It's not often that I see something on the internet that rattles my cage so badly that it makes me want to scream. But just moments ago, it happened.
Browsing facebook and this scrolls into my view.
Ok. First, I don't even care that Trump is mentioned. You could substitute Obama for it and the message is still the same.
"OMG this person looks different, let's make fun of them!"
And every single comment was a gif with a disgusted or amused theme to make fun of the subject of the photo.
Excuse me? When did it become ok to do this?
Here was my reply...
I mean, just... what the fuck?
Ordinarily, I scroll past this junk without reading. But I stopped on this pic because I know this person.
This person struggles with pcos which causes her to grow excess body hair. Instead of conforming to what society would want her to do and shave it, she embraces it. She performs as the bearded lady and does quite well.
So for this person to use her face to try and prove some asinine political bullshit is like a slap in the face to anyone that's ever bucked the norm.
Well I say, FUCK THAT!
Be different! Be you! And stand up for anyone that's being marginalized. On the internet or in real life. We have to end this culture of cutting others down for profit, politics or pleasure.
/rant
Thanks for reading. Lemme know in the comments how you would have handled this situation. I'm still fuming, but I feel better having ranted about it. 🤣