April 21, 2010

WHY BE A BULLY?!

Really? whats the point? I was watching some videos on youtube and I was struck by shock and saddened that one of my favorite make up tutorialists SLAMMING on people and things people do with their make up but yet ON her profile page she says:

"WORDS TO LIVE BY: "Make up is an accessory. You wear it, don't let it wear you!
YOU make the rules, YOU wear what YOU like. It's all about number one :)"

That is taken RIGHT from her page...ironic isnt it?! She judges people on the ways they apply/do/have their make up on. I don't get it. WHY be a bully?

And, in all fairness, I understand that people are allowed their opinions, but, this girl was blatantly slamming people. And I was additionally saddened by all the comments from people goading her on, telling her how right she is.

Thats as bad as a school yard bully, beating up the weaker kid, while a circle of kids crowd around them, cheering on the bully for picking on someone who's weaker then them, or doesn't wear the right clothes/shoes or drive the right car or lives on the "wrong side of the tracks"...

I was bullied badly growing up in school and dreaded each day there, wishing and hoping that I would be able to get through the day without breaking down in tears...it didn't help that i was consistently beaten at home...and I dont mean spanked or "disciplined". I'm talking full fledge battles from my mother who was twice the size of me, beating the literal shit out of me, calling me every imaginable name in the book, telling me on a consistent basis how worthless I was...

In my first marriage, it took my ex husband over a year and a half to get those thoughts out of my head....to this day, whenever something happens that I screw up on or whatever, I berate myself in my head, telling myself that I'm stupid/dumb/not talented....it takes me telling myself what Michael used to all those years ago. "Stop that. You are beautiful, smart, funny and articulate. You know what you're doing and you are not worthless."

Also, to this day, if I'm with new people or even current friends, if someone moves a certain way, if they move to fast or make certain hand movements, I get really jittery and nervous. Its something that I work on everyday of my life. And will have to continue to do.

I don't understand why people have to be so mean spirited or bullies. It truly disheartens me what has happened to our society. Why do people have to think they are ANY BETTER then anyone else just because they have more money, a better, car, better make up (meaning the more expensive kind)? Or because they are straight/kinky/gay/emo/goth/ or in any other way a freak?

Why must there be hate in this world? Prejudice? Racism? It makes me sick and horribly horribly sad sometimes. I dont watch the news honestly because its always "this person did (insert horribly bullying thing here) today..."

If anyone can answer this, I would love to know the reasons...