It just reminds me of the fact that a lot of people think this way, with barely repressed racism, sexism and homophobia. It's just that every so often, someone comes out loud about it.
It doesn't make me happy, no. I find that it makes the world a little harder to live in, knowing that these attitudes exist, and no matter how good I do in the world, no matter how much I surround myself with like-minded people, no matter how hard I strive to be a good person, there will always be someone out there (actually more like several someones) who will only see a color. Or a gender. Or a size or shape. Or who I love.
And for every hundred people like this, there's probably at least one of them who wouldn't mind killing me for being different.
Hell, I had an ex-acquaintance call me a "nigger" lately, so this brings it all up sharp in my mind.
whenever i run into stuff like this
It doesn't make me happy, no. I find that it makes the world a little harder to live in, knowing that these attitudes exist, and no matter how good I do in the world, no matter how much I surround myself with like-minded people, no matter how hard I strive to be a good person, there will always be someone out there (actually more like several someones) who will only see a color. Or a gender. Or a size or shape. Or who I love.
And for every hundred people like this, there's probably at least one of them who wouldn't mind killing me for being different.
Hell, I had an ex-acquaintance call me a "nigger" lately, so this brings it all up sharp in my mind.
Welcome to the 21st century. Enjoy your stay.
Yer pal,
syzygy
(free to be you and me)