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spookyelric:

But here’s the deal, words like “ableism”, “racism” and “sexism” piss me off. I wasn’t going to post my opinion on tumblr but I decided I’m just too upset not to express myself in some way.

Now, when I say this, here is what I mean: All of these words and ideas are social constructs. By labeling…

But here’s the deal, words like “ableism”, “racism” and “sexism” piss me off. I wasn’t going to post my opinion on tumblr but I decided I’m just too upset not to express myself in some way.

Now, when I say this, here is what I mean: All of these words and ideas are social constructs. By labeling these acts, aren’t we making them even more prevalent? There are no races, we’re humans. HUMANS. We’re all made of the same parts, the same organic material. WE ARE THE SAME. Can we just stop all of this bullshit already? Yes, we’ve had terrible tragedies happen in the past because of this feature or that feature or this belief and that belief. We’re never going to escape those things. You know how we can attempt to prevent them in the future? TREAT EVERYONE LIKE A HUMAN. YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS WE ALL ARE.

Humans have great potential to be destructive, beautiful, creative, intelligent, caring and mean. Every person has that potential. We’ve seen the ranges of what people are capable of from Hitler to Mother Theresa. HUMANS. Let me say it again, HUMANS. I’m not saying “Let’s all be like Hitler!” or “Let’s all be like Mother Theresa!” I’m saying “Let’s all just treat each other the way we want to be treated and stop being completely stupid.”

There is no “normal” or “abnormal”. Man and woman may be labels we may or may not need but they’re more like subcategories. HUMAN is at the top no matter what.

Homophobes? Racists? Remember this: Every HUMAN loves. They love exactly who they love. HUMAN. HUMANITY. We were built to love, get over it.

I’m not a big fan of religions (I’m not exactly atheist either, I’m in some sort of gray area) but as far as I can tell every religion seems to have some variance of the golden rule “Do unto others as you have them do unto you.” (Yes, that is the Bible version. It is the one I grew up with but not the belief system I subscribe to)

Doesn’t that MEAN something to ANYONE anymore? The fact that just about every religion and country on the planet knows that phrase?

HUMAN

HUMANITY

HELP YOUR FELLOW (HU)MAN

Why do we need these stupid words to describe hate when we could just largely do away with said hate? We will never be a “politically correct” society. It is never going to happen. Everyone IS different which means everyone gets offended by something different. The best we can hope to achieve is to love our fellow man and be a better society overall.

You know what you can do to start the process? Stop using these words. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. Remember that saying? Start ACTING like a better human and maybe you’ll touch more people and inspire THEM to act like a better human. Stop using silly words that describe the hate that offends you and take actions that are the opposite of them.

Love your fellow human. Do away with hate. Pay it forward. Actions speak louder than words. Smile at everyone. Remember these small steps and maybe your life will improve and you can help improve the lives of people around you. Small actions can make the difference. Reach out and touch someone’s life. If there is something you don’t understand, learn more before passing judgement.

We are HUMANITY. Fuck labels and words produced by hate. Be a better HUMAN.

Except we can’t just “do away with hate” without talking about it. So much of it is internalized, and taught. If we don’t have the words to describe what is happening, how it works, how on earth are we supposed to implement any sort of solution?

It’s largely because bigotry is a social construct that it takes an organized effort to break it down. If homophobia as a concept doesn’t exist, than all that there is, is a bunch of one-note aggressions and problems for the person experiencing it. And that’s invalidating.

And while being treated like “just a human” sounds like a very nice concept, much like communism does, in practice it generally means that people are treated like what people think of the default human to be, which is a white, cis, straight, middle class, christian, neurotypical, able-bodied male.

And uh… some of those do not apply to me. That “default” human has different experiences than I do, and in some cases different needs.

I am not really sure why being “PC” is an upsetting thing either, because for me, really, what that means is that “Oh, these things upset some people, and have nasty implications. I sure don’t want to hurt people unnecessarily, so I guess I will stop.”

I don’t know, I’m just kind of rambling, but this essay kind of really made me uncomfortable.

Um… sorry.

That isn’t what default human means to me and it can’t be what default human means to everyone on this planet. There is just no way. I can’t know that for sure obviously but really, the odds are quite good that that isn’t the “default” for everyone.

Not to mention I never said “default human” anywhere in my essay. Not once. I am generalizing my words to encompass the entire human race. We are one entity when you break it down. We all have the same needs; water, shelter, food, clothing, love, etc. Everything past that is getting too specific.

PC has gotten ridiculously out of control. Just plain ridiculous and I’m done with it. The entire point of the essay was point to the part that says “don’t treat people like shit because you don’t want to be treated like shit”. Sometimes political correctness is necessary but for the most part it isn’t. Honestly.

And why pray tell wouldn’t it be a conscious effort to break down this social construct by simply following this “golden rule” every culture seems to have? How is that not a conscious effort? It involves stopping to think “If someone said what I’m about to say or did what I’m about to do to me, would I be okay with it?”

I’m scratching my head as to why the thought of becoming a better society and making an effort on that behest would make one uncomfortable. Getting rid of such words and actions would be helpful to such a goal.

(via paranormalcosmetologist)