How Sensitive is Too Sensitive?
It’s been all over the Media again with the 1 year reminder… the slap heard around the world. Of course, I’m going to mention Will Smith and Chris Rock. It was a prime example of where we have gone but it’s not a great one to care about for more than 5 minutes. 5 minutes may even be too long since those are celebrities and ultimately their sensitivity is created by a vastly different life than the typical person. The typical person sees these celebrities but continues to live their lives only getting reminded of what was on TV, yet their daily thoughts are becoming angrier and dare I say Sensitive.
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Now, I know many will assume the anger is because of seeing an event like the Will Smith and Chris Rock Slap, but it’s clear when you hear people talk, that the anger and sensitivity are so much deeper than that.
The depth is almost alarming because it’s hard to know what is now considered to be socially acceptable to speak about.
Talking about your feelings is regarded highly but if you were to step out of line in how you feel, the world could and will turn on you in an instant.
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This is not just for celebrities anymore; your name and words get plastered all over social media and the jury of the people decide if the way you spoke was deemed respectable or pure trash.
But what are we calling pure trash? It’s an answer I hate to have to give but there is a real basis for what is considered trash in the world right now.
It’s anything someone says that is not in direct relation to what anyone else thinks is their right.
In other words, if someone doesn’t agree with what you have to say or how you feel… you are trash.
Not socially acceptable feelings? Your Trash.
Not the way it’s socially acceptable to say. Your Trash.
The kind of trash that people find to be completely offensive. Not because your wrong, it’s because your way of thinking isn’t socially accepted. Even If their way of viewing the situation is also blatantly wrong because of a clear black and white, science-based fact.
Their view is, that you are still wrong and hurting the feelings of others. And the best part of all of this, is that even reading this article, there will be some of you who say I’m either speaking about one subject and you don’t agree so I’m wrong, or you just hate what I’m saying so again, I’m wrong and Trash.
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It’s a real problem many comedians are trying to shout out to the world right but let’s be honest, this issue isn’t just coming out in their professions, it’s been here and it’s getting worse.
It’s entirely odd as well. We have so many who have a clear opinion on a subject, who refuse to accept any other way of looking at life and yet criticize others openly with the idea of free speech.
Yet they are also the first people to come back and tell you not to speak at all because you’re rude or inappropriate.
These baffling experiences aren’t even limited to social media, because these emboldened people have no issues telling you exactly how they feel in public, while you’re completely minding your own business just shopping for toilet paper.
Do you think people are too sensitive today?
