Judging others is bad mmmmmk

I think in today’s society people are quick to judge and criticize others. Kid’s who have access to social networking sites find it easier to bully, torment, harass, and judge others mainly based on what people post or say without consequence. This has been an issue for as long as these social networking sites have been around and it has lead to some very serious issues. I know a kid who went to my old high school who was cyber bullied by other kids just because he would post statuses about how he loves dancing and hanging out with other guys. He went through a lot of bullying when he was younger and when kids do this to people for long enough it can cause some serious physiological issues. There have been stories about kids being bullying and tormented online to the point that they commit suicide. I find this to be extremely disturbing and sad. People are also starting to become more and more obsessed about what image they are projecting to others. They are getting so caught up on what others think about them that they will change almost everything about themselves just to fit in with a certain group of kids. I personally would have to say that I couldn’t judge anyone just based on what some text says on a computer screen or what a photo displays on a website.

I was bullied when I was in elementary school mainly because I was one of the only white kids in the school and I was also very short. Kids would put me in trashcans and give me swirlies and I would be completely defenseless. I was judged mainly because of my physical appearance and the color of my skin. I wouldn’t say that I was traumatized from it but it really made me think about how we portray ourselves and how others are quick to judge. I can relate to the character in my book because he faces issue of being smaller than other kids. Since he is involved in martial arts he has problems when he faces opponents who are larger than him and it frustrates him. I know that when I was in judo being small was an advantage mainly because I was more agile. When I was growing up I was exposed to a lot of things that made me think about how we are all similar to each other and that judging others based on their physical appearances, beliefs, and prospective was wrong. I still think that a lot of the issues that kids have with being judged by others has to do with the internet and what people post.