Equality, Persecution, and Reality - A Perspective - or “You’re Not That ‘Special’”
I am SICK of every group campaigning for *special* protected status and for *special* rights not to be offended or not to get their way at the cost of others' rights. We as a society need to get over ourselves in a BIG way! I'm tired of people expecting *special* protection or laws or consideration because they perceive themselves as different. Equal does not mean "more than".
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF IMPORTANCE:
A) In places of business, etc., I'm in favor of a two-person-size "family" bathroom (in addition to single-sex bathrooms), perfect for folks with small children or persons who are not comfortable with the restroom marked for their biologically assigned gender. TAKE TURNS. Heck, I was born a woman and am happy as a woman, but I'd be comfortable in a gender-neutral bathroom. That way nobody gets offended and nobody feels he/she is in the wrong bathroom. Problem solved, and nobody has forced anyone to feel she/he is in the "wrong" bathroom. (One of my closest friends is TG, and while I wouldn't ever want her to feel uncomfortable, I don't want anyone else to feel uncomfortable in the name of political correctness. We are ALL entitled to feel the way we feel and to believe the way we believe.)
B) The race issue: "The Lord God made us all." Or however you personally believe we got here. Assume that other folks look just like you inside and have feelings, too, that are AS important as YOURS. *Nobody*, black, white, Asian, green, or purple, gay, straight, or metrosexual, is entitled to ANY special privilege. Get over it. Most of us, like it or not, has ancestors who were criminals or slaves or indentured servants or prostitutes. None of us has the right to assume we are superior to any other group. To believe otherwise is a sure indication that one has HUGE doubts about one's self worth. Just sayin'...
C) The police issue: The police are here to protect you. And you. And me. Admittedly there are some bad apples in any barrel, but only an idiot would deliberately harass a rabid dog. Most cops are WONDERFUL people who know every time they put on the uniform, they COULD come home dead at the end of that shift. EVERY time. Would you do that, even for people who are criminals? Most likely not. Stop making the jobs of the police that much harder and that much more dangerous. They here to protect us, not to infringe upon our rights. If you or your child or your grandpa gets smacked down by the police, first ask "What was this person doing to cause that to happen?" instead of immediately screaming "Police brutality!" If the answer is "Nothing", *then* consider brutality as a possibility. If you're sassing and cussing a cop, I *pray* somebody maces or smacks you upside the head the way your momma should have done.
D) The size issue: I'm a Rubenesque 52-year-old (mostly) white woman. I didn't choose that and I am NOT an overeating lazy sloth. I don't spend most of my time sitting on my butt and eating bonbons. I remember being in an economy class airplane seat 3 years ago and praying I wouldn't have to ask for a seatbelt extender. If I had needed it, I wouldn't have had the gall to blame the airline for not making the seats wider. I haven't indulged in plastic surgery to make me look 30. Yes, sometimes it would be nice, but this is ME. Accept that. Seriously. If you don't like it, there are plenty of people who think I'm just right. I can live with it.
E) PLEASE stop blaming specific political parties for what is wrong with our society. If I don't like someone, including politicians, I blame that person for the problem, NOT his entire political party, his church, or his great uncle. His parents? Possibly, but only if I know they fed into it. I'm sick to death of "The Republicans are to blame..." or "The Democrats are at fault in..." PLEASE SHUT IT!" "If you vote for so-and-so, I'm unfriending you." Go for it. If you posted that crap, there's a very good possibility I've already blocked you because if our friendship doesn't allow us to agree to disagree in an agreeable manner, it's not a friendship. It's a tiny dictatorship and I'm over it.
We are all different. That's what makes each of us who we are and that is what makes each of us special. More importantly, we are all more alike than we are different. That's what makes us human. I'm stunned at how many people are malicious and cruel towards other human beings yet claim to be good Christians or Muslims or Wiccans or whatever. If you're one of those, you should be ashamed of yourself. If you are teaching your children to be that way, you should be doubly ashamed of yourself. If you let your child behave like the spawn of Satan then blame the police or the teacher, I'd like fifteen minutes alone in a windowless room with you - and a baseball bat! Stop blaming other folks for your failures.
Accept that life isn't fair, but as long as you're treated no worse (and no BETTER) than anyone else, you're doing okay. Don't expect life or other people or the government to treat you like you are, as George Orwell o brilliantly put it, "More equal than other animals". You're NOT "more equal". You don't deserve to be treated as if you were. Understand that human beings are horrible at times. If you witness it, say something, but don't get down on their level. If it’s appropriate to do so, call the police about it. If you don't understand that everyone should be treated with the same consideration and respect as you yourself expect, I feel very sorry for you. If you are rude or unkind and say hurtful, negative things, what goes around comes around, and there's a great probability that *you* have issues about your looks, your weight, your peenis size, or your IQ. Don't think the rest of us are unaware of that. If you don't show compassion, I don't like you. If you don't treat others as you expect to be treated, yet make allowance for the fact that they may not be as decent a person as you strive to be, you're a miserable person, whether or not you admit it. In short, get over yourself. Thank you in advance.
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