Your Opinion is Wrong

Ok so I don’t usually blog about things in the news unless I feel really strongly about them. But in the past week so many people have been “attacked” or judged for not having the “correct” opinion.

Of course, there’s the Perez Hilton/ Miss California scandal. The fact that Miss CA was docked so severely for expressing her opnion is wrong. Sometimes people need to agree to disagree. If you want to avoid hearing the “wrong” answer or hearing something you don’t agree with, don’t ask the question! Not to mention, I wonder how the winner of the contest, Miss North Carolina, feels about hearing that she was probably going to lose, and only won because of something so silly. Not to mention we haven’t heard anything about HER in the news, but about her runner-up and judge. Perez Hilton after the competition posted a video on his blog in which he blasted Miss CA, calling her a B**** and whatnot. Real classy, Mr. Hilton. I hope you don’t get invited back to be a judge on Miss USA next year.

I am not a homophobe, or anti-homosexuality. Do I agree with the lifestyle? No. But I will not judge someone simply because of the way they live their life. That’s like telling me I’m a horrible person because I don’t want to live in America when I get older.

Another example of people telling me I am wrong:

I take Zoloft for depression. So when this guy on Twitter posted something about the evil of anti-depressants and how they are linked to school shootings and teen suicide, I was angry. This guy is a Scientologist, so doesn’t agree with the use of anti-depressants. I was prescribed this medicine when I was 15. I am obviously still alive and never shot anyone while I was in school. Yes, there are statistics that show an upswing in these things, and so they are linked to anti-depressants prescribed to teens. But all I can think of is how many school shootings and suicides were prevented BECAUSE of the prescriptions? Those are undocumented. I cannot help but get angry when I am told that I should not be on anti-depressants because they are bad for me. When I am not taking my meds I am sulky, depressed (obviously), prone to have a very short temper, and withdrawn. I have thought about suicide more than once in my life, and it was always when I wasn’t taking my medicine.

So, Scientologists, I disagree with you. Stop looking at the negative, and focus on the positive. And a note to the guy on Twitter- I’m  not mad, just frustrated. I stopped replying because we were both going to have the same opinion after our conversation as we had before. What was the point in getting angry over something petty like that?

And a note to all human beings- agree to disagree, and stop being so hateful towards people with different opinions from your own.

Give it up already!

The Sapulpa Daily Herald has been under scrutiny far too long.
I’m not necessarily a huge fan of the paper or the editor, however people who are STILL complaining about the fact that the Herald didn’t put Barack Obama on the front page on November 5th.
Here’s the thing: most people don’t get the paper until around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. If these people didn’t know by then that Obama had won the presidency, then I would love to know what rock the were under. The Herald simply covered the local county elections. The elections that the T.V. stations didn’t cover! Why put it in the paper if it isn’t county news and everyone already knows? What’s the point? I’d rather know who the sheriff is than reread that Barack Obama won. That doesn’t make me a racist. If it does, I am a very bad racist, since I supported Obama in the election.

This guy from Muncie, Indiana wrote a letter to the Herald a couple of weeks ago. TWO MONTHS after the election. Here is his letter:

“Editor:

I found out via the Olberman show that this  paper is one of only two not to have the Obama election story on the front page. I can only conclude that this action was a covert racist reaction to Obama’s victory.

My mother came from your area of Oklahoma, so I’ve visited often and I’m well aware of the depth that racism runs in this state! The fact that Obama carried not one county says to me that bigotary is alive and well in the Sooner state.

Keep up the good work kiddies, maybe we can maintain the racial gap into the next century.”

After I read this guy’s letter I was angry. He basically called all of us racists in Oklahoma! He called me a racist, my family, and my friends too. I don’t really appreciate that. What bothered me more is that people in Sapulpa aren’t standing up for themselves. I wrote a letter to the newspaper in this guy’s hometown, though I’m pretty sure they didn’t publish it. Which is disrespectful, at least the Herald had the guts to publish all of the letters that both admonished and praised them.

Let’s pick apart the letter: For one, he was watching the show “Countdown with Keith Olberman” which doesn’t always present the facts clearly. The Herald editor wrote back to this man pointing out that there were at least 9 newspapers, if not more, that didn’t publish Obama’s victory. That is significantly more than two papers. All of the papers mentioned are county newspapers. Secondly, a “covert racist reaction”? Really? I didn’t know Oklahomans were good at being covert racists. I’ll have to work on my technique… Thirdly, Racism in this state runs deep… I haven’t ever witnessed anyone being a racist. People here always pull together in times of trouble. If someone had acted as a racist, it must have been a covert operation… Fourthly, the fact that Obama carried not one county doesn’t mean we’re racists. It means this state always votes Republican. And Obama never visited this state during his presidential campaign. And lastly, “kiddies”? I’m sure talking down to us will make everything better and will help you feel more confident in your manhood. And if we’re going to maintain the racial gap into the next century, it will be up to MY children and grandchildren to do so in a covert way… I had better start working on my “Covert Racism Training Manual”.