Earlier today, I posted an article with very little comment, because it made me so angry, I couldn't find my words. Firing a person in the arts due to their choice of production 8 months after it was approved clearly reeks of the "one angry patron/donor" situation, and that shit drives me crazy. I was wordless because I felt like my words had already been said in so many ways, and don't feel constructive when they're laced with anger.
And then I read this article. (Warning- keep reading before clicking through.)
I find myself wordless again. I have so much frustration, sadness, and disgust, that I'm out of words. I'm embarrassed to be among this version of humanity. Of course, this article is really a shock article, designed to get a reaction from the audience, not really to share news. If I did research, I'm sure I'd find a correlation between other shootings and the trend discussed in the article. Or the holidays being relevant. Or SAD playing a part. Or half the people involved "had it coming". Or something. I'm sure that if I looked at the other side, I'm just a stupid liberal being sad.
But really, folks. It doesn't matter what time of year it is, what holidays you do or do not celebrate, or what kind of day you had. A lot of my friends are being "clever" on facebook and other social media and saying the world did end yesterday, and things are already so bad that we didn't notice it. How is that being funny? What if it's coming true? Stop hurting each other. Stop creating a world that is so awful that our only commonality is disagreement. Stop turning this experience into a nightmare.
Please?
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