Wow! What a day! I really have to share this so here it goes:
So, I walked into 4th block today thinking everything will go normal: pick up worksheets from the back table, grab a book, sit down, hear Mrs. Cunningham talk, go over homework, and start on the worksheets, like a normal day. Well, I was wrong. Yes, we walk in and grab a book (there were no worksheets to grab) and sit down to wait on Mrs. Cunningham and everything. Well, she tells us to get out the worksheets from Friday, so we did, and we start going over them. But then we get side-tracked when we stopped at the Battle of Gettysburg. Mrs. Cunningham asked one question about the Battle of Gettysburg, something about how black and white people were different back during the Civil War, and all of a sudden it turns into this whole debate-like situation. There is one black guy in our class, and I must say, he is the COOLEST black guy I've ever met. He's just really laid back and funny as mess. Well this other guy (not mentioning any names), goes off and says, "See he's 'normal'. He doesn't dress like these other black people around the school thinking he's all cool. No, he doesn't do that. But I really hate how all of these black people, and a lot of white people do this too, but how they all hoop and holler through the hall ways and how they push and shove you by saying, 'hey white boy! It's so aggravating when we're here to have an education, not to act like monkeys."
That statement really offended me and a lot of others offended me, too. THIS IS 2009! Why are we STILL acting like nothing's changed between races. I know some people who are racist and hey, that's their decision, whatever floats their boat, but seriously, come on! This isn't 1950 junk. Times have changed!
People in the class went on and said that black people are stereotyped because of the clothing they wear and the way they act, and that goes towards EVERYONE, not just black people. Yes, when you dress a certain way, you tend to act a certain way, but that doesn't mean you're a "bad person". You can't judge someone for that. Shoot, you shouldn't judge anyone at all. It doesn't matter what color our skin is or where you come from. We shed the same color blood, we were made the same way, we were all made by God! And I really don't understand how people sit there and judge people because they're "different". EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. NO ONE PERSON IS THE SAME!
I was talking to Kendall, the only black guy in our class, about how one of guys that said a bunch of stuff mentioned above, has done bad things too. This guy said that black people are stereotyped as "bad" because of the way they dress. Well this same guy has made some mistakes also that I won't mention, but for someone to sit there and say things like that when they have not made the brightest decision makes me a little angry. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES! No one person is perfect. We make mistakes and LEARN FROM THEM, and move on with our lives. But for someone to judge someone because of what they wear, is ridiculous.
Another thing that someone said is how Mexicans, Asians, and other ethnic backgrounds come to America and "try to change our country by speaking THEIR language". I know that in schools today, we are required to have 2 of the same foreign language to graduate, and I hear a lot of people say, "well why are WE, as an English-speaking country, required to learn THEIR language?" Last time I checked this is AMERICA, where everyone is FREE: free to speak, free to have religion, free to do so many things! So, why? Why do people discriminate against people who come here to get away from the struggles they have to become FREE! Yes, the United States speaks mostly English, but why do people sit there and say, "THOSE people need to speak OUR language or they can go back to where they come from!" NO! That's totally not right. That's not right at all! Yes, they would be better off to LEARN English so they can get around and stuff, but don't sit there and say, "go back to where you came from!" That right there puts a bad name to the United States. And people really wonder why other countries speak badly of us. America was somewhere people could come to be free from struggles and free from getting treated badly. America shouldn't be about speaking English and all of these ridiculously rude things.
I also really despise labels. You know the prep, the jock, the skater, the thug, the emo, the dork, the nerd, all of it! It's stupid, and years from now, when MOST of us grow up, it won't matter! So, why don't we just drop it now while we're teenagers? If we see it as stupid now, we won't have to worry about people getting beat up because they're a "specific label" and they won't get picked on either. I just don't understand. Yes, I know it's high school and yes, I know there are a lot of things that go on and around the school, but seriously why let the color of someones' skin get in the way of being friends with them? I really think people need to grow up and get passed the issues that OUR ANCESTORS had to face! OUR ANCESTORS! Some kids in my class said that EVERYONE has a label and that you can look around and NO labels mix together, and that's a load of bull crap! I can tell you that I am NOT a label. And I mix with so many different people. And I'm not the only one. You can DRESS "preppy" and still be really really smart. You can DRESS like a "thug" and still be really really smart! Labels have no meaning what so ever! You dress "preppy", but not every "prep" acts the same. It's just all stupid! We go to school for an EDUCATION, not to show off and try to be cool and brag about things we have. That's the thing about school now. Everyone is SO focused on what they look like and how they act and present themselves, that they are failing in school. How dumb does that sound? But it's totally true!
We should ALL come together and ACT equal and I mean truly ACT! Not just PRETEND! We must all come together before this country goes even more downhill than it already is. If we come together and look past the race, the color, the CLOTHES, than we will become a stronger country and maybe, just maybe, rise above all of this mess that's going on! It's time to change! And it's time to drop what our ANCESTORS have started. And no one can do it, but ourselves.
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32
"By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one to another."
John 13:35
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