I have opinion and you should listen to it.

I hate stupid people. And I use the term hate very broadly, mostly they annoy the bejeezos out of me. Here's the dealio. Lately I have noticed with increasing frequency that people use excuses such as stupidity and/or ignorance as a way to get by with being rude.

For example...let's say you make a racist (or racist-ish) remark. Not even something really bad...and the person you say this to happens to be a really nice person and doesn't blow up in your face for your racial stereotyping. Good for them, for being so nice...but you just got away with something that is COMPLETELY unacceptable...on a plea of ignorance. Well, I've got news for you buddy. It is the freaking 21st century. The civil rights movement happened 40 something years ago...that means that discrimination isn't right according to the GOVERNMENT so as far as I'm concerned ignorance is no longer a valid excuse. It's flat out stupidity and you need to get with the times.

This doesn't just apply to racial predjudice either. It words on all levels--sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation (yeah that's right, you need to be nice to homosexuals too), and more. Come on people. Is is really THAT much to ask for you to treat people kindly and with respect? I don't think so.


Seriously, this really bothers me. I mean, I have my own mistakes that I have made in the past and I am learning from them...it happens. But when people repeatedly make stereotypes and sweeping generalizations about any group of people, by they lesbians or Chinese-Americans or whatever, that's just not right dang it.


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