Hate

What is it that bothers most of the world about people who are different? Is it that fact that they are not up to society’s norm by the whole one man/one woman factor? Is it a religious factor? What is it that has someone or a group of people poke fun at, discriminate and generally hate people who are different. I am not just talking about people in the LGBT community but anyone who desires to be different. It could be body modification such as having a tattoo or a piercing. It could be that a person is in an open relationship with 2 or more people. If they are different, there are those who hate them.

Living here in the south, I am always told that people down here will not accept someone like me, a bisexual Male to Female CD who just happens to be Pagan. The governor of Alabama even showed his hate during his inaugural speech by saying “… anybody here today who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, I’m telling you, you’re not my brother and you’re not my sister, and I want to be your brother.” He did this at the King Memorial Church on Dr. King’s holiday observance. Good thing I don’t want to be his brother (or sister… depending who I am that day hehe).

Another thing is that Paganism is not a recognized religion (do not confuse Wicca and Paganism as Wicca is a recognized religion, it is similar to Paganism but has its differences). Scientology is a recognized religion and yet it is probably one of the most absurd religions out there, yet Paganism, which is a peaceful religion, is not. This is something that has been plaguing my mind for years now.

In Ohio, their Governor has resigned LGB discrimination laws but left transgender individuals out of the equation. The law used to include gender identity and expression and the new governor did say he would include them but decided last minute not to but has yet to say why. Originally he did not sign it. Should be interesting to see why he left out Transgender people.

You have the hate crimes that happened in the Fall in NYC to a handful of gay people. One from a gang, one from some idiot who for some reason was in a gay bar himself and many others have been attacked as well. Of course, let’s not forget about the infamous Prop 8 in California, preventing same sex partners to marry.

Years ago, you had the civil rights movement for African American people and fought to get the rights they now have but even they still are subject to prejudice. Parts of the south still have those who will chase down someone for being African American and beat them to a bloody pulp, hang them or in a not too long ago case, drag them by a moving vehicle.

Hell, you are looked as evil or as a deviant for dressing differently. If you wear latex, fishnet shirts, corsets, or just a male who happens to wear nail polish and/or eyeliner, you are potentially looks as a freak and as some might put “what is wrong with the world today”.

So I ask, why do people hate others that are different? In the long run, aren’t we all human? Do we not bleed if stabbed?  There is nothing wrong with being different. If everyone was the same, you wouldn’t have such creative paintings, music would all sound the same (and probably boring), sports would be lame as everyone would have the same talent and everyone would know the same routine and nothing would truly get accomplished.

I say that being different truly makes the world go round and being the same and mediocre is what the true problem is.

Quote: http://blog.al.com/montgomery/2011/01/alabama_governor_robert_bentle.html

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