Today as my mom and I were walking through houses for the
annual “Parade of Homes” we couldn’t help but overhear two ladies talking about
how awful a closet looked because it didn’t have lights in it. Oddly enough,
when my mom and I got back in the car we had the same question; what entitled
them to criticize someone else’s work? These days it seems that people think
that they can say whatever they want, whenever they want, to whomever they
want. I’m not sure why people have become this way but it seems like there is a
lack of common sense, do people really not know what it impolite or inappropriate?
I’ve noticed the unnecessary comments from high schoolers
especially. Don’t get me wrong I understand that teenager’s frontal lobes aren’t
exactly developed and sometimes we say things impulsively, but some of the
things I hear are totally uncalled for. For example, the other day I heard a
girl in my class talking about another girl’s outfit. I believe her quote was
something along the lines of “She looks like she is wearing an Amish swimsuit!”
First of all, what the hell is an Amish swimsuit? Second of all, did that need
to be said? Third of all, what made the girl entitled to say that? I find it
ridiculous that the girl thought it was okay to be that rude. I happen to know
that the particular girl whose outfit she was criticizing likes to make her own
clothes and even made that particular dress. If I worked that hard on something
the last thing I would want to hear is someone telling me how bad to it looks,
especially if they are just another high school girl.
This blog is a little all over the place but what I’m trying
to get at is that we have gotten so that we feel this sense of entitlement, like
we can say whatever we feel. However, I think that what people fail to realize
is that making comments that critique someone else, when they don’t want to be
critiqued, can really hurt or offend that person. Just remember to think before
you speak!
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