Last week I saw a tweet from David Choi talking about the nasty racist comments he got on his YouTube account, due to the fact that he’s Asian. It made me wonder why people go out of their way to be cruel like that (not that I’ve seen what was written, but I don’t need to). Especially in a case like this, you really have to go out of your way to send hate messages. Why bother going to someone else’s page, where they’re just sharing their work, their lives? I really don’t understand it. I mean, it’s one thing if you’re thinking them in your mind and you just can’t think of someone nicely, but it’s a whole other thing to go attack them. I’ll admit, I’ve had my share of negative and unpleasant thoughts, but I keep it to myself. If I really have to get it out, I’ll tell a friend to blow off some steam, write it down to get it out of my mind, or exert myself physically to wear myself out.
Just this weekend this girl serving me boba was extremely rude and disrespectful, but I held my tongue and just imagined giving her a piece of my mind. Actually doing so would have served no purpose but to waste my time and energy and either make her even meaner or feel terrible. So instead, I told Panda about it and “screamed” (only online AAAAHHHs and UGHs) to get it all out. I’d all but forgotten it today, except when a comment reminded me of it (talking about how some people are just not polite or gracious at all). I told Lorrie about it quite calmly and I’ve found I’m at peace with it now. But for this case, there was an actual reason for my anger and frustration!
As for David’s haters, I don’t know what’s going. What has he done to possibly annoy anyone? Maybe I just can’t see because I’m a fan of his work, as I anticipate Miley Cyrus’s fans would not understand why her voice grates on my nerves and anything about her makes me want to gag. Even though I feel very strongly against her, I don’t go to her website to tell her these harsh words. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, no matter how ridiculous it might be, but that doesn’t entitle them to take any negative ones they have about someone and shove it down that person’s throat. It’s crude and poor judgment. If you don’t like it, don’t pay attention! There’s so much more in the world for you to be appreciating, rather than seeking out what you don’t and making it inescably obvious.
This, of course, only applies when no harm is being done. If people are being hurt by a person’s actions, then this type of avoidance and complacency tactic is countereffective. As for those who are victimized by such thoughtless acts, I hope you can rise above it and not shoot unsavory comments back. Either ignore it because it’s not worth your time or reply in a firm, but respectful manner. This world could use more kindness and dignity.
