Beth writes

Tag: society

  • Are kids always innocent?

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    We all have met kids who were mischievous, rebellious, or aggressive to others right. But are they still innocent? Someone on Threads yesterday believed kids who bully should be treated like adult criminals.

    Now, that statement alone says a lot about what the writer has been through.

    I’ve seen how bad bullies can be in school, and I still bare the scars. I have learned though that they were kids and still innocent.

    My perspective is that that kids do things that aren’t alright, sometimes. Let’s face it – they can bully, damage property and break the law – but they are still kids!

    The thing to ask is where are they learning to act like this. Sometimes, this is down to what they witness at home or in community, but not always.

    Even when a kid is abused and has their innocence taken from them, they are still the innocent party.

    Feel free to challenge my logic in the comments.

  • Don’t judge what you can’t understand – or why people do

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    Today we are going to talk about prejudice. That’s something disabled, and learning disabled people see a lot.

    It’s not just people calling me a name or telling me to get a job.

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    I am also judged when someone automatically helps me.
    Instead of asking whether I need support, or waiting for me to say- they make an automatic assumption.
    The problem here? It makes me feel less capable to manage without that help.

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    It’s also judging, when someone is excluded or included in a social activity.

    The worst way of judging for me is when people say am amazing, just for handling what others manage normally. It’s like, others manage that, why shouldn’t I?

    And when (mostly older generation) people stare at me in public, guess what it is? Judging!

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    What else classes as judging?

    When you criticize how someone behaves, or tell them to go and get changed as they don’t look appropriate.

    It’s also when you assume someone isn’t capable of doing a job, or knowing an answer, cause of a disability.

    So the action to take on today is be careful about judging others please. We all do this, but if we are conscious of it we can change.