Social acceptance runs society and always has. If a concept does not fit into the society’s “norm” than it is labeled and out casted. This gives birth to over 90% of prejudices and persecutions alive in the world today and throughout history.
The most common persecution active throughout all of time is the prejudices between races. People being separated from “normal” society because of where they originated from or just for having a different skin tone. Is there really any difference between human beings involving how much more of a tan one may naturally have more so than someone else that has the “pleasure” of being pasty white like the inside of a cream filled donut? (such as myself). All throughout history people have been segregated according to where they came from of what they look like. It has even gotten to the point where unnecessary violence is involved…what the hell? It goes on today and involves everyone. Most people, for some reason, have a silent conscious awareness if someone is of a different skin color. This causes people, without even knowing it, to segregate people in their own minds! I never understood the concept of racism. To be honest, I am the most race oblivious person on this earth. The last thing I will realize about a person is what color their skin is unless it is somehow brought to my attention by someone who is, for some reason, more aware of that pointless shit than I am. People are all the same to me as far as judging them at first glance. This can lead to humiliation though. For instance, when I pull a racist joke out that I had a cheap laugh over in front of all my friends when they just happen to be of that particular race….and I would never even know. Or when someone cracks a stereotyping racial comment to or about one of their friends when the person cracking it is of that same race… I would never get the joke. It is a good thing though cuz honestly, does it matter two shits?
One of the most remembered persecutions of our history is the persecution of the Jews. Because of their particular religion they were rounded up, treated as slaves, beaten and eventually murdered. What was the point? Religious prejudice still goes on today. The question “Are you religious?” has lost its meaning because of how Religion is presented in society today by those who fallow them. When someone asks are you religious, are they asking if you believe in God? Or are they asking if you fallow a particular Religion? Either way, when the question is posed and the answer is “yes”, the only thing that goes through the head of the questioner is “Oh, he is one of those rule following, bible hugging, shove it down your throat with no real explanation kind of people. Unfortunately, for 98% of “Religious” people, that judgment is spot on. That is why I hate the question “Are you religious?” I don’t know how to answer it. How, in one simple answer, can I say that I love God, explore truth, am passionate about it, and on the side use a Religion to help me as well? While also trying to express to them, regardless of how passionate I am on the matter, that I am not your stereotypical Religious person that will get into your face, pressing and shoving rules down your throat, because I happened to have been raised religious? That’s the opposite of who I am. After all, how can you have a belief that you don’t thoroughly believe in for good and rational reason? Now, mostly because of how “Religious” people represent Religion, Religion is looked down upon and thought to be the enemy and a dictation and or slavery. As a result, Religious people are persecuted for their beliefs because no one seems to understand the difference between coming to an understanding on something and being dictated to. There are even persecutions between different Religions of the same Faith. Such as the prejudices between different denominations of Christianity or lack thereof. It’s the same Faith! Being a Catholic, I have witnessed these persecutions with my own eyes, particularly from those fallowing the same Religion as I. There is nothing more disgraceful and no bigger insult to a great Religion than those who fallow it.
Even the “gay community” is persecuted for their weaknesses. Someone who is labeled “gay” would be beaten up, picked on, and separated from “the group”. Picketers and strikers gather in an area where homosexuals congregate and scream out asshole comments with their signs in hand like “God hates faggots”, and much, much more. Now that is truly disgusting and an even greater lie than believing homosexuality is natural and biological. I am the first to say that the acceptance of homosexual lifestyles and permanent ways of being and labeling it as “natural” in society is not only immoral, but also one of the greatest lies being obliviously believed in today’s day and age. However, same sex attraction is a very real concept that people do struggle with. It is in lacking the acknowledgement that it is a Struggle where the immorality lays. But, more so, the immoralities of how homosexuals are treated by others in society far outweigh the immoralities involved in the acceptance of a homosexual lifestyle. You can argue that by saying homosexuality is a lie, a corruption of human sexuality and should not be accepted in society and you would be right. But let me ask you this: Do you honestly think that failing to recognize and giving into a personal human struggle is any more immoral than being unkind, unloving, engaging in violent and degrading activities, and being gruesomely cruel to other human beings? If so, you are one sick bastard. Love, kindness and compassion trumps every possible situation.
Even those with physical and mental disabilities are persecuted. Some young woman is born with a completely different way of thinking or some young man can’t use his legs because of a tragic childhood accident and people in society treat than as less than any other human being. I never understood that. The whole concept of bullies has always pissed me off. Why do people get the idea to beat on and pick on someone? Maybe the person is two smart? Has a slow metabolism? Hasn’t established their social way of being yet? Why does being prejudice against other people, for whatever reason, seem to be so attractive to some people? Is their ego or pride hanging on the balance and by overpowering someone else and breaking down their dignity help feed their egos and make them feel like they are worth something? I have been on both sides of this. I have been bullied, and let me tell you, it hurts when you’re already struggling with your own dignity and someone comes along and breaks it some more. And I have bullied others as well. I can honestly say the reason for it was to build up my self-shattered ego and make myself feel like I have some sort of power. Because, as you know, having power makes you a real man! During this short stage of my life, I was so little of a man and believe me, picking on who I felt comfortable to pick on only made me less of one. I don’t know what snapped me out of it but I’m thankful it happened almost immediately after it had begun. I don’t know, maybe someone older who did have more social status or dignity passed a kind word or encouragement to me. Wait! What does that mean?! Can it be possible that Loving others makes yourself and those others more of men? Wow! That’s like a revelation! Common, this is second grade shit! When will people learn to use their prejudices in a good way by publically realizing that the man who picks on the other is less of a man than the 13 year old fairy in your English class.
Prejudices give birth to active persecutions. Results of these persecutions are concepts and dwellings on hate, acting on violence, cruelty, cold-heartedness, murder and just downright making other human beings who have hearts feel like shit. People of all ages do this to some degree. When will we grow up and stop hurting each other.
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