A Random Rant At Nothing

Part two- you've really gone and done it this time, haven't you?

Hello there, and thank you for reading. I'm dedicating this to everyone who has suffered under these circumstances, whether you know me or not. For those who do, you know who you are. Anyway, here we go.

Sometimes, certain things that happen make you despise the human race just that little bit; of course there's the obvious ones -like war or genocide- but i'm not talking about either of those things. No; today I hate the human race just that little bit more because certain members of society cannot get over the simple fact that people are who they are, and it is not necessary to discuss them and their personal lives as though it is any of their business. If you haven't already grasped the gist of my rant, it is aimed solely at those who seem to think that a person's sexuality is wrong, or a joke, or maybe even sick. There is not a problem with the people who are who they are but instead the people who are too scared to be themselves, thus proceed to spread rumours and misrepresent the truth. Let me tell you this:

You have no right.

Everyone has the right to an opinion -I couldn't write this if not- and that I do not dispute in any way. Not until that opinion, voiced for all to hear, damaged the confidence and self belief of another. That is not fair and it is not right. Hiding behind of the facade of, "I just want to know" is not a sufficient apology or cover to what is actually a severe intrusion into someone's privacy. A person does not change who they are just because they're not straight.

This then provides me with yet another point to put across; accusing people of being something they're not. Once again a damaging insult to someone's confidence; if you see someone, perhaps taking comfort, say a hug or holding hands, from a friend of the same sex after a hard day, do you immediately jump to the conclusion that said people are gay? For certain that is what I perceived today, in the pathetic microcosm that is my school society. One small action which is used worldwide cannot be taken as something to blow so massively out of proportion and to be utilised as an emotional weapon. I often wonder if the people who are guilty of this ever stop to think what they could be doing to the person they're enjoying a gossip about in the yard, or on the bus home at the end of the day (note places where the victim cannot defend themselves, thus in my eyes an act of cowardice) with their unthinking words and laughter. Well, stop and have a look at not just your thoughts, but yourself. What is worse, taking a hit at someone with a closed fist or taking that hit to their turned back, twisting others opinions against them? I would say that a bruise or a broken bone can heal, but emotional scars can last a lifetime. Once again, I wish to tell you this:

You have no right.

And do you know why? Because you have no more right to hurt them than you have the right to damage some else's property or steal from them their belongings; you yourself may not consider their self confidence especially important to your social status, but maybe what little they have was hard earned and well deserved. You have no idea what they could have been through, and you have no right to guess at it either. So what should you do? Be respectful of others lives and don't live solely for your own climb; you're not the only one on the side of a steep icy mountain.

You have no right.