Biggotry?

Time = 10:00 PM

Mood = Pensive

Music = Rainbow Veins by Owl City

What I SHOULD be doing = Getting ready to go to the show

A random fact about me = I really wish I was Asian. (I'm very Caucasian)

So, first off, the opening ceremonies for the Olympics were kinda EPIC. Except for the whole, malfunctioning cauldron (lol). But it was really cool! I loved their highlight of our indigenous peoples, and I especially loved how much Canada's multiculturalism shone through (I'm really proud of it.) RIP, Nodar Kumartashvili.

Now, onto my topic that I've been contemplating. First of all, I should probably say that I watched the beginning of the opening ceremony in the cafeteria with like, 3/4 of the student body. Joy of all joys, I was sitting by a bigot, who just happens to be a friend of a friend.Ugh... He was so annoying. He never shut up! He made fun of the tribes dancing, couldn't shut up when people were entering, even complained about how Canada would let ANYONE in (referring to North Korea and Ghana.) Suffice to say, I did not stay in the cafeteria. He was way too annoying.

For those of you who don't know what a bigot is..."a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his/her own." Sometimes being unwavering to what you believe makes sense, but it's the fact that usually bigots don't even bother listening to you, lest you convince them otherwise, and even if there's a grain of truth in what you're saying, usually they shoot you down.

So recently, one of the girls I know, L, has been complaining left and right about Christian bigots. Oh, I know they exist, I've seen them. Judgemental, set in their own ways, condemning anybody else to hell, it's not pretty. But I hear about Christian bigots a lot. People are always complaining about them, and sometimes I wonder if it doesn't get blown out of proportion sometimes, you know? Like, what's wrong with standing up for what you believe? When does that become biggotry.

Really was I find interesting is that when people talk about bigots, usually they're referring to conservative people. You know, anti-abortion, anti-gay rights, that kind of thing. Now, I'm not saying that those people don't exist, I just wonder if we should be looking to see if the reverse is true. Because I think I've met a lot of Liberal bigots.

In fact, I find that if there's complaints about conservative bigots, it comes from a lot of Liberal bigots. They're constantly fighting, but the Liberal bigots don't often get highlighted. Isn't it bigotry to say that somebody else's view is totally wrong? If so, I know a lot of pro-abortion people who fit that bill, laying judgement galore on those who are pro-life. Or even homosexual people who judge and write off heterosexual people. Pop musicians going up Classical musicians.. the list goes on and on.

So then really, aren't we all bigots, in one way or another? I'm sure that it's possible. Everybody feels strongly about something, and it's impossible for everybody's views to line up perfectly. It's scientifically impossible. So then the question is, can we really judge a bigot, when we're one ourselves? And really, who are we to judge what is right and wrong? Just because it's right to you and fits your morals doesn't mean it's right to everybody. You can't expect those around you to fit you're mold. We're all different. Wouldn't it be better to levelheadedly dialogue about stuff and come to a calm collected decision? And then ACCEPT the decisions of others? I think life would be a lot easier if people would just take a second to listen to what comes out of their mouth.

(that being said, I'm starting to wonder if I'm not double standarding myself by writing this post in my blog. Who knows?)

Happy Olympics Day, continued.