparently this was a HUGE surprise for her because she then screamed WELL THEN EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT and made a loud screaming noise started slamming her hand against her head and ran out of the room. Let me mention once again that everything I said was in a very polite tone. It’s not okay to make fun of someone with a mental disability.
I will admit that I have provoked this girl at times, but this instance; I was honestly defending the boy without any other intentions. The girl’s actions were so out of line, and very immature. This girl can't accept that her opinion isn't alwasy right!
I then get a text message later in the day telling me that the girl had told one of my friends to tell me that she wasn’t talking to me anymore. For some reason I feel like I’m back in 4th grade.
I am torn because I am going to have to work with this girl in a production for three months, but obviously because I pointed out her flaw, I’m a horrible person who should be shunned. I really don’t know how I’m going to handle this situation; I want things to be good enough between us that we can work together with little tension. I am so sick of middle school drama; I thought going to high-school would eliminate it, but apparently not.
Today during lunch one of my acquaintances made a derogatory remark about someone with a mental disability. I was not cool with that, so I said defended the boy and said something like aw, poor *insert name here* he’s so sweet, it’s not his fault. She proceeded to tell me that he thought that this boy was creepy. So I told her that he cannot help it because of his mental disability and that it was horrible that she would say such a thing about him. She went on to tell me that she thought her sister was creepy too, and that saying he was creepy was just like saying her sister was creepy, obviously trying to defend her rude comments. I told her it was not the same at all because her sister and she are related and all that jazz. Then she told me she thought stairwells were strange. I told her that stairwells weren’t human, and they don’t feelings. Apparently this was a HUGE surprise for her because she then screamed WELL THEN EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT and made a loud screaming noise started slamming her hand against her head and ran out of the room. Let me mention once again that everything I said was in a very polite tone. It’s not okay to make fun of someone with a mental disability.
I will admit that I have provoked this girl at times, but this instance; I was honestly defending the boy without any other intentions. The girl’s actions were so out of line, and very immature. This girl can't accept that her opinion isn't alwasy right!
I then get a text message later in the day telling me that the girl had told one of my friends to tell me that she wasn’t talking to me anymore. For some reason I feel like I’m back in 4th grade.
I am torn because I am going to have to work with this girl in a production for three months, but obviously because I pointed out her flaw, I’m a horrible person who should be shunned. I really don’t know how I’m going to handle this situation; I want things to be good enough between us that we can work together with little tension. I am so sick of middle school drama; I thought going to high-school would eliminate it, but apparently not.