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A couple of days ago I was talking with a friend about how complicated life can be. I just can't understand how people can go & kill someone because they walked into the wrong neighborhood. I'm victimized for the way I look all the time, we all are. Not that I'm THAT different, but I'm not exactly the prettiest pony in the show. But I can walk into a black neighborhood in Chicago & I can instantly feel the hostility. I walk into a Mexican neighborhood & instantly people are wondering why I'm there. But when other nationalities walk into a white neighborhood I don't feel offended.
My girlfriend of 2 years is Mexican & I love her so much. But anytime I go out with her or hold her hand people look at me like I shouldn't be dating a Mexican. When I go to a Mexican cultured event & kiss her, people look like I just kicked their dog. I get those looks because I don't think it matters if she is Mexican. Yet everyone does it. We all look at someone & pass judgment. Maybe they like the same music as me, they're wearing a straight edge shirt maybe they like Minor Threat, they got their hair really short maybe they like girls, all of these "judgments" don't make us bad people unless we only go off them.
When I first meet someone I make a decision to see what information I can know about them from looking at them. I'm observant to that degree, I look them up & down searching for something to bring up in conversation. I'm not the most social guy so I've got to go with I got. But at the end of the day I don't ever think someone should be harmed for what they look like or where they are. It blows my mind that one day I could be looking down the barrel of a gun with a guy on the trigger who I may have a world of things in common with. Just because I'm not the same race or the same salary level as you doesn't mean I don't enjoy the same things you do. Just...
A couple of days ago I was talking with a friend about how complicated life can be. I just can't understand how people can go & kill someone because they walked into the wrong neighborhood. I'm victimized for the way I look all the time, we all are. Not that I'm THAT different, but I'm not exactly the prettiest pony in the show. But I can walk into a black neighborhood in Chicago & I can instantly feel the hostility. I walk into a Mexican neighborhood & instantly people are wondering why I'm there. But when other nationalities walk into a white neighborhood I don't feel offended.
My girlfriend of 2 years is Mexican & I love her so much. But anytime I go out with her or hold her hand people look at me like I shouldn't be dating a Mexican. When I go to a Mexican cultured event & kiss her, people look like I just kicked their dog. I get those looks because I don't think it matters if she is Mexican. Yet everyone does it. We all look at someone & pass judgment. Maybe they like the same music as me, they're wearing a straight edge shirt maybe they like Minor Threat, they got their hair really short maybe they like girls, all of these "judgments" don't make us bad people unless we only go off them.
When I first meet someone I make a decision to see what information I can know about them from looking at them. I'm observant to that degree, I look them up & down searching for something to bring up in conversation. I'm not the most social guy so I've got to go with I got. But at the end of the day I don't ever think someone should be harmed for what they look like or where they are. It blows my mind that one day I could be looking down the barrel of a gun with a guy on the trigger who I may have a world of things in common with. Just because I'm not the same race or the same salary level as you doesn't mean I don't enjoy the same things you do. Just because I'm different than you doesn't mean I shouldn't be around.
Our world is amazing with its differences. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad. But in the end, we're all human beings. We're all apart of this wild & crazy world where most of us just search for something to make us happy. I've been blessed by being able to have many things make me happy. I have love in my life. I have friends. I have things that I can enjoy. Life is complicated enough without us as a people making it harder on everyone. It is alright to dislike someone, but there is a mature way to do it.
Straight lame edge,
xNickyUrinex
My girlfriend of 2 years is Mexican & I love her so much. But anytime I go out with her or hold her hand people look at me like I shouldn't be dating a Mexican. When I go to a Mexican cultured event & kiss her, people look like I just kicked their dog. I get those looks because I don't think it matters if she is Mexican. Yet everyone does it. We all look at someone & pass judgment. Maybe they like the same music as me, they're wearing a straight edge shirt maybe they like Minor Threat, they got their hair really short maybe they like girls, all of these "judgments" don't make us bad people unless we only go off them.
When I first meet someone I make a decision to see what information I can know about them from looking at them. I'm observant to that degree, I look them up & down searching for something to bring up in conversation. I'm not the most social guy so I've got to go with I got. But at the end of the day I don't ever think someone should be harmed for what they look like or where they are. It blows my mind that one day I could be looking down the barrel of a gun with a guy on the trigger who I may have a world of things in common with. Just because I'm not the same race or the same salary level as you doesn't mean I don't enjoy the same things you do. Just...