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In an earlier blog I got a comment from someone that made me have a few thoughts that I need to address, none are negative to the person at all, I feel I need to say that as I know it will take me a few posts, and not all in a row , to comment on all the things that she made me think about and I want her to know that it is not anything bad.
Also, for the same reason I start with this point:
Whatever happened to right and wrong?
People get to judge others and tell them when they strongly feel they are wrong.
I am not saying that we should go stone people, or shun them...although in some cases shunning people you fel are wrong may be needed to make sure you do not get hurt by them...or yell at them, but again that maybe needed in extreme cases. But it is not wrong to say when in your opinion you think someone is wrong.
If you meet a 50 year old man that is "dating" a 16 year old you see that as wrong, and most likely you will tell him or at least make it known by your actions that you feel it is wrong. But why is that ok to judge on yet many people feel less and less inclined to judge others generally? Because that is widely held by society as wrong?
So things are only wrong if many think it is wrong???
So if two men and a woman get stranded on an island and the two men decide that in the 'society" they have built that they get to use that woman against her will, is that not wrong? OF COURSE IT IS, but wait a majority of "society" says it is not...
I think that the clothes I see many young women and men wearing to school are wrong and innappropriate...but if I listen to some people they would tell me that I am wrong to say that because that is their choice.
I think that young girls at 11 wearing makeup is wrong. But I am told it is their choice.
Recently I saw a child no older than 13 walking to school witha spiked green mohawk and enough metal in his ear to build a car, but if my sone ever said anything about that he would be told he was not being tolerent of others.
And before anyone points it out, I also know that many things I am doing are wrong...
but that is my point!
If I am wrong and you think it, say so. I amy see my actions in a new light, I may disagree, I amy say you do not know the whole story, I may say/think/feel many things....
but you should not feel bad that you think something I am doing is wrong.
Long ago in college I read an great article called "Defining Deviancy Down"...it was written in the 60's or 70's, but every single thing it predicted happened.
It basically said that the more we accept as ok, the lower the floor gets on what is unacceptable till finally we are are at a point where anything goes.
Judging things as wrong I think is good because it keeps that floor from falling further.
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Posted by whiteknight on 2008-01-18 17:08:56 | Rating: | Views: 91
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I agree with you on that matter. I believe people should speak their mind more. Not just go with whatever society deems as right.
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Posted by emotionalmassacre
on 2008-01-18 17:24:24
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We are slowly becoming a society of mindless lab rats, programmed to do whatever we are told is right and stand up for nothing...
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Posted by Rajah1116
on 2008-01-19 16:24:29
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