The tragic events that happened last week at Fort Hood have everyone asking so many questions, from security to the mental state of our nations heroes. Now I'm normally a satirical blogger, and don't worry there will be some satire in here but I'm in no way going to make fun of the tragedy that occurred on Thursday.
That not only merits disgrace but a ticket to hell. I don't want to go to hell. I'll be forced to solve math problems that have no logical solutions and listen to 'Barbie Girl' on repeat for all eternity.
The thing that makes me shake my head in disgrace about this is the people talking about it. Just because the guy that did it happens to be Muslim, they automatically bring the whole 'terrorist' card into play.
Really?
Did they ever stop to think that maybe...oh I don't know he was just crazy? He was a crazy man who happened to be Muslim. There are very few things that peeve me off, (intolerance, chosen ignorance, and The Pirate Queen closing on Broadway are just a few) stereotyping is one of them. I totally get people trying to find a reason for this terrible tragedy, its normal process of grief and shock. However when the media is involved (and the incredibly intelligent people who are in charge of the 'media'...) stuff gets blown completely out of proportion. Big shocker I know. When they bring certain cards into play, it causes problems for people who had nothing to do with the situation. Stereotyping is a sign of ignorance and intolerance, plus it makes you look like a total asshole.
Allow me to provide you with a few stereotypes and some of my personal commentary on them:
1.) Gay men shouldn't be allowed to be boy scout leaders. Furthermore, gay couples shouldn't be allowed to adopt because they'll pollute the child's brain with homosexual filth and force their beliefs on them.
Then we should instill a stricter adoption and boy scout leader criteria: No one with any sort of religious beliefs, no Caucasians, African Americans, Asians, or Latinos, no poets, painters, actors, business tycoons, mathematicians, men or women. We wouldn't want these sorts of people to fill a child's heads with 'filth'
2.) I don't trust black men from the ghetto, they're all gangsters
Okay that's like saying that everyone who has a drink is an alcoholic. May I remind you that Colin Powell was from 'the ghetto' and Harlem, which is considered a ghetto to some, produced some of the most influential artists and politicians of the 20th century.
3.) Foreigners are coming over here and stealing our jobs!
They came into your office and ripped the phone from your hand? No they're just coming over and taking what jobs they can get. Don't blame a foreigner for your lazy ass. Also, need I remind you that A.) We were foreigners once and the American Indians probably felt the same way. Especially since you know, we took their land, killed the babies, raped their women, and put them on reservations that make a sardine can look like Caesars Palace. And B.) You're a foreigner when you visit another country.
4.) All men who are in theatre are gay
Again...then everyone who wears a sport team jersey is an athlete. I know plenty of men who are in the theatre and are very fond of the vagina. They're just doing what they love to do. Actually I find the theatre a very challenging occupation. Plus I can't think of anything more gay then a bunch of sweaty guys in a tiny locker room showering in front of each other and smacking each other on the ass with a towel.
5.) Inter-racial marriages aren't natural, people should marry within their own ethnic group
Who made you the grand matchmaker? Times are different and people are realizing that love knows no boundaries. So what if a white man marries a black woman or a Latino man marries an Asian? We have two people who love each other and want to be with one another for the rest of their lives. I can't think of anything more natural than that. People who make statements like this are just pissed that they're on their 5th marriage and are in the process of filling out the divorce papers on that one.
6.) Young people today don't know anything.
Some young people don't know anything. When I say 'young people' I mean people who age from 12-29, because when you're 30 its really time to stop the binge drinking and act as adult as you possibly can. Honestly, I can see why some people believe this with the whole technology craze and the crap that they're putting on TV (Laguna Beach and Melrose Place...need I say more?). However I've met some incredibly intelligent 17 year olds that have no interest in the fads of their peers. Furthermore, I've met some intelligent 20 + year olds that never cease to amaze me with their broad range of knowledge on a variety of topics. Just because you talked with a stupid adolescent or a dense young adult who's vocabulary didn't exceed beyond 'OMG!!' or 'F*** that' doesn't mean that the rest of us revel in that sort of stupidity.
7.) Islam, Budhism, Hinduism, and other religions are so stupid. Why would someone believe that?
Why would you want to believe that a man came down and walked on water? How could you be so stupid to think that the world was created by something that probably doesn't exist and spoke it into existence? You think God cares about you? Why would he allow a man to steal your life savings or allow millions of children to be brutally murdered, or a hurricane to kill thousands of people? Wow you must be the epitome of ignorant. Did I ruffle your feathers just now? Good. Now you know how they feel when you say things like that. Who are you to decide what religion is the true one? People have been fighting about this for thousands of years. You're not going to win. Stop being an asshole. Jesus would not approve of it.
8.) Men are pigs
Who said this was a stereotype?
Its so easy to follow the media and believe what it says. A Muslim man snaps and kills his own comrades. He must be a terrorist. No, he was just crazy. There's no other explanation for it, and its a terrible thing to have happened. However don't blame some irrational theory because you're trying to make sense of something. I get that you're hurting, that you've lost someone believe me I've been there, it sucks. But hating one group of people or trying to blame ones religion isn't going to bring them back.
At least that's how I see it
Cheers!
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